Create Your Balance with Literacy

Whether you’re a first-year teacher or a seasoned educator seeking fresh inspiration, the Writer’s Workshop Reboot is the perfect place to recharge your passion and refine your teaching craft. This episode goes into detail about what lesson #1 is all about and how to use it. Also included are tips for Behavior management, Rigor, and Relevance and how I keep my students engaged.  This lesson plan i...

Join me as I share all the details about my Writer's Workshop REBOOT starting on Dec. 30th-Jan. 3rd! I share all the resources, lesson plans, mentor texts, objectives, anchor charts, and differentiated notebooks that you will get with this Mini-Course! Registration is open this week and the first 5 teachers to register will receive a FREE PETER REYNOLDS mentor text of their choice: The North...

In this webinar from my Facebook Group , I share all the cross-curricular fun that I teach in December! Topics that I share are: Christmas Celebrations Around the World Jan Brett Author Study Gingerbread Day Polar Express Day Nutcracker Day Reindeer Day and much more!! Check out my webinar for FREE which has clickable links to all my resources mentioned in this episode! Connect with Me! Christmas...

In this episode, I will share my 6 favorite countries celebrating Christmas and how I teach them to my first graders!  1.) United States 2.) England 3.) Mexico 4.) Germany 5.) Russia 6.)The Netherlands With each country, we read mentor texts, we find that country on the map, we learn their Christmas traditions, what games they play, what food they eat, how they say “Merry Christmas” and how they c...

In this Facebook Live, I will share all about my Writer's Workshop REBOOT from Dec. 30-Jan.3 and what to expect. I will also share the lesson plans, the story companions, your incentives, and the special offers will receive in this REBOOT!  Get on my WAITLIST to save your seat! Registration will open back up on Dec. 22nd!  Watch my Facebook Live HERE on my YouTube Channel. Connect with Me! TP...

In this webinar,  I share all the topics and activities for November such as: Turkeys, Thanksgiving, Veteran's Day, Election Day, Tomie dePaola, and Scarecrows! Show Notes- with clickable links!  November BUNDLE Connect with Me! TPT Store YouTube Channel Facebook Group Instagram Pinterest Blog Cross-Curricular Connections Membership Support the show Thank you so much for listening! Let's...

In this episode- I share how I planned, promoted, and put on a back-to-school BootCamp. I give my tips and tricks on what worked and what didn't work.  If you're a teacher entrepreneur and are interested in putting on a Bootcamp, listen to this! Connect with Me! TPT Store YouTube Channel Facebook Group Instagram Pinterest Blog Cross-Curricular Connections Membership Support the show Than...

In this episode, I will share the 5 ways I include fun fall activities with my first graders using Reading, Writing, Math, Science, and Art! I share my favorite fall mentor texts, writing craftivities, math activities, and science investigations! Show Notes from My Blog  Resources from this episode: Cross-Curricular Fun for October: BUNDLE Connect with Me! TPT Store YouTube Channel Facebook Group...

Join me in my FREE WEBINAR from my Facebook Group all about Cross-Curricular Fun for October! I will share activities for Pumpkins, Halloween, Owls, Bats, Autumn, Force, Motion Energy, and much more! I will share my writing craftivities, anchor charts, math stations, science investigations, and how I organize my theme centers!  Resources from this episode: Cross-Curricular Fun for October: BUNDLE...

Join me in this episode as I share how I blend the Science of Reading and Guided Reading into my reading groups! Here's what I will share: How I group my students using their phonics and reading data, My reading group schedule for the week, What activities I do with each group, How am I not bothered when I'm with my reading group, Materials and Organization,  My sight word data trackers,...

If you LOVE teaching Writing using the "I Do, We Do and You Do", then check out this episode! Your students will be engaged in fun and purposeful activities for the first 10 days of writer's workshop! In this episode, I share the first 10 days of lesson plans including objectives, anchor charts, suggested mentor texts, the "I Do, We Do and You Do", and interactive notebook...

If you LOVE teaching Math using the "I Do, We Do and You Do", then check out this episode! Your students will be engaged in fun and purposeful activities for the first 10 days of math! In this episode, I share the first 10 days of lesson plans including objectives, anchor charts, suggested mentor texts, the "I Do, We Do and You Do", and interactive notebooks. Your students will...

Hey Teachers! Guess what??? I'm giving another round of my First Week of School BOOTCAMP called Empowering Connection from July 29-Aug. 4th! Check it out HERE !!!  This BOOTCAMP includes: * A One Time Payment of $35.00 *6 Hours of CPE Credit, *6 LIVE Trainings with Q&A at the End, *A Private Facebook Group where you can get connected and supported by other teachers, *Lifetime Access to my...

If you LOVE teaching Phonics using the "I Do, We Do and You Do", then check out this resource! Your students will be engaged in fun and purposeful activities for the first 10 days of phonics! In this episode, I share the first 10 days of lesson plans including objectives, anchor charts, suggested mentor texts, the "I Do, We Do and You Do", writing craftivities and differentiate...

If you LOVE teaching "All About Me & Creating Order" for your back-to-school social studies unit, then check out this resource! Your students will be engaged in fun and purposeful activities for the first 10 days of social studies! In this episode, I share the first 10 days of lesson plans including objectives, anchor charts, suggested mentor texts, the "I Do, We Do and You Do&q...

Come and see what all the fuss is about! Join my Facebook Live event where I will show you all about what to expect from my First Week of School BOOTCAMP called Empowering Connection. I will share all 6 trainings, what they will include, and what you can get out of this boot camp. At the end of this Facebook Live, I will share with you how to register for the BOOTCAMP that will start on June 24th....

Come and see what all the fuss is about! Join my Facebook Live event where I will show you all about what to expect from my First Week of School BOOTCAMP called Empowering Connection. I will share all 6 trainings, what they will include, and what you can get out of this boot camp. I will also be giving away one FREE TICKET to one lucky teacher who will show up LIVE to this event if you're com...

Have you ever wanted to teach poetry in your classroom on a weekly basis, but didn't know how to implement it? Listen to this episode where you will learn all of my tips and tricks to get poetry into your curriculum every week! Connect with Me! YT Video of How to Teach Focus Poetry TPT Store YouTube Channel Facebook Group Instagram Pinterest Blog BOOTCAMP WAITLIST Support the show Thank you s...

In this episode, I will walk you through the first 5 days of Reader's Workshop. I will share differentiated interactive notebooks, anchor charts, suggested mentor texts and objectives for each lesson. If you're interested in learning more, sign up for my BOOTCAMP on June 24th! Connect with Me! TPT Store YouTube Channel Facebook Group Instagram Pinterest Blog BOOTCAMP WAITLIST Support the...

Welcome to my FREE LIVE WEBINAR all about Cross-Curricular Fun for May! I will be sharing all the fun activities and topics for: Oceans and Sea Life, Rocks and Fossils, Mother's Day, Fairy Tales and  End of the Year! So glad you can join me! YouTube Video Connect with Me! TPT Store YouTube Channel Facebook Group Instagram Pinterest Blog BOOTCAMP WAITLIST Support the show Thank you so much for...

Do you LOVE having your students make Mother’s Day gifts, arts and crafts? Do you love incorporating special holidays and celebrations within your classroom? How about adding some Mother’s Day fun? I’m always looking for new ways to spice up my Mother’s Day celebrations so here are some of my ideas! Show Notes with Pictures Connect with Me! TPT Store YouTube Channel Facebook Group Instagram Pinter...

Do you love teaching about life cycles? I sure do! In this episode, I give a lot of different examples of research and writing with frogs, chickens, praying mantis, butterflies, bumble bees, and ladybugs.  Here is a great learning goal: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to identify and sequence the stages of a simple life cycle, demonstrate an understanding of basic vocabulary relat...

Welcome to my Webinar Series! In this webinar, I will share all of my Cross-Curricular topics for April! And, if you're commenting, you could win a FREE RESOURCE for your classroom! Eric Carle Author Study Easter Plants Insects Life Cycles Rainforests Earth Day Endangered Animals Connect with Me! TPT Store YouTube Channel Facebook Group Instagram Pinterest Blog Cross-Curricular Connections  M...

If you’ve never taught with Project-Based learning before, and have always wondered what it could be and how to teach it… then you’re in for a treat! I’m going to walk you through the steps and show you a Recycling PBL that I did with my first graders in April for Earth Day! I did this PBL during my science block in the afternoon for about 2 weeks. Show Notes PBL Resource Connect with Me! TPT Stor...

Have you wanted to start a Facebook Group but didn’t know how or where to start? Or, maybe you already have a Facebook Group, but it’s not thriving as well as you would like. Guess what? You’re in luck because Empowering Connection is all about the 7 Ways to Launch a Thriving Facebook Group that you can be proud of! It’s all about connection, inspiration, engagement, problem-solving, nurturing, sh...