Perhaps the most important game ever is the Word Chunk Game. I can’t tell you how many children can’t read a word because there is…
Vikkilynn SmithAugust 6, 2019
The Picture Walk Game is a game to encourage reading and imagination. So often teachers and parents get so hung up on reading text that…
Vikkilynn SmithJuly 31, 2019
Recently I spoke with a friend whose child was struggling with reading. I asked what the problem was and the parent said he just didn’t…
Vikkilynn SmithJuly 30, 2019
The other day I went to the doctors and found out I had gained more weight. I was crushed! Never in my life had I…
Vikkilynn SmithJuly 1, 2019
I had dropped my students off for lunch and made my way into my colleague’s room. I found her on the floor in a ball…
Vikkilynn SmithMarch 1, 2019
In a world of chaos and uncertainty, we often walk the streets of the world with a jaded point of view. There was a time…
Vikkilynn SmithJanuary 30, 2019
...words like heal, help, dream and ignite others inspire us to be bigger than we are and better than we every hoped to be...
Vikkilynn SmithJanuary 14, 2019
I ran the mop across the wood floors, a task that I had done many times before. Today was a heavy clean to wash away…
Vikkilynn SmithNovember 7, 2018
You pull up to a red light on the street in your fancy car…or truck and you look at the person next to you. You…
Vikkilynn SmithOctober 26, 2018