Shared Reading provides my class with an opportunity to gather at the carpet and share in the reading experience. Enlarged text is a must! We use Big Books (purchased or teacher created) and Charts (poems/songs/rhymes/chants). Many of our science…
During Independent Reading, students continue to practice what they’ve learned during Modeled/Shared/Guided Reading. Independent Reading offers students additional opportunities to read. In order to become proficient readers, students must be provided with opportunities to read, read, and read some more!…
One might think I own stock in plastic storage solutions, but I don’t. I just realize that a well organized classroom is beneficial for many reasons. Organization leads to students who understand structure and can carry out routines and expectations…
assessment • alphabet • anchor charts bee books • book bins • behavior • balanced literacy calendar math • classroom design dr seuss • daily 5 emergent readers • erase-a-rhymes fine motor • fonts graph of the week • graph of the day homework •…
When we work with poetry, students work with concepts of print and spelling patterns. Punctuation Marks. . . Challenge students to find the punctuation marks. Circle periods, question marks, and exclamation points in red. Red means “STOP” and these marks…
I use a balanced literacy approach. I created the above visual to explain the components. Each component plays an integral role in developing strong, skilled readers and writers. Throughout my website you can find resources that align with a balanced…
I’ve previously written about our Words Their Way routines and shared several resources. This year we made a few changes that I wanted to share. Changes 1-6: Organization and Routine Don’t Cut Inside Envelop Add a Crayon Color Label Add…
Our personal narratives unit is one of my favorites. During this unit, students listen to and read books, discuss books, brainstorm possible topics, write several personal narratives, select one personal narrative to develop into a digital story, share their stories, gather feedback…
You realize the benefits of STEM, but wonder when to add it in? Your day is already packed, and you can’t see where STEM fits? What about your Daily 5 time? Why not add another option to the choices that are…
One of my favorite things to do is to soak up what happens during Partner Reading. When students Read to Someone, magical things happen! they mentor one another as readers they build their schema they build their stamina they collaborate,…
