Reading Workshop
How to Plan for March is Reading Month EASILY!
March is Reading Month is just around the corner and maybe you’re deciding what you’ll throw together to build excitement around reading. Maybe you’re thinking about ways to get kids LOVING books who didn’t used to… As teachers, we’ve all had a student or two come...
Valentine’s Day Worksheets That Rock for Elementary Kiddos!
First of all, can you even believe it’s almost February?! Sometimes time moves slow and fast at the same time. Maybe you’re deep in snow like we are in the winter, or maybe you’re seeing palm trees out your window today. Regardless, teachers everywhere are thinking...
Reading Common Core Standards: A FREE Simplified List for K-2!
Quickly & Easily Find the Standards you Need! Not only are you required to cover all of the reading Common Core Standards in your teaching, but you also WANT to, right? You deeply care about your students. Also, you want to provide authentic, research based, and...
Reading Stamina Chart: The FREE Solution to Independent Reading Time
Taking It Back Down Memory Lane - Before We Had Reading Stamina Charts We remember so clearly being new teachers. Filled to the brim with new ideas (not yet a reading stamina chart at that point). Bursting with enthusiasm for our students and learning. Chasing around...
Dreamy Picture Book Lists to Rock Reading Workshop ALL YEAR!
Why Picture Book Lists in Reading Workshop? Why picture book lists for your reading workshop? Well, because we start every single reading workshop mini lesson with an engaging picture book read aloud with our students. Also, we LOVE an organized list. Make it a...
Learning Games That Are Fun – Mom & Teacher Approved!
It’s the end of the year, and families are looking for fun things to do at home while teachers are prepping fun things to do after Christmas break! Undoubtedly, that’s where learning games that are fun come into play! And while this may have been a stressful week for...
7 Literacy Activities for Preschool & Beyond – Super Fun & EASY!
Anybody else in a mid month, mid (ish) school year slump? Well - we feel ya. Certainly, some days are easier than others, and we’re crushing our literacy activities for preschool kiddos at home, homemade dinners, thorough lesson plans, family movie nights, and cute...
NO PREP Christmas Worksheets: Keep Kids Busy & Make Learning FUN!
Looking for some quick Christmas worksheets for kids to save time and keep them busy, all while working on meaningful reading and writing skills?! We’ve got you covered in the Christmas worksheets department. Because, probably like you – we’ve been thinking…
The BEST Learning Apps for Kids You’ll Want to Use Today!
We’re almost to the end of the year and we feel like we should all just pause to recognize the GOOD. It may be easier to focus on everything else. But how about the good stuff? Let's jump into the best learning apps for kids and how they might help you out next year....
3 Reading Tips for Parents You’ll Want to Know About Teaching Your Child to Read
We’ve got 3 reading tips for parents to help with reading at home that will guide you through making sure your child is a reader!! You’ll want to know them & implement them right away!
The Literacy Ladies
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