Tips & Tidbits From Ms. Y

It's MLK weekend and grad school hasn't started up yet, so I found a little time to do some crafting for my classroom.  I am focus...

My students LOVE playing this during Word Work.   Below is a picture of the edition I made.   The original idea came from the blog ...

So I know that it's been a while since I posted. What can I say? Things have just started to slow down and get into routine.  I have ...

I created this chart and put it by the door of my classroom. When the students come in in the morning, they move their clip from "A...

I don't know about you, but I'm always trying to come up with an end of year gift that my kids will love and somehow will remind...

Not my original idea, but below is the link to the page on how to make these cute mason jar sewing kits! http://www.momtastic.com/diy/168...

When teaching my students how to read, I often say "Say it like a turtle" to stretch out sounds in a word.  When I want them to pu...