My students this year are absolutely LOVING non-fiction texts! It took them a while to become interested in them, but every since I started making these interactive e-books, they can’t get enough! They have to play close attention to the text in order to be able to answer the questions, and they love to hear […]
Archives for January 2014
How to Make a Photo Mosaic
I have to admit I am obsessed with these photo mosaics. I’ve given them as gifts for bridal showers, birthdays, and Christmas! I also made one with all of the pictures from my wedding and had it printed on canvas and it’s hanging up in my living room looking absolutely fantastic! Do you want to […]
Change the Colors/Features of items on Different Slides in PowerPoint!
This is the PowerPoint trick that you never knew you needed! We’ve all been there. You finish making a document (or want to re-design an older document), then you change your mind about what font or color scheme you want to use. It’s such a pain to switch each item individually… but no worries, it’s […]
How to Track Your Students’ Data Digitally
As teachers, we spend so much time on assessing our students so we can provide data-driven instruction for them. How nice would it be to keep track of everything easier? I came across the website ESGI (Educational Software for Guiding Instruction) and I am loving it! It has so many pre-made assessments, such as alphabet […]
Martin Luther King Jr. Interactive E-Book for the Smartboard
My students are just loving the interactive e-books that I’ve been making lately! The interactive elements and comprehension questions really help to keep them engaged with the non-fiction text. And of course, they love reading the books on the smartboard – the large pictures are so much easier to see! The book has great information […]
New Year’s Day Interactive E-Book
Common Core is all about non-fiction texts… which is absolutely awesome IF you can find a high quality non-fiction text that is appropriate for your grade level. Sometimes, this is easy, but other times this is a major pain… especially when you teach Kindergarten. Most books are incredibly advanced, while others are way too simple. […]