I’m so excited to have Arlene as a guest blogger today! Arlene has so much knowledge from her variety of experiences that I love to read her insights. I hope you enjoy this guest post from her today. I would like to thank Tessa for this wonderful opportunity to share a topic that is so important in K-3. Having worked in a Title I school for many years as an ESL Resource teacher I did a lot
I’ve got a busy weekend this weekend! Today, I’m working with my favorite non-profit on a fun activity for the kiddos in the city and then going to a birthday party. Tomorrow I’m watching my favorite three munchkins for a while and then heading to a cookout. Most teachers love summer because it’s when things relax for them. Things only seem to get busier for me during the summer and I think this weekend is
The marvelous Jeannie at Kindergarten Lifestyle is doing a picture book party. A ton of bloggers are sharing their favorite picture books and lessons that go with them. I’m choosing Saturdays and Teacakes by Lester Laminack because it’s one of my favorites and isn’t that well known. I wanted to go through a lesson I do with the book, but, sadly, I couldn’t find my copy of it to remind myself. I think I loaned
Whoo hooo! My K/1 Common Core Math Warm Ups are in the TpT newsletter today. If you’ve now found me after reading yours, Welcome! If you haven’t gotten the TpT newsletter, check it out here. More and more people are interested in becoming TpT sellers after hearing how much money Deanna Jump makes. I wish we all could be at that level, but those are some big shoes to fill. If you’re interested in becoming a
Are you needing some ideas for livening (is that a real word?!?) your multiple choice questions? When I was teaching reading I sometimes felt that the best resources I had to review something was a worksheet. It certainly was the easiest thing to find, and my first year teaching, an Edhelper subscription was about all I had. But, dealing with below level readers was difficult if I was using too many worksheets. Plus, it bored
