Have you taught your student the C/K Rule? Since ‘c’ and ‘k’ both make the same sound sometimes, it can cause confusion for our young students.
These FREE Math Folders for K-5 learners are jam-packed FULL of helpful resources to help your struggling learners. Wow! When we think of math and literacy, we think of them as two separate things. I mean numbers are numbers and letters are letters. Right? Well, sort of… This is subscriber freebie. Not a subscriber? Subscribe HERE. ... Read More about Free Math Folders for K-5 Learners
These kindergarten anchor charts will give you the tools you need to teach math, reading, friendship skills, and much more!
Dive into the world of literacy centers and unleash their full potential with insights from the science of reading!
Teach children the basics to paint like Pollock in just 40 minutes. Great for grades K-2, kids learn new techniques with paint, yarn and becoming fearless
Handy free printable leif erikson for kids worksheet and coloring pages to make into readers to learn about famous early explorer!
One of the fun and hands-on activities from my Seasons K-2 Unit Study is this 4 Seasons Flip Book. Actually, there are two seasons flip books included: one that’s more picture-based with simple language and one goes a little more in-depth. You can get both season flip books in one quick download today. Just click ... Read More about 4 Seasons Flip Book {2 FREE Levels}
In this worksheet there is a crossword. There is also an activity where the students read and follow the instructions (Ex. Colour the t-shirt red) For lower level students you can read out the instructions instead. - ESL worksheets
I used to spend so much time looking for the perfect read aloud books each month to read to my students. I have finally compiled a list on this blog post to save you so much time searching for books your students will love. I have even created FREE book companion activities you can pr
These fun and simple Crafts and Read Alouds for Kindergarten will give you a ton of ideas for how to extend story time to center time!
Growth Mindset: The Power of Yet Recently my 1st grade classroom has morphed into a K/1 combination classroom and then resulted in HUGE gaps (academically, socially, & emotionally) between my s…
Tried and true strategies to re-engage students and keep them engaged in their education for the rest of the school year.
Sunday, March 22nd, 2020 READ Read Mark 2:1-12 with your family. WATCH Watch one or both of the videos below created just for kids. The first one is great for toddlers and the second touches on concepts that are good for pre-k to elementary age. https://youtu.be/8cmppSIQUX4 https://youtu.be
As a teacher, one of the things I get asked the MOST about is teaching kids to read. For some children, it comes so quickly and naturally. And for others... it doesn't. So this post is for the mama of one of those "others" (and I say that in a kidding and kind way, of
I created some notebook labels for my four year old son to work on each day in his notebook! We have been doing a page or two each day and he has been loving it! I cut out all of the labels and arranged them randomly in the notebook so that we have a fun new prompt to respond to each day. My son is phenomenal speller and writer so I always challenge him to label what he has drawn. If you have older kids doing this, you can have them add a sentence or two! Sometimes we go out of order. He flips to a prompt he likes and he works on that one for the day! If this looks like something your child might enjoy, please click here to grab these labels! I hope these are helpful!
Storytelling activities not only build imagination and creativity, but they can be a beneficial learning tool too! Great for the classroom.
An early lesson you want to teach your students is the difference in books that tell stories and books that give information. I have found that the best way to teach this is within context of different types of texts. Let's read more about some resources that I have used to teach the differences in the two types, as well as meet our pesky friend, the BOOK BANDIT! We begin the unit learning the text features of both types of texts by creating this anchor chart and using real text examples to discuss the differences between the two. I print the anchor chart from the pack as a poster, along with the two mini posters, for students to reference throughout the unit. I printed the sorting cards on cardstock and students helped me attach them to the anchor chart during our whole group discussion. They then completed their own sort below. This is great to glue into their reading journal for additional reference during the unit. I have lots of activities that I use included within the pack, but you don't have to use them in the order laid out in this blog post. ;) The activity below is one I like to always do with a new reading skill. My students become reading detectives during this cooperative group activity. Each group gets an envelope with the following recording sheets and a text, which might be a book or a passage, inside. They work with their group to decide if the book tells a story or gives information. They have to prove their thinking by providing three pieces of evidence from the text. After you do a few rotations of these throughout your unit, you can add it to a learning center for additional practice. Throughout the unit, I kept two bins of books labeled books that tell stories and books that give information. I referred to a few of them during the unit. But at the end of the unit, I threw them all over the classroom for students to walk in and find the next morning with a letter from the Book Bandit! He had came in and made a mess of our sorted books, so it was the students' challenge to sort them back into their proper bins. They had to provide three pieces of evidence from the text to prove their thinking and they attached it to a craft of the Book Bandit that they had made. This was such an engaging activity and a great assessment! I have included lots of other resources in the pack to use during your lessons. Throughout the unit, students pretended to be detectives, so they wore these little badges! We used these interactive notebook pieces for different texts. If you have Scholastic flyers, you can have students sort them in these flapbooks. This is another great quick assessment! We always finish our lessons with an exit ticket for me to quickly assess their understanding of the different features of these two types of texts. After completing a unit, I love to give my students new bookmarks for them to use during independent reading just to remind them of the previous skill taught so that they can independently apply those skills during reading. Click any of the pics in the blogpost to check this resource out! As always, happy teaching and happy reading!
Perfect for kids in kindergarten through middle school, these reading comprehension strategies and activities for struggling readers will not disappoint!
Kindergarten is a most delightful ages for read alouds–kids are full of wonder and silliness, and the selection of excellent picture books is enormous. Here are 50 of the best books for kindergarten.
I created some notebook labels for my four year old son to work on each day in his notebook! We have been doing a page or two each d...
Preschool and Kindergarten positional concepts such as
Here are TEN great strategies to help improve reading comprehension for beginning readers in Kindergarten and first grade! These should be ...
Here are 12 research-based books every pre-k or kindergarten teacher should read to become a better teacher. Add these titles to your professional library.
K takes i and e, C takes the other 3! Printable phonics poster with visuals. Great poster for early phonics instruction. For more great phonics visuals, click on the links below: To, Two, Too Poster Consonant + le Poster
When trying to differentiate instruction for our students, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. Here are 6 Easy Ways to Differentiate Instruction
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
Step by step directions for teachers explaining how to teach students to build reading stamina in order to become independent readers.
Wiggly students can feel distracting but do they have to be? Check out my tips and strategies for students who can't sit still!
A comprehensive list of skills taught in Pre-K. This list will give you a better idea of what to look for in a good Pre-K curriculum.
Back to School is right around the corner for us and I am SUPER excited to kick of this school year with some fun, hands-on and engaging resources for The
Ok so…I know I haven’t posted much of anything lately. That’s because I’ve been working on a Pacing Guide to use this school year. I wanted to make it editable…
This post is for a series called “Quick Guide to Benchmark Advance,” which helps teachers with the basics. My biggest tip for planning Benchmark: FIND THE PATTERNS! The program follows one overall pattern in K-1 and then follows another pattern in grades 2-6. In Kinder and first grade, there are phonics, reading, and writing mini-lessons ... Read more
