In this video I walk you through how I use a bump up wall to grow kindergarten and first grade writers. I show the rubric, the zero to five writing samples, and how I coach students to “bump up” their ...

In her early days as a kindergarten teacher, Katie Felix had a troublesome realization: “There is only one of me and 24 of them. How can I teach them when I’m not sitting with them?” Seventeen years ...

I’m sharing my go-to resources for helping young children build their writing skills, whether you’re a parent, homeschooler, or early elementary teacher. In this video, I walk through illustration and ...