Teacher Tips and Tricks

Games and activities to use right away in kindergarten, first and second grade classrooms! These games cover everything from addition, subtraction, sight words, phonics, and so much more! Every Sunday, I share teacher tips and tricks for you to implement in your elementary classroom. Find read-alouds and books to use during readers workshop or your literacy block. Find mini lesson ideas for writers workshop, math workshop, or readers workshop. I also share digital resources as well.
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Picture Books to teach about Listening - Susan Jones
At the beginning of the year we like to set up our classroom culture and we teach students all sorts of skills. How to be a good listener is usually one of them! In this blog post, I share 4 of my favorite books for teaching students all about listening in a kindergarten, first grade, or second grade classroom. Just head over to the post to read about why I like each book!
Picture Books to teach about Listening (K-2)
At the beginning of the year we like to set up our classroom culture and we teach students all sorts of skills. How to be a good listener is usually one of them! In this blog post, I share 4 of my favorite books for teaching students all about listening in a kindergarten, first grade, or second grade classroom. Just head over to the post to read about why I like each book!
How to Teach Writing in Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade
Wondering how to teach writing in K-2 classrooms?! Want to know what the research says? In this post, I share 4 research-based best practices for teaching writing to our kindergarten, first, and second grade students! Just click on over to read more.
Thanksgiving Books and Activities for K-2
Looking for some new Thanksgiving and November themed books to read aloud to your kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students?! These books and activities to go along with them are perfect for your classroom! I share a FREE digital and printable writing activity in the post as well! Click over to read more!
Thanksgiving Books and Activities for K-2
Looking for some new Thanksgiving and November themed books to read aloud to your kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students?! These books and activities to go along with them are perfect for your classroom! I share a FREE digital and printable writing activity in the post as well! Click over to read more!
Thanksgiving Books and Activities for K-2
Looking for some new Thanksgiving and November themed books to read aloud to your kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students?! These books and activities to go along with them are perfect for your classroom! I share a FREE digital and printable writing activity in the post as well! Click over to read more!
How to Teach Writing in Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade
Wondering how to teach writing in K-2 classrooms?! Want to know what the research says? In this post, I share 4 research-based best practices for teaching writing to our kindergarten, first, and second grade students! Just click on over to read more.
K-2 Read Alouds for Teaching About Friendship
These 5 picture books are some of my favorites for teaching kindergarten, first and second grade students all about friendship! These cover inclusivity, how to make friends, acceptance, and so much more! Head on over to the post to read more about each book and why it's great for teaching about friendship!
How to Teach Writing in Kindergarten (3 Things to Remember!) - Susan Jones
Wondering how to teach writing in kindergarten!? In this blog post, I share 3 big ideas for you to keep in mind when teaching your youngest students how to write successfully! Just click on over to the post to read more about the stages of writing, how the illustrations ARE the story and more!
Free Thanksgiving Math Center: TURKEY RACES!
This is a fun, free addition game for first grade and kindergarten! Students can play turkey races during Thanksgiving to practice adding on until 100! Click on over for the download.
Picture Books to teach about Listening - Susan Jones
At the beginning of the year we like to set up our classroom culture and we teach students all sorts of skills. How to be a good listener is usually one of them! In this blog post, I share 4 of my favorite books for teaching students all about listening in a kindergarten, first grade, or second grade classroom. Just head over to the post to read about why I like each book!
Easy Phonological Awareness Activities for Kindergarten and 1st Grade - Susan Jones
These 3 types of early phonological awareness activities are great to use in a kindergarten and first grade classroom to help students hear and manipulate sounds in spoken words and sentences! Just click on over to see my favorite activities and some examples of each.
Thanksgiving Books and Activities for K-2 - Susan Jones
Looking for some new Thanksgiving and November themed books to read aloud to your kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students?! These books and activities to go along with them are perfect for your classroom! I share a FREE digital and printable writing activity in the post as well! Click over to read more!
K-2 Read Alouds for Teaching About Friendship
These 5 picture books are some of my favorites for teaching kindergarten, first and second grade students all about friendship! These cover inclusivity, how to make friends, acceptance, and so much more! Head on over to the post to read more about each book and why it's great for teaching about friendship!
Thanksgiving Books and Activities for K-2 - Susan Jones
Looking for some new Thanksgiving and November themed books to read aloud to your kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students?! These books and activities to go along with them are perfect for your classroom! I share a FREE digital and printable writing activity in the post as well! Click over to read more!