Hey! If you teach Kindergarten or First Grade, I bet you’re looking for FREE activities to help teach phonics, right? Of course! Who doesn’t love a good freebie? Well today I want to show you this fun and no prep free resource for teaching S blends to your little learners. What is it? The activities are ‘Color by Code’ worksheets…. Read More
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Space Themed Sentence Writing
Do your little learners need practise with their sentence writing? Space Sentence Writing is what you need! I believe that a guided and scaffolded approach is what’s needed when teaching sentence writing. I’m also a huge advocate for effective differentiation. That’s why I created these sentence writing worksheets. The best part (other than being no prep for you) is that… Read More
How To Teach Magic E
I don’t know about you, but I’ve struggled in the past when it came to teaching magic/silent E. It’s just a tricky concept for little brains to comprehend! That’s why I think it’s hugely important to approach it in a fun and engaging way, so that students stay focused and on task. I find that coloring and using visuals is… Read More
How Product Covers Can Help Sell Your Resources On TPT
Hey teacher-authors, Let’s talk product covers for a minute. I want to tell you why they are important and how they can help sell your TPT resources. I also want to give you some tips on how to make them as appealing as possible for buyers. Finally, I’ll show you where you can find explicit tutorials on how to make… Read More
5 Reasons Why PowerPoints are an Awesome Lesson Warm-Up
I fell in love with PowerPoints before I had even graduated as a teacher! I created my first PowerPoints in my final practicum and I have been addicted ever since. So I want to talk about the power of PowerPoints as a lesson warm-up, as well as an introduction/revision of a concept. When most people think of PowerPoints, they probably… Read More
What Are Boom Cards?
Perhaps you’ve heard the words ‘Boom Cards’ thrown around a lot lately in the teaching world. I bet you’re wondering what they are. Well fear not, I’m going to answer once and for all. Here’s the main idea – Boom cards are digital task cards that are played on the Boom Learning website. Now let’s dive in to what that… Read More