Are you making these common mistakes when teaching reading in K-2? Do you remember elementary school? Despite the fact that it was (ahem) years ago, I have a pretty vivid picture of the first day of fourth grade. Our teacher held up our new-to-us reading books and our brand new workbooks, and he told us sternly … “Now, DON’T go home and read all the stories in your new reading…
Essential guided reading supplies
If you teach guided reading in K-2, you’ll want to check out our recommended guided reading supplies! (This post contains affiliate links.) If you teach guided reading in K-2, you know that it’s helpful to have supplies on hand. Here are the essentials! Leveled books. You can purchase these online from sellers such as Wilbooks and Pioneer Valley. It’s wonderful to have these solid print books, but we’ve found that…
What is independent reading?
What is independent reading? It’s an essential part of your school day! Learn more in today’s post. This summer, This Reading Mama and I have shared six posts about balanced literacy. We’ve given you essential information about each element of balanced literacy – with printable charts and lists to make your teaching easier. We’ve talked about The definition of balanced literacy – with a printable chart Interactive read-aloud – with…
It’s a guided reading giveaway!
Do you teach guided reading in kindergarten, first, or second grade? Then this giveaway is for you. Start the year off right with this enormous bundle of resources…. worth over $450! The first prize is a free membership in Teaching Every Reader, the signature online course I’ll be co-teaching with This Reading Mama this fall. Learn how to reach every reader in your classroom! Make the most of…
Teach letter sounds with alphabet action cards!
Today I’m sharing a set of free alphabet action cards – in two different versions! (This post contains affiliate links.) A few months ago, I finished teaching my Three the alphabet through our simple letter of the week activities. She loved it, and is busy writing letters wherever she goes – as you can see in the above story about a “cweepy monster.” 🙂 One thing she hasn’t picked up on…
What is guided reading?
Do you have questions about guided reading? Today we’re sharing an overview of the practice – with answers to your most frequently asked questions! This post contains affiliate links. Have you been following along with our balanced literacy series? This Reading Mama and I are talking about each element of a balanced reading program. So far we’ve answered these questions … What is balanced literacy? What are interactive read alouds? What…
5 Common mistakes to avoid when teaching handwriting
Are you interested in teaching handwriting to your preschooler? Avoid these common mistakes! (Disclosure: I received compensation and free product from Go Teach! Handwriting for this post. All opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links.) I receive many emails from parents asking me for help when teaching their young children to form letters. When should they start? What should they use? What letters should they teach first? Let’s…
Learn more about the Parenting Super Bundle – it’s 98% off for six days!
We’ve got six kiddos at home – ages 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, and 10. Yes, it’s crazy. Sometimes it’s crazy wonderful, and sometimes it’s just crazy. As my college roommate (a mom of tweens) likes to say, “I wouldn’t trade them for anything. Just for an hour.” I have so many dreams and plans for our days at home – and some days they all work out. Other days we have tantrums,…
Free game for color sight words
Today I’m sharing a fun, simple game for teaching your child to read color sight words. I created this colorful game to help my Five practice reading color sight words: red, blue, black, green, purple, pink, orange, yellow, black, white, and gray. (Note: If you don’t have a color printer, there’s another option! Just zoom down to the P.S. at the end of this post.) To play, print the game…
What’s an interactive read aloud? (With a printable book list!)
Today I’m sharing tips and tricks for doing interactive read alouds in your classroom. I remember the day my entire class was engaged. We were sitting in our chairs, hanging on every word as our teacher read Letters from Rifka. What would happen in Ellis Island? After everything she’d endured, would Rifka finally join her family in America? Or would she be sent back to Poland? There’s nothing like a riveting read…
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 103
- Older Posts »
