Bluebee Pals Learning Companions: Who are these huggable interactive animals tech companions that provide parents an opportunity to re-enforce learning and social skills in home settings. These exciting NEW learning buddies with FREE Life/Skill Companion App are a wonderful holiday gift for any child ages 3-8.https://www.bluebeepals.com Helen Wagner( Speech Therapist): I often use our classroom Bluebee Pals during therapy to work on reading, talking and playing skills! My students really relate to their Bluebee therapy friends, and look forward to learning with them! Teaching and learning begin at home. Parents are the first and most important teachers in the early, developmental years. Young children learn essential, foundational speech, receptive and expressive language, social, pre-reading, cognitive, numeracy and communication skills necessary for future academic...
Let’s talk about the power of French songs. French is a beautiful language, no doubt about it. But wrapping your head around the liaisons or getting stuck in grammar can make learning French seem like an impossible challenge. Truth is, French is actually not that hard to learn, with the right approach. There are a lot of language hacks to help you pick up French quickly. One of the most important is to develop a passion for French culture and art. I love listening to music to help me learn French. That’s partly because music is fun. But more important, studying French songs helps me pick up the language faster. That’s what I want to help you with in this...
There are few things better than settling in with your students to read a good book. The miraculous way it calms kids down after recess…Their smiles and laughter…The “one more, pleeeeease.” It’s pure magic. And while kids are locked into a good story, it’s a great opportunity to build their reading comprehension so they learn to think deeply about what’s actually happening. Snag your free reading comprehension questions below and then join our VIP teaching club, The Plato Pack, for more game-changing teaching tools. 20 Reading Comprehension Questions If you’re like me, you might find yourself drawing a blank when you try to think of great reading comprehension questions every now and then. (Maybe it’s the pressure to come up...
This edtech CEO wants to change the way literacy works. INTERVIEW | by Victor Rivero Andrew Friedman, CEO of Learning Ally, wants to change the way education works for the 30 million students who struggle to read in America’s schools. The Princeton, NJ education solutions nonprofit is leading the nation’s charge to champion a mission of “Literacy for All.” His organization develops solutions and professional learning services to support early and struggling readers, and the educators who teach them. Their flagship product, the Learning Ally Audiobook Solution, is a three-time Cool Tool Award EdTech Digest finalist, a 2021 SIIA Codie Award honoree for Best Virtual Learning Solution, and a 2021 Fast Company World Changing Ideas honoree in the education category...
Well… it’s finally happened. The not-so-old LAFS and MAFS have been updated. And the new standards that Florida is rolling out are called Florida B.E.S.T. Standards. The new BEST standards are hailed as being “Common Core Free” and focus more on what students really should know and less on the extras. But, what do you really need to know about these newly adopted ELA standards, 2nd grade teacher friend? A few things, actually. This is why I’ve spent the last few weeks pouring over the new ELA standards (those go in effect this year for grades k-2) and today I’ve compiled a “Need to know” list for you! Please note this post contains affiliate links. If you do follow my...
