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Teaching Phonics in the Classroom with Decoding Drills and Decodable Activities
Decoding is the process of reading words! AUTOMATIC WORD RECOGNITION...
How to Teach Students to Ask Questions When they Read – First Reading Lesson Plans of the Year
From the moment my students enter my classroom it is my goal to help...
Our Class Is A Family Back to School Activities
I love using the book Our Class is a Family at the beginning of the...
Back to School Activity – Find a Friend Who FREEBIE
It's the season.... Empty rooms and blank walls are quickly becoming...
HG Phonics Club: Building Fluency and Confident Readers
There are no words to express how excited we are about the launch of...
Guided Reading and the Reading Process – Step 2 READING
After pre-reading comes the FUN PART - READING! You can read all...
Guided Reading and The Reading Process: Step 1 Pre-Reading
Sixteen years ago... I was a first year teacher... I had NO IDEA...
Virtual Classroom Games for WINTER
2020 has been one for the books! I've learned things I never thought...
Virtual Classroom Games – Fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving
It's November and I'm still teaching first grade VIRTUALLY! We are...
Decoding Drills for Fluency – Phonics Fast Reads
As a first grade teacher, my goal is for my students to become...
Reading is MAKING MEANING with Kevin Henkes Author Study
At the beginning of each school year my goal is for my students to...
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...
Farmhouse Tie-Dye Classroom Decor
Anyone else love the tie-dye trend right now?!? I love tie-dye......
Classroom Reveal | Farmhouse Flair Neon Tile Classroom Decor
I'm already thinking about what I want to do with my classroom next...
Digital Fluency Passages and Word Sorts for Google Classroom
My fluency passages have gone digital! I also added an interactive...