So you have your brand new HMH Into Reading curriculum for Kindergarten, 1st, or 2nd grade! Yay! It’s perfect, except…There is NEVER enough. Every 1st grade teacher knows we need lots and lots of engaging centers and guided reading activities to supplement our HMH into Reading spelling, sight words, and vocabulary throughout the year because…
Guided Reading…When you’re new at it, it can be challenging. Even when you’re NOT new at it! We primary teachers are constantly looking for that secret guided read tip that will help our groups run more smoothly. We dream of having students who: Well, I may not have all the answers, but I can give…
Whew! It’s done! After taking almost one year to create… My Targeted Phonics Bundle is finally ready for you! My phonics bundle has over 2,000 pages of targeted assessments, instruction materials, seatwork (Must Dos!), and centers (May Dos!). See some of our favorite activities below, but first, let’s talk about must dos and may dos! Two of…
Why is it so important to prompt and guide? Too often we teachers go home feeling like we have read hundreds of books, written dozens of essays, and solved pages and pages of math problems. By ourselves. It’s because we’ve done all the work…so exhausting! No wonder we are exhausted by the end of the…
I’ve had teachers ask me, “How do you get all that instruction into 15 minutes?” And I tell them, it’s because… Every minute in guided reading counts. Not only is it amazing what you can teach in one minute, but I’m going to show you how to do this. In one minute with your guided…
When we hear, “Teacher, how do you spell…?” We know we have not fostered the independence in learning that our students need. One goal we all have for our first graders is for them to become more self-sufficient learners and privacy folders do just that! Empowered Learners are: We empower our students when we provide…
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