Curriculum Associates + i-Ready

2-Minute Strategies
Two young learners sitting at a desk and smiling.

4 Ways to Use Laughter for Learning

4-MIN. READ

Laughter can help your students learn and improve your instruction. Here are four ways to include more laughter in your life and classroom.

Student using math manipulatives.

HOW-TO VIDEOS: Using Number Lines

4-MIN. READ

Check out these hands-on tips for using number lines in the primary grades to help your students develop a linear view of numbers.

Simplified
A young reader practicing letter identification.

Knowledge Building and Literacy

3-MIN. READ

For decades, reading instruction has centered on drilling students in skills and strategies. But recent research is singing a different tune. When it comes to reading instruction, knowledge matters.

Essential Solutions
A teacher and student working side by side.

5 Instructional Scaffolding Ideas

3-MIN. READ

Try out these 5 proven instructional scaffolding techniques in your classroom! They allow students to use skills they’re not quite ready for as they move toward independence.

Several students raising their hands in a classroom.

Pronouncing Students’ Names Correctly

6-MIN. READ

What’s in a name? A lot! Names carry our family history, culture, and identities. Find out why it’s so important to pronounce your students’ names correctly, with three exercises to help.

Noteworthy Voices
A young learner reading a book.

How to Teach Close Reading

3-MIN. READ

Check out this three-step approach to close reading based on Dr. D. Ray Reutzel’s expertise to help your students understand increasingly challenging texts.

A group of students sitting together.

5 Practices That Promote Math Discourse

4-MIN. READ

Encourage math discourse and engagement with these five best practices to help your students gain a deeper understanding of foundational concepts.