This fluency pack is leveled to align with three different reading programs. It meets the Common Core Standard for Fluency as well. RF.2.4b Read grade-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings. There are 15 passages. I've provided a conversion chart that is specific to the passages. I've lexiled each individual passage and aligned them to AR, DRA & Fountas & Pinnell. Each week, you can give your students something to read for their nightly fluency that meets their needs! :) On each fluency sheet, there is a grid for you or a parent to log how many words per minute the student reads, and some scaffolded comprehension questions for the students as well. The questions are rigorous and provide opportunities for the students to discuss their thinking about the text with their parents--rather than provide a yes or no answer. Each page has numbered lines for ease of grading! Each fluency passage has both oral and written comprehension questions. The written comprehension questions include text coding and even a 'research' question! Students will not be able to get the answer directly from the text...they will have to seek out an additional source. I can tell you that item has been a hit with my learners! This has been a wonderful opportunity for parents to have something tangible to do with their students nightly! In my classroom, I send this as homework, but, for those of you wanting to use it for assessment, I've added a student form that has no questions or numbers. :) This pack was created for advanced readers in my first grade class, but, it is appropriate for seconds and remedial thirds as well. I had a handful of students who were ready for a challenge, but were not quite ready for second grade text. Using these passages, I'm able to differentiate to their needs without overwhelming them. ***DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS A BUNDLE OF THESE FANTASTIC RESOURCES? *** ***CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE THE SEASONAL BUNDLE FOR ADVANCED FIRST GRADERS!*** Bridge the Gap:FALL EDITION contains passages on the following topics: Back to School Labor Day Working Dogs Apples The Farm Little League Baseball Nocturnal Animals Spiders Owls Games Then & Now Veterans Fun with Leaves Pumpkins Football Building Homes Bridge the Gap: WINTER EDITION contains the following topics: Maps Rockefeller Center Skating Snow Day George Washington Carver A Trip to the Dentist Polar Bears Penguins Leopard Seals Booker T. Washington The Earth Clocks Breakfast for Dad Money President's Day Harriet Tubman Bridging the Gap: SPRING EDITION contains the following topics: Animal Teams Honeybees Gorillas Sacagawea The Golden Gate Bridge Helen Keller Cinco de Mayo Theodor Seuss Geisel Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! The Life Cycle of a Butterfly March Madness The Foolish Shepherd Easter Island Sea Turtles Healthy Eating Bridging the Gap: SUMMER EDITION contains the following topics: Ezra Jack Keats Working Together Quilting Independence Day Lobsters Trip to the Art Gallery Fireworks Benjamin Franklin Walt Disney Mount Rushmore Pet Adoption The Everglades The Breakers Lighthouses National Hot Dog Day Need some on grade level passages? I have differentiated fluency for firsties and kinders as well! Check out the Differentiated Fluency for FIRST BUNDLE Or my kindergarten sets: SHORT VOWELS for Kinder INITIAL BLENDS for Kinder ************DID YOU KNOW THERE IS A BUNDLE FOR SECONDS????************ Looking for something to enrich your firsties further? You'll want to check out my very popular series of fluency for second graders! CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE THE SECOND GRADE BUNDLE****** Click on the link to see the passages offered! Have a need for third grade fluency? This brand new bundle of fluency for thirds is full of great science and social studies content to help students with content vocabulary. You won't want to miss out on this! ************CHECK OUT THE BUNDLE FOR THIRDS!!!!************ CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE THE THIRD GRADE BUNDLE****** ******REMEMBER, YOU SAVE WITH THOSE BUNDLES! CHECK THEM OUT!!!****** Thanks for taking a peek!! Regards, Tamara
It is the first week of kindergarten! What do I teach? I get this question all the time! I am so excited to put together this page together for you. I’m sharing our favorite first week of kindergarten read aloud stories and the free coordinating printables I made to go with them. Plus I will s
This resource was made to help build an awareness of being safe in and around the water and sun! This is super important for kids! This sorting page provides a number of scenarios to read and think about before cutting & gluing them. It's sure to produce some good talks about visits to the pool, playing at the beach, boating on the river, or trips to the lake! Students will sort the following into "Safe" or "Not Safe": swim without an adult go in deep water wear sunscreen drink up the water you are swimming in wear goggles do not wear a life jacket on the boat wear a swim float wear sunglasses your mom catches you in the deep end of the pool run around the pool Water safety is an important discussion, this helps makes it meaningful yet simple for Kindergarten and First grade! Be sure students have an opportunity to share their thinking in regards to these situations and why they sorted they way the did. If you need other resources for Kindergarten and First Grade check my store for even more! Thanks for stopping by….
Kids will love making this SUPER CUTE Snowy Baby Owls Craft this winter. This paint project uses a fun scrape fork tecnique for kids!
Check out a fun and simple Olympic timeline which highlights some of the most memorable moments throughout history.
Learning to write is fun and effective with these adorable First Grade Writing Prompts for Winter. Opinion, Narrative and Informative Prompts included.
Outrageously FUN exploding snowman is a fun winter science experiment for kids of all ages. Simple winter activities for preschoolers!
Learning to write is fun and effective with these adorable First Grade Writing Prompts for Winter. Opinion, Narrative and Informative Prompts included.
It is snowing & cold here today which is making us want to stay in and hibernate so I thought I would post some favorite hibernation classroom activities, games, books, songs, and crafts. Pajama Day A great way to culminate your unit on hibernation is to have a Pajama Day! Children (and teachers) wear their […]
Learn the 4 seaons for kids with these FREE seasons printables to color, cut, and spin. Way more fun than season worksheets!
Click here to see several interactive cloud and weather activities, writing, and more for first grade. These activities are packed with lots of fun!
Exploring matter and energy in kindergarten and first grade is so much fun. Watching little ones see the objects around them scientifically is exciting and a tad bit adorable. But nothing beats the surprise as they see matter change before their eyes. Teaching states of matter may take a lot of preparation and experiments, but
Learning to write is fun and effective with these adorable First Grade Writing Prompts for Winter. Opinion, Narrative and Informative Prompts included.
Froggy Gets Dressed book activities unit with literacy printables, reading companion activities, lesson ideas & a craft for Kindergarten & First Grade
It's that time of year! Magic e! I love teaching my kids about the magic e because it means they have really grown as readers! I know th...
I am so excited to share that first grade no prep packs are here! This resource makes it so easy to teach the first grade standards for math, reading, phonics and writing. No more searching for high quality, engaging worksheets and activities.. they are all here. Plus I am sharing thr
Architecture has been the theme for many of my lessons this quarter. My first graders reviewed what an architect is. We looked at Frank Lloyd Wright's "Falling Water," and as with most art works that we look at and discuss, the kids were blown away with this design. During that lesson, the kids looked at the many parts that make up the exterior of a house and then designed their own. We also discussed that architect considers the land where a building will be built and so the kids drew their landscapes as well. This lesson was an extension of the Falling Waters lesson. They designed a 3D model of a house using a paper bag. It was fun seeing the extra goodies they added that made the house their own. ***Here is another architecture related lesson from my TeachersPayTeachers shop. It is based on the paintings and painted buildings by pop artist, James Rizzi. Though it says "art sub lesson," it is written so that anyone can teach it. Here are other architecture related lessons that are completely ready to be taught. All a student needs is paper, pencil and crayons. A Treehouse for Me and Captivating Castles
There's something about 3 day weekends. I always feel like I truly get things accomplished, and this weekend is no different....not muc...
Happy spring and happy Friday! I'm currently on spring break and really enjoying the time to relax with my family! Life has been busy, especially with an almost 15 year old. I thought life was busy when she was younger, but it seems to get busier as she gets older and has an even busier school and social life! It's been a while since I've last blogged and I have lots to share with you. I just love these extra worksheet sets. They are perfect for extra practice in math, and I use them a lot during my intervention time. During intervention my kiddos are either reading with me individually, or working independently. You can check this set out {HERE}! You can check out all themed sets {HERE}! If you'd like a preview of what's inside this set, here is a little spring addition/subtraction freebie. Just click the picture below to download! Last week The Moon was our reading theme. Our main story in our core reading program was Kitten's First Full Moon. Our small group reading books were nonfiction books about the moon. We completed lots of moon activities throughout the week and read several fiction and nonfiction moon books. If your looking for a great moon phase activity, I found a lunar cycle wheel that on TpT. I modified it a bit and my kiddos couldn't wait to take their wheels home and look at the night sky! You can find it {HERE}! My kiddos also each made models of the earth and Moon's orbit. With my support, and completing these in two steps, they turned out great! Most importantly, my first graders have a great tool to help them understand the earth and moon's orbit. You can find this awesome freebie {HERE}! Below are a few freebies I made. The moon facts booklet was a choice activity that I incorporated into my intervention time. My kiddos could write their own facts that they learned about the moon, or write facts from two of the moon anchor charts that were hanging on our classroom. I also created a moon themed math worksheet. My class needed a little extra practice and review on adding tens, so I created this worksheet for extra practice. You can check out both of these freebies by clicking on the pictures below. Here are just a few of the books that my class loved listening to during our moon week. Night Cat isn't really about the moon, but it was about a cat at night and there is a full moon. It was a perfect book to read after reading Kitten's First Full Moon in our core reading program. If You Decide To Go To The Moon was a FABULOUS book! My first graders were so captivated by this story and enjoyed every page! The Moon by Thomas K. Adamson was a perfect nonfiction book, with simple text and simple facts for young readers. I'm sure most of you have already celebrated your 100th day of school, but here are some freebies for you to tuck away until next year :) We celebrated our 100th day of school during the third week in February. Here's a 100 word booklet and a subtracting from 100 worksheet that my kiddos completed on our 100th day! The 6 page booklet has 100 spaces for words and took a few days to complete. My kids found words around the room and wrote them in their booklets. I used this booklet as a choice activity during our intervention time. The math worksheet was a great review during our math time. Click on either picture below for both downloads! Also during the third week of February our first graders attended a presentation about our flag. Local members from our VFW came and presented about our flag and each first grader went home with their own flag and flag stand. This was the perfect week to learn about American Symbols. I checked out several books from the library which my kids and I could read from during the week. I also made this cute anchor chart that I found {HERE}. If you'd like pictures with labels to create your own chart, or to display in a pocket chart, just click one of the pictures below. You can also download a flag facts worksheet as well. Both freebies are included in one download. Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you have a great end to your week!
Learn about animals that hiberate with these super cute, free printable hibernating animal worksheets for elementary age students.
By practicing and mastering this entire 1st grade ELA workbook, your child will become very familiar and comfortable with the state English exam and common core standards. This 1st Grade Common Core ELA Workbook includes: State Aligned Common Core Curriculum 20 Weeks of Daily Practice with Weekly Assessments 500+ Minutes of Video Explanations 300+ 1st Grade ELA Questions Week 1: Reading Comprehension Passages Week 2: Punctuation and Capitalization Week 3: Reading Comprehension Passages Week 4: Nouns (Common, Proper, Possessive) Week 5: Reading Comprehension Passages Week 6: Verbs Week 7: Reading Comprehension Passages Week 8: Adjectives and Prepositions Week 9: Reading Comprehension Passages Week 10: Pronouns (Singular, Plural, Subject, Object, Possessive) Week 11: Reading Comprehension Passages Week 12: Fragments and Declarative Sentences Week 13: Reading Comprehension Passages Week 14: Commas Week 15: Reading Comprehension Passages Week 16: Vowels and Consonants Week 17: Reading Comprehension Passages Week 18: Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes Week 19: Reading Comprehension Passages Week 20: Classifying Objects, Speech, and Adjectives Argo Brothers Common Core ELA Workbook, Grade 1 Each question is labeled with the specific common core standard so both parents and teachers can use this workbook for their student(s). This workbook takes the Common Core State Standards and divides them up among 20 weeks. By working on these problems on a daily basis, students will be able to (1) find any deficiencies in their understanding and/or practice of English and (2) have small successes each day that will build competence and confidence in their abilities. If you would like to have a practice with 1st-grade math, check our 1st Common Core Math workbook.
Are you looking for Writing lesson or bulletin board ideas? These no prep writing crafts are ideal for your literacy lessons!
This is another little mouse book by Ellen Stoll Walsh. In this story the mice play in paint and use it to escape from a cat. I use this book to introduce/review color words at the beginning of the year. Here are some of our activities to go with the book. Click on each activity to grab your own copy. Here is a poem we put in our Poem and Song books. We highlight color words. This activity practices color words. We practice patterns with this activity. We read and spell color words with this word search. My DOLLAR SALE at Teachers Pay Teachers runs through tomorrow. Stop by and check out my game to accompany this book and others! Check back tomorrow for activities to go with Mouse Shapes.
20 ways to teach graphing, lesson ideas for graphing, graphing for first grade, second grade, third grade, and kindergarten
A free first grade literacy packet for learning at home.
These free Transportation Subtraction Cards are a fun introduction to building equations for subtraction within 10!
Here are just a couple things we did during our spider unit this week! First, we started our unit by graphing if we are or are not afraid of spiders. Here is what our class graph showed. Next, we filled in the KWL Chart. We added what we already knew about spiders and what we wanted to learn this week about spiders. Throughout the week I read numerous Non-Fiction books about spiders. Here are some of the books I read: We talked about the difference between Spiders/Arachnids and Insects. We labeled the parts of a spider. For a fun art/writing activity we began by filling in the verb/adjective chart together as a class. After filling in the chart together, the students used the words off the chart to make a poem about spiders. After the students wrote their poem they made a handprint spider. They added eyes, a web, bugs in the web, etc. to their spider after it dried. Click HERE to download the Spider Poem Writing Paper from my TpT Store! We have been talking a lot about the difference between a fact and opinion lately. For this activity the students sorted and stuck the Spider fact and opinion sentences onto the correct spider. Click HERE to download the Spider Fact and Opinion Sentences from my TpT Store! As a class, we wrote our own Spider facts. We ended our spider unit by filling in our KWL Chart again with all the new information we learned throughout the week about spiders. Finally, we graphed again on how we now feel about spiders after learning about them all week.
Check out these cute, 1st Grade worksheets for January. Practice math, reading, and writing with these fun winter themes.
Visualize this! It’s a Thursday afternoon. There is a buzz around school that there is a possibility of a “Cold Day” tomorrow! Below zero temps were blowing our way… Not a Snow Day… but a “Brrrrr, it’s a bitter Cold Day”! Teachers and students alike are […]
A blog about teaching ideas and free resources, focusing on kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, and fourth grade.
sLooking for something fun and educational for those early or fast finishers? Then this VALENTINE'S DAY FUN packet is just what you need. 31 pages - 5 MB - PDF
ALL ABOUT APPLES September is here! We love learning all about apples! Who knew one fruit could bring so many fun books, activities, songs and videos to our classroom? I do an thematic unit every month . These activities are based around the read alouds I choose. This month it is All
