Do you ever have those magical moments during guided reading? Today I worked on character analysis with an advanced reading group. All of the students in this group can read fluently and have good accuracy. So, we mostly focus on vocabulary and comprehension. We read a book called How Not to Babysit Your Brother. The brothers are perfect to introduce this concept because they have pretty ... Read More about Character analysis
Snowy shared writing and Cause and Effect
We had a little tease of snow at the beginning of the week. Not enough to cancel school, but enough to get us excited about snow writing. First, I had students write about a snow day. They could choose to write a true story or make up a story. Before writing, we brainstormed words that we may use in a story about snow and had some time to talk about our stories. As I went around and worked with ... Read More about Snowy shared writing and Cause and Effect
February Literacy Center Menu
In case you're looking ahead already to February, here is a preview of my February center menu. Read, Think Match (2 choices, one with fewer clues and pictures)Read and Sequence: How to Build a Snowman and How to make cupcakes Read, Visualize Draw: Snowy Day scene and mystery valentine Rebuild a Poem: student sheets and pocket chart pieces Sorting Station: Sort pictures by vowel ... Read More about February Literacy Center Menu
Jan Brett Study week 1
This week we began our Jan Brett author study. First, we read The Hat. While reading this book, we talked about what Hedgie was feeling (curious, embarrassed) and made connection to those feelings. After reading, we did the sequencing feelings graphic organizer from my Jan Brett pack. Then, we brainstormed words synonmyms for the word ridiculous, which of course is the word used to describe ... Read More about Jan Brett Study week 1
Ten on the Sled craftivity
Our Ten on the Sled verb craftivity turned out so cute and the first graders loved it! If you want a copy of the directions and tracers, click here. I have to warn you that I can't cut straight, so you may need to straighten yours out. Also I would trim the shoulders a bit if I were you. The white foot was hard to see, so I put it against a pink sticky note (just in case your ... Read More about Ten on the Sled craftivity
Groundhog Day Fun
I made a few things for Groundhog Day. I was thinking about how groundhogs "predict" the weather, so I made this prediction activity. 6 short stories for making predictions. You could use the center format (laminating the story cards) or the worksheet version where the story and writing space is on the same page. There are also two graphic organizers for making predictions ... Read More about Groundhog Day Fun
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