Chapter 8 is about noticing "precision and detail" in writing (illustrations). Katie describes the way Bob Graham illustrated his characters with such detail that the "scenes seem authentic..." Even the details of the mother in his book, Let's Get A Pup include the mother's tattoo and nose ring. In this way Bob Graham included "memorable small and unusual details that readers would not necessarily know or even imagine."(p 132) Katie states that being precise in the detail is ... continue reading...
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Printable & Digital Guided Reading Books for Kindergarten & First Grade
Guided Reading Books available in printable and digital format for K/1. Leveled readers with lesson plans, running records, word work activities, and more! Guided Reading Books Small-group guided reading is our time to truly work closely with students in the hopes of creating fluent readers. Students work on high-frequency words, establish reading strategies, and write sentences, all while becoming confident readers. However, sometimes our resources are limited. The biggest problem we seem ... continue reading...
Hands-On Learning | Pattern Blocks with a FREE Math Activity
Hands-on learning with these math and literacy activities for kindergarten and first grade. Independent activities to be used at any time during the day. Hands-On Learning "Kids learn through all their senses," says Ben Mardell, Ph.D., a researcher at Harvard University, "and they like to touch and manipulate things." But more than simply moving materials around, hands-on activities activate kids' brains. As teachers, we see first-hand that learning occurs when students are using ... continue reading...
Crazy Hair Day Reading Lesson Ideas
Crazy Hair Day Reading Lesson Ideas for 2nd grade. Reading comprehension strategies and responding to literature with these fun activities. Crazy Hair Day Reading Lesson Ideas Your second grade students will love the book, Crazy Hair Day by Barney Saltzberg. We've planned out a five-day lesson plan that follows this book. Through fun activities, students will synthesize, analyze characters, summarize, make connections, and more! Have fun teaching with these Crazy Hair Day Reading Lesson ... continue reading...
Dragons Love Tacos Reading Lesson Ideas
Dragons Love Tacos Reading Lesson Ideas for 2nd grade. Reading comprehension strategies and responding to literature with these fun activities and ideas. Dragons Love Tacos Reading Lesson Ideas New York Times bestseller, Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin is so funny! Check out the engaging activities we've planned to go along with this book. Predicting I don't know what it is but students LOVE predicting what they think will happen next in the story. It is almost like a game ... continue reading...
Teaching Phonological Awareness | Blending Sounds
Blending sounds activities. Here are some fun phonological awareness activities you can do with your students in small group, as a student center, or as an intervention. See how we teach students onset and rime, too! Blending Sounds Activities It is an exciting time in the classroom when our students start blending sounds! But how do we get there? Daily instruction in phonological awareness, of course! Here are some great, sound blending activities from the Phonological & ... continue reading...
10 Winter Themed Bulletin Board Ideas
Winter bulletin board ideas for teachers! I have rounded up so fun winter-themed bulletin board ideas for your classroom! These would work great as December bulletin boards or January bulletin boards. Take a look at these wintry bulletin board ideas to bring a little warmth to your classroom or hallway. Winter bulletin board #1 Home for the Holidays This adorable winter bulletin board idea is from Stephanie and Loreal @happilyeverelementary. It would be a great place for students to ... continue reading...
The Gruffalo Lesson Plans | Reading Comprehension for K-2
The Gruffalo lesson plans for K-2. Engaging 5-day lesson plans with differentiated reading response, vocabulary, sentence study, and a craft for this fun story! The Gruffalo A clever mouse outsmarts some woodland animals who want to eat him with the story of a Gruffalo. Little does he know, a Gruffalo is real and loves to eat mice. Your students will love this award-winning story! Through our engaging lesson plans students will strengthen their reading comprehension skills and have fun ... continue reading...
Creepy Underwear Lesson Plans
A Creepy Pair of Underwear is Aaron Reynold's new book, and I am so excited! Jasper, the rabbit, is back in this story and this time his creepy underwear is scaring him. Just look at these illustrations! Guiding Readers = Close Reading As soon as I saw this book, I knew we were going to have to make another Guiding Readers unit for it. Don't worry! We have it all planned out for you. We have included book questions, just like we did in our Three Bears Unit and our Little Red Hen ... continue reading...
Oceans of Fun!
I got up bright and early this morning and drove 2 hrs. in search of the perfect wedding dress for my daughter Taylor. SUCCESS! But, I'm one tired mamma so this is going to be a super quick post! We just started our ocean unit. Nothing gets boys excited more than sharks! (okay...maybe dinosaurs...but they still LOVE sharks too). We used interactive writing to label the parts of a shark. Comparing sharks and whales. Schema Chart Writing ... continue reading...
Snowman Math and Literacy Fun!
This unit is PACKED full of 16 fun reading, math and writing activities! Some of the activities included in this unit are: An original story written by me. Picture and sentence phrase cards for your students to rebuild the story in a pocket chart or on the floor. This is a great center activity. The sounds of /ow/ word sort. The students will sort the words on the sorting mats and then record them on the recording sheet. This is a great activity to help your little ... continue reading...
Ocean Unit of Fun!
We have been learning a lot about ocean animals. We learned all about different types of sharks and we decided that we thought the Great white Shark was the most interesting. We labeled the parts of a shark. This is our schema chart based on an idea from Debbie Miller. We made sharks and orca whales and then sorted the information we learned by using a venn diagram. A close up of some of our shark and whale ... continue reading...
Reindeer Lessons & Activities! (Reindeer Book Freebie)
Reindeer lesson plans with informational text with a FREE file. Includes crafts, writing, reading and more for your kindergarten lessons or first-grade lessons. Reindeer Lesson Ideas: Reading Informational Texts Here is a peek into what is included in this Reindeer Unit. Last week was a CUH-RAZY week for my little sweeties. In addition to all of the normal holiday craziness we were still trying to practice and get ready for our Gingerbread man play. We performed the play for the ... continue reading...
Zoo unit Day 1 Giraffes
I LOVE this time of year. My little sweeties are becoming independent thinkers and learners who have blossomed into readers and writers AND all of my Favorite units are in the Spring!! Zoo animals, Dinosaurs (my fave), and Insects (my fave), What???!! I can have more than one favorite! :) I spend two weeks on each of these units. There is just something about these topics that get kids super excited about learning! Today we learned all about Giraffes. ... continue reading...
More Zoo Animals Fun!
So... I ended up getting sick last week and I missed the last few days of our zoo animals fun. :( These are the activities that the sub got to do with them. I know the kids had fun but I'm so sad that I missed out! Note: These pics are from last year. They made alligator pie and then used interactive writing to write about it. Yummy! You know you want a bite. :) Independent writing. Alligators Pocket chart syllable game. Follow up center ... continue reading...
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