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teaching letter sounds can be tricky, and takes a lot of daily practice. i try to use as many different approaches as possible so that i am addressing the many different learning styles in my clas*room. i use songs, videos, books, small group intervention, and letter sounds: videos below are some videos that my students enjoy. this post is all about teaching reading, and it also contains a free alphabet printing activity for you to do*nload! you may have seen my recent post about my huge teaching dilemma last year: a new teaching partner who had no experience with teaching primary math!  how could i make sure that my new partner stayed on track without spending hours talking about math lessons, planning, i had a big teaching dilemma last year. my teaching partner was new to first grade and didn’t know anything about teaching math at this level. i needed to keep my math lessons organized through the school year, and i was worried our math lessons would fall behind or not be as effective when i wasn’t there. so the question was…. how could i make sure that my new partner welcome to the social skills ideas bank! the social skills idea bank is a series of related posts, each dedicated to sharing strategies for teaching a particular social skill. as teachers, our strength lies in sharing our ideas, experiences and strategies! this is a growing list, and you are invited to contribute in the comments section. we hope you will, because there’s nothing like a good idea shared between teachers to make our jobs easier. in this post you will find lots of simple ways to encourage students how do you celebrate thanksgiving in your clas*room? do you celebrate “friendsgiving” too? what exactly is “friendsgiving”? have you heard of “friendsgiving”? i was hearing this phrase everywhere and wondered what it was all about. was i missing some new trend? nope. turns out, it’s just like thanksgiving, only you’re with your friends! this is perfect for a group of friends who can’t afford to fly home