Miss Amanda

Hate has no home in my classroom, or on my ballot. #ElectionDay #KamalaHarris #WeAreNotGoingBack

public library pollworkers 🤝 "do you want a sticker?"

pole = 💈 poll = 🗳️

and you used to have to wear a jacket over your halloween costume because it used to be cold in october

Happy Halloween from your local book lady. I hope to see my students trick or treating at my giant candy web after school! #LittleReadersBigThinkers #boooooks #booklover #ilovemyjob #ilovemystudents

Vowels & consonants can be abstract ideas. How can you make it a more concrete? By making it MULTISENSORY! Vowels OPEN your mouth & consonants CLOSE it. Ghost puppets—one with an OPEN mouth and another with a CLOSED mouth —make our letter sound study even more memorable.

Are monsters real? Are there other creatures out there? Find out in these fun, factual books for your fearless readers!

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The is what Halloween decor looks like when you’re a reading teacher. #StackOfTheDay #booklover #raisingareader #bookstacks #readingshouldbefun #LittleReadersBigThinkers

A quick reminder to everyone before Halloween: if someone shows up to your house in costume, it doesn't matter how old you think they are, give them candy. Our planet needs more joy, and we need to give kids smiles and sugar for participating in our silly traditions.

The true test of sound knowledge? Ask your little reader to decode ALIEN words! #raisingareader #phonics #phonicstip #earlyreadingskills #learningtoread #decoding #alienwords #cvcwords #scienceofreading #readingtutor #ReadingSpecialist #LittleReadersBigThinkers

Spiders + Darts + Handwriting Strips = Engaged Students #literacyplay #halloweenfun #phonics #phonicsgames #handwriting #handwritinghouse #handwritingpractice #learningshouldbefun #LittleReadersBigThinkers

Halloween season is the perfect time to put your child’s creativity to use! Pick a spooky character & work together to make up a story—funny, scary, silly, etc—about it. The key is to use vivid descriptions to make the story come ALIVE—all while building their vocabulary!

White I don’t have a magic wand to make reading anxiety completely disappear…this tip ALWAYS helps! #ReadingSpecialist #literacycoach #raisingareader #readingconfidence #progressnotperfection #overcomingperfectionism

PINCER GRASP PUMPKIN Did you know that peeling stickers can improve your child’s ability to write and draw? It’s true! Peeling stickers/tape requires precise finger movements that strengthen hand and finger muscles and help your child build writing stamina.

Identifying onset and rime in a word is SO IMPORTANT for your little reader’s phonemic awareness foundation. By breaking a one syllable word into its onset and rime, kids can grasp the concept that words can be broken up into smaller sounds. Tap and read the parts!

Books have a way of always making me feel better. Whether it’s reading them, buying them, or even just looking around a bookstore, they are always just what I need.

You know what’s scary? Statements like these from parents & teachers that can turn your child away from the joy & power of reading. #LittleReadersBigThinkers #readingtutor #literacycoach

Millennials grew up loving books because the culture made an effort to make books seem cool. Celebrities read books. The baddies in films quoted Shakespeare. Every Sunday night there was a new miniseries of Jules Verne or Lewis Carroll. Bring back reading culture.

Welcome to my world of hands-on, research based LITERACY FUN. I’m so glad you’re here! Any topics you need help with? Leave them below! #learningshouldbefun #learntoreadwithme #ReadingSpecialist #readingtutor #LittleReadersBigThinkers #literacycoach #literacyplay