Congratulations! You got through student teaching, found a teaching position, and you're ready to get started. YEA! It's an exciting time! Today I want to share some helpful hints and tips for new teachers. Your brain is probably in overdrive right now. You're trying to remember everything you learned during your years of college, while student teaching, and all the helpful information gathered from veteran teachers. But I know from experience … [Read more...] about Helpful Hints & Tips for New Teachers
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Letter Maze Worksheets for Alphabet Recognition Practice | Distance Learning
Let preschool and Kindergarten students focus on letter recognition with these letter mazes. You get six differentiated options to help best fit the needs or YOUR learner/s. The file is a PDF download. You will NOT be able to edit or modify the mazes. WHAT YOU GET: 5x7 mazes for letters A-Z in the same font 5x7 mazes for letters A-Z in different fonts 7x8 mazes for letters A-Z in the same font 7x8 mazes for letters A-Z in … [Read more...] about Letter Maze Worksheets for Alphabet Recognition Practice | Distance Learning
FREE Letter Recognition Maze Activity
Are you looking for a way to help your youngest learners differentiate letters? Then this is just for you! Students will be able to differentiate uppercase and lowercase letters. This is great practice and review. Included in this FREE preview are mazes for the vowels A, E, I, O, and U. If you want to purchase all 26 letter mazes, go HERE! Each page is set up to help children differentiate between different letters and the various fonts … [Read more...] about FREE Letter Recognition Maze Activity
School Rules – How to Teach Them to Start the Year Off Right!
I like to keep my classroom rules VERY easy! Typically it's just one rule - be nice or show respect. The K-2 folks get the "be nice" rule, while the older kids get the "show respect" rule. (Keep reading for a FREE download you can display in your classroom!) This rules is then broken up into three main parts. to others to property to yourself Even though the rule only has one main part (or three smaller ones!), it can still be a … [Read more...] about School Rules – How to Teach Them to Start the Year Off Right!
Reading “Musical” Chairs
Do your students read the same genre over and over? Have you tried to get them to read different types of books, but they just keep going back to the first one? Are you looking for a way to get them hooked on something new? Then this just might be the strategy for you! Reading Musical Chairs This year I decided to try "Reading 'Musical' Chairs". (I know I've heard of other teachers doing this, but here I share my take on it with you.) Just … [Read more...] about Reading “Musical” Chairs
Letter Recognition Mazes
Today I'm going to brag up a product I'm extremely proud of. (But there's also a FREEBIE in the post for you!) If you're the type who likes to go directly to a video, then this is for you. (If not, just read on!) This is something I created while teaching Kindergarten based on my Reading Recovery training. It is incredibly important for our youngest learners - particularly preschoolers and Kindergarten students - to recognize letters. … [Read more...] about Letter Recognition Mazes
Breaking Compound Words Apart FREEBIE
Several years ago I was a Reading Recovery/Title I teacher. I created a lot of my own materials to use as a Title I math and literacy teacher for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade. Many of these materials were simply a worksheet here or there. But if they helped me, I'm sure they'll be a help to other teachers as well! Click on the picture below to download your FREEBIE! Will this be helpful to you? ~HoJo~ … [Read more...] about Breaking Compound Words Apart FREEBIE
Letter Sort Worksheets | Cut and Paste Mats | Put in a Distance Learning Packet
These letting sort worksheets are a great cut and paste activity for preschool or Kindergarten students. You get 30 pages of letter sorts. WHAT YOU GET: 6 - two letter sorts 11 - three letter sorts 13 - four letter sorts Start with the two letter sorts, progress onto three letters, and use four letters when students are ready for a challenge. Or differentiate to best meet the needs of each individual learner. HOW CAN I USE … [Read more...] about Letter Sort Worksheets | Cut and Paste Mats | Put in a Distance Learning Packet
Creating Letter Recognition Experts with a FREEBIE!
Those of you who have followed me for awhile know that I loved my year of Reading Recovery training and teaching. Whether or not you believe in the program, I believe that year of extensive training made me a better teacher! One of the many things I learned along the way is how important letter recognition is! Students need to know that an uppercase "I" can look a lot like a lowercase "L". They also need to know how to differentiate between b, … [Read more...] about Creating Letter Recognition Experts with a FREEBIE!
