Discover ways to get your students "turned on" to writing! Receive ideas for writing format books, individual small books and whole class big books that will reinforce and enhance your literacy instruction. You will leave this session with easy-to-implement strategies for strengthening your students’ writing skills.

Learn how to differentiate reading instruction through small, flexible guided reading groups and make it fun. In this session you will learn how to incorporate all the components of a guided reading lesson and how to implement guided reading with fluent as well as emergent and developing level readers. Linda knows how to make her sessions fun for teachers.

This is a make-and-take session where teachers will be making materials to use in their math lessons. In addition to the resource packet and math tools made in the workshop, teachers who attend will receive the book "100 Great Math Activities."

Research shows that students learn and retain more information when they are having fun. In this make and take session teachers will actively participate in math games and activities that include literature connections. Build a solid foundation in math.

Involve your students in meaningful phonics instruction that will lead to improved decoding. Learn nine guidelines for effective phonics instruction. Receive easy, playful activities you can use with your students.

You will leave this session with new ideas and lists of suggested materials to enrich your language arts program. Motivate students to read through the use of exciting poetry, chants and songs. Motivate reluctant readers with books that have been put to music.

Make reading, writing and math more fun with these colorful booklets that can be used in whole group, small group or with individual students. Many of the teacher made booklets can be made for holidays, seasons, special days, or for student birthdays.

Differentiate instruction using games that can be used in any subject area. There will be board games and blackboard games in this make and take session. Teachers in this session will receive a packet of materials to make the games.