Step by step directions for teachers explaining how to teach students to build reading stamina in order to become independent readers.
Writing papers, multi-paragraph stories, and essays can be challenging for many upper elementary students. For reluctant writers, this often means frustration and black paper at the end of your writing block. Since the expectations for on-demand writing increase after the primary grades in preparation for standardized
Step by step directions for teachers explaining how to teach students to build reading stamina in order to become independent readers.
No David by David Shannon is a classic book to read in kindergarten. Here are free No David activities, videos and book ideas listed all in one place.
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Do your students struggle with the ability to read and write for a long period of time? Check out these great tips to help them build their stamina!
Blog post with 5 easy strategies for building reading stamina from day 1. Stop by and grab some great reading stamina builder freebies!
Help your little ones build strong pencil control skills with our free bundle! Perfect for preK and kindergarten learners, this bundle will aid in fine motor development and writing skill building.
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My Kindergarten Classroom in October of 2011 Looking around the room…… “I’m done,” echoes as a line forms. I begin looking at the work, making my way down the line. The drawings lack detail, some l…
I wanted to share how I use (and have used for several years) a token economy in my classroom. I taught at different PBIS/PBS schools for 7 years, and a token economy is the perfect addition to what your school is already doing! I’ve used this system in 1st, 2nd, and 4th grades, and absolutely ... Read more
These kindergarten anchor charts will give you the tools you need to teach math, reading, friendship skills, and much more!
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Need some guidance when it comes to launching and managing your 2nd grade math centers? Set yourself up for success by following these steps.
Do your students need to build reading and writing stamina? Do they get distracted when reading or waste time when writing? If you answered yes, this reader's theater is for you! Start with the Stamina Survey to begin the conversation about students' current stamina levels. Then move to the script where a trainer is helping a group of students build stamina. As your students read this humorous script, they will recognize the characters who struggle with reading and writing stamina! Now, work with students on setting stamina goals. This is a great way to help students recognize that as they progress through the grades, they will need more stamina to deal with longer texts and writing assignments. This product contains: A Teach-Aloud guide that describes how I use this in my classroom. A Stamina Survey A Reader's Theater Script
Improve Reading Stamina How long can you read without getting bored? That is what reading stamina is. Psychologists have found that our attention spans are our age plus 2 minutes with a general
Step by step directions for teachers explaining how to teach students to build reading stamina in order to become independent readers.
An engaging handwriting page that is focused on the letter Cc. Each page has letters, sight words, and 1-2 jokes or facts to trace and practice! Students build stamina in a non-threatening way.
'Stamina Writing' has been developed to ignite and motivate students to write longer and with more stamina. If you need a simple, systematic and engaging way to get your students eager to write again, this is it! They love the stopwatch timer and their teacher telling them daily that they are getting stronger and wiser! I suggest you implement it as a 'warm up' style skills mini lesson of between 5 and 15 minutes. It is critical that you are positive and accepting of all attempts by your students in this activity - there are no correct answers and there is NO focus on neatness or correct spelling. It is about building capacity. The idea is that you implement this as a whole class activity, time them with a timer and encourage them to build minutes each day. I have provided 5 posters to help you introduce the concept to your class: 1. Strong hands (they won't fall off). 2. Strong minds (do not stop, do not give up) 3. Fast ideas (all ideas count) 4. Have a go spelling (give it a try) 5. Add more power (detail, adjectives, adverbs) The goal is for students to build the time that they can keep their pencil moving and the ideas flowing. These skills can then be transferred over to their regular writing lessons and program. This packet also provides an 'activity book' for each daily mini-lesson. There is a cover and 26 pages. Each page has a 3 tasks for students to complete while not stopping their pencil 1. 'pattern' focus - get that pencil moving and build hand strength 2. letter practice - a lowercase and uppercase letter focus to start to warm up and get ready for words 3. writing idea prompt - a topic to start listing words and ideas - e.g. "I can..." students then spend the rest of their allocated time recording any idea that comes to their mind without worrying about neatness or spelling Students record the time that it took them to complete their page as a motivating way to build capacity. I have provided several extra pages that can be used to provide more space and also as follow-up activities to add 'power' to your students' ideas. You will find that as the program progresses, students will add power to their original ideas to begin with. This program will ignite your learners' interest in writing, boost their confidence and help them learn to trust their own ideas for writing. Click on any of these images to find this new packet in my TpT store (and it's on sale at the moment too)!
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As many of you know, this was my last week in the classroom. On Monday, I'm off to my new position as an instructional coach. I spent the ...
Helping young children build reading stamina is important. These are 10 ways we work to develop stamina in our first grade classroom.
Taking reading status is not only my favorite time of day, but one of the most powerful ways to monitor student reading over time!
Prepare your elementary students for standardized testing by teaching them these simple test taking strategies.
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Come on in!!! I’m so excited you’re here, and I’m even more excited to share a space that is near and dear to my heart…my classroom! My husband and I moved back to Florida this past summer, so I’m at a new school, and in 1st grade! I hope you’ll stay awhile, and enjoy your ... Read more
Writing papers, multi-paragraph stories, and essays can be challenging for many upper elementary students. For reluctant writers, this often means frustration and black paper at the end of your writing block. Since the expectations for on-demand writing increase after the primary grades in preparation for standardized
I feel like we are finally starting to get into a normal routine. Those first few weeks of school are all about establishing routines and some groups just take longer than others. ;) In reading this week, we were talking all about families. We compared and contrasted our families to the family of Camila in our anchor text My Family from the Journeys reading series. We added this little flap book to our new Interactive Reading Notebooks. We are all about reading like detectives. This week, I introduced them to their first Reader's Case File. They were so excited about it! They were begging to do another one the next day. This will be a weekly routine for them. Each case file has three text dependent questions in which they have to provide text evidence to support their answer. We did it all together this week, because this skill takes LOTS of modeling. They were so excited to get their little magnifying glasses, too. Each week, I will introduce some new detective garb to keep it exciting. As you can see, we need some handwriting and proofreading help! They are using random uppercase letters like crazy! We will work on breaking that more this week. Our amazing intervention team performed their DRA tests this week. That made it the perfect time to introduce how to choose a book. I always read the book Those Shoes to them before we choose books. We then made the little sneakers above. I let them choose 2 on their level and then one of high interest from my classroom library. They also get to choose 3 from the school library so they always have 6 books to choose from in their chair pockets. We also talked about building our reading stamina. They usually have no idea what that is when I get them, so I like to read the book Dex: The Heart of a Hero to explain what stamina is. The first day we practiced, their goal was two minutes but they made it four minutes so we shaded in our graph. Now I have students asking, "When can we work on our stamina, Mrs. Gannon?" Super cute! I like to display this poster in our classroom library for students to refer to during centers. We also love to make the Stamina Superheroes below! We did a little sentence, not a sentence sort to introduce sentences this past week. They did really well with this! We worked a little on run-on sentences, too. You can see the original idea here. In math, we have been working on subtraction strategies, and I forgot to take pics! Math is first thing in the morning, so I don't think I am quite awake yet! We used lots of activities from this awesome unit. I don't know what I would do in math without Amy Lemons' units! If you want to add a few craftivities to get your classroom "Reading Ready," check out my pack of back to school craftivities that will help you teach some key reading practices to your little ones. ***This unit has been completely updated! You can find it below! Be sure to stop by tomorrow to take a Peek at my Week! Have an awesome three-day weekend!
Fitness Circuit Task Cards: Flexibility An educational resource intended to assist educators in conducting engaging and dynamic flexibility lessons. The package includes 20 in-depth task cards showcasing different exercises aimed at improving flexibility. Each card contains instructions that are easy to follow, accompanied by matching visuals guiding students through the exercise activity. The cards can be combined to form a complete fitness circuit with a setup diagram available for reference.. This versatility accommodates both whole-group instruction or smaller group activities. Additional Features: Accompanying Lesson Plan - Carefully designed by experienced Physical Education professionals. Outlines a step-by-step guide to successfully implement the fitness circuit within your class environment. Assessment Exit Slip - Helps evaluate student performance post-activity. These slips can also be used as homework tasks, ensuring students reflect on what they have learned from their exercise routine. A 'Flexibility' definition sign - Ideal for classroom displays or verbal explanations. JPG files that can print directly from the connected PDF document. Note: This resource kit's non-specific grade nature makes it suitable across many grades due its versatility making it good value-for-money too! Can mainly be utilized within Physical Education & Health curriculum but could also supplement subjects around personal well-being or daily living skills often involved in Social Studies. Different File Formats! No need to worry about file formats. This product provides several options, so you are covered regardless of if you need one-off lessons or wish to incorporate these physical activities into daily routines. Enjoy this effective and convenient Fitness Circuit Task Cards: Flexibility! Fitness Circuit Task Cards: Flexibility
How in the world do you get kids to the point of having reading stamina for 30 minutes? I promise that it’s possible to train...
