Many teachers (especially in lower grades) assign reading at home each night. Here's a reading log series I made with an extra festive touch for different times of the year just for fun. Click on the links below the image to download each page. Enjoy! reading log - Anytime reading log - Fall  reading log-…

I have seen some of the newbies asking questions about different parts of the chicken so here are some diagrams I have found on the net. on the chicken...

When I started the Sundays With Writers series, I had no idea how beautifully it would blossom and how happy it would make me.  I decided to have one question that I would always end with when interviewing our authors. It was this… If you could tell anyone to read one book right now (other […] Pin It

New 10/7/18 - Worksheet to record answers - Google Doc Website # 1: Step by Step Video Tutorial :  https://www.wisc-online.com/learn/natural-science/chemistry/gch202/reading-a-triple-beam-balance  Website # 2:  Interactive - learning to read values to 10ths place https://www.thephysicsaviary.com/Physics/Programs/Games/ReadtheTripleBeam/index.html Website #3: Interactive - more practice with  measuring http://touchspin.touchspin.com/DisplayTBB.php Website # 4 - interactive flashcards http://www.brainrush.com/lesson/reading-a-triple-beam-balance  Here is nice video that gives a…

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I’ve been slooooowly going through and updating some of my best-sellers when the babies are napping. This one was next on my list and I’m loving it’s new simply, streamlined look. Articulation for Reading and Conversation is perhaps one of my favorite resources and one I am proud to have created. Back in 2014, I […]

I can hardly believe it, but it’s been 5 whole years since I first posted about the girly reading nook converted from a closet that my friend did in her daughter’s room!  It has since b…

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Get a full list of Stephen King books in order and a printable checklist to track your reading. Learn the reading order, new books, and more.

Reviewing to pass the ATI TEAS reading section? Learn exactly what is on the reading TEAS test and how you can get a good score on the TEAS 7.

Schwa says /uh/ and it is in so many multi-syllable words. It is the most common vowel sound. When vowels don't make their short or long sound, kids need t...

Learn all about the open syllable and how to teach it using multisensory and Orton-Gillingham methods to struggling and beginning readers.

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Try these multisensory spelling strategies for spelling lists with your struggling spellers to help them ace those weekly spelling tests.

You might not know that the latest trend in home libraries isn't just about books—it's about creating a visually appealing space that reflects your

Visual spatial toys can boost a child's reading and math skills. Here is a visual spatial navigation “Toolkit” for reading and math.

Despite it being Stella's 'big girl' room I've decided it still needs a rocker (and a crib!)... maybe calling it a big girl room is a little ambitious. ;>) The rocker is one of the