Gingerbread books are my favorite picture books for kids in December. Every year, my second grade students and I would embark on a fun Gingerbread Reading Unit, where students would compare and contrast the different versions of gingerbread stories. Throughout this unit, I would read seven to ten ... READ the POST
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Reading Response Mini Books & Anchor Charts
Teaching reading strategies and skills lights me up! I love to create new tools to help my students become active and engaged readers, thus helping them build their reading comprehension skills. Reading Response Mini Books are one of the many tools in my "teaching toolbox" to get students excited ... READ the POST
Candy Corn Reading!
Learning to read is such a fun adventure! Because students need lots of practice and repetition sounding out words, I love creating activities that make it engaging and fun for kiddos. I don't know about you, but Candy Corn can pretty much motivate me to do anything! So for those beginning ... READ the POST
A-Z Pocket Chart Letter & Picture Cards
ABC letter and picture pocket chart cards can be used for so many different ABC review games and activities! Be sure to read my blog post on how you can use these cards to play "I Have Who Has" and "I Spy!" I have also included the word card for each picture if you want to use these for a "Write ... READ the POST
Gingerbread Man Unit Comparing Stories Reading Gingerbread Writing Activities
This Gingerbread Unit is a complete gingerbread language arts unit (reading, grammar, writing & speaking skills fun) that is done for you! Gingerbread man writing and gingerbread house design are always two gingerbread activity highlights of the unit! This Gingerbread Unit will get ... READ the POST
Literature Circles: Job Sheets and More!
Literature Circles roles, job sheets, rubrics, activities and more are all included in this Literature Circles Made Simple resource! Get literature circles up and running with ease in your 2nd-4th grade classroom! Many 5th grade teachers also use this resource for students that are new ... READ the POST
Candy Corn Reading Pack!
Candy Corn Reading is a FUN and ENGAGING way to get students reading! You can see a blog post and video of this activity in action over at Inspired Elementary! Included in this pack: 4 Different Candy Corn Write, Slide & Read Mats Blank Candy Corn CVC Word Card Blank Candy Corn CVC Read ... READ the POST
Thanksgiving Writing Activities 3-D Turkeys
These 3-D P Turkeys are such a fun Fall writing activity and make an awesome bulletin board display, too! They can be used for "I Am Thankful" writing, creative story writing, or as a reading response activity after a teacher read-aloud. There are over 30 different templates to choose from, so ... READ the POST
Winter Writing: 3-D Winter Tradition Trees
Winter writing is fun with these 3-D Tradition Trees! This pine tree craftivity is an engaging way for students to write about their family traditions and activities during the holiday time. Templates are included for writing a friendly letter about traditions, a paragraph about what they did over ... READ the POST
Fact & Opinion Pumpkins
Teaching students fact and opinion in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade is so much fun! You can use fall-themed read alouds to get students brainstorming facts and opinions, or even practice fact and opinion along with a science activity. One of our favorite activities is these 3D Fact & Opinion ... READ the POST
Sight Word Activity Book Bundle: Pre-Primer Words
Sight Word Activity Books are a FUN, hands-on way to practice reading and writing the Dolch Sight Words. This bundle includes the first 40 Pre-primer sight words, each practiced in an individual book. Each book is sold separately for $1.00. I am offering this bundle for 50%! Also available are ... READ the POST
Pick-a-Word: Adjectives (Adjective Fill-In Activity)
Pick-a-Word is a fun and creative way for students to practice adjectives in context! This no-prep activity can be used whole-class, as a writing warm-up, for some fun morning word work, or as a literacy center activity. There are 30 different Adjective Pick-a-Word paragraphs (10 pages with three ... READ the POST
3-D Earth Writing: Spring Poetry Activity & Bulletin Board Display
Get students excited about springtime writing with these fun, 3-D earths! You can use these for an Earth Day activity, or anytime during the spring months. These earths make an awesome bulletin board display, too, as they POP out from the wall. DON'T MISS OUT ON THE 3-D WRITING BUNDLE!!!! A ... READ the POST
Writing Activities 3D Bundle | Writing Craftivities
Writing activities and writing prompts that can be used all year long are ready to print and use! These 3-D Writing Activities make writing fun and engaging for students! WHY USE 3-D WRITING ACTIVITIES? Makes writing FUN and CREATIVE for students Can be used all year long Integrates ... READ the POST
Teaching Listening Skills to Students
Do you explicitly teach listening skills to your students? Did you know that 70-80% of our waking hours are spent in some form of communication? Of that, listening makes up about 45% of our daily communication! When I learned these statistics, I knew that I needed to be as intentional about ... READ the POST
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