I LOVE when students are ready to transition from picture books to chapter books! By the way, I am completely okay with kids reading picture books forever if they choose! But sometimes their excitement to read chapter books There are so many amazing chapter books for beginning readers that I
It’s that time of year again! New Year’s resolutions are a great way for people to reflect on the past year and set goals for the future. But why should adults have all the fun? This year, try also setting some New Year’s resolutions for your K-2 classrooms. Share these
Reading aloud to K-2 students is so important! First {and most importantly in my opinion!} it fosters a love for reading. If your students enjoy the stories you read to them, they’ll be more likely to want to read on their own! Second, reading aloud develops listening skills and attention
Hooray for January! I love the beginning of a new month because the kids in my class are SO excited to get new math games! K-2 teachers around the country are using Centers in a Snap for ready-to-go math games for Centers and my heart is so fun! Not only
Mental math is the process of doing mathematical calculations in your head. Students develop this skill with practice. Mental math is a useful tool for students to have. Of course, it can help your learners save time on paper and calculator work, and it can also be used to check
Who else is teaching geometry standards this time of year? Our new math curriculum moved two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes up to earlier in the year and I love that it introduces these important skills so early since we need ALL the time to master these tricky shapes {especially those 3D
