Today, I am excited to share some great tips to help teach kids to write on lined paper! If you are like me, teaching kids to write the alphabet on…
Tips for Teaching Kids to Write on Lined Paper!
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Help! My Child Keeps Failing AR Tests!
Hello! Today, I want to tell you how you can help kids improve their reading comprehension and do better on AR (Accelerated Reader) quizzes if they have to take them!…
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Helping Kids Conquer DIBELS!!!
Do you do DIBELS at your school? If you are a parent, does your child take DIBELS tests? DIBELS seems to be quite a mystery for many adults, both parents…
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Help! My Child Failed the DIBELS Test!
When children fail tests, parents often panic. And when children fail tests like DIBELS that parents have never even heard of and don’t understand, the feeling intensifies! I received…
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Sound Discrimination: What to Do When Children Cannot “Hear” Beginning Sounds
Every year in Kindergarten, there are always a few children in my class who struggle with sound discrimination, or the ability to “hear” and distinguish between the beginning sounds in…
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Dealing with Defiant Students in the Classroom
Defiance, disrespectfulness, kids yelling “NO!” is what a teacher’s classroom management nightmares are made of! These days, most teachers may have had one or two defiant students in their class…
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Easter Egg Number Matching Math Center
Here is a really fun math center that you can make with just some plastic eggs and a permanent marker to help kids practice matching sets, numbers, and number words. I call…
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Preschool Math: What Do Kids Need to Learn?
Preschool math instruction is fundamental. And how well a child learns the basic concepts during this foundational time can make the defining difference in whether or not a child sees…
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Morning Meeting Routines That Really Work for Pre-K, TK, and K!
Are you looking for an easy Morning Meeting routine to follow? Here, I will explain the typical morning meeting routine that I (Heidi) follow. It’s filled with music and quick,…
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Kindergarten Reading: What Should Parents Know?
Most children are taught to read in kindergarten these days. This is now a big surprise to many parents, who have fond memories of blocks, painting, stories, play dough, and…
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