Quick Answer Cards I love these cards. I always have a stack sitting by our gathering place ready to go when I need a quick sense of how students are doing with a new concept or when I have 5 … Continue reading
Teacher Mama: Quick Answer Cards
Category Archives: Reading, Writing and Spelling
Teacher Mama: Games for Letter Reversals
Games for Letter Reversals Over a year ago, I wrote one of my first posts for BMTM about reversals in writing. Since writing that post, I have returned to teaching and my eldest son has completed kindergarten. I sat with … Continue reading
Teacher Mama: All About Me Cube (and data collection papers)
All About Me Cube (and data collection papers) Many moons ago when I was teaching first grade (before children), we would make an All About Me cube in the first week of school. It was a great way to get … Continue reading
Teacher Mama: 6 Uses for Beach Balls in the Classroom
6 Uses for Beach Balls in the Classroom Beach balls are over the place now and they are very cheap. I found some for 99¢ at Michaels and at Target. Needless to say, I have started a bit of a … Continue reading
Teacher Mama: Robot Rhymes Card Game
Robot Rhymes Why is rhyming important? Rhyming helps children learn about word families (let, met, pet, set) Rhyming teaches children about patterns and structures in both written and spoken words. Rhyming helps students understand the rhythm of language which helps … Continue reading
Teacher Mama: Beach Bucket Sight Words
Beach Bucket Sight Words As summer (here) begins, so does the forgetting of what was learned during the school year! 🙂 I know I have a lot I want to do with my son to keep things fresh and to … Continue reading
Teacher Mama: End of the Year Writing Activities
End of the Year Writing Activities Looking for some end of the year writing ideas? Well, look no further because we have them for you! All the work has been done, all you need are some students and their ideas! … Continue reading
Teacher Mama: Popcorn Math Activities
Popcorn Math Activities What seems like many moons ago, I wrote a guest for post the wonderful Aussie blog, Learn with Play at Home. The post was full of all kinds of ideas related to popcorn. Since then, I have … Continue reading
Book Mama: Activities for The Donut Chef
Activities for The Donut Chef I discovered a new book at the library the other day. I was actually looking for another book by author, Bob Staake (LOVE his books!), and came across, The Donut Chef, instead. The minute I … Continue reading
Teacher Mama: Happy Birthday Earth!
Happy Birthday Earth! We are not done with Earth Day just yet! In fact, we have made Earth Day into Earth Week in our school. Today, we wrote birthday cards to the Earth. The students had two tasks. The first … Continue reading
Boy Mama: Earth Day Pledge
Earth Day Pledge I have Earth Day on my mind lately. This year it seems more important than ever. After spending two years away from home, away from my garden, my compost and our recycling bin, I want to honor … Continue reading
Book Mama: Giveaway! Toon Books: Comic Books for Beginning Readers
Giveaway! Toon Books: Comic Books for Beginning Readers TOON Books are leveled to be just right for early readers and to entice reluctant readers. Explore our Level One, Level Two, and Level Three books to find the perfect titles for the children in your life. Check out … Continue reading
