Greetings! This week, we talked about diphthongs in English, how to pronounce them, spell them, and some ways to teach them to students. In this week's blog and video, we share strategies to help teach diphthongs to students as well as a resource that provides targeted instruction for diphthongs. You can READ or WATCH to learn more. Our Diphthongs Targeted Instruction booklets use a variety of words (single syllable and multisyllabic) to teach and provide practice for the different diphthong...
almost 2 years ago • 1 min read
Hey hey teacher friends, I'm excited to introduce you to our new resource, Syllable Division Rules Word Study!! This resource is a daily 10-minute teaching routine that helps students learn the 6 syllable division rules. In addition, they will analyze spelling patterns, roots, affixes, phonemes, morphology, and syllabication. Designed for grades 2-5, this resource will help your students unlock the code and become skilled readers and spellers. With engaging Google Slides presentations, a...
almost 2 years ago • 2 min read
Greetings! This week, we focused on the writing process and how we can be more intentional using scaffolded editing. Scaffolded editing is a great way to break down the editing process into smaller, more manageable steps, and provide support and guidance to students along the way. Take a look at this week's blog and video, you can learn more about how to implement scaffolded editing in your classroom. You can either READ or WATCH here. We shared a (writing) peer-editing resource that I just...
almost 2 years ago • 1 min read