A few months ago, I blogged about teaching character analysis. It's one of my favorite reading comprehension skills to teach. I think it's one of the easiest ways to get our kids to dig deeper and start thinking about the character. Usually kids don't have a hard time making a judgement about a character. It's only natural, right? That boy was mean or He was nice to his mom, etc. The harder part ... Read More about Character Analysis for Spring

Here are some products to pick up during this big sale! These are a few "must-haves" in my classroom.  Yep, sometimes you just need some ready-to-go printables. These are engaging printables to use for seat work, reinforcing concepts and skills, extra practice, sub tub, and homework. Plenty of activities! My literacy centers are my babies. I know, that sounds so silly. But ... Read More about Teacher Appreciation Sale: Teacher Must-Haves

One of the first literacy centers that I made when I started teaching first grade was the Super Sentence  center. It was not so cute back then though. I think I used a small extra piece of poster board I had laying around to make the board. I drew rectangles in different colors to go with the comic sans-typed   phrases glued onto colored contraction paper. Did I mention that the cutting ... Read More about Super Sentence Mega Pack

Happy Sunday everyone! Just a quick post today- an actual "snippet" for once. :) Earth Day is around the corner so I wanted to make sure you picked up this little freebie. It's not new, but it is updated with some adorable new clip art! If you are a new follower or if you just missed this freebie a couple years ago, you can download this today! It's a quick and easy activity, but it still gives ... Read More about Earth Day Printable Reading Activity Freebie

Have you tried Whizzimo? It is my favorite app to use with my reading groups! I was introduced to this app last fall by this amazing dyslexia specialist. This app is perfect for Orton Gillingham teachers and tutors, but you don't have to be using that program to use this app. Basically, this app allows you to give your students that tactile experience of using letter tiles on the iPad! ... Read More about A Great App for Multi-Sensory Reading and Spelling Instruction

It's time for another Take a Closer Look blog hop! Get a small sample of nine different products from my blogger friends.  Today I'm giving you a closer look at  my April Literacy centers for kindergarten.  I chose a center from the Sentence Building column. Students build short spring-themed sentences using a sentence mat. This is a precursor to the first ... Read More about April Take a Closer Look Blog Hop