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Teachers, It's Time to Upgrade to a Digital Teacher Planner
Teachers, It's Time to Upgrade to a Digital Teacher PlannerInstead of tracking all of your curriculum outcomes (or standards), plans, and to-dos on sticky notes and heavy paper planners, it's time to switch to a digital teacher planner once and for all.Read more →
Teaching
Classroom
The Best Quick Phonics Screener for Your Primary Students
The Best Quick Phonics Screener for Your Primary StudentsNeed some data on your students' phonics skills? Try these quick phonics screener options to help you know exactly which skills your students have and where they need to go next.Read more →
Teaching
Phonics
Literacy
The Best Classroom Management Picture Books for First Year Teachers (+ Experienced Teachers too!)
The Best Classroom Management Picture Books for First Year Teachers (+ Experienced Teachers too!)Quality picture books are a staple classroom resource for any classroom teacher.Read more →
Teaching
Behaviour
Classroom Management
Reading
Literacy
Teaching high frequency words in Kindergarten
Teaching high frequency words in KindergartenHigh-frequency words have often been referred to as ‘sight’ words, and previously these words were taught by encouraging children to simply learn them by sight. Read more →
Teaching
Phonics
Literacy
How to transform your classroom with a visual timetable - teachers will love this simple daily schedule template!
How to transform your classroom with a visual timetable - teachers will love this simple daily schedule template!Why should you be using a visual timetable in your classroom, and how do you use one? Plus, keep reading to find out how The Hive's editable daily schedule template will benefit your students and save you SO much time!Read more →
Teaching
Decorative Displays
Classroom
Classroom Management
System & Routines
How to Help Your Child With Letter Reversals: The Why and the How
How to Help Your Child With Letter Reversals: The Why and the HowTeaching children correct letter formation is important, but how can teachers and parents support students who reverse their letters? Read more →
Teaching
Handwriting
Phonics
Writing
Literacy
Phonics & Beeyond FREE Handbook: Comprehensive Guide to Evidence-Based Literacy Education Practices
Phonics & Beeyond FREE Handbook: Comprehensive Guide to Evidence-Based Literacy Education PracticesIf you're a teacher looking for the best, most up-to-date evidence-based practices to help your students learn to read and spell, look no further! The Phonics & Beeyond FREE Handbook is packed with information and resources that will support you in your classroom.Read more →
Teaching
Phonics
Literacy
How To Orthographically Map Tricky High-Frequency Words - with and without High-Frequency Words Worksheets
How To Orthographically Map Tricky High-Frequency Words - with and without High-Frequency Words WorksheetsScience of reading research shows that children learn to read through orthographic mapping, where the brain links sounds to letters in a word. This process turns unfamiliar words into sight words, allowing for instant recognition.Read more →
Teaching
Literacy
Phonics
Best Toys for Fine Motor Skills
Best Toys for Fine Motor SkillsIn the early years of school, students are developing their fine motor skills as well as learning how to read and write. Many play-based learning activities and educational toys can not only target a child's fine motor skills, but they can also be a great way to consolidate educational skills too.Read more →
Teaching
Fine Motor
Literacy
Phonics
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Science of Reading Book Recommendations
Science of Reading Book RecommendationsThe following Science of Reading and Synthetic Phonics books have been a fantastic tool for me as I’ve expanded my phonics knowledge.Read more →
Teaching
Literacy
Phonics
Reading
7 Phoneme Segmentation Activities & Tools for Kindergarten
7 Phoneme Segmentation Activities & Tools for KindergartenMake reading exciting for your students with these fun phoneme segmentation activities for kindergarten! They are a fun way to support these essential literacy skills so you can set your students up for reading success.Read more →
Teaching
Literacy
Phonics
Best Printable Alphabet Matching Worksheets & Activities
Best Printable Alphabet Matching Worksheets & ActivitiesHelp your students learn their letters with these alphabet matching worksheets! In this post, I'll share a variety of tools and activities to make this easier and more fun than ever before.Read more →
Teaching
Literacy
Phonics