Another school year is here! As we prepare for the new school year, we understand that there could be a mix of optimism and anxiety for children and parents alike.
There are so many items on our to-do lists: shopping for clothing, shoes, backpacks, lunch bags, and school supplies.
There are specific strategies we can employ when we teach that will help create a rich and supportive environment for the right-brained learners in our classrooms. The strategies are not difficult to execute but for the children who benefit from them, they can be game changers.
Right-brained children learn differently from left-brained children. The more we understand how right-brained children learn, the easier it will be to create lessons that reach both left-and right-brained learners. This blog post will provide tips for creating a right-brained lesson and will give you an example of left-brained content made right-brained friendly. The lesson is free to download and use!
Children who have trouble learning phonics also struggle with reading. With time at a premium, I decided to meet the challenge of struggling readers by dedicating 30 minutes every day for teaching phonics. Here is how you can teach phonics to your whole class in 30 minutes a day and reach those who are lagging behind.
This experience with the SnapWords® card is a complete teaching experience with a visual that requires no memorization, a body motion that reflects the word, and then a sentence that draws attention to the meaning of the word.
