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Wordless Picture Books

January 19, 2020

Books matter. Not only in reading, but in writing and in life. They bring joy, creativity, conversation, exploration, and love into our classrooms. When students walk into our classrooms they have so ...

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Filed Under: 1st Grade, Don't Miss These, Reading/Literacy

Making 10 to Subtract

January 14, 2020

As a part of the Operations & Algebraic Thinking standards, 1st grade students are expected to add and subtract within 20, building fluency within 10 using a variety of strategies. (The fluency ...

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Filed Under: 1st Grade, Guided Math

Using Prior Knowledge to Research

January 13, 2020

Research. A word that drives fear into many primary teachers’ hearts. How? When? With what? Researching in primary grades is so often students sharing random facts (or things they believe are facts). ...

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Filed Under: 1st Grade, Reading/Literacy, Writing

Organizing Research in 1st & 2nd Grade

January 12, 2020

Independent research in 1st and 2nd Grade is not something that just magically happens. Organizing writing is not something that just happens automatically. Both of these skills have to be explicitly ...

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Filed Under: 1st Grade, Reading/Literacy, Writing

Building Strong Relationships with Students

January 11, 2020

As teachers, safety - physical, emotion, and mental - is always our top priority. One of the most important ways we do this is through building strong relationships with students. Fostering strong ...

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Filed Under: 1st Grade, 5th Grade, Management, My Classroom

100th Day of School Math Centers

January 11, 2020

The 100th Day of School. A day for celebrating, reflecting, and ideally - a little bit of learning! Between a recent Winter Break, the 100th Day of School, and Valentine's Day, as a teacher I longed ...

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Filed Under: 1st Grade, Guided Math

Scaffolding Kindergarten Writers

January 11, 2020

Meeting with a group of kindergarten teachers about writing throughout the year, there is often a common feeling on “HELP! We are never going to be independent writers.” If this is you, take ...

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Filed Under: 1st Grade, Writing

Creating a Class Mission Statement

January 6, 2020

Every school, organization, or business has a common vision and mission. A vision of who are we? What do we believe? And a mission - How does each individual member of our community work towards a ...

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Filed Under: 1st Grade, 5th Grade, My Classroom

The Next Step Forward in Guided Reading

January 14, 2019

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 ...

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Filed Under: 1st Grade, Reading/Literacy

At-Home Book Bags

January 13, 2019

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 ...

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Filed Under: 1st Grade, Reading/Literacy, Tips & Tricks

1st Grade Homework Alternatives

January 13, 2019

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, ...

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Filed Under: 1st Grade, Management, My Classroom

Making 10 to Add

January 13, 2019

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 ...

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Filed Under: 1st Grade, Guided Math

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My name is Catherine Reed, and I am in my 8th year in elementary life, residing in small-town, Kentucky.  I student taught in 1st grade and never ...

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