St. Patrick’s Day Songs for children
March 17th, AKA St. Patrick's Day, is right around the corner. My students absolutely love when things become green and shamrocks abound. Part of the fun of holidays like St.…
5 Positive Affirmations for Teachers
A couple of years ago, I was introduced to the idea of affirmations. I'm going to admit, that at first I was a little skeptical... it sounded a little... out…
Old Tracks, New Tricks: Introducing Trixie, Tracky and Tinker
Old Tracks, New Tricks is an amusing new book by Jessica Peterson, published by Innovation Press. The book stars Trixie, Tracky and Tinker as a set of tracks who get…
5 Fun Phonemic Awareness Songs Your Students Will Love
Phonemic awareness songs are one of the best ways to give students fun and engaging practice with phonemic awareness. Without a solid basis of phonemic awareness, students will struggle to…
How to Find Balance by Embracing a ‘Good Enough’ Mindset
I am not a perfectionist by any means, but even I get held up by wanting things to be RIGHT. Sometimes, it's really important for things the be perfect- student…
5 Things You Can Do When Parent Communication is Difficult
Parent communication can be difficult. In my heart, I know that all parents WANT to be considered a team member in their child's education, I think they just struggle to…