Do you need a fun and engaging way to review and practice some of the skills you’ve been working on this year? Give skill surgery a try! Your students will have so much fun performing surgical procedures with the skills they’ve been building all year long. I’m going to share some tips and resources to help you put together this fun review activity for your students. It’s a great way to celebrate everything your students have learned while creating a special end-of-the-year memory ... continue reading...
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Organization Station Resource Posted… On Sale for Half Price
Due to popular request this resource from my Organization Station workshop is now being offered as a unit on TPT. This resource includes ideas for setting up and organizing your classroom. The unit has information on furniture arrangement, grouping students, organizing materials and printable forms. Printable labels for materials and library books as well as a blank editable version is also available. This unit also includes forms for student information, communication, supply requests and ... continue reading...
How to Teach a Slug to Read: Book Talk Tuesday
In this adorable book, How to Teach a Slug to Read by Susan Pearson, a little boy explains to Mama Slug how to teach her Little Slug to read. Here are a few of his reading rules: 1. Attach labels to Little Slug's favorite things. 2. Read out loud to him. 3. Point out words that repeat. 4. Sound out words. 5. Make a vocabulary list. 6. Be Patient! How to Teach a Slug to Read puts the task of learning how to read into concrete steps. How to ... continue reading...
Writer’s Workshop: Writing Through the Year FREEBIE
Sometimes it can be a challenge to organize your curriculum in a way that is easy to use. Deedee Wills and I have been working on reorganizing and updating our writing workshop units. I prefer to keep my units in these 2" binders. You can find the spine labels at the end of this post. I will walk you through a unit to show you how it's organized. Each unit starts with a unit overview. You can also easily see the standards that are addressed in the unit. A writing continuum ... continue reading...
Writing Writers Workshop: Writing Through the Year Bundle
Writers Workshop Curriculum K-1 | Writing Through the Year™ BUNDLE Writers Workshop is a wonderful way to incorporate all of the ELA standards while introducing your students to the love of writing. Writing Through the Year™ was created by two kindergarten teachers with over 20 years of classroom experience and it will save you hours each month in writing lesson plans. Each writing lesson has been classroom tested and student approved. Students will be encouraged and guided as ... continue reading...