ABC's & 123's - Calling All K Teachers! 📚✂️✏️🛝
I have been teaching for 25 years…15 in Kindergarten! Structured literacy and foundational skills are my passion and focus! I have a lot of favourite tools, tricks and materials to help make your classroom run smoothly! Hopefully this list is helpful...
Teaching Tools
These tools will help your classroom run seamlessly! I hope they become your favourite things, too!
Every classroom needs a visual timer! This can be used with your whole class, in a small group and even with individual students! It serves a visual reminder of how much time is left before a transition takes place! This is key for autistic or behavi...
This tool is a game changer! This presentation remote allows you to click through your Google Slides or Power Point presentation without standing at your computer! A laser is included, which is amazing in it's own right! Such a great tool for teachin...
This will be my literacy program, once again! It is amazing and teaches my little friends how to read and write! I love it!! Get on board and order one today!
Phonemic Awareness program all wrapped up for you! The kids love it and it really helps with segmenting and blending words! Combined with UFLI, it really moves my little readers along!
The Secret Stories put my students' foundational literacy skills over the top! It gives my little friends access to phonemes that may not be taught in the scope and sequence until later! Between UFLI, Heggerty and Secret Stories, my students have soa...
Consumable Materials
This list has all of the materials and products that I buy yearly for my classroom!
I always buy a box or two of white board markers to get through our year! They dry out so quickly!
I buy these every year! I love how bright they are and of course, the smelly part is good too!
We use these daily in our classroom! They are so great for keeping the photocopying to a minimum!
A personal laminator is a must! These pouches work great for many projects.
Dry erase markers are essential in a K class! I buy this set, just for teacher use, when I need it!
Classroom Organization
An organized classroom is the key to making it through your day without losing your mind!
Every classroom needs one of these! Just be sure to keep little hands off of it…or it won't last;)
I will need something like this to organize my small group materials!
This might work for table top activities…or small group organization, too!
We have found that having clear storage bins with lids helps to organize our cupboards as you can stack them and see what is inside! We have many different sizes.
Take this as a hint to get one of these for your classroom! Game changer!
Science of Reading Professional Books
I will try my best to recommend some great books for those who are interested in learning more about the “Science of Reading”. My learning curve has been huge this past year and after 25 years of teaching this new learning has been a blessing! Just jump in and learn! Your students will thank you!
This is a relatively new book! It looks simple and gives offers some great activities that you can implement right away!
This is a great book for those starting their journey! Highly recommended as a introduction to understanding the “science of reading”!
There is definitely an “art” to teaching reading! This books will help guide you and your students!
Another essential! Louisa Moats is a pioneer behind the “science of reading"! Highly respected and extremely intelligent!
This book is a comprehensive and practical guide to phonics instruction. It is meant for the classroom and will provide best practices for teachers of reading!