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Guided Reading and the Reading Process – Step 2 READING

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After pre-reading comes the FUN PART - READING! You can read all about pre-reading HERE! Reading is when my little learners apply what they have learned! They apply knowledge of sight words, phonics skills, decoding, vocabulary skills, word identification, and reading...

Guided Reading and The Reading Process: Step 1 Pre-Reading

Sixteen years ago... I was a first year teacher... I had NO IDEA what I was doing when it came to guided reading groups! I DREADED that small group time! I taught a 1/2 split and my kids were on so many different levels. I couldn't figure out how to organize my...

Virtual Classroom Games for WINTER

2020 has been one for the books! I've learned things I never thought I would... I'm using technology to implement my instruction... I've learned google slides, google forms, google classroom, google meet, ZOOM... What in the world? THIS IS SO NOT ME! I know technology...

Virtual Classroom Games – Fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving

It's November and I'm still teaching first grade VIRTUALLY! We are live for an hour each morning for ELA... my students get a 15 minute break and we're live again for 45 minutes of math. During those live sessions I do my best to keep my students engaged, working, and...

Decoding Drills for Fluency – Phonics Fast Reads

As a first grade teacher, my goal is for my students to become fluent readers. I want them to enjoy reading, and I want them to leave me and enter second grade knowing that they can pick up any book and read for enjoyment. While fluency is only one key ingredient in...

Reading is MAKING MEANING with Kevin Henkes Author Study

At the beginning of each school year my goal is for my students to have fun and enjoy reading! My first reading lesson is to teach them that reading is MAKING MEANING. My students learn that they can read a story by reading the words AND/OR by reading the pictures....

Tie-Dye Classroom Theme – Farmhouse Flair Black and Pastel Tie-Dye Classroom Decor

I just added another tie-dye classroom decor set and I want to give you an idea of what each piece looks like all together! I always have a hard time imagining what my classroom will look like when I only look at one piece. This decor set is huge... so I'm going to...

Farmhouse Tie-Dye Classroom Decor

Anyone else love the tie-dye trend right now?!? I love tie-dye... but I also love farmhouse! SO... I decided to combine the two with my latest Farmhouse Flair Tie-Dye Classroom Decor. Get ready for a picture overload because I'm going to show you everything included...

Classroom Reveal | Farmhouse Flair Neon Tile Classroom Decor

I'm already thinking about what I want to do with my classroom next year! Our classrooms are FINALLY getting new floors... which means EVERYTHING has to come down and get boxed up... I've decided that if I want to change themes this is the perfect time to do it! This...

Digital Fluency Passages and Word Sorts for Google Classroom

My fluency passages have gone digital! I also added an interactive word sort! Today I'm going to share with you why I created this resource, why I added the word sorts, and how you can use this resource in your classroom! Why digital fluency passages? Our begining...

When Distance Learning STOPS feeling so “Distant”

There were a lot of things that I thought would happen this spring.... I expected a trip to the beach, endless soccer games, I expected to be wrapping up my school year with themed days, read alouds, and endless hugs. I guess I could say.... the end of my...

Activities to Teach Suffixes

I just uploaded my second grade suffix unit... so I'm going to show you EVERYTHING included! If you're looking for activities to use with first graders you can find that HERE! All of my units are organized by days... but of course, change it up to meet the needs of...