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When we think of beginning reading instruction, we think of learning the letters of the alphabet, perhaps beginning to learn the sounds of the letters, and starting an "official" phonics curricula. Those are all valid
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Practice beginning reading skills with this fun and engaging emergent reader! Pair this resource with a science lesson about the butterfly life cycle or living things. Sight words: the, are, is, here. Easy prep - staple and cut in half! You May Also Like... Butterfly Handprint Art Project Activity Butterfly Life Cycle Cut & Glue Science Activity Worksheet
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15 reading fluency activities you can do in minutes a day with strategies to improve reading fluency in your slow, choppy reader. Reading fluency games online, printable reading fluency games, reading passages and more! Education ideas - what are the 3 components of reading fluency? Wanting to know how to help your child read faster? Check out these ideas for reading fluency games, printable reading fluency games, timed reading games, plus reading fluency activities pdf format to print. If you find yourself asking - I want to know how to help my child read more fluently, check out these reading fluency activities, games, kindergarten fluency activities games, and other strategies to improve reading fluency.
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Het Leesboekje 2 biedt u een verfrissende en verrijkende leerervaring naast de lessen. U zult ontdekken dat leren en plezier hand in hand gaan. Het boek bevat acht verschillende teksten voor het lezen en versterkenuw leesvaardigheid in het Nederlands. Van waar-of-niet-waar-vragen tot open vragen, elk aspect wordt behandeld om uw kennis en begrip te vergroten. Download hem nu! Wat maakt het Leesboekje 2 zo uniek? Het is speciaal ontworpen om aan uw behoeften als NT2-leerder te voldoen. Het boek is zorgvuldig samengesteld op basis van uw A1-niveau, waardoor het de juiste uitdaging biedt zonder overweldigend te zijn. Bovendien kunt u het boek op uw eigen tempo en op een zelfstandige manier doorwerken, waardoor het perfect is voor zelfstudie tijdens de zomervakantie. Wacht niet langer en geef uzelf de kans om uw Nederlands als 2e taal verder te ontwikkelen naast de lessen met het Leesboekje 2. Download vandaag nog het Leesboekje 2 voor slechts €2,50 en ontdek de voordelen van het blijven oefenen en leren gedurende de zomerperiode. Het handige van dit boekje is dat de antwoorden erbij geleverd worden. Maar pas op niet eerst gaan kijken! Eerst lezen, de vragen maken en dan pas controleren!
This Zoo Animals Cut & Paste Book is a fun way for beginning readers to practice reading repetitive text and develop their fine motor skills.
My daughter loves when we have storytime at our house. Every day we can easy read for 15-30 minutes. Visits to our local library is always exciting because of the idea of finding new books to enjoy. There has been one book that is not new to most, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Although I've heard great reviews about this book I never made the decision to borrow it. I have found another fun way to find books and that is at yard sales! When I see a bin of books I'm all over it! Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs was one I recently found and grabbed it for .25 cents!! After the first read my daughter was hooked! She smiled and laughed and thoroughly enjoyed the story. She loves how it rains and snows food! Each night before bed my daughter chooses a book which is alot more fun and easier now that we have our rain gutter book shelf. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs was a favorite for at least a week straight! To help my daughter with reading comprehension I made up this activity, here's what I used and how we played: Giant Post it Notes (these are awesome!) Permanent Marker Brown paper bags Prizes for bag This was such an easy set up. I had a list of questions I asked my daughter about the story and wrote 2 choices to each question onto the Post It Notes. After I read the question my daughter had to choose which was the correct answer by jumping on it. At the end of each path I taped a brown paper bag, if she chose the right path she would receive some goodies I hid in the bag. If she chose the wrong path the bag would be empty. She chose the correct answers so she got the prizes on the first try - had she not we would have just kept playing until she got it right! This was a really fun activity that helped my daughter with her reading comprehension and got her moving at the same time.....and a little prize at the end never hurts!!
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100 Sight Word Booklets with a Sight Word Passage Option for the first Fry 100 Words. These easy and print-and-go booklets are a great way to extend the
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Regardless of the method book that you use with students, it's important to have supplementary music from the beginning. Here are my favorite piano pieces for beginners.
Dictionary Skills? What? You might think that students working in dictionaries is an obsolete idea. With the advancement of technology, students can find information, check spelling, grammar, sentence structure, even get help writing complete papers. But learning how to use a dictionary will help students later on when they are researching or trying to find information. Once they discover how a dictionary is laid out, they will be able to gather information from other resources. Our youngest students should learn that *words in a dictionary are organized alphabetically. *Each word is called an entry. *You can find correct spelling, pronunciation, the parts of speech, and definition. *Guide words on the top of dictionary pages give clues about what words are included on each page. This ultra mini unit introduces kids to the wonderful word world of dictionaries. Once hooked, kids will love being Dictionary Detectives! So after organizing our thinking about dictionaries, I let the kids pick a word from the given list. In pairs they set off to be Dictionary Detectives. They had to look up the word, write the definition, and then write a sentence on the recording page. Then they got to share their detective work by making a little paint chip pumpkin! They turned out great!!! A wonderful hand to heart action!!! But what happened next is what made me say "What??" I keep our little basket of dictionaries back by our classroom library. During DEAR time kids can pick any book from our library to read. For the past week, more kids pick a dictionary to read! I know, I know...they aren't able to practice fluency, story structure, fiction, nonfiction characteristics, etc. But wow!! They are having a blast looking up words!!! I see them using their detective skills along with the alphabet layout, and the guide words! When they finally spy the word they are looking for...TAH DAH!!! You can hear the joy in their voices, little screams, and wiggles! They can't wait to share!!! I love it so much! I hope their excitement for discovering wonderful words never falters!! If you need a quick mini unit to help you get started on this detective journey, CLICK HERE!!! :) I hope your kids love being Dictionary Detectives as much as mine have! Let me know how it goes! Till then, have a wonder-filled week!! Love to all! Joyfully! Nancy [email protected]
Have you ever heard the term phonemic awareness and wondered what it is? I get a lot of emails from parents who are ready to teach their child how to
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I created a couple of sheets at the beginning of the year to teach inferencing. I googled "Inference Photographs" and downloaded many images to my computer. There are also many photos on Pinterest. I ordered them as 4x6 prints to save on ink. The children worked in small groups to make observations, list schema(background knowledge) and then list inferences. They enjoyed picking out the photos. Vertical Sheet Horizontal Sheet
Skilled readers need to be able to master both what the words they read are and what they mean.
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Listening and following verbal or oral directions is an important skill that many students lack. You may relate to Charlie Brown's teacher after going over step-by-step directions. Students often hear the sound the teacher's voice is making, but fail to tune into the meaning of the words. When students aren't actively listening, they miss important information that can impact their academic AND behavior in the classroom. One way you can help your students practice active listening so they will follow directions is with a fun activity called Listen and Draw. Listen and Draw is a great activity to do with your class at the beginning of the year when you are teaching class procedures. Include these with your plans after breaks as a warmup plus a good reminder about practicing listening and following directions. Grab a free copy of FREE Listen & Draw - Following Directions Activity. Sources to make my blog post graphics can be found HERE. Click HERE to read my blog's disclosure statement.
Skilled readers need to be able to master both what the words they read are and what they mean.
See my favorite syllable activities for preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten students in this post. Learning to count syllables is a vital skill and will help students with phonological awareness skills. Phonological awareness is an umbrella term that includes the four skills: word awareness, syllable awareness, rhyming awareness, first sound awareness, and phonemic awareness (hearing and manipulating the individual sounds in words). Syllable games are a fun way for students to develop a strong phonological awareness by chunking syllables (parts in words). Students will practice syllable segmenting and counting syllables.
Working on main idea isn't just a reading skill, but a very important language skill as well. If you're overwhelmed or unsure about where to start when teaching main idea in your speech classroom, this blog post was written for you! I've also included my free resources to help you save time and teach main idea better!
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Alice loved her grandfather and wanted to do the things that he had done. She told him that she too would live in faraway lands and live by the sea. Her grandfather told her that those were great things to do but she must also do something to make the world a more beautiful place. As Alice got older she became Miss Rumphius and she spent her life traveling and living by the sea and wondering what she could do to make the world a more beautiful place. Miss Rumphius hurt her back on one of her trips, so as she was laying in bed tending to her injured back she could see her lupines growing outside her bedroom window. Seeing these flowers made her so happy. After Miss Rumphius’s back got better she took a long walk through the woods and discovered lupine flowers growing where they shouldn’t be growing. That’s when she decided she was going to plant lupines all over to make the world a more beautiful place. This made Miss Rumphius very happy. This book has so many great opportunities for teaching reading skills and strategies. Use the information below to help you quickly and easily create a meaningful lesson. Because I think this book is so wonderful and I love using it while teaching, I created a huge packet to go with it (link below). Reading level: 2.9 Theme/subject: individuality Genre: realistic fiction Suggested Vocabulary/phrases: lupine, stoop, wharves, bristling masts, conservatory, tropical isle, jasmine, fetched, mother-of-pearl shell, bird of paradise, headlands, sowing Reading skills and strategies: Asking questions - {possible questions before} I wonder what the story is going to be about. I wonder who Miss Rumphius is. {possible questions during} I wonder how many different places Miss Rumphius visited. I wonder what she is going to do to make the world more beautiful. {possible questions after} I wonder what the little girl at the end of the story will do to make the world a more beautiful place. **Remember to have your students answer/reflect their questions. Author's point of view – Third person. Be sure to find 3 pieces of evidence to support this (she, my, her). Author's purpose – entertain {evidence} The author is telling us a story. There is a character and a setting. The illustrations are beautiful. Beginning, middle, end - {most important event from beginning} Alice’s grandfather told her that in addition to living by the sea and visiting faraway lands she must do something to make the world a more beautiful place. {most important event from middle} Alice visited many faraway places and hurt her back as she rode a camel. {most important event from end} Alice lived by the sea and spread lupine flower seeds all over to make the world a more beautiful place. Cause and effect – Why did Alice want to visit faraway places and want to live by the sea? Because she wanted to do what her grandfather did. Why did Miss Rumphius go to a tropical island? Because the conservatory was almost like going to a tropical island, but not quite. How come Miss Rumphius finally lived by the sea? Because she hurt her back on a camel and needed to rest. Why was Miss Rumphius almost perfectly happy? Because she had not done anything to make the world a beautiful place yet. Why did Miss Rumphius have to stay in bed during the spring? Because her back was hurting her again. Why were there lupine flowers on the other side of the hill? Because the wind and birds carried the seeds there. Why did the people of the town call her The Crazy Old Lady? Because she walked all over town spreading flower seeds. Why do they call her the Lupine Lady? Because she is the one that planted all the seeds that make the world around them beautiful. Character analysis - describe Miss Rumphius {looks like, feelings, thoughts, character} Compare & contrast – your grandfather to Alice’s grandfather. Compare your idea to beautify the world and what Alice did. Connections - {possible text-to-self connections} Setting goals and accomplishing them. Visiting faraway places. Living by the sea. Planting flowers. Making the world a more beautiful place. Spending time with your grandfather. {possible text-to-text connections} Have You Filled a Bucket Today? By Carol McCloud – both books are about making the world a better place by doing something to better someone or something else. Drawing conclusions & inferencing – Why did people call Miss Rumphius That Old Crazy Lady? {text clues} Miss Rumphius scattered seeds as she walked around the town and countryside. {what I know} I know that some people think other people are a little different or crazy when they do things that aren’t understood. {my conclusion} I think Miss Rumphius was called That Crazy Old Lady because those people didn’t understand what she was doing when she was throwing her seeds around the countryside. Fact & opinion – {fact} Miss Rumphius visited faraway places. Miss Rumphius lived by the sea. Miss Rumphius planted lupines to make the world more beautiful. Miss Rumphius helped her grandfather. Miss Rumphius lived to be very old. {opinion} Alice’s grandfather was a smart man. It is fun riding camels. Lupines are the prettiest flowers. Miss Rumphius really was crazy for scattering seeds all over. Planting flowers is the best way to make the world more beautiful. Main idea & details - {main idea} The story is mostly about Miss Rumphius making the world a more beautiful place. {details} Alice’s grandfather tells her that she must do something to make the world a more beautiful place. Alice sees that the wind and birds have scattered her lupine seeds further into the countryside. Alice decides that scattering lupine seeds all around the countryside will make the world more beautiful. Alice orders tons of seeds from her seed catalogue. Plot - the turning point or climax in the story was when Miss Rumphius takes a walk and finds her lupines growing further in the countryside. Predict – what do you think the story is going to be about? Do you think Alice will visit faraway places? Do you think Alice will live by the sea? What do you think Alice will do to make the world a more beautiful place? What kind of faraway places do you think Alice will visit? Problem & solution - {problem} Alice has no idea what to do to make the world a more beautiful place. {solution} Alice’s problem is solved when she takes a walk in the countryside and sees lupines growing. She decides then that planting more lupines all over will make the world more beautiful. Sequencing – Alice sometimes helped her grandfather with his paintings. Alice wanted to visit faraway lands and live by the see just like her grandfather. Alice’s grandfather told her that she must also do something to make the world a more beautiful place. Alice grew up. Alice visited faraway lands. Alice moved into a house by the sea. Alice planted lupine seeds all over the countryside. People called her The Crazy Old Lady. Alice, Miss Rumphius, tells little Alice that she must do something to make the world more beautiful. Story elements - list title, author, characters, setting, beginning, middle, end, or problem & solution. Strong thought – Miss Rumphius thought that planting lupines all over the countryside would make the world more beautiful place. What would you say to Miss Rumphius about this? Summarize - {someone} Miss Rumphius {wanted} wanted to make the world a more beautiful places {but} but she didn’t know what to do {so} so she went for a walk and {then} then she saw lupines growing faraway from where she planted her seeds. Miss Rumphius {finally} finally know what to do, plant lupine seeds all over the countryside. Theme – Leave the world more beautiful than when you entered it. Set a goal and stick with it. Visualize – Miss Rumphius planted lupines all over. Visualize what you would do to make the world a more beautiful place. Happy reading,
Hello all! Isn't the beginning of the school year just crazy?! Has it always been this crazy?! This post is going to be a little long, because I feel like I have so much to catch up on! And I am using way too many exclamation points!!! Anyway..... Common Core really emphasizes digging deeper into the text. It's very hard to motivate students to do just that. It's a lot of work! This year, I decided to really push the fact that they have to be reading detectives. I thought this little book was great for teaching what detectives do in a fun and relatable way for them. We brainstormed what detectives do after reading the story. I knew they had to have something that made them feel like a detective. Last year, I made little badges for the different skills, but I found these super cute hat templates online for free! I just cut out the hat image and attached it to a sentence strip. You can find them {HERE}. Such a cute little resource and the kids LOVED them! Our comprehension skill this week was author's purpose. I am going to try to post the resources I use each week for reading on the blog. One resource I used was my own. I made several different author's purpose graphic organizer templates. One was a flap book. We used it with our anchor text for the week and talked about looking for text evidence to back up the author's purpose. They actually were all about it. I think the hats won them over! Here are some cute songs we used to learn about author's purpose. These are some of the resources I use to practice author's purpose. We also worked on the 4 types of sentences. These are some cute videos to use. And some more pics from our week. By the way, I am having trouble fitting everything from Journeys into one week. Are any of you? One teacher at our school is teaching the lesson for 6 days and then testing on the 7th. I am thinking about going to this, too. This past week was a 4 day week for our students and so is next week, so I am stretching out this week's lesson over both weeks. We also had our Back to School night this past week. We wrote our five whole brain rules using Angie's template from her David Learns the School Rules pack. I just constructed these pencils in a hurry from scrapbook paper. Her David craftivity is super cute! We made some other stuff, too, but of course I forgot to take a picture of it! Rayann saw this idea on Pinterest. So, I cut us out some letters with my Silhouette. I thought it turned out pretty cute! We have been working hard on vocabulary. Here is one making flash cards to help him remember his words. I have them draw a picture to help them learn and retain the meanings. I got these little accordion files in the Target Dollar Spot. They keep their vocabulary cards, letter tiles, math facts, incentive coupons, and any other flash cards in this. They can just pull it out when they have downtime and study. I think that's it! Thanks for sticking around for my rambling! Lol! Have a great long weekend!!!
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Four years ago when I took a leap of faith into an intervention position, I realized how few resources there were out there for reading and phonics intervention groups. I read SO many books about developmentally appropriate phonics and how to go through the proper foundational steps in order for students to master phonics and […]
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