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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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If spelling practice is taking too much time to pr If spelling practice is taking too much time to prep each week… this will help 🙌⁣ ⁣ Instead of rewriting word lists over and over, you can:⁣ ⁣ • type your words ONE time⁣ • watch them auto-fill into multiple activities⁣ • print and you’re done⁣ ⁣ It’s simple, customizable, and makes spelling practice way easier to manage.⁣ ⁣ I put together a FREE editable set you can try in your classroom.⁣ ⁣ Comment SPELLING, and I'll message you the link to try it for free!
Data & graphing is one of those skills that’s WAY Data & graphing is one of those skills that’s WAY easier when students can see it.⁣ ⁣ Instead of just worksheets, try:⁣ ⁣ ✔ using real objects (blocks, snacks, manipulatives)⁣ ✔ building graphs together as a class⁣ ✔ asking simple questions like “which has more?”⁣ ⁣ It makes the concept so much more concrete.⁣ ⁣ Then you can move into independent practice with confidence.⁣ ⁣ Comment LINK, and I’ll send you more ideas!
Word problems… but your students don’t know where Word problems… but your students don’t know where to start 😅⁣ ⁣ They read it… and then just stare.⁣ ⁣ This makes it click.⁣ ⁣ Students actually build the problem by:⁣ ⁣ • dragging manipulatives⁣ • creating the equation⁣ • solving step-by-step⁣ ⁣ Plus, everything is read aloud with audio support 🙌 So they can work independently without getting stuck.⁣ ⁣ It’s one of my favorite ways to make story problems feel less overwhelming.⁣ ⁣ Comment LINK, and I'll send you the link to these engaging Math Boom Cards!
Data & graphing is one of those skills where stude Data & graphing is one of those skills where students need a LOT of practice...but not another worksheet! 😅⁣ ⁣ These Boom Cards have been my go-to when I want students working independently and actually understanding what they’re doing.⁣ ⁣ They walk students through:⁣ ⁣ • counting and tallying⁣ • building graphs⁣ • answering questions about the data⁣ ⁣ All with audio support + instant feedback… so they don’t need you sitting right next to them the whole time 🙌⁣ ⁣ I use these during centers when I need something low-prep that still feels meaningful.⁣ ⁣ Comment LINK, and I'll send you a link to my favorite data & graphing games.

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