Teaching Tips Archives - Books and Giggles Mon, 10 Nov 2025 18:52:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://booksandgiggles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cropped-BG-favicon-23-3-32x32.png Teaching Tips Archives - Books and Giggles 32 32 18 Teacher Holiday Prep Ideas You Can Do Now to Make the Holidays Easier https://booksandgiggles.com/teacher-holiday-prep-ideas/ https://booksandgiggles.com/teacher-holiday-prep-ideas/#respond Mon, 10 Nov 2025 18:52:50 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=10719 December is always jam-packed, especially for teachers. From attending special events, wrangling gifts, to decorating at school and at home… there’s always something to throw us off our normal routines! Of course, I love it all, but it can also be so overwhelming! Add in the kids’ pre-Santa excitement, and you know you’re going to...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/teacher-holiday-prep-ideas/feed/ 0 10 Easy Things for Teachers To Do in the Summer to Get Ready for Back-to-School https://booksandgiggles.com/things-for-teachers-to-do-in-the-summer/ https://booksandgiggles.com/things-for-teachers-to-do-in-the-summer/#respond Fri, 20 Jun 2025 17:02:39 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=10587 Inside: a list of low-effort, high-payoff things for teachers to do in the summer and a free printable bucket list that goes with the list. Summer is finally here, and you’re ready for a well-deserved break. At the same time, it’s hard not to think about starting fresh again in the fall. Personally, I always...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/things-for-teachers-to-do-in-the-summer/feed/ 0 How to Teach Preschoolers to Write Their Name https://booksandgiggles.com/how-to-teach-preschoolers-to-write-their-name/ https://booksandgiggles.com/how-to-teach-preschoolers-to-write-their-name/#respond Tue, 11 Jul 2023 20:06:01 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=9070 Inside: we step you through how to teach preschoolers to write their name, with an emphasis on making it fun and engaging while also developing early literacy skills. Teaching preschoolers to read and write their names is a smart way to get them interested in the alphabet. Kids love anything to do with their very...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/how-to-teach-preschoolers-to-write-their-name/feed/ 0 Social Emotional Activities for Preschoolers https://booksandgiggles.com/social-emotional-activities-for-preschoolers/ https://booksandgiggles.com/social-emotional-activities-for-preschoolers/#respond Thu, 04 Feb 2021 02:26:35 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=5680 Inside: These social-emotional activities for preschoolers can be used all in one lesson or pulled into your own SEL lesson. Today’s post comes from guest writer Audra Jensen. Audra is a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst, Special Education teacher, and published author on the subject of autism. She has an adult son with autism and has dedicated...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/social-emotional-activities-for-preschoolers/feed/ 0 When to Teach Sight Words, and When Not to… https://booksandgiggles.com/when-to-teach-sight-words-and-when-not-to/ https://booksandgiggles.com/when-to-teach-sight-words-and-when-not-to/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2020 02:08:51 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=4975 Inside: This post helps parents and caregivers understand when it’s best to teach sight words. We also review which early literacy skills children should master before jumping into sight words. We spent a lot of time working on sight words when my own children were small. Yes, we played games and made the experience playful....

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/when-to-teach-sight-words-and-when-not-to/feed/ 2 10 Ways to Teach Social Emotional Learning Virtually https://booksandgiggles.com/teach-social-emotional-learning-virtually/ https://booksandgiggles.com/teach-social-emotional-learning-virtually/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2020 21:47:55 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=4846 These ideas for teaching social emotional learning virtually can help you reach your students during remote learning. I’ve geared this post to preschool and kindergarten, but elementary teachers may also find some useful SEL resources too. Last spring I sent out a little survey to my newsletter subscribers asking about how things were going with...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/teach-social-emotional-learning-virtually/feed/ 2 12 Ways to Teach Sight Words Virtually…and Rock Your Online Teaching! https://booksandgiggles.com/teach-sight-words-virtually/ https://booksandgiggles.com/teach-sight-words-virtually/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2020 00:25:58 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=4738 Inside: If you’re going to teach sight words virtually this year, these fun ideas will help you get started. We’re starting the school year online this year, and a huge percentage of parents here have chosen to have our kids do school 100% virtually for the first couple months.  That’s what my family is doing....

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/teach-sight-words-virtually/feed/ 2 Sight Words vs. Phonics: What Parents Need to Know https://booksandgiggles.com/sight-words-vs-phonics/ https://booksandgiggles.com/sight-words-vs-phonics/#respond Tue, 21 Apr 2020 22:09:28 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=4274 Inside: Sight Words vs Phonics – which should kids focus on as they learn to read? This post will help parents and caregivers navigate helping their children learn to read. What ‘Sight Words’ Means   A sight word is a word that doesn’t follow normal spelling patterns. These are words like come, who, or said....

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/sight-words-vs-phonics/feed/ 0 How to Promote Inclusiveness at School https://booksandgiggles.com/how-to-promote-inclusiveness-at-school/ https://booksandgiggles.com/how-to-promote-inclusiveness-at-school/#respond Mon, 30 Dec 2019 04:50:14 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=4087 Inside: Every student should feel included at school. However, inclusion goes beyond the classroom, and it really begins with the teacher’s influence. This article will discuss an overview of how to promote inclusiveness at school. It’s mid-year re-boot time, and one thing you might like to think about is making sure that your classroom and...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/how-to-promote-inclusiveness-at-school/feed/ 0 Back to School Bulletin Boards: 10 New Ideas for Preschool to Elementary https://booksandgiggles.com/back-to-school-bulletin-boards/ https://booksandgiggles.com/back-to-school-bulletin-boards/#comments Thu, 27 Jun 2019 03:45:10 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=3553 Inside: 10 Back to School bulletin boards based on picture books, perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and primary grades. If you’re reading this in the middle of getting your classroom ready, and meet-the-teacher is two days away, and you’re already SO stressed out — stop and take a deep breath. I’ve got 10 different back to...

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