Teacher Resources

Teaching Through Interactive Reading November 30 2010, 0 Comments

What are the differences and similarities between Shared Reading and Interactive Reading? How can these strategies work together to best help emergent readers?

Implementing Cafe in Your Classroom October 28 2010, 1 Comment

The Cafe book is a valuable resource for a variety of different classrooms. This spotlighted teacher shows how she adjusted the strategies to fit the needs of her students.

Teach Your Kids to Write Halloween Jokes October 26 2010, 0 Comments

Kids learn with laughter. Teach your students the structure of a joke to help them improve writing and speaking skills!

Create a Word Graveyard to Teach Synonyms October 25 2010, 0 Comments

This spooky Halloween activity will help your students banish overused words from your classroom while learning how to use a thesaurus.

A Classroom Apple Party October 20 2010, 0 Comments

The letter A deserves a party! Celebrate the letter A with a series of apple-themed activities that are ready for the different learning centers in your classroom.

Help Young Children Read With Typing Games October 14 2010, 2 Comments

It may seem surprising to think that young children can enjoy typing games without full knowledge of basic letters and words. Here's an experience that illustrates why building keyboarding skills can help young children read.

Phonemic Awareness Songs and Rhymes September 10 2010, 0 Comments

Phonemic Awareness is an important element in a primary classroom's curriculum. Use these fun activities and games to teach or review these skills in your classroom!

The Cafe Book Informs Our Use of Assessments in the Classroom June 29 2010, 0 Comments

As teachers, we want to teach reading while building independence and a love for stories and their elements. The Cafe Book provides a cohesive structure that accomplishes both of those goals while helping us use assessment to inform our instruction.

Why Should You Use The Daily Five in Your Classroom? June 25 2010, 0 Comments

The Daily Five is an awesome resource written by "The Sisters," Gail Boushey and Jan Moser. This resource for teaching reading offers philosophical and practical advice for teaching reading, writing and skills of independence at any point in the school year.

The Extra Long Pocket Chart June 22 2010, 0 Comments

I love pocket charts, and this one is no exception! Twenty pockets and portable, use it with these lesson plans across the curriculum, or find a great use of your own!