Love them of hate them, they are here!It is time for parent teacher conferences. Conferences can be stressful but I…
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December Activities for First Grade
The time between Thanksgiving and Winter Break is a tricky time to teach. It can be difficult to keep students’…
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Apple Day in the First Grade Classroom
I love a themed day in the classroom, but Apple Day is one of my favorites. It signifies the kick-off…
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5 Ideas for Practicing Classroom Routines that Your Students Will Love
I am still in shock that it is the end of August, and for many of us, school is back…
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How to Prepare for Back-To-School During Summer Break
The thought of back-to-school begins to creep up, and you quickly feel overwhelmed. Your brain starts listing all the things…
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Tips for Writing Positive Report Card Comments
What do you feel when you hear the word report cards? Do you instantly cringe and think how you’d rather…
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Why You Should Use Decodable Text in the First Grade Classroom
As teachers, we are constantly bombarded with new methods, new information, and new ways we should be teaching our students….
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Tips for Developing Positive Communication with Parents
Sweet Summertime is here! A teacher’s brain is a funny thing; we wrap up at the end of the school…
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Tips for Getting Parents Involved in Reading
Family involvement is a huge component in literacy development and success in our students. Learning doesn’t stop in the classroom…
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Tips for Teaching Nonfiction Text Features to First Graders
Text features, what are they and why must we teach them? Text features are visuals or print that are included…
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8 Ways to Get your First Graders Excited about Phonics
When it comes to teaching our first graders how to read we know that phonics is one of the absolute…
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I’m Done Now What? Activities for Your Early Finishers
“I’m done, now what”: the famous words of an early finisher. How often do you hear this throughout your day?…
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Strategies for First Grade Reading Comprehension
Teaching reading isn’t an easy task. There is so much strategy that we teachers have to focus on to help…
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3 Strategies to Keep Students Engaged in Reading
In first grade, we teach students how to read. Reading is one of the most important things a student learns…
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Strategies for Teaching Reading Fluency in First Grade
I love all things reading especially when it comes to teaching my students strategies to help them gain success. Watching…
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Creating an Informational Writing Piece: 3 Resources To Get Your First Grader Started
I was only going to do three posts in my writing series but here I am with a bonus! My…
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A Simple Guide to Using Narrative Writing in Your Primary Classroom
Guess who’s back!…and here to talk all about narrative writing this time around. In my last post I talked all…
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Three Tips for Great Opinion Writing in Your Classroom
Does the idea of teaching writing to your students stress you out? Teaching first grade writing is definitely not a…
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PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS: TIPS TO TRY IN YOUR CLASSROOM
Are you running out of ways to implement phonological awareness in your classroom? Sometimes we hit a wall and finding…
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New Year’s Activities for Primary Students
New Years is time for fresh starts. I love the idea of a clean slate filled with possibilities. Don’t…
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3 Tips of Effective Virtual Parent-Teacher Conferences
Are you super stressed by the thought of having to do virtual parent-teacher conferences? I know I am. We have…
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Spring Activities for the Classroom
Read Alouds for December
I had a hard time choosing this month’s book recommendations, there are so many great picture books! I finally narrowed…
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