Hello everyone! I began dipping my toes into the Science of Reading last summer. I knew there had to be a better way to help my kindergarten students learn to read - and there is! I've been working hard to incorporate more phonemic awareness activities (Heggerty is AMAZING!) and more phonics activities (Decodables for the win!). One thing that really helped my students this year is using Sound Boxes. These are also called Elkonin boxes, but that's a big nonsense word for a kindergartner, so we just call them Sound Boxes.  How do we use them? When we are just starting out, learning to seg ..read more

December is rapidly approaching and this is the perfect time of year to build your classroom community and encourage kindness among your students! Here is my FREE annual Random Acts of Classroom Kindness Calendar for December. I've tried to make it as low-prep and budget friendly as possible, and it can be used no matter what faith your students are!      Display it in your classroom in full color! Or send home this b&w version so students' families can follow along at home! Either way you choose, these simple (and affordable) ideas will soon have your students act ..read more

December is almost here (finally! There were times I thought this year would never end!), and its a perfect opportunity to build your classroom community and encourage kindness among your students! Here is my FREE annual Random Acts of Classroom Kindness Calendar for December. I've tried to make it as low-prep and budget friendly as possible, and it can be used no matter what faith your students are!   Display it in your classroom in full color! Or send home this b&w version so students' families can follow along at home! Either way you choose, these simple (and affordable ..read more

February is almost here, and with it, an opportunity to build your classroom community and encourage kindness among your students! Here is my FREE Random Acts of Classroom Kindness Calendar for February 2020. I've tried to make it as low-prep and budget friendly as possible, so that the acts are easy to implement in your classroom.    Display it in your classroom in full color! Or send home this b&w version so students' families can follow along at home! Either way you choose, these simple (and affordable) ideas will soon have your students acting more loving! Every time I start r ..read more

December is almost here, and with it, an opportunity to build your classroom community and encourage kindness among your students! Here is my FREE annual Random Acts of Classroom Kindness Calendar for December. I've tried to make it as low-prep and budget friendly as possible, and it can be used no matter what faith your students are!   Display it in your classroom in full color! Or send home this b&w version so students' families can follow along at home! Either way you choose, these simple (and affordable) ideas will soon have your students acting less Grinchy and more loving! To ..read more