Come look at some great kindergarten homeschool ideas and activities to do with your little ones to make learning happen, but make it fun.
Dystopian fiction is popular with our students - so it's perfect for book clubs or literature circles. Here's a list of books students love!
This hub provides information about the tutoring company Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes. Lindamood-Bell's programs include Seeing Stars (word attack), Visualizing and Verbalizing (comprehension), and On Cloud Nine (math). Lindamood-Bell is an expensive yet effective program that often helps students increase many grade levels in reading or math comprehension in a short time.
Reading strategies useful in every content area include Questioning the text, Visualization, and using Context Clues to infer meaning.
180 Days of Reading D (Third Class Level/Ages 8-9) helps pupils to build their reading comprehension, fluency, vocabulary, and word study skills using daily practice activities. Great for in-class lessons, after school, intervention, or homework, teachers can help students gain regular practice through these quick, diagnostic-based activities. Both fiction and nonfiction reading passages are provided as well as data-driven assessment. With this easy-to-use photocopiable book, students will boost their reading skills in a hurry!
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Our school has spent about a month in an expository unit already, and a lot of the grade levels are currently working on text structures. T...
Reading level measurements aren't perfect and neither are the conversions but as a general guide, it's a handy tool to keep around.
Give your child practice with his sentence building skills with this printable worksheet that's all about capital letters.
As you may have discovered over the weekend, my blog has an “All New” look to celebrate my one year “blog-iversary”! I have been so blessed to have “met” so many wonderful people over the last year and have learned so much. I want to celebrate with all of you with a GIGANTIC five day […]
Seriously I did. I would always have those kids that would just "get" it. They would clap along on each syllable like it was second nature. Then I had "the others". These students would clap along like they were at a concert. They had no idea what they were clapping for. Have you had these students? Did you do something that got it to click with them? PLEASE SHARE in a comment below! I tried duck lips, chin drops, clapping, and many many multiple repetitions. Then, last year I had a breakthrough. I had thoroughly taught letter names, and the difference between consonant and vowels before this lesson. If you have not done this yet you can read my posts about that HERE and HERE. The key is, it's all in the mouth... MY NEW SYLLABLE LESSON I had already taught my students that vowels open the mouth and consonants close the mouth. So I started by reviewing this. I asked my students, what do vowels do with your mouth? open. I am going to teach you today about syllables. Each syllable has one vowel sound in it. Watch as I say these one syllable words. dog, cat, fish. How many times did my mouth open? one time. Watch me say these two syllable words. cupcake, doghouse, robot How many times did my mouth open? twice. Watch me say this word. fantastic How many times did my mouth open? Three times Very good. So we know that vowels open your mouth. We know that each syllable has one vowel in it. So how can we tell how many syllables are in a word just by saying it? We can see how many times our mouth opens! Guided your students then to practice counting syllables in words using this method. Some students will be able to say the word themselves and tell how many times their mouth opens. Some will need to use a mirror to watch their mouths open, or feel with their hand how many times it opens. Be careful using words with lip poppers at the end (p,b) they may mistake the pop that their mouth makes with another syllable/vowel sound. Just bring this to their attention when they are ready. Here is a free list of words by syllable. I really only go to three syllables right now. They will come up with super crazy words to try...LET THEM, then they will own this skill. Have fun with words! GET IT HERE! But seriously this really helped make connections for my students. Then later they used their knowledge of syllables (one vowel sound in each syllable) to "see" syllables in the words they are reading. Give it a try! Let me know how it goes! Comment below or shoot me an email at [email protected]. Amy Next, see how I introduce Open and Closed syllables! HERE You might also like to read: How to use read and write the room to increase reading in your classroom. How I build a strong foundation in reading. Five sight word games you can play right now! Do the word wall You might like these resources to help you. Click on the product to read more.
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Ruth Franklin on how Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery” led to the most mail the magazine had ever received in response to a work of fiction.
Help your students avoid the STUCK feeling when writing about their reading! Reading responses do NOT have to be challenging when you can use sentence stems to get your students started. These reading response posters are great as a wall display, a reference ring, or for your students’ interactive notebooks. Each chart gives students multiple ways to begin their written responses to eliminate starting each response the same way. These charts will also assist all students (general education, special education, and ESL) with orally responding. This resource will help differentiate your students’ needs and will have your students feeling a lot less overwhelmed when responding to texts. Here's what you'll get: 2 Different Size Options Color Accents AND Black and White Options 80+ Sentence Starters 12 Chart Categories to include: My Prior Knowledge Asking Questions Making Predictions Summarizing Visualizing Making Connections Inferring Characters Evaluating Text Monitoring & Clarifying Author’s Craft Reflection Your students will feel empowered with these charts as they realize they CAN respond to their reading. These stems will give your students the small boost they need to accurately show YOU their comprehension and mastery of reading skills & reading strategies. These are also great to use as a differentiation tool to give help to readers who feel stuck and do not know where to start. Prep is so simple... Just print the size you need and go! Ways to Use: Whole group discussion stems Interactive reading notebooks Guided reading (written response or discussion stems) In a picture frame at your guided reading table On binder rings (portable use) On your classroom wall (large anchor charts) TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID… ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jennifer Ellsworth. says, "This resource helps students of all reading, writing, and speaking levels feel more confident when answering text-based questions. I use it often in both whole and small-group instruction." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Nadia B. says, "These sentence stems are perfect to help my students with writing written responses. They are stuck with how to begin. I printed the small versions and we put them inside the plastic protectors for collection cards." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Meridy W. says, "This resource was helpful as a reference tool for my students as they learn to write essays and recall information from their independent reading books. Thank you!" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tammika T. says, "This is a great resource for providing additional instructional support during the ELA block. I use this product with small groups to help structure their writing incrementally. The organizer is a great anchor for students to refer back to in their Seed Notebooks as they continue to work independently to strengthen their writing abilities and produce high-quality work." You may also like… → Reading Trifolds → Reading Strategies Charts → Reading Graphic Organizers → Reading Response Stem Cards (Set 1 + 2) Copyright © The Literacy Dive. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.
These 4th grade anchor charts reinforce concepts for reading, science, math, behavior management, environmentalism, and more!
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Last year was my first year teaching Read180 in a few years. I love Read180 and what I have seen it do for my kiddos so I was excited to get a chance to implement it again. But...the book projects included with the program are B-O-R-I-N-G! Sure, some of them are pretty good, but the directions can be questionable and I find myself using the same two projects over and over with my class. My students started to get frustrated (beyond frustrated) with the repetition so I promised them that one of my summer tasks would be to create new book projects, just for them. I mean, who doesn't just LOVE working on school stuff during summer break? You know we all do it! These book project ideas are a break from the traditional book report and can be used with any book! This one is pretty self-explanatory. The students can write a letter to the author. Depending on whether the author is alive or not, you students could actually mail their letter out! Wouldn't it be wonderful if they got a reply?!? All kids watch a lot of movies. They're exposed to movie posters every time they set foot in a mall or theater. The creativity you will see when they create a movie poster for the book they just read can be amazing! What kid doesn't love Diary of a Wimpy Kid or any other graphic novel? They're going to love creating their own comic strip using details from the book they just read even more! This is their chance to be honest about the book they just read. They can even give it a 5-star rating if they totally loved it! Timelines help kids practice sequencing and retelling. Timelines also have less writing and are more visual which is perfect for some of your kiddos! Your artistic kids will love redesigning the book cover. The catch is that they also have to rewrite the short summary on the back of the book too! Here is another visual project that will pull some of your readers right in! Imagine being able to see all of the places from your book on a map! Every book has a juicy part fit for the front page of a newspaper. Here is a chance for your kids to write an article retelling a specific event. Your kids will get a kick out of "interviewing" their favorite character. First, they will need to come up with some questions and then they'll need to answer them from the character's point of view. I find that when you add technology to just about anything, kids will gravitate towards it. I am sure they will love putting together a PowerPoint presentation all about the book they just read. What other book projects do you like to use with your students? I would love to hear your ideas! If you want to try alternative book projects in your classroom, I have expanded on these ideas and created directions sheets for each project for my students. Each project includes the task and the plan with detailed directions including "must haves" and "may haves". There is also a Do Not Forget section that give little reminders to keep your kids on track. I have also included two versions of a log to keep track of which projects your students have completed. The first one gives them choice and they just log their choice. The second one lists each project and the student has to complete each project once before repeating a choice. Do you use interactive notebooks in your classroom? No worries! I have reduced the size of each page so that it fits right into an interactive notebook! Are you looking for even more book projects for your students? Volume 2 was just released! I've even bundled them together at a discounted price! Thanks for stopping by! If you want to read more about how I use interactive notebooks with Read180 and pick up a freebie, you should check out this blog post.
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Yesterday I talked about reading in the classroom.... today, will be reading at home. All that hard work we are doing in class needs to be reinforced and practiced at home. I ask my parents to read with their child for twenty minutes per day. My principal shared this visual at a staff meeting last year.... she got it from Perry Lecompton Unified School District {I am not sure if this is the original source}...... It. Is. Fabulous. Click {HERE} to go to the Perry Lecompton site. I also found that the High-Tech Teacher Blog has retyped the same visual I just shared and added a Spanish version too. Click {HERE} to download her English and Spanish PDF explaining WHY a child needs to read for twenty minutes per day. The website Colorin Colorado has some great tip sheets for parents {click here} I have found {this link} by Mrs. Samuelson very useful. She shares the "Handy Reading Strategies" and I have no idea who created this ..was it Mrs. Samuelson? It is one of those little helpers I have seen everywhere online because it is so useful. I retyped it and it is included in the freebie below. One of the first times I meet the parents in my classroom for a formal meeting is Back to School Night. It is a parent only evening where each teacher explains all the basic information about our school and what to expect over the course of the school year. This is also where I give them my PLEASE READ every single day speech. I also hand this out- Click on either image to download your own copy. Get this Freebie now! {The Handy Reading Strategies image is also available on a page with no other text} I hope you can use these, too! I'll be back soon to post about how writing fits into the Balanced Literacy equation.
Wisdom from one of the greatest philosophical minds in all of Roman history Divided into twelve books, these meditations chronicle Aurelius’s personal quest for self-improvement. This enduring text from one of history’s greatest warriors and leaders has been compared to St. Augustine’s Confessions for its timelessness, clarity, and candor. These writings, composed between 161 and 180 CE, set forth Aurelius’s Stoic philosophy and stress the importance of acting in a way that is moral and just rather than self-indulgent. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
We know that the more time kids spend reading, the better they will do in school and in life! There’s not much we can do to help kids read at home, except hope that they do. But we can make sure they read during school!! I shared 4 ways I structure my independent reading time on this... Read More
This is a visual for how students work their way up the Reading Ladder. Kindergarten is working within the levels 1 and 2 throughout the year. When working with your child, please focus on these skills so that they have a solid reading foundation. Success is earned and needs to be worked for. Thank you to Katelyn's Learning Studio for this amazing resource.