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...
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One Word From Sophia | Reading Comprehension Lesson Plans for K-2
One Word From Sophia lesson plans for kindergarten, first, and second grade! Five day reading comprehension lesson plans to print and teach. One Word From Sophia One Word From Sophia is a sweet story about a little girl that has just one desire for her birthday. She wants a pet giraffe. She attempts to persuade everyone in her family into letting her get a giraffe for her birthday. Despite her efforts, she is turned down. When all of a sudden, she figures out the one word she needs to use. ... continue reading...
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse Reading Lesson Plans FREEBIE
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse reading comprehension lesson plans for K-2! This FREEBIE includes 5 lesson plans, complete with student response activities and a craft! Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse Lilly loves school and especially loves her teacher, Mr. Slinger. That is until he takes her new purse for being too disruptive. Lilly's feelings about Mr. Slinger quickly change. Use this story to teach a good lesson about having patience and being a good listener. You and your students will love ... continue reading...
Alphabet Bundle Word Wall Sets & More
As children get older, they often wonder how some of the content they learn in school will apply to their life. So, teachers have to show students how the material relates to various aspects outside of school. However, one part that students never question involves the alphabet. Students begin to learn their letters even before they enter school. Then, they focus heavily on learning letters in preschool and kindergarten. This progresses to sounds and blending everything together to form words. ... continue reading...
It’s Owl Right! Owl fun and Freebie
Today, I'm giving you Owl fun and Freebie! Learning about owls is always so much fun! This was the perfect opportunity to learn about the "ow" sound. This is the chart of words we thought of. Notice that there is also a place to record ou words. Our cutie patootie Owl glyphs We made a graph to show our data for each question. A close up of our owl glyphs. Shhhh......sleeping owls. We made a picture chart for some of ... 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...
The Easter Bunny’s Assistant Read Aloud
As Easter nears, students are getting more excited to hunt for eggs and Easter baskets. Therefore, it may be a little harder to keep them focused in the classroom. However, creative planning helps avoid behavior issues and off-task work. One of the best ways to do this involves interactive read alouds. Thankfully, The Easter Bunny’s Assistant will keep students on the edge of their seats with each hilarious page! Best of all, amazing lessons in The Easter Bunny's Assistant Read Aloud are ready ... continue reading...
Ideas for a Kindergarten Earth Day Lesson Plan
We know how much kindergarteners love holidays! We can almost feel the excitement in the room as the calendar inches closer to holidays like Halloween or Christmas. However, there are other holidays that our young kindergarten students likely haven’t heard of before. Earth Day is one of these important holidays! I’ve put together a list of ideas for a kindergarten Earth Day lesson plan to help you introduce this holiday to your class. What is Earth Day? Earth Day is celebrated every ... 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...
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...
La Princesa and the Pea | Reading Lesson Plans
La Princesa and the Pea lesson plans for kindergarten, first, and second grade! Fun reading lesson plans with reading comprehension activities and a craft. La Princesa and the Pea La Princesa and the Pea is a classic story with a Latino twist. It is such a sweet story about a Prince's plan to marry a maiden, no matter what the Queen says or does. This five-day lesson plan comes from our new Engaging Readers Fairytale and Folktales Unit for K-2. Through the daily lessons, students build ... 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...
Mega Math Giveaway, a Freebie and a Bonus!
Last summer Deedee and I talked about how our District's math curriculum just wasn't cutting it. It wasn't fun to teach and it wasn't engaging for the kids. AT. ALL! Out of those conversations our math units were born. We are amazed at the growth we've seen in Number Sense and Problem Solving. And the best part? These units make math workshop so much fun! We've had lots of feedback from teachers telling us that their students love the hands-on math lessons and activities. Deedee and I ... continue reading...
Read-Aloud Activities for Tops & Bottoms
No matter the career path students select to follow, they will spend a lot of time reading. Whether this is textbooks or manuals, building comprehension at a young age is essential. Since comprehension includes many aspects, it takes time, practice, and patience. However, students also need to enjoy reading to see the true importance of the words on the page. Thus, teachers work hard to select engaging read-alouds and high-quality lessons to show students how excellent books are. Luckily, the ... continue reading...
The Recess Queen Activities & Lesson Ideas
The Recess Queen activities & lesson ideas for your kindergarten and first grade classrooms. Reading aloud to students is an important component of balanced literacy. During read alouds, the teachers are doing all of the decoding work which frees students up to do all of the thinking work. Students are able to focus all of their attention on enjoying the story and comprehending the text. Providing the students with opportunities to discuss the text with others and write ... continue reading...