Inferring with Primary Students: Christmas Inference Detectives Activities for Kindergarten and First-Grade Inferring with Primary Students: Kindergarten and First-Grade Inferring is an important comprehension skill for young readers to have and I love giving them lots of practice with this skill. We infer each week with the story we are reading, but I also like to give them opportunities to infer outside of the text. Inferring is just putting clues together and using that voice inside ... continue reading...
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Reading Comprehension: Engaging Readers: SET TWO YEAR LONG BUNDLE
Reading Comprehension Units SET TWO No Prep Print and Go Lesson Planning made easy! Reading, Phonics, Comprehension, Word Work and More! NOTE: This isn't a packet of worksheets. These are actual Lessons that guide you through the process of using Read Alouds to teach the standards for Reading and Phonics. ***************************************************************************** This is a Year Long BUNDLE. It includes 10 UNITS This resource will give you FORTY TWO weeks of ... continue reading...
Duck for President | President’s Day Reading Lesson Ideas
Duck for President reading lessons for kindergarten and 1st grade! This is a great book for President's Day. Reading comprehension, responding to literature, and a fun craft! Duck for President | President's Day Reading Lesson Ideas I love reading this book in February for President's Day. Duck is quite a funny character as he works his way into becoming President. Here are some fun writing response and activity ideas that go along with this book! Problem/Solution In this story, Duck and ... continue reading...
Tacky and the Winter Games Lesson Plans (Free File)
Winter Games Lesson Plans for kindergarten and first grade. These are perfect to use during the Winter Olympics. Tacky and the Winter Games Don't you just love Tacky the Penguin? My class has always enjoyed this character, so when I saw Helen Lester's book, Tacky and the Winter Games, I knew I had to add it to our Engaging Readers Series. The version of the Engaging Readers one comes with 5 days of close reading comprehension activities: Visualization Retelling Connections ... continue reading...
The Snowy Day: Pictures from You! and a FREEBIE
I don't know about you, but I love looking at pictures. Pictures capture moments in time and help us remember life events. I love these pictures of my sweet friends and family. I also love seeing pictures of student work. There is nothing more gratifying than seeing our units being used in classrooms all over the world. Thank you to all of you who have shared your photos with me by tagging me on Instagram. I've shared a few of the most recent ones here. Retelling the Snowy Day ... continue reading...
Snowmen at Night Read Aloud Lessons
Students love to warm up while listening to a great book on cold winter days! Thankfully, this means that teachers can incorporate the love of books with the many standards to get through each year. For instance, Snowmen at Night read aloud lessons are the perfect way to embed an adorable story with several reading skills! Students will have so much fun learning during the winter season with these lessons! What is an Interactive Read Aloud? An interactive read aloud embeds a story ... continue reading...
Making Inferences
Learning how to make inferences is a really tough skill to learn! Often, students want to look back in the text for answers. However, this is not the only aspect students need to do when making their own inferences. They need to use their prior knowledge, personal experience and incorporate it with the information provided. Additionally, in the primary grades, we know that students' listening comprehension far exceeds their reading comprehension since students in kindergarten and first grade are ... continue reading...