March is Reading Month! You know it's coming . . . the dreaded 'We're having a door decorating contest.' Cue the groans. But maybe I'll inspire one or two of you with my 'Commotion in the Ocean' bulletin board. I will be the first to admit that I was not geeked to do a door decorating thing . . . but when they they say there is an extra recess in it for the winner . . . Well friends, I'm ALL in. So just in case it might give you a little inspiration for your next bulletin board/door ... VIEW POST
Commotion In The Ocean Bulletin Board/Door
Keep Segmenting Engaging for Young Learners
Often when you are teaching young students to read, those essential foundation skills like segmenting that are 'oh so necessary' can sometimes get tedious and boring. You know your students need them, but face it, after doing the same routine a couple of days in a row, attention and engagement begin to wane. So it's important to have an arsenal of tools in your toolbox that can help keep these skills interesting and students on task. If you can find tools that appeal to various senses, ... VIEW POST
Hide and Seek Games for Essential Skills
You know when you have 5 minutes before a special or lunch and it's not enough time to start something new but you want to make sure you are using every spare minute of the day . . . because that time is precious right? Well, I have an amazingly easy game that students LOVE and it's not fluff. They are actually practicing essential skills . . . they just don't know it. Hide and Seek to the rescue for essential skill practice where everyone's a winner! Hide And Seek To The Rescue The ... VIEW POST
Help For Handwriting
Handwriting instruction can be tricky and frustrating for students and for teachers. With more and more students coming to early childhood classrooms with fewer and fewer fine motor skills, this is now more true than ever before. I promise you, my classroom is no exception. You will see funky pencil grips in my classroom pictures or no grip at all because students do not have the strength or stamina for fine motor when they come to me. Even the brightest students struggle with writing ... VIEW POST
The Great Fingerprint or Dauber Debate
Personally, I don't mind messy fingers. It's not something that bothers me at all as a teacher and it didn't bother me as a mom with my boys. As long as kids are engaged and learning, let them be messy. But I know I may not be the majority and when it comes to fingerprint activities, I may have an alternative that will make everyone happy. And so, let the great debate begin . . . messy fingerprints or tidy daubers . . . which teacher are you? Fingerprint Activities In The Classroom Of ... VIEW POST
Earth Day Fine Motor Freebies
There's never a bad time to incorporate some fine motor goodness into your curriculum and since Earth Day is upon us, I thought I'd share some Earth Day Fine Motor Freebies to help you celebrate the day. This sampler packet will give you a little taste (definitely not the entire meal) of the different kinds of fine motor activities you can add into your instruction throughout the day just by using materials you may already have on hand. Of course, these activities are all geared toward an ... VIEW POST
Grab fine motor activities that will engage and delight your students for Earth Day. These fine motor activities are perfect for pre-k, kindergarten, first grade and even second. If you're teaching in an early childhood classroom, you'll want to scoop them up and delight your learners.
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