Digraphs Fold & Fun Books are an interactive way for students to practice beginning and ending digraphs. There are six different “pages” all printed on ONE SHEET OF PAPER! Teach students to easily fold their own book and this will make a great independent literacy center activity. Be sure to see ... READ the POST
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Making Predictions Back-to-School Activity
Making predictions is one of my favorite reading strategies to introduce students to each year! We use lots of making prediction strategies throughout the year, like Prediction Boxes, Book Cover of Predictions, etc., but I like to start my kiddos out on the first day of school with making ... READ the POST
Gingerbread Read Alouds
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
3 Tips for Improving Listening Skills
Teaching your students to follow directions and build their listening skills takes work! I couldn’t believe this when I read it, but did you know that LISTENING makes up 45% of our daily communication?!?!?!?! That blew my mind! As teachers, we spend so much time teaching reading and writing, ... 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
Listening Skills & Following Directions
Teaching students to follow single-step and multi-step directions can feel like a daunting task! But teaching listening skills is so important in the elementary classroom. 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 ... READ the POST
OCTICORN
OCTICORN is one of my new favorite picture books for teaching students that IT IS OKAY TO BE DIFFERENT! This cute story is about a octopus/unicorn who doesn't seem to fit in with either group. This book provides lots of good teaching points for students, too. This post contains ... READ the POST