by Lisa Helfand | Jul 31, 2020 | For Classroom, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade K
Some kids dream of becoming an astronaut, a lion tamer, or a rodeo star. As a child, I never had outlandish aspirations. From as early as I can remember, I always dreamt of becoming a teacher. My dream came true in 1997 when I secured my first position as a fourth...
by Lisa Helfand | Jul 2, 2020 | For Classroom, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade K, Literacy
From an evolutionary perspective, teaching kids to read is a relatively new undertaking for the human brain. Our brains are not prewired for translating shapes into sounds and then stringing these shapes together to form words, sentences, and paragraphs. Learning to...
