Last week, mid-Week 4 - our 1st grade team launched Writer's Workshop. I am SO excited because all 5 of us are committed to using a Workshop model this year, saturated with lots and lots of mentor ...
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Scholastic Reading Club: Tips & Tricks
A love of reading is the great gift we can give students. As a 1st grade teacher and a former 5th grade teacher, fostering a community of readers consumes/consumed much of my time and energy...and it ...
Making Phonics Fun: Phonics Name Tags
Phonics is a *huge* part of setting a foundation for reading and in 1st grade, we spent a significant chuck of our day working on identifying sounds and word parts. (Don't panic - it's in healthily ...
Classroom Jobs in 1st Grade
Today was a special day in Room 134 - Hiring Day! Today I hired employees of our 22 classroom jobs, and it was very exciting. Classroom jobs give every student their niche and offer a great and ...
Launching Math Centers
Math Centers are *the* most fun part of 1st grade learning. We had our Family Math Night Thursday and a parent asked - "When are you all starting math? _______ says you all just play games." Our team ...
Scaffolding Beginning Writers
Scaffolding Beginning Writers We are 14 days into school (woohoo) and I wanted to share some of the ways I'm supporting my very-beginning writers. One of the best parts of 1st grade is seeing the ...
The First Day of 1st Grade
The First Day Of 1st Grade What does the first day of 1st grade look like? Happy day, friends! I hope this post finds you well and loving (or about to love) your new group of friends. This ...
Differentiating Your Classroom with Ease
Over the last year, my school and team have taught me so much about differentiating. In 5th grade, I so struggled with this and when I differentiated I was moving mountains. But really - I felt like I ...
The Daily 5 in Primary Classrooms
The Daily 5 in Primary Classrooms Over the last 8 weeks, we have covered a lot of ground. We've explored each other's classrooms, traded ideas, asked questions, and remembered why The Daily 5 ...
Classroom Organization: Tips and Tricks
Classroom Organization: Tips and Tricks Classroom Organization--I could talk about this forever. My name is Catherine, and I am an organization addict. It's true friends. I love procedures and ...
Guided Math in 1st Grade
Guided Math in Primary Classrooms The Daily 3 and Guided Math are a small-group approach to learning mathematics, just like we meet with students daily during Guided Reading, we meet with students ...
Differentiating Phonics Sound Sorts
Phonics is a critical part of our primary lives. We sing phonetic songs, we chant them, we read phonetic poems, and then, we do it all again. Phonics matters. Students need to be able to differentiate ...