All of the Features You Want: The NEW ESGI dashboard is here!       ~Modernized Look and Feel: A clean and welcoming interface awaits.    ~ Upgraded Graphs: Including a rubric graph for a better understanding of student       progress.    ~ Improved Organization: A smoother, more organized workflow. Click the image to get started for FREE! You will LOVE it! But wait, there's more! If you start a FREE trial, YOU will automatically be entered to win... an iPad and FIVE winners will receive a $10 ..read more

 I See This Question All The Time. Here is the Answer: While I'm teaching a small group of students, the other children are working on their "Table Work*" at their tables. (*Meaningful work they can do Independently.) Here are some examples: MONDAY:  Alpha Chants- Students trace ONLY the letter we are focusing on that day (or week) with a fine-tip marking pen. Then, they glue it to the 6" pocket created by folding a 12"X18" piece of construction paper into a 12"X12" square and stapling the 6" flap at the sides.  CLICK HERE for the chants. We use the pocket to make an Al ..read more

Roar Through Assessments Quickly & Easily With THE TESTABLE MOMENT: You have heard about "The Teachable Moment," but what about "The Testable Moment?" 1. Quickly assess your students on their progress to make sure they are on target. How???  "Chuck" your testing into small, quick sessions. That's the Testable Moment! Here is how:      ~In small groups, while students are illustrating what they will be writing about, test each student on a just 3 or 4 sight words. (I used ESGI.) Here I am with a group of 5 testing each child on the next 3 sight words that come ..read more

Plus, Leap into ESGI This Year & Win! The best way to simply explain why we get an extra day every four years is this: ~It takes approximately 365.25 days for Earth to orbit the Sun.         That's called a solar year.  ~We usually round the days in a calendar year to 365.  ~To make up for the missing partial day, we add one day to our    calendar about every four years. ~And That is called a leap     year! Now, Let's Leap Into ESGI & Win Some Prizes: With ESGI, prepare to LEAP into your assessment process like never before ..read more

EVERYBODY Wins With ESGI!  Click the glowing image to enter. I won because ESGI made me glow in my classroom by helping me to target the specific skills each child needed.  How? ~I used the "flashcards" as "skill cards" and I put each child's skill cards into zipper bags to create RTI kits to take home or to use in class with an adult or a cross-age tutor.  Here is a sample of the skill cards that reflect the incorrect skills for this child. We cut them apart, put them into zipper sandwich bags, & we chose 1 skill card to work on with an adult or tutor.  ..read more

 Here is Your FREEBIE & Offer:  It's time to "GLOW" with these adorable lanterns! Click the lanterns to get the FREEBIE! Your students will love this FREE template for making the cutest lanterns for the Lunar New Year.  CLICK HERE  TO GRAB YOUR FREEBIE! Click the image to get the FREEBIE. Click the image to get the FREEBIE. Click the image to get the FREEBIE. And Here is Your ESGI Offer: ESGI wants YOU to GLOW, so they are giving you all of this: Grab this ESGI freebie which is... An extra 30 days added to your 3 ..read more

 EVERYONE GETS A FREEBIE! I'm giving EVERYONE a Super Super Bowl/Valentine Freebie today and ESGI is giving you one tomorrow Feb. 12! Why? Because super teachers deserve something super exciting on Super Bowl Sunday and because ESGI wants to help make you GLOW! ESGI made me glow in my classroom by helping me to target the specific skills each child needed.  How? ~I used the "flashcards" as "skill cards" and I put each child's skill cards into zipper bags to create RTI kits to take home or to use in class with an adult or a cross-age tutor.  Here is a sample of the skill c ..read more

Do You Want To Build An Igloo?: Join me at my session at the CA Kindergarten Conference in Santa Clara, CA this Jan. 12-14. You will get to experience lots of FUN science activities to do with your littlest learners! Here is just one of the fun activities:  Integrate curriculum and you will fit it all in! Collaborate with your team to keep costs down. Note: These molds are no longer available, but these cute little igloos are and your kids will LOVE it if they each got one to melt!  Here is the link for one of the molds: https://www.mercari.com/us/item/m434425 ..read more

Your Littlest Learners Will LOVE to Create Silly Sentences!  Kids need to explore language before they can write, so let's have some FUN creating silly sentence that your students will beg to write! Click the image above to see this set. Here is how: Use my "Instant Writing" packet with a small group of 6. -Copy 1 page of noun graphics on pink paper. -Copy 1 page of verb graphics on green paper. -Copy 1 page of nouns for the predicate on blue paper. -Have each child choose 1 pink, 1 green, & 1 blue graphic and glue them to their writing template page. Use this "Extra ..read more

 Warning: One you see it, you will want it! Click the image to get your FREE Trial!  Enter the code KFUN for your FREE trial.  Let's get started:  ESGI is a 1:1 progress monitoring platform.  You can use it anywhere you have an Internet connected device! Click the image and enter the code KFUN for your FREE trial.  Try ESGI FREE with the code KFUN and you will also qualify for a $50 discount off of your 1st year. No credit card required & they'll never SPAM you!  CLICK HERE to get started.  All ..read more