What are Reading Partnerships?
Reading partnerships are not a new concepts. Teachers in the upper grades have been using them for many years within the reading workshop. Partnerships are a great, authentic ways to engage kids in reading [...]
What Does EXPLICIT Fluency Instruction Look Like?
In the past I have written several blog post about teaching fluency. In this blog post, I broke down and explained that fluency is how quickly, smoothly, and expressively (this may be referred to [...]
Fun with Plastic Eggs (FREEBIES!)
Plastic eggs are everywhere right now. They are fun, bright, and colorful and a super easy way to make learning fun. Looking for some ways to incorporate them in your classroom? Check out these [...]
Mastering Guided Reading
What is Mastering Guided Reading? Mastering Guided Reading is a guided reading curriculum that I am in the process of writing for second grade. It is a labor of love. I wrote the program [...]
Guided Reading Organization
It is time to teach guided reading and you are ready to get settled at your table, but you can’t find anything because your table is a hot mess? Please tell me I am [...]
Making the Mini Lesson Meaningful
In my last post I discussed the "Empty Question Trap.” These are basically questions that don’t have a strong purpose toward meeting the objective. Why are they a big deal? Well, in a mini [...]
EASY Math Centers: Making Math Routine
I have written many, many times about my love for guided math. Small group math was one of my most favorite times of the day. Breaking the kids into smaller groups allowed me to [...]
Three MUST HAVE Tools for Guided Reading
Guided reading can seem like a complicated mess. I am all about making it as easy as possible on everyone- students, teachers, even the administration that walks through. It shouldn’t be like this! LOL! [...]
Simple and Engaging Centers for ELA and Math!
Do you students ever complete center or independent work? I betting yes. How would you like a chance for children to practice an ELA or math skill AND be able to provide THEMSELVES immediate [...]