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Hi everyone! Today, I’m sharing photos of some October classroom resources that you may be interested in from my store. This is a collection of literacy resources that work well for centers, guided reading and writing, word work, fluency practice, and independent projects. You’ll see the link for each one below. I’m sure your students will…
Hi everyone! Welcome to my second week of Friday Foundations. I’m taking the time each Friday to share tips and resources with my fellow OG instructors. I thought I’d share some photos of multi-sensory activities I incorporated into my lessons. Keep in mind, NOTHING I do here is a silent activity, The child is always…
(This post has an affiliate link.) Welcome to Mentor Monday! This week we’re discussing character education in the classroom. The trait my fellow teacher bloggers and I have chosen is responsibility. We all know how important it is to be responsible and model being responsible, but what is the best way to translate that in the classroom?…
Hi everyone! Welcome to my first Friday Foundations post! Every Friday, I am dedicating a special post to all my OG instructors with helpful tips for you and your students. I hope you find it informative, practical and take away a little something you can use right away. 🙂 Let’s talk lesson planning. When I was training to…
Welcome to the Blasting Off A Great Year Blog Hop! I’m sharing strategies for hooking reluctant readers in your classrooms. Climate is everything. It’s the strategic placement of books (even the covers facing out when on display, if possible) EVERYwhere. It’s the organizational system for categorizing books, by genre, author, and topic. It’s the cozy and inviting book…
Welcome to stop #3 on the Cooking Up a Great Year Blog Hop! I’m so happy you stopped by! Today I’m sharing a few teacher tips for building classroom community, and a delicious crock pot recipe. I was a classroom teacher for 13 years before I became a WAHM of 3, ages 2 and under….
Can it be possible??? July is nearly over??? I have teamed up with 40 fabulous stores for… This is a FABULOUS 4 day event that is full of sweet deals, savings and 4 amazing giveaways! Here’s a peek at what you are being treated to… Each day a new ‘deal’ will be posted by the 40 participating…
Here are some Orton-Gillingham lesson planning tips to get you started for the upcoming school year. Today, I’m blogging about how I use my words and sentences lists. This was one of the requested topics from a weeks back on my Facebook page. Hopefully seeing photos will help to give a better understanding. After being…
Hi everyone! Today I’m going to talk about a multi-sensory spelling strategy called S.O.S. The S.O.S. (Simultaneous Oral Spelling) strategy is a commonly used technique used as one way to help improve a dyslexic reader’s ability to spell. It has been researched that by using a multi-sensory approach to practice spelling, the dyslexic learner would have build better phonological awareness, which is a huge weakness. S.O.S. uses visual, auditory and…