Book clubs in first grade?! It may seem like a stretch, but the Spring is such a great time to get your students ready and used to reading, thinking about, and discussing books with their peers instead of me, the teacher! When done right, it can be such a fun learning experience for both […]
My literacy blocks are beginning their first book clubs. They will be reading and discussing books in a series. They were supposed to do th...
Whether your little one is a new reader or into their own chapter books, starting your own book club for kids is easy with these tips and tricks!
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Book clubs in first grade?! It may seem like a stretch, but the Spring is such a great time to get your students ready and used to reading, thinking about, and discussing books with their peers instead of me, the teacher! When done right, it can be such a fun learning experience for both […]
Explore themes of truth and deception with these First Lie Wins book club questions. Prepare for a thrilling Reese's book club discussion about a suspenseful game of cat and mouse.
One of the most important elements of teaching is providing students with plenty of opportunities to actively engage in learning with their peers. This blog post covers my favorite cooperative learning strategies that I have used in my classroom. These activities can be used across all subjects and several grade levels (3-6+). Bonus: I created […]
Boys are readers, even if they don't know it yet. Handing them the best books with the most powerful characters helps them see the magic in the written word. In this Book Matters list: 12 stellar choices, proven favorites of boys young and old.
I recently posted about book clubs in my classroom and have gotten many questions about how I run them on both posts. I am going to try and answer them all here. First and foremost, I try to make Book Clubs as simple as possible. I used to be MUCH more involved in the book ... Read more
Reading Fluency. Your kids will love these task cards that allow them to read with their silly voices. The phrases on the cards come from Dr. Edward Fry's Instant Word List (high frequency words). According to Fry, the first 300 words in the list represent about 67% of all the words students encounter in their reading. There are 3 sets here: Set #1 - Fry's first 100 words Set #2 - Fry's second 100 words Set #3 - Fry's third 100 words There are 408 cards in all. (It includes a set of blanks for each level so that you can make your own sentences.) The cards are numbered and color-coded for differentiation. All you have to do is print and laminate. Thanks for looking!! **This set is newly updated with better graphics, more silly reading options, and borders and sentences that require less ink** Thanks for looking! Annie ***************************************************************************** Customer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. ☺ Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: • Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. Voila! You will now receive email updates about this store. ☺ *****************************************************************************
It's March, which means we are pushing our kids to get them right where they need to be by the end of the year. If you are like me, you'...
From my high school students to kids at church, there are always memorable teaching moments to share. Here are my top 5 classroom success stories of 2019.
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My Review: Pen Pal . . . I don’t even know how to put my thoughts into words to write a review for this book. It’s been a long time since I have had a book bring me to my knees like this. I finis…
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I wanted to share a couple of anchor charts and some of the organizational tools I am using for the beginning of my current unit, Book Clubs: Books in a Series. I decided to use a hot pink star as a visual cue for my students. I placed hot pink stars on the baskets of series books in the classroom library. I added a hot pink star to the focus board to show students were studying a new unit, book clubs, but were still focusing our learning on following characters into meaning. Students will have their first book club meeting tomorrow, so check back for more details! Students use the following chart to help guide their Book Club conversations. Students came up with reading behaviors that demonstrate what Book Clubs look like and sound like.
These Black Cake book club questions will help you unpack this family's history, traditions and dark secrets. Get discussion prompts, selected reviews and three related reads.
Tuesday is New Book Day. We celebrate each week by highlighting titles we’re excited to see arrive in paperback.
Thanks, Andrea! Andrea at Reading Toward the Stars and I are sharing about Frindle today! Frindle? What is a frindle? Well ... we are reading Frindle by Andrew Clements for our Community Read. Our school and public library have created a reading program to include our parents in reading with the school. Each family received a copy of Frindle along with a schedule to read between one and two chapters each evening. Questions are asked each morning on our announcements from the previous evening's reading for children and faculty/staff to answer, hoping for a chance to win a prize! When I taught 4th grade, Frindle was one of my favorite novels! We read it almost every year and I loved the story more and more as the years passed. This story has great vocabulary words: monopoly, reputation, origin, acquainted, launch, oath, forbid, overreact, vandalism, mastermind, consumers, and rascal. One year I asked my children to write letter to the author, Andrew Clements. I wish I had made copies of some of them, as the children shared how much they loved the story and now wanted to read without being told! We received a letter in return, along with this for the front of my copy of Frindle! Needless to say, the kids went nuts! A few years ago our staff development was based on the QTL model. We were asked to create an activity to use in our classroom out of a box. Here is what I made. {The above picture is also part of the box.} This is a fantastic idea for a book report! You could also have your children write a summary on another side or his/her favorite part. I have a freebie to share with you, in case you use this story. One of my assignments was to have the children create an advertisement to sell frindles. Click on the image below or here to grab yours! If you haven't read Andrea's post about Frindle, please click here to go to her blog!
A simple illustrated book used to help young children learn how to speak in German by teaching words and phrases. You can also read a copy of 'My Very First...
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One of my kids' favorite activities was a "Book Awards" persuasive writing project. They gave "awards" to various books we had read throughout the year!
The German Wife - Inspired by true events, this is a heart-stopping, unforgettable story of ordinary people fighting for survival in the darkest of times.
Maybe you've tried to join a book club with your significant other and it just didn't stick. Don't feel bad — you're not the first couple to have quit: book clubs aren't for everyone. But your instinct to share a read is right, because there's…
Time to refresh those first grade shelves!
This funny, fill-in-the-blank story lets your first grader get a handle on words, while keeping her entertained.
