…notes about life
One of the best instructional strategies for ELs is using lots and lots of pictures. I found these books at the Dollar Tree that included 100 vocabulary words with activities. Add in the cost of page protectors and three-pronged folders and the cost was less than $2 per book. I'm excited to use these books… Continue reading This Small Classroom: Dollar Store Vocabulary Activity Books
Meet Pooky. Pooky is our class mascot. I don't really remember why I started using him in my classroom -- except that it seemed like a fun idea at the time -- but here is how he has helped out this year... Calm down bear -- He's soft, textured, and has beans inside him. Perfect… Continue reading The Classroom Mascot
"Ahh! I did it again! I keep writing the wrong letter because I try to pay attention, but I can't because I'm insane!" (kindergarten) This is what we were working on.
This is one of those lessons that make me want to keep a camera in my classroom so I can take a picture of the board at the end of the lesson. Let's just say it was covered in words, pictures, index cards, and little dot stickers (red and green). It was a very happy… Continue reading Kindergarten Lesson: Directionality in Reading and Writing
This Thursday when I was at the Dollar Store, I came across these packages of foam cubes. They are 50 for $1. I got three and I think I'm going back for three more. There are so many good things these could be used for, but I really need letter tiles at this point for… Continue reading This Small Classroom: Letter Cubes
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