Welcome to Building Blocks for Pre-K–5
Enjoy weekly content rich with expert insights, teaching tips, and effective strategies curated to inform and empower educators
Blogs
Literacy
Why is it that foundational skills are transferring to students' reading abilities, but not transferring nearly as much to their writing abilities?
7 mins
Literacy
Storytelling, packed with exciting tales, captivating characters, and powerful emotions, is an excellent method for enhancing children's speaking and comprehension skills.
6 mins
Announcements, Teaching Tips
Teachers do so much more than just teach. They engage young minds, opening a new world of learning to students.
4 mins
Handwriting
This blog explores the still-relevant value of cursive writing, encouraging a revival of this elegant form of expression.
6 mins
Literacy, Teaching Tips
A child’s ability to listen to language, understand it, and produce it to communicate is at the heart of literacy development.
6 mins
Literacy
The idea of reading to children daily is deeply entrenched in American culture, even if the practice hasn’t completely taken hold.
5 mins
Literacy, Teaching Tips
My experiences, professional learning, and reflection, paired with ongoing reading of evolving scientific studies, taught me how to be a teacher of language.
6 mins
Literacy, Families, Home Connection
As families, infusing creative writing into our children's reading routines can spark a love for learning, boost creativity, and strengthen family bonds.
4 mins
Teaching Tips
Being student-centered means your needs as a learner are consistently reflected in my instruction. That takes time, intentionality, and knowledge of the sciences of reading and learning.
6 mins