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5 Reasons it’s Time to Use Sound Walls in the Classroom and Ditch Your Word Wall

retell strategies using technology

Retell Strategies using Technology for Young Children

Easter and Spring S'mores

Unique Easter and Spring S’mores for the Classroom

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5 Reasons it’s Time to Use Sound Walls in the Classroom and Ditch Your Word Wall

5 Reasons it’s Time to Use Sound Walls in the Classroom and Ditch Your Word Wall

March 27, 2022

All of the research behind the Science of Reading confirms it’s time to start using Sound Walls in the classroom. Today I’m sharing reasons why you should dive in and make the switch. In addition, I’m sharing an exclusive and helpful freebie! Of course, when I first started hearing about Sound Walls in the classroom, I honestly wondered if it… Read More

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Retell Strategies using Technology for Young Children

Retell Strategies using Technology for Young Children

April 23, 2020

How to Teach Retell Strategies using Technology Today I’m sharing something that has puzzled me for quite some time: how to teach retell strategies using technology! We’ll go over how to use Boom Cards or Google™ Classroom so students can read or listen to fairy tales, practice identifying characters or setting, place the major events in order, and so much… Read More

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Unique Easter and Spring S’mores for the Classroom

Unique Easter and Spring S’mores for the Classroom

February 19, 2020

Easter and Spring S’mores are sure to keep student engagement high while working on essential ELA and Math skills for preschool, kindergarten, and first grade students. Today I’m sharing how we use these activities to work on writing! Easter and Spring S’mores Easter and Spring S’mores are such a hit with my students! I mean, can you really blame them?… Read More

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Easter Activities and Freebies for You!

Easter Activities and Freebies for You!

February 19, 2020

Easter Activities and Freebies Celebrate Easter or springtime with these no mess low prep Easter activities and freebies for primary students! The STEM project, easy egg dying project, free CVC & CCVC egg hunts, and Easter s’mores will keep your students engaged while working on essential math and reading skills! Spring is in the Air I love this time of… Read More

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Pick a Card Games – Holiday and Seasonal Fun

Pick a Card Games – Holiday and Seasonal Fun

February 6, 2020

Pick a Card Games are my kindergarten students favorite way to practice letter recognition and sounds, number recognition, rhyming words, CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words, shapes, and so much more! Today I’m sharing how I use these fun games in my classroom to keep students motivated and engaged. Before we begin, I want to warn you that your students will BEG you… Read More

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Differentiated Task Boxes to End Trips to the Copier

Differentiated Task Boxes to End Trips to the Copier

February 4, 2020

Differentiated Task Boxes Differentiated Task Boxes are perfect for morning work, early finishers, centers, and reading or math groups. I’m sharing how my kindergarten students master the standards in their own individualized tasks perfect for their unique learning styles. Frustrated with morning work? Wishing for a better routine that does not involve multiple trips to the copier? Tired of wasting… Read More

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  • Kids love this easy and edible play dough recipe made out of just two ingredients! I'm sharing my favorite homemade play dough ever! #playdoughrecipe #nocookplaydough #kindergarten #letterformation #preschool
  • I'm sharing my favorite ideas for the back to school season using Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. This is the best book to use with preschool, kindergarten, and first grade students to incorporate STEM activities that keep students engaged while working on their names, recognizing the alphabet, fun crafts, comprehension skills, and more! #chickachickaboomboom #alphabetactivities #kindergarten #preschool
  • This easy 2 ingredient moon dough / moon sand recipe will definitely be a hit with your kids! Today I’m showing you how to make it using flour and baby oil to create a mixture that can best be described as a fun cross between play dough and sand! #moonsand #toddlers #toddleractivities
  • The back to school and end of the year season is complete with these adorable sunglasses craft and writing prompts that are perfect for preschool, kindergarten, or first grade students. This fun activity also makes the cutest bright future hallway display for your students! #summercraft #kindergarten #preschool #firstgrade #backtoschool
  • I'm sharing my favorite tools to make progress monitoring and data collection easy with preschool, kindergarten, and first grade students! I use this online assessment tool year round for progress reports, report cards, and setting goals! #teacher #teacherlife #preschool #kindergarten #firstgrade
  • Easter and spring s'mores will keep students engaged this spring while practicing essential writing and math skills! I'm sharing all of the fun activities my students complete this time of year!
  • Preschoolers and toddlers will love this mess-free foam shape painting activity. I'm sharing how much fun my kids had with this idea that is perfect for fine motor practice! #toddlerfun #toddleractivity #messfree #preschool #foamshapes
  • I'm sharing how I use interactive fairy tales to teach essential retell strategies to preschool, kindergarten, and first grade students. My kids have loved these self-checking ones that include sound!
  • Hosting a Mother's Day Tea Party for my classroom is one of most meaningful events we have all year. Today I'm sharing my top tips for creating hats, making keepsake crafts, decorating unique invitations, party tips, and more! #mothersday #mothersdayteaparty #teaparty #preschool #kindergarten
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My kids lost it when I told them I met Jack Hartmann!🤩I know every teacher recognizes Greg too!❤️🥰Behind the scenes: This is the perfect example of how social media doesn’t show the whole picture. My friend @themulticulturalclassroom and I had a horrible case of food poisoning. We were both extremely sick through the night and minutes before this was taken. I was totally bummed to miss Jack’s keynote.I presented 2 sessions that day but couldn’t eat or drink a thing the entire day. We hid a trash can in the back of the room and I told the teachers to PLEASE start talking if they saw me run back to it or it could have made for an incredibly awkward moment! Can you imagine? Luckily @pocketofpreschool and @littlekinderwarriors hooked me up with some anti-nausea meds and I made it through the day! I was flipping through pics from the ILASCD conference and thought how I never told you this backstory and how many sweet friends I have who came to my rescue that day! ... See MoreSee Less

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