We have this posted in our classroom, right above the flag. It reminds us of our routine and expectations for saying the Pledge of Allegiance. Download the 5s Pledge of Allegiance Chart!
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…
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…
Looking for a unique way to count up to the 100th day of school? Build a puzzle! Directions: Assemble the puzzle on a piece of cardboard. Use another piece of cardboard to flip the puzzle over. Number each piece from…
Ever need a “redo” in your life? We’re lucky that we get a “redo” every new school year. One of my favorite things to “redo” is room arrangement. For room arrangement I consider, traffic flow, work spaces, and teaching spaces….
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…
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…
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!…
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….
Why Do We Write A Morning Message? By participating in the writing of our morning message, students learn… writing is speech written down proper letter formation upper and lower case letter recognition associating letters and sounds left to right progression…
