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Book Study Anyone?
I have been learning so much in the past few years about behavior management, literacy, attachment, confidence, and more, all through the lens of neuroscience. Much of my new learning has come from classes that I have been taking, but I am absolutely fascinated by this stuff! I know that there is no one right way [...]
Why We Read
I have been part of a few discussion recently regarding “reading incentive” programs, and it has caused me to do a lot of thinking about motivating readers. I have also done quite a bit of reflecting about my own reading life. As a kid, my mom and I (and brother) read together every night – [...]
Sight Word Basketball
I am excited to share a new sight word game that I created last week which was a rousing success with my kids! I wanted to come up with a way to practice sight words that involved movement and fun. Sight words themselves can be pretty boring unless we give them a spark, so that [...]
Praise and Thank You
I have been thinking a great deal about the balance between encouraging positive behavior and going over the top with praise. Sometimes in my room I feel like I am gushing, and it is time for me to reflect. So here we go… Praise. Praise is not actually what kids want or need. They want [...]
Stillness – Slowing Things Down For Children
Life in my classroom before the holiday break was a bit crazy. As I am sure every teacher and parent understands, the kids were increasingly excited as Christmas approached, and I had more and more trouble holding their attention. I was beginning to feel like a circus performer or a tap dancer, trying my hardest [...]
Multimedia Art Project for the Holidays
I was excited to download this great freebie from Deanna Jump last week. It is a very cute emergent reader that my kids just loved! I decided to make copies for each student, and we turned it into a multimedia art project. I want to share how we used this book, in case any of [...]
Using Drawing to Build Fine Motor Skills, Teach Vocabulary, Math, and Reading!
I have always been a bit of an artist. It began with a love of coloring in my preschool years, and drawing and painting became a passion during high school. I liked to make everything I did a bit artistic. My math projects doubled as art projects, as my “stella octangula” was a patterned kaleidoscope [...]
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