As kids learn letters, sounds, phonics patterns, and sight words, they really start to unlock reading. However, knowing how to decode words and reading fluently are two different things. This Fluency Passages for Early Readers bundle pack works on combining word recognition and fluency to build up your early readers' skills! *You can grab these fun fluency passages right now in our shop, or hop on over to purchase them on Teachers Pay Teachers! Fluency Passages for Early Readers BUNDLE With…

How to teach on a block - Article includes sample lesson structures, the idea of incorporating a "split end" strategy, and more! (for middle and high school math teachers)

Welcome to our website. One of the most important elements of child development is education. We offer you free printable pages to aid chil...

Looking for conversation starters to get ESL / ELA students to speak? Break down barriers with these 90 ice breakers. Help students build conversational confidence in an exciting way.

It’s National Storytelling week soon, and I’ve been looking at ways to engage the children interactively in the art of storytelling. We did story sticks last year, which was a big hit, but I want to try something else this year. Here are some exciting ideas to look at and try for National Story Telling …

Find out how to make storytelling a more playful and interactive experience for children by setting up and using a story bag, basket or prop box like these!

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff is a great book to help students practice sequencing. This full circle story provides students with opportunities to retell a story in the correct order. This product includes:Tips for Using this Product pageFull Circle Sequence Story activity sheets w...

Want the best questions to ask your kids? Here's the BEST list of 50 questions to ask your kids to get to know your kids better.

Here goes... The kiddos made self-portraits and practiced writing their names. Just a few examples. Here's a picture of the poster I made when we counted how many letters in Catalina Magdalena Hoopensteiner Wallendiner Hogan Logan Bogan!! The kids wrote, counted, and graphed how many letters in their names. We've been building a community in our classroom. The kiddos did thumbprints on a tree and now it's hanging in our room. We also read ALL the No David! books and talked about Peacemakers…

Social Skills Lesson: Accepting NoTeaching social skills to students is such a passion of mine. Social skills are so important for students to learn explicitly. This social skill lesson is about teaching student's how to accept no. So many students struggle with this social skill and this lesson tea...

TEFL Online. ✅ TEFL courses. ✅ Accredited Certification. ✅ Here are 9 fun ways to greet your students in the classroom that are social distancing approved and safe - plus, they are super fun and your students will love them.

This Conflict Resolution Guide for Kids, now both printable and digital for distance learning, is a classroom lifesaving tool which helps students resolve conflicts on their own. This digital and printable lap book is an easy to use resource that empowers students to become independent peaceful pr...

This freebie is part of a pre-k and kindergarten social emotional learning unit on social skills and friendship. The unit focuses on basic social skills (greetings, personal space, inclusion) and also covers how these skills can be helpful in growing friendships. The entire unit can be found here.Th...

Using popsicle or craft sticks make learning more fun.(See ideas here) These sentence sticks work great to teach the parts of a sentence/speech: verbs, nouns, adjectives etc. Use it to make silly sentences or real

Looking for an easy toddler activity? Try making a matching pairs sensory bin! This fun learning activity is perfect for toddlers on a rainy day!

Your kindergartners will love reading with this fun Pool Noodle CVC Word Activity. This one works in the kiddie pool or in the house. Check it out!

Word families can be a beneficial tool for teaching your child to read! This fun word family snowball toss incorporates decoding and gross motor fun!