Guided Reading Group Labels
Use this resource to help you get your guided reading groups organized today.
A Guided Reading Graph
Your rockin’ readers will love to graph their results and see their growth as a reading with these forms.
Classroom Library Holders
A quick, fun, and EASY craft to enhance the organization of your classroom library!
Bad Case of Stripes
Looking for an effective way to teach about internal and external character traits? Camilla Cream, main character of The Bad Case of Stripes, lends itself beautifully to teach this lesson.
Smartie Acrostic Poem
When you have an important test approaching and you want to give your kiddos an extra confidence boost, surprise them by placing this acrostic poem and a Smartie on their desk!
Wild About Learning Poster 1
I hope you can find a special spot in your classroom to hang this cute, little poster! Enjoy!
Crazy About Camouflage!
Use this interactive and fun Science activity when learning about animal and plant adaptations-camouflage!
Prepositions
Don’t be scared to learn about prepositions! Students turn into “Ghost Busters” to learn about prepositions in this fun, interactive lesson!
Prescription for our Principal
Write a prescription for your principal and assistant principal to cure their “end of the school year blues.”
Quadrilaterals
Quadrilaterals- Are you learning about the different types of quadrilaterals as part of your geometry unit? Students cut out the definitions, shapes, and names…mix them up and then match them correctly!
Random Act of Kindness
They will make a snowman surprise craft and write a sweet little letter to go with it! Then, when the other class is gone for the day, your students will go and deliver the goodies in their classroom!
Kindness Counts Bulletin Board Poster
Looking for a cute idea to track the random acts of kindness with your kind kiddos? Once we complete our first act of kindness, I introduce the kindness counts tree!
Real Food Rots / Fake Food Lasts Forever!
There are two posters for you to print and proudly display in your classroom after you teach your students about the difference between fake and real food.
Valentine’s Day Freebie
Looking for ways to spread the love this Valentine’s Day? I hope you enjoy using these ideas for the staff members in your school and the students in your classroom!
Egg-cellent Freebie!
Gather a basket of plastic eggs and you are ready for these fun and engaging freebies! There are two ideas listed in this file: Hunting for Prepositions and You’ve Been Egged!
Characteristics of Close Reading
Close Reading Freebie- This file lists the characteristics of close reading. This freebie is also part of my larger Close Reading file.
Back to School Creative Writing Activity
This is a great activity to use when you need some “teacher time!” I like to use this activity on a Friday afternoon during the first full week of school- when we all are exhausted!
Smart Little Cookie Printable
This is simple way to put a smile on the faces of your students as they enter your classroom for the first time!
Fact and Opinion
Fact and Opinions- Using photographs of your students, they will develop their own facts and opinions.
Study Guide Template
My students fill out the study guide with important vocabulary words they need to know and important information to study.
Teacher Pranks
Looking for a cute and fun prank to play on your students? You can use this for a back to school prank OR for an April Fool’s prank!
Hip, Hip, Hooray…It’s a field trip to the next grade!
Ask a next year’s teacher if she/he would mind if your class could visit and ask questions. Prior to going to the classroom, project the “Hip, hip, hooray” slide on your SmartBoard.
Meet the Teacher
I like to print off these notes and put them down on each student’s desk so that they know what to do.
Student Self-Reflection
This is a valuable tool to show parents at conferences or to send home with the report card.
Wild About Learning Poster 2
I hope you can find a special spot in your classroom to hang this cute little poster! Enjoy!
The Reading Strategies Book (Graphic Organizers)
These graphic organizers are to accompany the reading strategies presented in Chapter 9 of Jennifer Serravallo’s book.
Charlotte’s Web – Free Excerpt from Unit
This is an excerpt from my 110 page Charlotte’s Web unit.
Student Survey
Having your students fill out this student motivation survey will help you learn more about what MOTIVATES them, so you can occasionally REWARD them.
Class President
Looking for a resource to use in your mock classroom elections? Your students can vote for a class president!
Reading Workshop Mini-Lesson Template
Download this freebie to help you write your mini-lessons for reading workshop!
Reading Workshop Overview: FB Live Supporting Document
This document gives an overview of all 6 units of my Reading Workshop Bundle.
Reader’s Workshop Bundle FREEBIE
This bundle gives a sneak peek into my Reader’s Workshop Bundle. There is a sample mini-lesson and supporting resources for each of the six units of study that I created for this year-round bundle.
Level O Guided Reading Passage and Comprehension Questions FREEBIE: Jackie Robinson
This FREEBIE is part of a BUNDLE of Reading Passages and Comprehension Questions.
Level K Guided Reading Passage Freebie
This freebie reading passage, Riley and the Stick, is written at the guided reading level K.
Level N Guided Reading Passage & Comprehension Check
This resource is part of my Third Grade Guided Reading Passages and Comprehension Check resource.
Creating a Bunny Using a Tangram (Ancient Chinese Puzzle)
There are two awesome picture books about tangrams that I read aloud to my students.
Level E Guided Reading Passage
This freebie reading passage, Fall Football, is written at the guided reading level E.
Save the Eggs!
Students write about how they saved their egg from being trampled on at an egg hunt.
Guided Reading Level E Freebie
Want to check out a sample of my Guided Reading Passages for First Grade? Download this freebie, a level E, today!
Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning
Are you looking to learn more about synchronous and asynchronous learning? Do you need to incorporate both types of learning for your remote instruction? Download this freebie, which accompanies my video all about synchronous and asynchronous learning!
5 Steps for a Virtual Reading Conference
Are you teaching remotely and looking for ways to hold a successful reading conference online? Do you need a step-by-step explanation of how to hold a reading conference remotely, using Zoom? In my video, I share with you 5 steps for having a successful virtual reading conference! This is the FREEBIE to accompany that video.
5 Strategies for a Virtual Reading Conference
In this video, I share with you my top 5 things that I do every day when teaching reading, whether it is remotely (on Zoom!) or in person. So if you go back to teaching in person this month, OR you continue with remote teaching, these are 5 powerful strategies to teach reading effectively!
