It can be tempting to consider a K-5 or K-12 science program for your school–a single purchase would cover the science curriculum for many grade levels, or even your entire student body. The problem with applying a single program to
Favorite Reads for the First Day of School for K-2
It’s important to start off the new school year on the right foot. So much of first day of school lesson plans focus on classroom rules and procedures. Read-alouds are an engaging way to address your expectations for the year,
How to Build a Classroom Library
The most important back-to-school teacher supply was not featured in our Top 20 Teacher School Supply list: Books! Books are a staple in every classroom, but brand new books are worth a hefty buck. Often schools don’t supply teachers with
Hooray for ILA
This weekend, the VocabularySpellingCity team traveled to sunny Central Florida. Instead of twirling in tilted teacups in our matching mouse ears, we got back-to-school-ready at the International Literacy Association (ILA) Conference! Every year, educators, reading coaches, and literary enthusiasts from
Top 20 Teacher School Supplies
With the back to school season quickly approaching, it’s time to stock up on school supplies. Parents and students will be piling their shopping carts with suggested items from the supply list, but what should teachers purchase? The following list
Bulletin Board on a Budget
Back to School means putting together a back to school bulletin board! Designing a welcome-back board can be a fun task, but might become costly once you realize you have three or four boards or doors to decorate. Before splurging on
Coding Careers in Action: Kids tried professional life, and I felt like a kid again.
We were excited to welcome Somerset Academy Davie students into our offices on Dec. 7 for our first day of Coding Careers in Action. In conjunction with the Hour of Code movement, our teams at Science4Us and VocabularySpellingCity invited local
Cursive Instruction is Disappearing. Is There a Compelling Case to Save It?
This is a tough one to answer. While an overwhelming amount of evidence shows the benefits of writing by hand, few studies differentiate between print and cursive, and even fewer come to definite conclusions about which should be taught. But we
Making new friends at ARA Literacy Conference: ‘A great event’ from the start
VocabularySpellingCity literacy experts Barbara Kruger and Laura Kupres found the Nov. 17-18 Arkansas Reading Association Literacy Conference rewarding before they arrived: On the shuttle from the Little Rock airport, they met the conference keynote speaker, Valerie Ellery, who comes from
‘I think that you have a splendid website!’
Some first graders and fourth graders were asked to write a few words on what they think about VocabularySpellingCity. It turns out we have some pretty enthusiastic fans in the early education demographic. Fourth grader Madylin says, “It is my