Hi everyone, Welcome to Mutisensory Monday!  My activity today is a cute game I put together for one of my own students last week as an interactive activity for teaching the letter f.  Our keyword for … read more

Hi everyone, Does this situation sound familiar? The whole class is at the carpet going through the Three Part Drill, or beginning any sort of reading program.  A quarter of the class is on top of thi … read more

Vowel Intensive The short vowel activities in the video are fantastic adaptations to the basic Vowel Intensive in Phonics First.  A Vowel Intensive asks the students to focus on differentiating betwe … read more

Hi everyone, Today’s a big day… Teach Chat begins!  I can’t wait to dive into reading, discussing and sharing The Smartest Kids in the World  with you.  I’ve had the book over a week now, and it’s bee … read more

Hi everyone, Happy New Year!  I’m sure you noticed the blog got a makeover!  I’m hoping the new look attracts some attention because 2015 is going to be about growth: more sharing, more ways to partic … read more

Hi everyone, Happy New Year! Yes, I am writing a blog on New Year’s Eve, and thrilled to be doing so because… The votes are in… The results have been counted… The winner is… The Smartest Kids in … read more