Small group ela 1st grade

Creating plans for reading small groups can be a daunting task. Read how I plan and prep for the year and week by week for my small group reading lessons.

Setting up for small group in 2nd grade can be challenging! This post outlines one teacher's simple center rotation schedule.

I have always believed the time my students and I spend at the small group table is THE most important time of our day. If you have followed my blog for

Let’s talk, shall we? As many of you already know, I have a passion for Reader’s Theater. It is, hands down, THE BEST WAY I have found to practice meaningful, purposeful, and engaging fluency practice in my classroom. Now. You might be thinking what I first thought when I heard about Reader’s Theater. So the ... Read More about Reader’s Theater in the Primary Classroom (with a FREEBIE)

Math centers make me leap with joy, and so this blog series is a blast to write! Today we are talking about math center schedules. If you missed any of the other posts in the series, you can click below to get caught up. Part 1: Why You Need to Have Math Centers Part 2:

Over the summer, I redesigned my reading inventories that I use for pinpointing reading difficulties and tracking progress throughout the year. I am happy to share them with you. They will be fully ed

Have you thought about how a simple printable worksheet may make such a difference in your child's reading journey? I was surprised to see my kids interested in practicing common words when I gave them the free printable sight word worksheet! This wasn't just an ordinary worksheet; it was jam-packed with interactive sight word activities

This school year my school & entire county made major changes to our reading block. In the past, we had homogenous classes and taught reading and writing as a whole group for the entire block. But this year, we have heterogeneous classes and are expected to teach a short shared reading lesson and then pull …

Learn about an easy routine for decoding multisyllabic words in 2nd grade text. Free tools included!

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