Thank you Amanda at One Extra Degree for hosting today's Linky!!! Cute graphic courtesy of Miss Amy Lemons! Today I'm linking up with Amanda to share some of my favorite professional development resources. If you've followed my blog or attended one of my presentations then you know that I LOVE Debbie Miller. Reading one of her books is so easy because if truly feels like you are having a conversation with an old friend. Reading with Meaning is the first ... continue reading...
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Let’s Talk Turkey!
Turkey Trouble reading comprehension activity for kindergarten and first grade. Anchor Chart, retelling, and craft too! Vocabulary study too! Turkey Trouble reading comprehension activity: Informational Text The week before Thanksgiving is a great time to learn about turkeys! We pair fiction and nonfiction texts to keep the kids engaged so that the pre-holiday crazies don't trot in. :) To get started we had the kids record their schema on the Turkey Trouble recording sheet. Then, ... continue reading...
Let’s Talk About Books! Reading with Meaning
Thanks to everyone who linked up. I'm enjoying reading all of the wonderful posts. Congratulations to Kelly McCarthy for winning the giveaway last week! This week I chose one of my favorite PD books of all time to talk about. If you've followed my blog or attended one of my presentations then you know that I LOVE Debbie Miller. Reading one of her books is so easy because if truly feels like you are having a conversation with an old friend. Reading with Meaning is the first book I ... continue reading...
Batty Over Bats!
Happy Monday Y'all! This is a throwback post about another unit that I LOVE to teach during the month of October. BATS!! Oh, my word! I absolutely love bats. Okay. I'll admit that I wouldn't really want to meet one up close and personal but they are fascinating and little ones love learning all about them. If you already have my bat unit you'll want to head on over to TPT and download the updates that I just added to the unit. The link is at the end of this post. We always start ... continue reading...
Zoo Unit Zebras
Aren't these zebras the cutest things ever? This is a picture of our venn diagram about giraffes and zebras. Our zebra information chart. Chit-chat Charts from Tuesday and Wednesday.I've received a few questions about how I do these so let me see if I can explain it. When the kids come to school the message skeleton is already written. We complete the message together as a class during our morning meeting.This is almost always a review of what has previously been taught so that ... continue reading...
Walruses and Writers Workshop
Common Core Standards Posters and Essential Questions So.... many of you have asked, " How do you get your kids to write like that?" So, here's your answer. First of all, I am totally in love with the Philosophy behind the Workshop Model. I teach my kids to write by doing a quick mini lesson where I model the writing process. I think out loud as I write in front of them, Then, they have the opportunity to practice what I've just modeled. They turn ... continue reading...
All About Penguins Unit!
All about penguin lesson plan ideas for kindergarten and first grade. Reading, math, crafts, and anchor charts to help teach your students about penguins! Free file included too! All About Penguins! We love to learn about penguins each winter. It provides a great opportunity to teach your young learners using both fiction and nonfiction! All About Penguins: Charts Here are a few of the ways we organize our thinking! Penguin Chit Chats Chit Chats are a daily routine that we use to review ... continue reading...
Spider Informational Text Activities
Spider informational text activities for kindergarten and first grade? You got it! Done and done! Deedee and I were asked for more informational texts in our Guiding Readers units, so we added a stand-alone edition. As you know, these units are week-long close reading lessons that really allow students to dive in deeper. The teacher does the decoding work, but the thinking work sits on the shoulders of the students. Spiders Informational Text We started this unit of study with Spiders ... 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...
Dinosaurs, a Freebie and Instagram, Oh, my!!!
Woot! Woot! I LOVE our Dinosaur unit. We started our unit last week. Here are a few pictures of some of the things we do during this unit. We start with a HUGE paper mache egg. I give clues about what's inside and the kids make inferences. Student inference sheet. RAWR!!!!!! While they are at specials a Tyrannosaurus Rex hatches! Schema chart in progress... One of our chit chat morning messages. Student journal ... continue reading...
Valentine Inference Lesson for Grades K-2
Whenever a holiday approaches, students get extra excited. From Christmas to Valentine’s Day, students love being able to celebrate with classmates. Therefore, teachers put a lot of pressure on themselves to create the perfect celebration. However, there is not enough time in the school year to create day-long celebrations. Due to the number of standards to get through, teachers need to utilize every minute possible. However, there are ways to embed a holiday with a ... continue reading...
Inference Detectives Lesson: The Missing Snowman’s Hat!
Many times, students love to go on adventures with their classmates. For instance, an exciting scavenger hunt for different items around the classroom or school is always fun. However, this excitement can easily be incorporated with a challenging skill: making inferences! Students may not realize it, but working on inferences is like going on a scavenger hunt within a story. Instead of looking for items, they are usually looking for crucial details. Thankfully, Inference Detectives: The Case of ... continue reading...
Engaging Inference Lesson for Kindergarten and First Grade
Hands-On Inference lesson where students become inference detectives to solve the Case of the Missing Cape! Engaging and SO MUCH FUN for K-1! Making Inferences This strategy requires readers to evaluate or draw conclusions from information in a text. Authors do not always provide complete descriptions of, or explicit information about a topic, setting, character, or event. However, they often provide clues that readers can use to "read between the lines"-by making inferences that combine ... continue reading...
Butterfly Lesson Plans | Digital & Printable Reading Response for K-2
Butterfly lesson plans. Students respond to literature using the story, The Very Impatient Caterpillar and also learn about the butterfly life cycle and migration using nonfiction text. Engaging Butterfly Lesson Plans Learning about butterflies is always a fun Spring lesson, or really at any time of the year! Students can easily get excited about these fun insects because they see them in everyday life. There are so many great pieces of children's literature that represent ... continue reading...
K-2 Reading Lesson Plans for December | Seesaw and Google Slides
Reading lesson plans for December are here! Digital response activities for your favorite Gingerbread and December stories! Reading Lesson Plans for December December is certainly one of my favorite months for teaching! In addition to the excitement in the classroom, there are so many fun learning activities for the holidays. Now, of course, it's important to keep students learning during this time. Our Engaging Readers units offer just what you need to keep the teaching going, but have a ... continue reading...