Reading Strategies For Read Across America Day
National Read Across America Day is coming up on March 2nd. This is a fun day to celebrate one of the best things ever- reading! This day was established to get students more excited about reading and the wonderful stories we get to enjoy. For younger students, reading is still a little more challenging because […]
How to Make Alphabet Worksheets Fun
Teachers cringe in primary grades with they hear the word “worksheets”, but we all understand that they are important hands-on tools for developing readers and writers. They truly are the simplest and most straightforward way to give students lots of practice with the skills they need to learn. Worksheets get a bad rap in my […]
The Importance of Alphabet Practice in Preschool
Preschool teaches so many foundational skills for young students that they will go on to use every day. Shapes, colors, and numbers are skills that must be learned before students can start learning the basics covered in later grades. One of the most important concepts to learn, however, is the alphabet. It’s true that they […]
Sight Words Made FUN In Elementary
Learning to read is one of the biggest goals in the early grades. It sets the foundation for their entire education experience! To do this, we start with the basics, letter recognition, letter sounds, blending sounds, etc. Then we move on to a crucial step- sight words! These words are words that students practice and […]