by Shanon | Jun 28, 2021 | Back to School, English/Language Arts
Sound Letter Recognition If you are like me, you might have ASSUMED that your first graders know all of their sounds coming into first. I quickly found that this was NOT the case. The gal I student taught under used sound letter recognition worksheets at the...
by Shanon | May 20, 2021 | Boom Cards, Boom Cards, My Stories
End of year activities The end of the school year has always created a ton of mixed emotions for me. As much as I want to start my summer break, saying good-bye is hard! I just got them where I want them, and now I have to send them on to 2nd grade. That’s...
by Shanon | May 19, 2021 | Boom Cards
OH MY GOSH! Who’s ready to BEAT the summer slide? Just to explain in case you’ve never heard of the Summer Slide – this is referring to a decline in academic skills that CAN occur over the summer months when students aren’t using the skills...
by Shanon | Nov 14, 2020 | English/Language Arts, Writing Activities
HOW TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN THE WRITING PROCESS?? Is this a typical question for you? Do you have a class full of students who don’t want to write? Here are some tips that I found worked for my first graders and me! I’m not an expert, but by the time my...
by Shanon | Sep 15, 2020 | Boom Cards, Boom Cards
Boom Cards: What is a Boom Card Fast Pin? Oh my gosh… I’m so glad you are here wanting to learn about Boom Cards! By far… my MOST favorite platform OF ALL TIME!! I’m serious! Boom Cards are hands-on, self-checking, interactive digital task...
by Shanon | Jul 23, 2020 | Boom Cards, Boom Cards, Center Activities, Digital & Printable Task Cards, Early Finishers, Early Finishers
Back to School Toolkit for distance learning We just got the word that we will be going back to school (if nothing else changes) on an A/B schedule depending on your address. I know that the anxieties are running high, and even though this option is better than some...
