Teaching is equal parts joy and marathon—by year’s end, I know you're probably feeling mentally and emotionally drained....even if you...

How to Teach Reading Small Groups in 4 easy steps. This blueprint for teaching reading small groups will make planning simple and effective.

Have you ever spent a full year teaching your heart out and busting your booty for your students....only to have them regress over the...

Have you noticed how it's becoming more and more common for schools to NOT schedule in a "language" time? Those language standards are...

I have had so many students of all different ages throughout the years confuse the lowercase letters b and d. These are some of my...

Those pesky digraphs.....when two letters make only one sound like ph, ch, sh, kn, wh. They can be SO tricky for some kids! When it comes...

It's festive season! I love October-December because of the back-to-back big holidays! I find that holidays are a great time to work on...

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I LOVE November! There's Thanksgiving of course.... but it's also my birthday month! Woot! Being a turkey baby I had so much fun making...

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October is such a fun time to embrace the Halloween holiday in your classroom! Your students are kids after all so I've said it once and...

When I was a kid silent reading was my favorite time of the school day. I know that that isn't the case with all students though. When I...

Oh, testing.....such a loaded word for teachers! While necessary in its authentic state it's usually a stressful time full of chaos. When...

Our main job as a teacher is to educate our students right? Yes! But....... we also have the monumental task of ensuring their safety at...

If you've stumbled upon this blog post please hear me out.....I KNOW not all male teachers struggle with decorating their classrooms just...

If you conduct library storytimes or host literacy events then I'm sure you care about the literacy education of your audience. I know I...

I don't know about you but I had no clue what I was getting into when I chose teaching as my profession. I literally thought I would be...

I don't know about you, but summer is definitely my favorite season. The summer season is the perfect time to have your students practice...

Sometimes teaching reading, writing, and language standards can feel abstract. By abstract, I mean that there are so many concepts,...

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