Celebrating the 100th day of school for both teachers and students is a big deal! We celebrate 100 days of… Count the days of school on a number line. A couple of weeks before the 100th day, you may want to announce to the class that the big day is approaching. Young learners tend to…
Five and ten frame addition activities games are great for teaching addition and number sense! Your students will want to play again and again, and the repetition of using a five or ten frame is essential for solidifying those number sense skills and understanding adding to 5 and to 10. In kindergarten, the focus is…
A few years ago, educators in our school district had the opportunity to learn from Jo Robinson, a phenomenal reading specialist. In her presentation, she talked about getting more out of our core reading program and using reading instruction time more efficiently and effectively. I immediately took that information and transformed my literacy block. This…
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…
Sight words are the most frequently used and repeated words found in student text. And building sight word smarts is so important especially, But they are also important because many of them can’t be sounded out. We just need to know them by sight. Have you ever heard one of your students trying to sound…
Not every student needs to learn the same list of sight words each week. And it’s actually easier than you may think to individualize students’ sight word mastery! First, you need to assess your students. I suggest you do this at least once a quarter or more often if you can. This way you can…
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