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 really [...]
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 feedback [...]
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 [...]
The Empty Question Trap
I was talking to a teaching friend of mine. She was so frustrated with lesson planning and getting it all “in” with the short amount of time she has with students. I thought it [...]
Simplify Planning
Let's talk planning. Does it take you absolutely forever? I found that even after teaching several years and utilizing TpT, I still spent a long time planning. Partly because I had to meet specific [...]
Simplifying Guided Reading
Guided Reading has been mentioned by top educators for over 50 years. Fountas and Pinnell made it a force in education trends in the 1990’s. Although the concept of guided reading is not new, [...]