Crickwing reading lesson plans for K-2! 5-day plan with engaging lessons to teach reading comprehension skills using this fun read aloud. Crickwing Reading Lesson Plans Crickwing by Janell Cannon is a fun story to read with your class, especially during an insect unit! A cockroach learns a lesson and becomes friends with some leaf-cutter ants in this sweet story. Our five-day plan for this story includes engaging, reading comprehension lessons about visualizing, problem and solution, ... continue reading...
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February Reading Fluency Activities for 1st and 2nd Grade
Focus on reading fluency in February. Differentiated fluency passages and activities that can be used in class or given for homework. Reading Fluency As educators, we know that reading fluency is important and should be a focus in our early elementary classrooms. It is a building block in literacy. The more our students automatically recognize words in reading, the better they comprehend the text that is being read. There are four components of reading fluency: accuracy, rate, ... continue reading...
Explore Holidays Around the World in Kindergarten and First Grade
Holidays around the World! Travel around the world and learn about 10 different celebrations. PowerPoints, anchor charts, writing responses, and a fun Holidays around the World craft! Holidays Around the World Studying celebrations and different countries around the world is always fun with little learners in kindergarten and first grade. It is so neat to explore different cultures and beliefs in various countries. In my Holidays Around the World unit of study, students have fun learning ... continue reading...
Nerdy Birdy Tweets Close Reading
Second Grade Close Reading for Nerdy Birdy Tweets by Aaron Reynolds. Reading comprehension ideas with student response activities. Grammar, vocabulary, and a cute craft too! Nerdy Birdy Tweets by Aaron Reynolds is a new favorite of mine! Nerdy Birdy discovers the world of Tweetster and quickly learn a good lesson about friendship. Take a look at the five-day lesson plan for 2nd grade in our Engaging Readers Unit for January. Second Grade Close Reading Lessons: Nerdy Birdy Tweets Problem ... continue reading...
Close Reading Passages for Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd Grade
Fall themed close reading passages to teach your primary students how to annotate a text. Your students will love this color-coded method using DOTS! Close Reading Passages Close reading is all about reading to uncover the text to deepen comprehension. Students engage with the text and focus on the information the text provides. With these close reading passages, students will dive into the text and learn about some fun Fall topics. Read about how you can use this resource in your ... continue reading...
Interactive Digital Math Games for Kindergarten & First Grade
Digital math games to practice skills that meet K/1 math standards. These fun games are available in PowerPoint and Google Slides. Digital Math Games I am so excited about these digital interactive math games! I always love it when students can practice skills while playing a fun game. It is such a great way to engage students and get them excited about learning. Students practice various kindergarten and first grade math skills that align with K/1 standards. From counting and ... continue reading...
Chit Chat with Morning Messages
This morning meeting for kindergarten and 1st-grade routine reinforces literacy and math skills. Your students will love Chit Chats! Let me show you how! Morning Meeting for Kindergarten Messages Some say that if you have a smooth and structured morning, then you set your class up for success the rest of the day. A morning meeting for kindergarten and first grade is a great classroom routine for students to build community while reviewing math and literacy skills. My Chit Chat ... continue reading...
Kindergarten Lesson Plans | Instant, Yet Powerful Lesson Plans… Just Print and Teach!
Kindergarten lesson plans made easy just print and teach! Free file too! Common Core reading lesson plans and writing plans, plus math lessons too! Here are a few things I know about teachers. They want the absolute BEST for their students. They want to employ "Best Practices" in their classrooms. They. Are. Overwhelmed! Occasionally, they want to go home before 5 pm after school AND they would like to spend their weekends with their families instead of planning. Does ... continue reading...
The Benefits of Teaching with Centers
The expectations for early elementary students have continued to increase over the years. This often leaves teachers looking for ways to fit additional academic skill practice into the daily routine. Teaching with centers is a great way to add engaging and meaningful review to your classroom all year long! 7 Benefits of Teaching with Centers There are many reasons why teachers decide to use centers in their classrooms. No matter their inspiration for teaching with centers, they all ... continue reading...
Helpful Hints and Classroom Storage
Today's Theme on Blog Hoppin' is Helpful Hints! Most classrooms are small and lack proper storage space and let's face it. Teachers have A LOT of stuff! Classroom storage are very helpful in times like this. I use fabric runners to hide all of my stuff under tables and counter tops. Simply use strong velcro to hold the fabric in place. I also love these little ottoman's from Walmart. They are perfect for the Littles to sit on during Guided Reading and they hold all of the ... continue reading...
15 Fall Videos for Kids | Great for a Primary Classroom
Fall videos for kids! Use these fall videos to teach about leaves, pumpkins, bats, owls, and spiders during your fall-themed lessons. Fall Videos for Kids It's Fall Y'all! Autumn is such a fun time of the year in the classroom and even out of the classroom. With the weather getting cooler and the leaves changing colors, it gives you a special kind of feeling! During the Fall season, we oftentimes teach about the falling leaves, pumpkins, bats, spiders, and owls as we lead into Halloween. I ... continue reading...
Playdough Learning Activities for Kindergarten and 1st Grade
Playdough learning activities for kindergarten and first grade. Students have fun practicing letters, initial sounds, and numbers to 30 with these hands-on learning mats. Playdough Learning Activities If you're a kindergarten or first-grade teacher, chances are, you use playdough at some point throughout the year! Sometimes having playdough for students to play with when they first arrive is a good way to calm those beginning of the year nerves. What's even better is when they are learning ... 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...
Phonological Awareness Lesson Plans for Kindergarten & First Grade
Phonological awareness lesson plans and digital slides to make daily instruction simple! A systematic way to teach students to decode and spell words. Phonological Awareness Lesson Plans What if I told you that your students could develop into confident readers and writers who can decode and spell words, with just 10 minutes of phonological awareness instruction each day? Would you be running to get in line to find out how? As a teacher, I would be the first one there! Phonological ... continue reading...
15 Back to School Bulletin Board Ideas You Will Love!
Back to School Bulletin Board Ideas! Here are some of my favorite bulletin board ideas I found that are perfect for back to school. Back to School Bulletin Board Ideas With back to school right around the corner, it is time to start thinking about ideas for the perfect back to school bulletin board display. Here is a collection of 15 bulletin board ideas I think would be great for back to school. Bulletin Board #1: We Fit Together This is a cute idea to show your students ... continue reading...
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