When I switched grade levels and started teaching kindergarten, the idea of teaching letters and sounds was honestly a little overwhelming to me. While they often still had some confusions, my upper elementary students had always come to me with this basic knowledge. So it was new for me to teach this from the beginning….
Let’s talk about how to teach high frequency words. sight words. Trick words. Whatever you call these words that we can’t do without. Let’s talk about what to do. And what not to do. We’ll also cover memorization. And applying phonics skills. Ready? Here are 3 common mistakes teachers make while teaching sight wordsand how…
I have found that if you get kids excited about learning and have them physically moving around, you can turn anything into a game. Whether a scavenger hunt in the classroom consists of task cards or cut up pieces of a worksheet, it’s quite impressive how they rise to the occasion. You can place the…
Teaching figurative language types is a great way to model creative writing. And teaching students how to write creatively can open up a whole new world for them. They can learn how to use their words to describe things and ideas in detail, so that the reader can create a visual. To those of us…
Here’s a reading skill that I used to consider to be a simple one: rhyming. Of course, that it is until I had to teach it to students who struggled with it. Below, I’ve outlined a few things that I’ve learned through my experience teaching the skill of rhyming so that you can benefit from…
The 8 parts of speech can be challenging to learn. Here are 7 engaging ideas to help teach it. 1. Act Out the Parts of Speech (Hands on Learners) Like many language arts topics, learning the 8 parts of speech can be an abstract concept. Hands on activities are great for your kinesthetic learners. Doing…
Teach Reading? But How? Looking back, I can remember how excited I was in my first teaching job. I had the degree, certification, lesson plan writing skills and an open mind. I loved teaching (still do), and I knew that this was what I was meant to do. I taught special education, at the upper…
