Have you heard of Boom Learning and Boom Digital Cards? If you haven’t heard of them or would like to try some free sets – then read on further. So what are Boom Digital Cards? To put it simply, they are task cards – but way more interactive than the traditional paper printable cards. And what makes them so special?…
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Teaching sight words to new readers is vital to their literacy success when learning to read. Sight words are those words that come up repeatedly and may or may not follow the typically phonics rules. Many teachers like to send home sight word flash cards for students and parents to practice regularly outside of school hours. I would always have…
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This time of year is always filled with so much activity that it’s hard to catch your breath at times. But even though this time of year is particularly busy, is there really ever a time throughout the school year that is full of down time? Not to my knowledge. Some of the biggest frustrations I hear from teachers…
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Memorial Day for kids is a patriotic holiday that might seem intangible to most. Many Americans might be celebrating Memorial Day by going to a cookout with family members, know it’s a federal holiday and that banks are closed, and probably appreciate the fact they get a long weekend off school, but that is all the more reason to stop and…
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She was drowning in paperwork and overwhelm. As a 5-year veteran teacher in fourth grade, Jamie wasn’t new to the demands and workload of the job. But a new administrator, coupled with a new grade level move to fifth grade and curriculum, she was faced with writing all new lesson plans, finding manipulatives, prepping the assessments, creating centers, making homework,…
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