Let’s talk SUBITIZING! Subitizing builds number sense. It is an essential number fluency skill that becomes more automatic with continued practice in kindergarten and 1st grade. Students who can automatically identify 2 on a die without counting dots are subitizing. Why subitize? Strong subitizing skills build number sense. That’s why we have students play games…
Use engaging and interactive books to teach about plant and animal life cycles! FLIP Books are incredibly popular, and no wonder! They are fun to color, cut, glue, and assemble, AND the finished product is a book filled with great information that supplements just about any unit. These informative plant and animal life cycle flip…
Young students need number sense, or in other words, a good understanding of what numbers are and how numbers work, before they can add, subtract or work with numbers in general. Establishing a solid sense of numbers is critical to preventing learning gaps, and therefore, the need for interventions later in learning. We, teachers, need…
Teaching simple sentence writing skills doesn’t have to be boring. First graders LOVE to write silly sentences and their giggles are priceless when they spin this silly holiday sentence: Santa hugged Grandpa between sneezes, on the roof. Without even realizing it, they are learning about subjects, predicates, and clauses in sentences! It’s simple to differentiate…
Buddy reading (or Partner reading) is an important Must-Do in our opinion. But just like any activity, buddy reading needs to be managed well or it may not go quite as planned. So here are 5 simple tips for managing buddy reading in your classroom: (Don’t miss the FREE editable partner reading anchor chart at…
I’ll admit it…Parent conferences at one time gave me the jitters. But it got easier and more relaxing as the years progressed! And when I finally realized that yes, I really did have valuable information and tips to share with parents, I started to really enjoy the time I had with them. So as the…
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