Today we have an interview with Megan Randazzo about DAP, or developmentally appropriate practice. Megan is an Achievement Coach in Canyons School District. She has been in education for 11 years and has a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education and a Master's Degree in Special Education.
Read MoreToday Mom and I discuss the controversial and heated topic of homework. Mom talks about how she developed homework that is purposeful and strategic in helping parents as their child's first, and most important, teacher.
Read MoreIn this episode we have the chance to interview Mr. Greg from The Kindergarten Smorgasboard for some great tips on how to use flexible seating in your classroom!
Read MoreToday Mom and I discuss how she conducts her guided reading lessons at the beginning of the school year. To find out more about guided reading, visit our informational page. We also share Sara Ann's use of play in her classroom.
Read MoreToday we have an interview with Kristi Mraz to tell us how to make our classrooms more joyful, exciting, and playful!
Read MoreIn this episode, Mom discusses the method she uses for setting up fun and engaging learning centers (after trying every other method on Pinterest). Plus, we talk about how teaching should meet the needs of the whole child, no matter how you set up your day. You can see how her classroom has been set up for centers by watching the following video:
Read MorePalma discusses in depth her simple plan for making guided reading work in the classroom. She shares some great tips, ideas, and suggestions that are sure to help you plan a great guided reading block that will be fun and enriching for your classroom!
Read MoreToday we talk about the end of the year and Mom gives everyone her secret to walking out the door on the last day with everything ready and organized.
Read MoreIt's Parent Teacher Conference time for mom, so today we're going to talk about how she gets ready, how she gets through it, and what the most important things are to discuss. Also, we go on a tangent about food. Apparently, we were hungry.
Read MoreGuess what? Mom just got new students, and they need help with oral language. So that's what we're discussing today! How do we support language acquisition and why is it so important? Also, what happens when you teach a Minecraft obsessed student about the moon?
Read MoreToday we're going to talk about the kindergarten science center. Kindergarten children love science. It's a great way to engage them in the classroom through their natural curiosity about the world around them. We'll talk about some of the science centers we've done and what we set out for the kids to explore. What's your favorite way to engage your students with science?
Read MoreYoung children need to build stamina in order to work on complex tasks such as writing, reading, and mathematics. Today we discuss how to build stamina, as well as the fact that my kids clearly don't have it.
Read MoreToday I try to help T. solve an open ended math problem, which turns out to be super frustrating for him, and Mom and I talk about more math concepts like: rigor, magnitude, number relationships, and part/whole relationships.
Read MoreToday Mom makes me do the talking as we discuss the very earliest concepts in mathematics that children need to develop in order to be successful in counting, logic, and number sense. We will discuss rote counting, one-to-one correspondence, conservation of number, cardinality, and hierarchal inclusion.
Read MoreNursery rhymes are a very important tool for teaching the pre-reading skill of rhyming. Mom and I discuss how parents can use nursery rhymes, as well as the steps teachers can use to provide remediation for students who are having trouble rhyming.
Read MoreToday we try out Podcasting. Join us as we discuss phonological awareness: it's history and it's components, and how an understanding of phonological awareness can help us teach reading more effectively and systematically. Also, Kathy speaks way too much pig latin.
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