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Story Writing Part 1

Savvy Teaching Tips Podcast - November 15, 2022 12:00 - 5 minutes
Today I go over the method I use for introducing story writing to kids in later First Grade and early Second or Third Grade.  I will model the outline and then write a short story. Here are the highlights: 0:18  Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then 0:42  Somebody 1:28 Wanted 1:40 But 1:50 So 2:14 Th...

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Number Sense Games

Savvy Teaching Tips Podcast - November 13, 2022 14:00 - 9 minutes
Today show you some fun dice and card games for teaching number sense.  Here are the highlights: 0:18  Number Sense Games 0:32  Dice Games 0:48  Roll and Match K and 1 1:53  Extensions 2:17  Dotzee 4:04  Card Games 4:49 Ordering number cards 6:00  Extensions 7:00  Go Fish 8:12  Extensions Joi...

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WRITING - How to retell a story.

Savvy Teaching Tips Podcast - November 11, 2022 21:00 - 6 minutes
Today I explain the technique I use to get children to write a summary of a story they've read in their Journal.  It's a step-by-step procedure that is easy for most first graders to follow.  I find it's also great for ELL third graders. Here are the highlights: 0:22  Beginning of story 1:15  M...

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How to Explain Number Sense to Parents

Savvy Teaching Tips Podcast - October 19, 2022 08:00 - 11 minutes
Today I explain how you can tell parents about Number Sense and ways you can teach it to your own class.  Number sense is very important to learn and in this video I explain why. Here are the highlights: 0:22  Explaining to parents. 038  Basically Number Sense is... 1:05  Number bonds 1:42  Fac...

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Journal Writing - how to introduce it to your class

Savvy Teaching Tips Podcast - October 18, 2022 08:00 - 9 minutes
Today I'm explaining how I introduce Journal writing expectations for 2nd and 3rd grade.  I use a step-by-step format to guide the kids to write a complete page that makes sense. Here are the highlights: 0:42  Brainstorm what we need in a journal entry - who, what, when, where, how 1:33  Brains...

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Fun Games to Teach Probability

Savvy Teaching Tips Podcast - October 17, 2022 20:00 - 6 minutes
Today I'm sharing 3 different games for teaching probability.  Probability is a difficult concept for young children, but they all understand when something is fair. Here are the highlights: 0:48   Game One - Heads or Tails 2:14  Game Two - Same or Different 3:55  Game Three - Catch a Point 5:0...

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What to do when students don't know what to write about in their Journals

Savvy Teaching Tips Podcast - October 01, 2022 19:00 - 6 minutes
Here's what I do when I have students tell me that they don't know what to write about in their Journal. Here are the highlights: 0:15  Find something in their desk 1:00  Start describing orally 1:55  Start writing 2:36  Good writers re-read what they write 3:31  Puzzle Eraser Description 4:00 ...

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How I Introduce Patterning in Primary Classrooms

Savvy Teaching Tips Podcast - September 25, 2022 21:00 - 10 minutes
Today I go over my introductory lesson on Patterning.  I show adaptations for students in Kindergarten to Third Grade.  Here are the highlights: 0:19  Using Math Junk 1:00  Introduce concepts 2;32 Sharing their pattern with the class 4:30  My unit on patterning 6:05  Repeating patterns 6:23  G...

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Introducing Journals in the K to 3rd Classroom

Savvy Teaching Tips Podcast - September 14, 2022 18:00 - 14 minutes
Today I will show you step-by-step how I introduce Journal writing to 5 to 8 year olds.  This is what I do every September with Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade and even Third Grade students. Here are the highlights: 0:15  Introducing the Journals 1:01  Temporary Journals 1:45  Kindergar...

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Using Math Junk In The Classroom

Savvy Teaching Tips Podcast - September 08, 2022 02:00 - 11 minutes
Today I am discussing Math Junk.  Some people call them Junk Collections.  I give a step-by-step account of how I introduce these to my class and then discuss all the fantastic ways you can use Math Junk in your classroom.  Plus I tell you all about how you can start your own Math Junk collectio...

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Phonemic Awareness Game

Savvy Teaching Tips Podcast - August 31, 2022 13:00 - 4 minutes
Today I show you a quick and easy phonemic awareness game.  It's fun and all you need is a whiteboard, marker and eraser. Here are the highlights: 0:23 Phonemic Awareness Game 1:28 Extensions to the Game 2:41 Older Children and the Game Join my FB group: If you happen to use any of these ide...

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Setting Up Your First Classroom

Savvy Teaching Tips Podcast - August 23, 2022 11:00 - 8 minutes
Today I go over what you need to think about when setting up your first classroom at the start of the school year. This is perfect for first and second grade teachers. Here's a breakdown of the highlights. 0:45 Teacher Desk Area 1:27 Sink/ Art Area 1:37 Coat Hooks 1:45 Carpet Area 2:34 Calendar...

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Phoneme Mapping

Savvy Teaching Tips Podcast - August 16, 2022 08:00 - 7 minutes
If you are interested in learning about Science of Reading you will like this video.  Today I go through the process of teaching phoneme mapping to 5 to 7 year olds.  It's great for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. I explain why I like to teach it near the beginning of the school yea...

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Teaching Graphing to Young Students

Savvy Teaching Tips Podcast - August 09, 2022 08:00 - 8 minutes
Today I describe how I introduce and teach graphing for kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and third grade. I explain why I like to teach it near the beginning of the school year. Join my FB group: https://www.facebook.com/savvyteachin... If you happen to use any of these ideas at home ...

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Classroom Management Tips

Savvy Teaching Tips Podcast - August 04, 2022 22:00 - 31 minutes
Here's a compilation of 12 Classroom Management Tips for new teachers.  Use these tips to manage difficult children from Kindergarten to 3rd Grade (Grade 3).  I give clear, concise tips on all the little things needed to create a calm and respectful classroom.  Here's a breakdown of where to fin...

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My Thoughts on Back to School

Savvy Teaching Tips Podcast - August 31, 2021 10:00 - 12 minutes
The free masterclass link is linked here or type in slfarrell.clixli.com/webinar-sign-up-3-secrets-to-gr-success my thoughts on going back to school During this podcast I discuss my feelings and thoughts about the Back to School "season".  Including:  the joy, the anticipation, and the comfor...

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Some thoughts about Guided Reading

Savvy Teaching Tips Podcast - August 24, 2021 12:00 - 8 minutes
The free masterclass link is linked here or type in slfarrell.clixli.com/webinar-sign-up-3-secrets-to-gr-success Does the thought of running small reading groups just fill you with overwhelm? I know it used to for me.  Here are some tips and thoughts for you.   Make sure you have an establish...

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How I do the first day of school

Savvy Teaching Tips Podcast - August 17, 2021 08:00 - 19 minutes
The free masterclass link is linked here or type in slfarrell.clixli.com/webinar-sign-up-3-secrets-to-gr-success Today I wanted to talk about the very first day of school. I'm going to give you an example plan of how I would do it. This is something that I've kind of tweaked over the years so i...

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Listening to Reading - essential for improving language skills

Savvy Teaching Tips Podcast - August 10, 2021 08:00 - 12 minutes
The free masterclass link is linked here or type in slfarrell.clixli.com/webinar-sign-up-3-secrets-to-gr-success In this weeks episode I talk about my take on the value of Listening to Reading and why it's so important in Elementary School.

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Read to Self - Silent Reading in the primary classroom

Savvy Teaching Tips Podcast - August 03, 2021 08:00 - 9 minutes
The free masterclass link is linked here or type in slfarrell.clixli.com/webinar-sign-up-3-secrets-to-gr-success In this episode I go over how I introduce and build Silent Reading time in my classroom.  I like to call it Read To Self as they are reading by themselves during this time.  I believ...

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Partner Reading - reading with peers as a strategy

Savvy Teaching Tips Podcast - July 27, 2021 08:00 - 11 minutes
The free masterclass link is linked here or type in slfarrell.clixli.com/webinar-sign-up-3-secrets-to-gr-success Let's talk about reading with peers.  Letting children not only choose what they read, but WHO they read it with can be very powerful.  It's highly motivating and children love havin...

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Sandra's Stories

Savvy Teaching Tips Podcast - July 22, 2021 12:00 - 8 minutes
The free masterclass link is linked here or type in slfarrell.clixli.com/webinar-sign-up-3-secrets-to-gr-success In this episode I tell an inspiring true story from my own teaching experience. check out more on my blog savvyteachingtips.com

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Oral Reading - how to teach it

Savvy Teaching Tips Podcast - July 19, 2021 11:00 - 7 minutes
The free masterclass link is linked here or type in slfarrell.clixli.com/webinar-sign-up-3-secrets-to-gr-success Today's episode covers Oral Reading.  Oral Reading is an important part of a comprehensive Literacy program.  In this episode I discuss: What is Oral Reading? Why is Oral Reading i...

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Reading Instruction - Direct Instruction Tips

Savvy Teaching Tips Podcast - July 15, 2021 08:00 - 16 minutes
The free masterclass link is linked here or type in slfarrell.clixli.com/webinar-sign-up-3-secrets-to-gr-success In this episode we go over the essentials for direct reading instruction.   These include: Decoding Vocabulary Building Working Memory Fluency Identifying Sentence Structure Bu...

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Guided Reading - a quick overview

Savvy Teaching Tips Podcast - July 12, 2021 05:00 - 9 minutes
The free masterclass link is linked here or type in slfarrell.clixli.com/webinar-sign-up-3-secrets-to-gr-success I've just started a podcast. I have so many tips and tricks to share with you. This episode is all about my thoughts about guided reading.

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