Differentiation

  • Sight Words: My Easy Way to Assess in Minutes

    I haven’t posted anything from my world in special education in quite a while, so here it goes.  I am currently teaching fifth grade, general education, AND squeezing in a precious thirty minutes of special education instruction with my fourth and fifth-grade special education students.  It is by far my favorite time of day.  Despite […]

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  • FAQ: Bubble Pages: What do you need to know?

    Let’s start with the basics. What are Bubble Pages?   Bubble Pages are teacher-created, leveled pages that include tasks for students to complete independently over the course of the school week.  When I develop my Bubble Pages, I typically ask that my students complete fifteen tasks per week.  Meaning, I am asking them to complete […]

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  • Ten Simple & Easy Ways to Differentiate

    When planning lessons, I always ask myself, “Are all of my kids doing the same thing?”  If that answer is yes, then I am not differentiating appropriately.  It’s kinda of a nerdy passion of mine to maximize differentiation.  That being said, my room is not differentiated 100% of the time.  There are times when time […]

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  • Tricky Word Work Printables!

    Lately, I’ve been selling my Ultimate Tricky Word Work packs like crazy!  I’ve also been getting requests for MORE!  Well for my loyal word work fans, I’m here to share that I am working away at granting your wish.  🙂  This weekend, I laid out templates for printables to accompany all of my long vowel […]

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  • Managing Bubble Pages

    Last summer, I posted about my Bubble Pages and I have loved the feedback that I have received from many of you implementing these in your classrooms.  I wanted to share a quick post about a little system that I have implemented in my classroom this year that has saved me SOOOOO much time.  Like […]

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  • Independent Work Time: How I Differentiate Effectively

    So if you have followed my blog for long, you have heard about my use of what I call a “Bubble Page.”  With moving from the special education setting, where I used this in strictly reading, I had to find a way to use this in general education math.  As I worked my way through this, […]

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