Hibernating Animals are fascinating to most people, but especially Kindergartners. As winter approaches and the days grow colder, many animals embark on a remarkable journey into hibernation. In this blog post, we will explore what hibernation is, why animals do…
Vocabulary Gradients are lessons around "shades of meaning." Vocabulary is a strand in the Language Comprehension portion of Scarborough’s Rope. Therefore, vocabulary is a critical part of Reading for ALL students.
Cause and Effect is one of those skills that teachers shy away from. It's complex. It's tricky. It's not. Understanding cause and effect is a crucial skill for young readers to develop. It helps them make connections between events, improve…
When we first teach about Narrative Writing, we focus on something we've done...usually a whole event: Our Pumpkin Patch Field Trip or Going to the Post Office. We help students craft sentences that start with predictable text or repeated sentence…
Mrs. Nelson was my kindergarten teacher. We read The Gingerbread Man Monday, went to lunch, and he was gone. I remember running around the school in kindergarten chasing The Gingerbread Man. Each day we'd find him somewhere in the building…