The leaves are changing, routines are settling in, and now holiday season is here. Great, right? Riiiiight. We all know that holiday season brings out those holiday jitters in our students! As I mentioned in my September Planning post, I love a good routine. Personally, if I stick to my routines that I set up…
Trying to balance the content you have to teach, the things you want to teach, and also sprinkle in some fun? Sounds exhausting. We want to give you ideas for activities that are fun, fresh, and all things fall! I’m a sucker for themes and have just the right ideas for you to keep your…
Guided Reading can seem like SUCH a challenge. Where do I start? What do I do? Who goes where? What is everyone else doing while I’m working with a small group? The questions are ENDLESS, BUT we have the answers! I’ve created a step-by-step guide to help you make your groups run smoothly and flawlessly….
It’s overwhelming. There are so many pieces to setting up a classroom so that your lessons, transitions, and everything about your learning area flows. Check out our tips and tricks below to have a great back to school season. The sooner we get started prepping all the things, the better prepared we feel on that first…
If you know me, targeted reading groups is a MUST-DO for my guided reading groups! My targeted reading is a prescriptive, targeted instruction for students to progress in their reading. Learn how to target your guided reading groups down below! Our job as teachers is by no means easy. People outside the education field often…
In the original post, Guided Reading Lessons in 1-2-3, I mentioned there are 3 parts to designing effective guided reading lessons. The process I used is quite simple: I know. It’s not a big secret method. It’s what many of us already do. But in order for our guided reading lessons to be effective, each of the 3…
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