Practicing multisyllabic words can feel dry if the kids aren’t engaged. And when it feels boring, they usually won’t put in their best effort. With simple, engaging activities, you can give students plenty of multisyllabic…
If you’ve ever listened to a student read aloud and try to decode a multisyllabic word, you recognize the pause, the sigh, and then either a wild guess or a skip. It’s not that they…
Have you ever listened to your students read and noticed them stumble, pause, or skip over longer words? Multisyllabic words can feel intimidating. Even for otherwise confident readers. That’s why it’s so important to give…
Teaching word parts like prefixes and suffixes doesn’t have to take a ton of time. And it definitely doesn’t have to mean adding another program or complicated routine to your day. There are simple, low-prep…
I cannot stand when I hear of teachers being forced to use a curriculum from front to back, as is. Because if you’re like me, you’ve used curriculum that feels rigid or overwhelming, or just…
Do you feel like pulling your hair out when doing whole group math and literacy activities? It’s time to implement some classroom management strategies that will make your math activities and games engaging and fun.…
There are so many ways to use interactive classroom anchor charts in the classroom. If you have devices, I’m going to share 7 ways to use them for various teaching scenarios. Substitute Teacher If you…
Today, we're diving into the world of gamification in the classroom, specifically focusing on how to gamify the study of decoding multisyllabic words. Infusing playful elements into your multisyllabic word study makes what could be…
Today I’m going to talk about syllabication rules because I sometimes get asked about it by teachers that use my multisyllabic word resources. Breaking apart multisyllabic words is an important skill for kids to have…
Context clues instruction is something that should be taught all year. Kids need lots of practice not only identifying the different types of context clues but knowing how to figure out word meanings within a…