Have a Holly Jolly CHRISTMAS PRINTABLE WORKSHEET! Have a holly, jolly CHRISTMAS PRINTABLE WORKSHEET! Okay, were you singing that along in your head too? December can be a TOUGH month to be a teacher. The kids struggle to focus with the holidays right around the corner. So, let’s make this work to our advantage. Throw in some seasonal cheer to your lesson plans and activities! I have a set of Christmas reading passages that not only are themed… but they are color by numbers! YES! Color by numbers for reading! How stinking cool is that? Keep reading to learn all about these best Christmas printable worksheets EVER. I have Christmas digital multiplication pixel art for you! Leave your name and...
When it comes to literacy and technology, here’s a cool tool every educator should know: Istation Reading. The developers of this solution have thought of everything. The platform provides engaging assessments and instruction that cover the National Reading Panel’s “Big Five” foundational essentials for students in grades pre-K through 8. Students are assessed with Istation’s Indicators of Progress (ISIP™) in approximately 30 minutes. Based on the results, students are seamlessly placed in their own interactive online instructional path. Struggling students are routed through reteach lessons, and teachers are given instant reports to monitor student progress. Reports are designed to direct teachers in providing specific skills-based practice, small-group lessons, and individual, targeted reading interventions. As students progress through Istation’s adaptive instruction,...
As teachers enter the classroom each day, they are tasked with the job of instructing their students in the most effective way possible. In order to do this, they must first assess their students to determine what instructional goals need to be set. By assessing their students, teachers are able to identify areas of strengths and weakness, as well as any gaps in knowledge. This information is then used to set instructional goals that are tailored to the individual needs of each student. While some may view assessment as a time-consuming process, it is actually an essential part of instruction that can help teachers ensure that their students are successful. By taking the time to assess their students and set...
I'm currently in Iceland, taking part in an incredible weeklong gathering called International Play Iceland. I will share some of my stories with you here on the blog in the coming days and weeks, but today I re-visited a school that I first saw back in 2015 during my first trip to Iceland. Being there, I was overwhelmed with the memory of that trip and this story in particular. The children in this story are now teenagers, but today they were once more five-year-olds in my heart.****** On Monday, a group of us were visiting a small preschool for the day. Over the course of the visit, happy, curious children had, naturally, approached me with information and questions and, unless one of their teachers was nearby...
We all get to the point when we ask ourselves why some people can thrive and we cannot catch up with them. What do they do to optimize…
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