How to Be a Resource Specialist

   I spent the last few months updating the manual. I have lots of experience, but I want to make sure that How to Be a Resource Specialist is current and useful! I have added information on collaborating, IEP meetings, data, and have added new classroom activities. This manual is designed for you to read through, highlight, and pull no-prep activities immediately! I have been purposeful in discussing areas in which the new resource specialist can use advice and answers. 
   Special Education has been an interesting and rewarding career. I often say I have had the best job in town! But it can be sooooo stressful for newer teachers(and even veteran teachers), and How to Be a Resource Specialist may help with answering some questions, planning IEP meetings, and helping all students access school and learning!

No Prep Reading Units for the New Year!

Teachers are busy people! We have other lives besides our classrooms, believe it or not. The winter holiday season can be hectic to say the least, and who wants to spend this last weekend planning and prepping for January? Not me!
These 5 great books are guaranteed to hook all kids, whether used as a Read Aloud, Literature Circle, or Independent reading selection. They are all great literature, and you really can't go wrong with any of them. The units contain teaching suggestions, guided reading prompts, and each has an interactive notebook component where students can summarize each chapter, with just the right level of support.
I wrote the Little House in the Big Woods unit four years ago, and I was relieved and excited to know that I could print copies before Winter Break, and we would be ready to roll when January 8, 2018 arrives! Boys and girls alike enjoy this book. There is enough history and action for any modern-day iPad using child! Pa makes bullets for his shotgun, and there is always the story of "Pa and the Bear in the Way!"
Here are the Interactive Notebook units that I have written, which I guarantee will promote a high-quality reading experience for your students!

Little House in the Big Woods

My Father's Dragon

By the Great Horn Spoon

Stone Fox

The BFG

Of course, if you would like to save money as well as time, purchase the bundle and get all five!

Literature Bundle

Happy New Year!