Every year there are a few resources that I gravitate to. They are my go-to’s. The perfect combination of being at my students’ level and also understandable for them. It’s not too confusing or too hard. These resources change a bit each year depending on who my students are and what level they are at. […]
There is a sneaky teacher trick that I love to bust out. The whole “let’s play a game” maneuver. My kids cheer and think they have gotten out of doing work and even worse – learning. But don’t worry – there are countless ways to make games educational. This is a great antecedent intervention for […]
I might have a weird obsession with bingo. Okay – fine. I have a huge obsession with bingo. But you tell me there’s an activity that I can do with both my lower and higher functioning students that can target both expressive/receptive language and inferences/problem solving AND it’s disguised as a game AND I only […]
I have got a bone to pick. With nobody in particular. Just an annoyance. Indoor recess. Part of me loves it because I don’t have to drag my lazy butt down to the playground and it gives us a few extra minutes to finish up our reading class. But at the same time – my […]
This is one of my favorite games because of the utterly hilarious comments that this game evokes! I’m talking facebook status worthy funny. This game Say it to a Snowman! – works on conversation skills in a fun and interactive way! So often we focus on teaching our students to ask and answer questions but that […]