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 ...
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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 year, ...
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 ...
When to Launch the Next Daily 5 Choice, Chapter 7
Happy day, friends and welcome to Chapter 7 of our Daily 5 book study - Foundation Lessons. Today we're talking about the explicit routines and procedures we teach students for each round of ...
Apps Every Teacher Should Have
My 1st year of teaching 5th grade, I was blessed to be a 1:1 iPad classroom. Every day involved tech-based learning and it was amazing how little paper we used! Last year, I moved cities/schools and ...
Word Work: Sentence Scramble
Hello, friends! Today I wanted to share about one of our favorite Word Work centers - sentence scramble/mixed-up sentences. In full disclosure, this is a high-maintence center. It does ...
Daily 5 Foundation Lessons: Chapter 6
Happy day, friends and welcome to Chapter 6 of our Daily 5 book study - Foundation Lessons. Today we're talking about the explicit routines and procedures we teach students for each round of the Daily ...