As the holiday season approaches, be sure to seize and enjoy those teachable moments that present themselves so naturally this time of year! Here are some fun ideas! #christmas #writing #patterns #counting #nativity #traditions #education #kindergarten #firstgrade #secondgrade
5 simple ways to help kids communicate their feelings
Putting emotions into words can be a struggle for many of us, even if we are proficient in communicating using language! Here are 5 simple, ways kids with a variety of language skills can communicate their feelings! #feelings #emotions #kids #socialskills #specialeducation #regulateemotions
Fun, pirate-themed no (and low) prep literacy printables!
Fun, pirate no and low prep early literacy activities, resources, freebies and links | That Fun Reading Teacher.com
It takes a village to raise readers ā links and freebies for those in various roles!
All of us – parents, teachers, early-childhood educators, volunteers, reading buddies, and our little students, too – we all have our roles to play in the early readers’ village. This post is loaded with links and freebies to support a number of these roles. Best wishes, my friends. Ida Mae
Manage Back to School anxiety by setting priorities
Why is Back to School such a big deal? For anyone with an ounce of anxiety in them, this is the what-if countdown of the year! While I’m tempted to indulge my own anxiety by listing a few hundred here, I won’t indulge those of you who ride this roller coaster with me. Anxiety symptoms: Read More…
How to empower and motivate beginning readers
How a bulletin board full of TRASH can help empower and motivate beginning readers! #teaching #reading #earlyliteracy #earlylearning #ThatFunReadingTeacher
The top 3 Reading Prompts for emergent readers
Are you teaching emergent readers the very basics of reading, and overwhelmed by the numberĀ of reading prompts to choose from? The following top three prompts form the basis of what good readers naturally do. Ā The founder and creator of the Reading Recovery program, Marie Clay, studied the strategies proficient readers used. Ā To put it simply, Read More…
Fun Winter writing activities for kids!
Hello everyone! Are you heading back to school tomorrow morning? If you’re looking for fun winter writing activities to jump start the new year with a smile, here is a freebie you can use for years to come: Surprise Winter Writing update! I am simplifying things this year. Below you will see the pin image Read More…
New Year Writing activity for kids – free!
Updated 2020!Ā Happy New Year everyone! I wanted to send you my best wishes for the new year with this free New Year Writing activity for primary students. If it’s the New Year, why are we still in the same class? For those of us who teach from August/September to May / June, it can Read More…
Update news on holidays favorites and Cyber Sale!
Hello everyone! It’s most wonderful season of all…and I’ve been busy updating my most popular products from last year’s Cyber Sale – because – another one starts in one minute! Be sure to update what you have before you shop, and if you leave feedback, you can use your TpT credits to shop with! For Read More…