Pin It One of the best ways to teach a child something (anything!) is to make it memorable . I firmly believe that FUN = Memorable...

Why I love the book Strategies That Work and FREE posters for your classroom!

For Parents: here is some information you might find helpful. It is similar to what I do in class to encourage kids to interact with text. Ask if you have questions. What to Do When Your Child Can't Remember What He Reads | easy comprehension strategies | @Scholastic

Anchor Charts for Elementary Grades on TpT! Each Anchor Chart file includes an individual student size (8.5x11) page and larger pieces to cut out and glue to large poster paper to create a super easy anchor chart you can reuse over and over! {Individual or get the bundle!}

Reading Strategies - What reading strategies do kids need to know? Organize your instruction with this free chart

A Year of Sight Words Grade 1 - FREE - This resource contains first grade sight words for an entire year. Seven new words are introduced each week. There are links to flashcards and 5 games each week. These activities can be used in small groups or for centers. Many Dolch words are introduced with these activities for the smart board. 100+ pages

I love the idea of having ready to go printables that will work for any list and that can be used in a number of ways. This set of printables will come in handy for any kind of word list that you use; sight words, spelling words, vocabulary words, math words and more. This file […]

Your new readers will love making their own Magic Wand Reading Pointers that they can use to keep their place while reading.

In celebration of my new blog design, I promised a little FREEBIE! Here is a story map that can be used with any book. Just click the picture to download. I had so much fun last week sharing math pins. I decided to link up with JUST REED again to share 10 reading pin ideas. If you click on the pictures to go to the post where the PIN was originally discovered/pinned. 1. I just discovered this pin as I was looking for pins to share. It is a very handy FREEBIE to utilize when do reading…

Take a look at how I set up my class and organize my stations for a successful start to Daily 5 in kindergarten.

After our Word Family Snowball Toss activity, I was trying to think of a way to repurpose the ping pong balls and thought it would be fun to use

Reading Strategies - What reading strategies do kids need to know? Organize your instruction with this free chart

Sight Word FUN and total engagement in the classroom!

Popplet is a great app with many functions for the classroom. Check out this great blog post to help you with 3 ways of using this app in the classroom.

These free games can be played with ELA, math or science vocabulary games! Perfect for reading or math centers!