Little Miss Muffet: Students and teacher will label the rhyme Little Miss Muffet. Prior, they will have had multiple experiences with the rhyme. Students will have experience with retelling the rhyme using felt pieces at the Felt Board Literacy Corner….
Independent Writing Independent Writing offers students additional opportunities to write. In order to become proficient writers, students must be provided with many opportunities to write! During Independent Writing, students continue to practice what they’ve learned during Modeled/Shared/Guided Writing. We have…
A few weeks ago we spent nearly an entire Friday building a cloning machine. The entire process left me with a desire to schedule more of those types of activities. Here’s a quick recap of our process and a few…
I mailed my students their Remembering First Grade DVDs at the end of June. We start our end of year DVD project in the month of May. If you’ve read about our Personal Narratives DVD project, you’ll notice that there are some…
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…
Starting your STEAM program from scratch? I was in your position when our program was started. While outfitting your program can seem like a daunting task — it is doable. You’ll want to ask your district what funds you have available to…
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…
A Scrabble Names Wall has been on my “wish list” of ideas for a few years. I finally tackled it this year and am very pleased with the results! Want to create a Scrabble Names Wall in your classroom? Read on for…
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…
