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Guided Reading offers students intentional reading instruction with texts that are just a little too hard. As a teacher, we coach and scaffold our readers all while pushing them forward in their reading routines. Since Guided Reading often means planning for 3-6 groups a week (many groups reading 2+ texts a week), I know the planning and preparing can be overwhelming. I receive *a lot* of ...
Students need access to books at home, and I don’t want to assume they have it. The volume of books read is the greatest predictor of student reading success (Allington). Knowing this, sending home ...
As teachers, we know how hard our students work each day. We spend hours reading, writing, doing math, exploring science, and so much more. Research shows that developing fine and gross motor skills, ...
Making 10 to Add is an important skill for our primary learners. 10 becomes a benchmark number which makes addition and subtraction a mental process. Initially, though, Making 10 to Add can be a tough ...
Getting students talking numbers is a critical part of building number sense and fluency in young mathmaticans. It's the perfect avenue for generating a pool of ideas, encouraging students to analyze ...
Today I'm sharing some of my classroom 'must-haves'. These are resources that have paid dividends for me, completely worth the expense. We use these ...
Hey, friends! Today I wanted to drop by and share how our Writer's Workshop is developing. We jumped right into Narrative Writing and we are loving ...
Hey friends! This year, we're implementing a Daily 5 model for literacy and we are loving the different choices. Our block still looks a lot like ...
Well, it's here friends! I've been hanging out with 23 of my favorite little people for a week-and-a-half now, so it's time to show you our learning ...
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