Have you ever noticed how many words have a th, ch, sh, or wh? Children need to know what happens to these letter sounds when they stand side by side.

Try this fun party game that is really just a cleverly disguised math activity.

This lesson will help readers and writers understand and clarify which character is speaking. 

What does a classroom really look like when all of the components of Prepared Classroom are up and running?

Trish Prentice meets with one of her kindergarten students in this conference.

Here is a simple way to raise engagement and quickly assess the status of the class during group instruction.

This simple conversation after a read-aloud will help anchor strategy instruction.

Regardless of the grade we teach, we always have students who need to work on fluency. This lesson is simple and effective whether done whole group, small group, or during a one-on-one conference.

Watch and learn how to play this strategy game that is great for kindergarten students to master!

Ruby had a cold. Ruby doesn't feel like reading. Ruby doesn't feel like conferring. What's a teacher to do?

This math activity provides practice subtracting multiples of 10 from multiples of 10.

This activity provides practice in counting money by identifying coins and adding the total amount.

This math activity provides practice in understanding and writing fractions.

This lesson will help everyone learn to handle books with respect, and know what to do if they find a damaged book. 

Are you having a hard time finding books that are written at a lower level, but of high interest. Here are some favorites.

Watch how to play the math game, Plus of Minus, which is a great game for beginning numbers sense, addition, and substraction skills.

This math activity provides practice in telling time and writing time in hours and half hours using analog and digital clocks.