by Creation Castle | Math, New Teacher
Math can be a challenging subject for many students, and as a teacher, it can be challenging to plan and implement a successful math block. However, with careful planning and preparation, you can create a positive and productive math block that engages your students...
by Creation Castle | Math, New Teacher
Daily spiral review is a highly effective method of reinforcing previously learned skills in students. When students practice skills repeatedly, they build automaticity and confidence in their abilities. Spiral review can be implemented in many ways, but one of the...
by Creation Castle | Language Arts, New Teacher
I’m not sure how long clip cards have been around, but I would imagine they have been here a while. And I don’t think they are going anywhere. They can be versatile and academic, but did you also know they can easily be self-checking? We’ll get to that in a minute...
by Creation Castle | Language Arts, New Teacher
When you walk into any average American kindergarten or first grade classroom, you’ll likely see about twenty to thirty students in the room. Each one of these students is not only unique in their appearance and personality, but their abilities and skill levels are...
by Creation Castle | Language Arts, New Teacher
Rhyming is an integral part of phonological awareness. It is also one of those skills that students just get… or will need to work hard to master. While rhyming isn’t a necessary skill to learn how to read (like segmenting and blending sounds), it does have many...
by Creation Castle | Language Arts, New Teacher
Stamping centers can be used for so many skills and they are fantastic as permanent centers. Permanent centers are less work for the teacher because you use the same materials and just switch out content. But even better, they grow with the students which makes things...
