Don't you LOVE it when you do back to school, thinking... "Man, I am going to be SO ready since I worked all summer to make my classroom better than ever!" THEN you discover that you are in WAY over your head! Here are some of the improvements to my room... specifically for Daily 5 with freebies along the way. Here is my Daily 5 choice board. {The pack you can buy also … [Read more...]
New Phonics Ideas
This year, I am teaching phonics differently. My county did allow each school to use different programs, but this year we ALL will all be using Recipe for Reading. I have not done with before, so I am NOT a pro... I am prepping these activities and I would LOVE your feedback. I will, of course, tell you what works and doesn't work from this. I got some ideas from other teachers in the … [Read more...]
Kindergarten Daily 5- Chapter 6
I think Word Work is ONE thing we ALL teach ALL the time. I feel like this is the easiest, most prepared of all the D5 to teach. I know some K teachers do not teach this as a section of D5, but completely separate. I think it must be taught and practiced separately (as you are building stamina) at least. Although I use a ton of methods, I am too visual to type a bunch of stuff. I will post the … [Read more...]
Kindergarten Daily 5 Book Study Chapter 5- Reading with Someone
This is my section of Chapter 5 in the Kindergarten Daily 5 Book Study. Here is the Listening to Reading section. I have made a freebie file for you at the bottom! 1. Why should students be reading to someone? As important as it is for teachers to know why reading to someone is important, it is even more important that our students know why. Sometimes explaining the reasons to students … [Read more...]
Chapter 5- Listening to Reading
Since this chapter is so big, we are breaking it up into two groups. I have Reading to Someone and Marsha has Listening to Reading. 1. How will you instill the importance (or urgency as the sisters call it) of 'listening to reading' in your students and especially those students who have had little 'lap time' or reading done for them in their own homes? I have found that my … [Read more...]
