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Guided Reading and The Reading Process: Step 1 Pre-Reading
Sixteen years ago... I was a first year teacher... I had NO IDEA...
Virtual Classroom Games for WINTER
2020 has been one for the books! I've learned things I never thought...
Virtual Classroom Games – Fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving
It's November and I'm still teaching first grade VIRTUALLY! We are...
Decoding Drills for Fluency – Phonics Fast Reads
As a first grade teacher, my goal is for my students to become...
Reading is MAKING MEANING with Kevin Henkes Author Study
At the beginning of each school year my goal is for my students to...
Tie-Dye Classroom Theme – Farmhouse Flair Black and Pastel Tie-Dye Classroom Decor
I just added another tie-dye classroom decor set and I want to give...
Farmhouse Tie-Dye Classroom Decor
Anyone else love the tie-dye trend right now?!? I love tie-dye......
Classroom Reveal | Farmhouse Flair Neon Tile Classroom Decor
I'm already thinking about what I want to do with my classroom next...
Digital Fluency Passages and Word Sorts for Google Classroom
My fluency passages have gone digital! I also added an interactive...
When Distance Learning STOPS feeling so “Distant”
There were a lot of things that I thought would happen this...
Activities to Teach Suffixes
I just uploaded my second grade suffix unit... so I'm going to show...
Activities to Teach Prefixes
I'm working REALLY hard to finish up ALL second grade vocabulary...
Context Clues
I just posted my Context Clues Hands-on Reading unit for second...
100th day of School AND Dictionary Skills
We made it to FEBRUARY! January was SO LONG! No snow days and barely...
Teaching Contractions
Hey, there!!! I just finished my contraction unit.. so I'm going to...