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  • Learn how to teach the foundational reading skills of fiction vs. nonfiction using these lesson ideas and resources.

    Fiction vs. Nonfiction: How to Teach This Foundational Reading Skill in K-2

  • Celebrate Read Across America week with these digital and printable low-prep activities that are perfect for k-2.

    Everything You Need for Read Across America Week

  • Use this post as your stress-free guide to planning an engaging reading week for your lower elementary students!

    Your Stress-Free Guide to Planning an Engaging Reading Week

  • Learn why phonics and crafts is a powerful combo for early readers.

    Why Phonics + Crafts = A Powerful Combo for Early Readers

  • Learn how to teach nouns, verbs and adjectives in k-2 without losing your mind!

    How to Teach Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives in K-2 (Without Losing Your Mind)

  • Find out the secret to easy, independent phonics centers in the k-1!

    The Secret to Easy, Independent Phonics Centers in K–1

  • Take students from sounds to sentences using engaging decodable digraph practice activities like interactive passages and word searches.

    From Sound to Sentence: Decodable Digraph Practice

  • These engaging and interactive digraph practice activities are perfect for centers and small groups.

    Engaging & Interactive Digraph Practice for Centers and Small Groups

  • These resources and strategies will show you how to introduce digraphs in the primary classroom.

    How to Introduce Digraphs in the Primary Classroom

  • Teaching vowel teams is easy with these 5 tips for teaching this important phonics skill in first grade.

    5 Tips for Teaching Vowel Teams in First Grade

  • This photo showcases decodable texts focusing on different cvce word patterns.

    The Best Decodable Texts for Teaching CVCE Word Patterns

  • Helping students learn about fiction and nonfiction books is easy with the ideas in this blog post.

    Teaching Fiction and Nonfiction to Primary Grade Students

  • Read about how I use Decodable Reading Passages in my First Grade classroom. Get a free set to try in your own classroom!

    How to Use Decodable Reading Passages in First Grade

  • Use these controlled texts activities to help you young readers of all levels feel successful this year.

    Differentiated Instruction with Controlled Texts: Activities for First Grade Readers of All Levels

  • Use cloze reading activities to help your first grade with reading comprehension skills

    How to Use Cloze Reading Activities to Improve Reading Comprehension

  • Learn how to use "magic e" as a fun and effective way to master cvce words!

    Magic E: The Fun and Effective Way to Master CVCe Words

  • Use these tips to help your students learn how to decode reading passages this year.

    How To Use Decodable Reading Passages

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Need an easy phonics center that doesn’t take a to Need an easy phonics center that doesn’t take a ton of prep? 🙃 These are some of my go-to activities: • print and go • simple routine • easy for students to do independently They give students hands-on practice with phonics skills using decodable words… and they’re fun 🙌 Comment CRAFTS and I’ll send you the link to check out all my phonics crafts 🫶🏼 #firstgrade #iteachfirst #firstgradeteacher
Teaching fiction vs. nonfiction… and your students Teaching fiction vs. nonfiction… and your students are still mixing them up? 😅⁣ ⁣ This is one of those skills that seems simple… but needs clear, repeated practice.⁣ ⁣ This lesson makes it easy:⁣ ⁣ ✔ introduce the skill with ready-to-go slides⁣ ✔ practice with hands-on sorting⁣ ✔ reinforce with independent activities⁣ ✔ apply it with a creative project⁣ ⁣ So students aren’t just guessing… they actually understand the difference.⁣ ⁣ It’s no-prep, easy to use, and works for whole group, centers, or small groups.⁣ ⁣ Comment LINK, and I'll send you the link to this ready-to-use reading lesson!
Telling time can be a tough skill for students to Telling time can be a tough skill for students to master ⏰ These Boom Cards make it: • interactive • self-checking • easy to use during centers Students get instant feedback, which helps them build confidence while they practice 🙌 Boom Cards are perfect for small groups, independent work, math centers, and more! Comment TIME and I’ll send you the link to this bundle of ready-to-use games ⏰
R-controlled vowels… but make it something your st R-controlled vowels… but make it something your students actually get excited about 😅👑⁣ ⁣ Instead of another worksheet, this gives students:⁣ ⁣ ✔ hands-on phonics practice⁣ ✔ built-in differentiation (3 levels for each skill)⁣ ✔ fully decodable words they can actually read⁣ ⁣ Students color, write, and build their own crowns…while practicing Bossy R patterns like ar, er, ir, or, ur.⁣ ⁣ It’s fun, engaging, and easy to use for centers or small groups.⁣ ⁣ Plus… they LOVE wearing their crowns (always a win 👏)⁣ ⁣ Comment CROWN, and I'll message you the link to these R-Controlled activities!

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