“Movement Anchors Learning!  Be creative with this…think of Number Ladders more like Learning Ladders. I’ve seen everything from colors to shapes to numbers to word families to music notes! OR use your creativity and change the words in familiar songs to skip counting or days of the week…and remember to add in some Cross Patterning!!”

Cheryl Smythe

 "It is a good idea to have team meetings between mentor visits.  It helps to make sure that things get done, like changing  up the S.M.A.R.T. room a little.  It also helps to keep the S.M.A.R.T. Team connected!"

Sue Price

Summer Time for Kids

As exciting as it is to greet those young students entering your classroom each fall, sending them on prepared to learn in the next grade ready is rewarding as well!

There are many ways to keep your S.M.A.R.T. students smart over the summer months and that is to remind families of all of the ways in which they can continue to promote S.M.A.R.T. at home.

Turning off the television and computer is one big step and giving them alternatives to filling their time the S.M.A.R.T. way is another!