Teaching our young learners how to listen is a true teaching passion for us. For years, we have felt that for whatever reason, our students have become more and more disengaged from their own learning. Yet, the deeper we dug into our concerns, the more we realized that for whatever reason, many of them truly didn't know how to listen. So, we made it a point to start purposefully teaching kids the who, how and what of truly good listening skills both in and out of the classroom. But, let's be ... VIEW POST
Visual Reminders for Listening
Math Fact Fluency Assessments
Math Fact Fluency practice is an integral part of today's math curriculum. Our timed math programs provide a creative way to get students excited about learning their addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts. This free download provides math fact fluency assessments to help you place your students in a developmentally appropriate level in one of our Timed Math Programs Our programs are designed to allow students to work at their own pace, striving to improve their individual ... VIEW POST
September Writing Prompts for Class Share Time
Writing Prompts: September Writing Prompts for Class Share Time build essential Common Core writing and speaking skills from the beginning of the year all the way to the last day of school. These September "Sharing Pages" give students a unique opportunity to share their writing in front of the class. Each writing prompt focuses upon getting back into the swing of things at the beginning of the school year! From school day favorites, to Johnny Appleseed, remembering 9/11 and what you eat for ... VIEW POST
5 for Fraturday
We're linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching a little late because we've been flying in and out of town, trying to soak up our last rays of summer sunshine. But, we're back and gearing up for a great school year! Christy spent some of her last days of summer in Ohio for a huge family reunion. They had a great time catching up with family and taking in the sights. Here's some highlights from their trip... Tammy's family ventures to San Diego for a week each summer. Growing up by the beach ... VIEW POST
Public Speaking Skills Practice for the Primary Classroom ~ The Power of Sharing Pages
We believe public speaking skills should be taught early on in the primary classroom. Giving students multiple opportunities to speak in front of their peers sets the foundation for lifelong literacy learning. Plus, it hopefully helps them steer clear of the, "Just pretend everyone is naked!" public speaking technique. :D We have never done the traditional “sharing” in our class. Instead, we use our sharing time each week to practice and develop beginning public speaking skills with ... VIEW POST
Giveaway Winner and Labels Freebie!
We are so excited to announce the winner of our Back to School in Style Giveaway! Drum roll please... Congratulations Kelly! We were so amazed by the out pour of people needing style! We can relate. Seriously...we've worn our share of florescent, legwarmers, and high hair. YES, all at the same time! It was the 80's!!! But, just to prove we do actually have some style (our hair is a little lower nowadays), we wanted to share the love with a few more of you who entered our giveaway! ... VIEW POST
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