School and the City

I've already written all about my spelling bins that my students use to independently practice their spelling words. My students love the spelling bins, but sometimes they prefer working with their classmates.  Spelling lists and spelling groups are hard enough to organize and implement without having to also keep up with specific games for every list or sort. These versatile activities are fun, engaging, and effective - and they can be used with ANY spelling list! Students practice all aspects of word study while working on these activities: spelling patterns, pattern generalization, and word meaning. The rules are simple, thus students can play independently once the game is taught. I have three options for you that I've been using in my own classroom for about 6 years (!!!) now: 1. Word Master This game is designed to be VERSATILE and EFFECTIVE. Word study or spelling groups are hard enough to organize without having to keep up with different game...

Are you looking for an engaging resource to make the instructional days before Thanksgiving meaningful, academic, yet super-engaging? Want a simple, no-prep resource that you can use ALL DAY long as you near a crazy holiday? Are you hoping to cater to varying learning styles and free up time for yourself to enrich or remediate as needed? Look no further! I am thrilled to introduce my newest product to you: Thanksgiving choice boards!  No need to dread those instructional  days before Thanksgiving  break... gobble up a super-engaging, easy day of fun!  ⁣ I’ve created two choice boards - math and literacy - to help you make teaching on on those long days before Thanksgiving simple yet meaningful. ⁣ ⁣ ✅  standards-based skills⁣ ✅  editable to fit your needs ⁣ ✅  low prep (just make copies!)⁣ ✅  cross-curricular connections ⁣ ✅  real world connections ⁣ ✅  high-interest topics and tasks⁣ ✅  review of previously-learned skill...