Guided Reading Lesson Plan template and free download. Reading levels in kindergarten and first grade to create guided reading lesson plans with free books! Are you wanting to master guided reading, but feel a wee bit overwhelmed? I get it! Guided Reading is just one more thing you have on your plate.. or do you? Are you currently conducting guided reading lessons in your classroom? I am sometimes surprised to hear that some emergent classrooms do not. Don't ... continue reading...
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Engaging Reading Activities (With a FREE File)
Engaging reading activities for kindergarten and first grade! See how we improve reading comprehension through various reading comprehension strategies. FREE sample file too! This is a guest post from Deedee Wills. We are so excited about our Engaging Readers units... you can tell because I. Can't. Stop. Talking. About. It. Engaging Reading Activities: How did it start? Around last November I had a conversation with Deanna Jump about wanting to do more responding to literature with ... continue reading...
Guided Reading 101 Part 1
I've been asked a lot of questions lately about Guided Reading so I thought I'd do a few posts to help answer some of your questions. This one will be just a quick overall post and then I will come back and go into more detail about each component. I conduct my Guided Reading groups at a table. However, guided reading can even be done on the floor. All you need are kids and leveled books and you are good to go!!! Each student has their own Reading bag. In ... continue reading...
Guided Reading Lessons and Activities for your Favorite Traditional Tales
Guided reading lessons, books, and activities for reading levels AA-J. Digital and printable options for teaching guided reading to K-1 students. Guided Reading Lessons & Activities Guided reading lesson plans can make your daily guided reading instruction simple! With lesson plans, books, running records, and word work activities you will have all you need to organize and effectively teach during guided reading groups. Our traditional tales guided reading pack is full of ... continue reading...
Printable & Digital Guided Reading Books for Kindergarten & First Grade
Guided Reading Books available in printable and digital format for K/1. Leveled readers with lesson plans, running records, word work activities, and more! Guided Reading Books Small-group guided reading is our time to truly work closely with students in the hopes of creating fluent readers. Students work on high-frequency words, establish reading strategies, and write sentences, all while becoming confident readers. However, sometimes our resources are limited. The biggest problem we seem ... continue reading...
Reading Rubrics for the Primary Grades
These reading rubrics for primary grades are great for kindergarten and first-grade reading! These assessments and scoring guides are great for guiding your lessons in reading comprehension. If you've used our Engaging Readers units then you probably already use the Rubrics that come with each unit, but questions about assessments are one of our most commonly asked questions so we will talk about that in this blog post. Reading Rubrics for Primary Grades: Reading ... continue reading...
Guiding Reading Planning & Instruction
In my classroom, I used a combination of whole group instruction (close reading, shared reading) and guided reading to teach reading. With whole group instruction you focus your teaching towards the ability of your more proficient students' ability. Then you scaffold and support those students who need it. However, guided reading allows you to tailor your instruction to fit the needs of each individual student. You bring your reading lessons to THEIR instructional level. This is just ... continue reading...
Kindergarten Lesson Plans | Instant, Yet Powerful Lesson Plans… Just Print and Teach!
Kindergarten lesson plans made easy just print and teach! Free file too! Common Core reading lesson plans and writing plans, plus math lessons too! Here are a few things I know about teachers. They want the absolute BEST for their students. They want to employ "Best Practices" in their classrooms. They. Are. Overwhelmed! Occasionally, they want to go home before 5 pm after school AND they would like to spend their weekends with their families instead of planning. Does ... continue reading...
Close Reading Passages for Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd Grade
Fall themed close reading passages to teach your primary students how to annotate a text. Your students will love this color-coded method using DOTS! Close Reading Passages Close reading is all about reading to uncover the text to deepen comprehension. Students engage with the text and focus on the information the text provides. With these close reading passages, students will dive into the text and learn about some fun Fall topics. Read about how you can use this resource in your ... continue reading...
Story Retell Activities Using Authentic Texts for K-2
Story retell activities to practice and improve reading comprehension skills and strategies. Story retell cards for whole group and individual practice. Has there ever been a time you've sat down to give a DRA and realized your students were unable to retell the story? Or perhaps your reading assessments are showing low scores in reading comprehension? Several students struggle with providing a detailed retelling of a story. Nevertheless, developing and instilling reading comprehension ... continue reading...
La Princesa and the Pea | Reading Lesson Plans
La Princesa and the Pea lesson plans for kindergarten, first, and second grade! Fun reading lesson plans with reading comprehension activities and a craft. La Princesa and the Pea La Princesa and the Pea is a classic story with a Latino twist. It is such a sweet story about a Prince's plan to marry a maiden, no matter what the Queen says or does. This five-day lesson plan comes from our new Engaging Readers Fairytale and Folktales Unit for K-2. Through the daily lessons, students build ... continue reading...
February Reading Fluency Activities for 1st and 2nd Grade
Focus on reading fluency in February. Differentiated fluency passages and activities that can be used in class or given for homework. Reading Fluency As educators, we know that reading fluency is important and should be a focus in our early elementary classrooms. It is a building block in literacy. The more our students automatically recognize words in reading, the better they comprehend the text that is being read. There are four components of reading fluency: accuracy, rate, ... continue reading...
Crazy Hair Day Reading Lesson Ideas
Crazy Hair Day Reading Lesson Ideas for 2nd grade. Reading comprehension strategies and responding to literature with these fun activities. Crazy Hair Day Reading Lesson Ideas Your second grade students will love the book, Crazy Hair Day by Barney Saltzberg. We've planned out a five-day lesson plan that follows this book. Through fun activities, students will synthesize, analyze characters, summarize, make connections, and more! Have fun teaching with these Crazy Hair Day Reading Lesson ... continue reading...
Interactive Reading Comprehension Journals
I love looking around my room and seeing smiling faces while students read. This creates such a special feeling in the classroom. However, learning to read is really like learning a new language. It takes time and can be frustrating for students. So, I love to create fun and exciting ways for students to interact and think about stories and informational texts. For example, the Interactive Reading Comprehension Journals include so many hands-on ways for students to reflect on their reading in ... continue reading...
Engaging Reading Fluency Activities for 1st and 2nd Grade
Reading fluency activities to help you focus on fluency in your classroom. Weekly fluency activities that can be completed in class or at home! Reading Fluency Activities The National Institute of Child Health and Development identifies fluency as one critical component to becoming a proficient reader. Along with phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, and comprehension; reading fluency should be a focus in your classroom. So, set a clear focus on fluency with these fun and ... continue reading...
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