Last week we learned about the short a sound with our very first Phonics Friend, Scaredy Cat A. I told the class that we had a new friend coming to hang out with us for the week. They were immediately so excited. After showing them our new friend, I told them that Scaredy Cat A was here to teach us all about…
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This week in reading we are learning about identifying main idea and details. Main idea and details can be one of those concepts that is tough for little learners annnnd not so exciting to teach. To get my students excited, I packed our reading time with lots of hands on and interactive learning. We started off watching this Brain Pop Jr video about…
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We hit the ground running with handwriting expectations at the beginning of the school year. After spending the first few weeks reviewing our letters and how they are formed, we then move on to discuss the expectations for our handwriting.We started off creating an anchor chart together. I told my students that we were going to make a chart with…
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Who’s excited about their 3 day weekend!??!?! Me too! There’s just nothing better than a 3 day weekend after the back to school hustle! Last week I shared several of our first week read alouds. If you missed it, you can read about those here. Today, I want to share a few more of my favorite back to school read…
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This week we wrapped up our graphing unit. If you missed our bowling graphing activity from last week, you can read about it here. Our math time falls right after lunch, so getting my students up and moving is a must! This week we became detectives, grocery shoppers, and we even went fishing. Monday, we started off using our magnifying…
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Last week we hit the ground running with back to school read alouds. I am a huge believer in making time to read aloud books to our students. It is such a special moment for them. Seeing the excitement and expressions on their face is one of my very favorite times of our day. Just think…the read aloud that you provide…
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