tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609441905032558192024-03-05T07:04:26.769-05:00JD's Rockin' ReadersHi! I'm Jennie! I'm a first grade teacher who loves everything literacy! On my blog, I share teaching resources and ideas for K-2 teachers.JD's Rockin' Readershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10466598161510775839noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460944190503255819.post-19844880132498178552022-04-04T10:45:00.003-04:002022-04-04T10:45:50.194-04:00When Classroom Behaviors in the Spring Drive you to "Hatch Chicks"!<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8wKYIvdQbTwW-ob-PRWfnrypyqqZTvkhASwqYjSeqMCu-1C4IMTm4C3RNK_HzwIwOLUupypNe7QC4cqI4nZyNn1z82KjaJ1mxmtUXEenB8EwQ8u1M8H9_Z_34SyTRI_RMM_ga3jTfkViir5jxXlqEesrkNbHUOGMXRApz0lMTi00xlsYn4ePpfZFV/s2999/Slide1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="When Classroom Behavior Drives you to Hatch Chicks Easter theme" border="0" data-original-height="1799" data-original-width="2999" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8wKYIvdQbTwW-ob-PRWfnrypyqqZTvkhASwqYjSeqMCu-1C4IMTm4C3RNK_HzwIwOLUupypNe7QC4cqI4nZyNn1z82KjaJ1mxmtUXEenB8EwQ8u1M8H9_Z_34SyTRI_RMM_ga3jTfkViir5jxXlqEesrkNbHUOGMXRApz0lMTi00xlsYn4ePpfZFV/w640-h384/Slide1.png" title="Hatch a Chick" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">So, it's almost Easter break and the kids are very "wiggly"! What do you do? Find something that is FUN and will motivate your students to focus a little better before Easter.</span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hatch a Chick (Let's help students self-regulate their behavior)</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Classroom behavior can be extremely challenging, especially between spring break and Easter! I've got a great activity that will help students control their classroom behavior during this time. I've made it easy by talking about several steps to help manage your classroom.</span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let's Introduce "Hatch a Chick"</span></h2><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Introduce the Activity using the Poem "Little Chick". Click on any of the pictures to see more!</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Easter-Behavior-Management-Hatch-a-Chick-Easter-STEM-7924000?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Hatch%20a%20Chick" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Step #1 Little Chick Poem" border="0" data-original-height="2999" data-original-width="2999" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipV-Jzpfu9IJ21vvWe9n6_5UtTVioQ3aABnl7OSmu7caQAFXMotoYWeTmTfkxQQGx8AD9sXXpsniqwlZuG_nsfGESKLK2bUKPDcYzi3WVcn7uhou_zY6jQc_1pBAJ1yaFPHWJloFPk6Rm_Pc-7CqXJew3FR8PBm0OO4ZhKiBuWNILHRUGswDMOjRC3/w320-h320/Slide1.jpeg" title="Little Chick Poem" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Students color an egg so that they can take care of it. The eggs get taped to their chair so that they can "take care of it" by sitting in their seat. Of course, students won't be at their seats all day long. So, whenever they are not at their seats, have them push their chair in and their desk/table can be a magical incubator that keeps them warm. Oh yeah, I know, we are really pushing it with this one so you've got to sell it!</span></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Easter-Behavior-Management-Hatch-a-Chick-Easter-STEM-7924000?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Hatch%20a%20Chick" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="paper Egg taped to chair" border="0" data-original-height="2999" data-original-width="2999" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTAb6hy7gProu6AFEuBjWtMtB8PTXS43IYHQ0bq0LtzEdeHIWwJkU7WmlmOQI45aUHE0NW5Bg6taeJcfM89i2TPwSCg_krmk2NQzIbe8ueQ2POZ10-QGMQOcbOPsGT03ln8jii9vIDO6gcjf-ESe5vqTcOqVl9C83wy-Fe3BjMAGzWt3a_emj0nK8/w320-h320/Slide2.jpeg" title="Behavior Management" width="320" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><br /></h3><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Easter-Behavior-Management-Hatch-a-Chick-Easter-STEM-7924000?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Hatch%20a%20Chick" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="paper egg taped to chair" border="0" data-original-height="2999" data-original-width="2999" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUmPhaRjIxRY0S3QRw216WpHFjRX9UHFRXBSQcq--T-R-MzvkJp5TzyEoh2jnMr1c7TXdmpT6kH_d3fN1Re6KCjaikBulbO3Ez6ZhRT131bM8NQodvQoC8i6TzaveyGoUY8ITW4qmA1IdIRVSbcwNzR3VfNujni61ZlMHt4z32bTCwkADwWVSDo6D/w320-h320/Slide3.jpeg" title="classroom management" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;">Display a countdown chart so students will stay interested and know when their "special" chick will hatch. Use velcro or sticky tac to change the chick each day for the countdown. There are numbers 1-30 included. </div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Easter-Behavior-Management-Hatch-a-Chick-Easter-STEM-7924000?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Hatch%20a%20Chick" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="countdown for chicks to hatch" border="0" data-original-height="2999" data-original-width="2999" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAKkXY3skAGmW2921CoezI6bjcd_1NUaGveEdDhijPAyqqiCuI-cCvgCb-jnLg068orqGHqVgubZ4Li3_-dqnmf_pOwL3KJzSyukTybISkqzG879Eb7aHSu0umdXYbgCiqqRiisGKOsUwHCmiZDFqxoF2e5gZqft6mqYSmjBr4jLwfiUlp9KXgo4I/w320-h320/Slide4.jpeg" title="Countdown hatch a chick" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Each day students get to record how they did taking care of their egg. Includes days Monday-Friday. If you need more than one week, simply print off additional pages. <p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Easter-Behavior-Management-Hatch-a-Chick-Easter-STEM-7924000?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Hatch%20a%20Chick" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="behavior chart worksheet" border="0" data-original-height="2999" data-original-width="2999" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQWa2T7p8H_HFje3wU3mZASvn4LJPwJtuSH1YgTFAnUNjnRmq29onUY85At6-tGD1qo9xg5fEFKGGO-OLua_Bm2jcX-Yz8iTq6NY4D5bblufUN3pTcRsFLcJ0dVEA9KMbnUWURyJ-sb4Ofue9BDycWy1Gj8ZraUHAtd533RxY78ZqQotTzSrOBgq1t/w320-h320/Slide5.jpeg" title="hatch a chick" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They will be so excited when "hatch day" has arrived! Little do they know, there is more fun to be had! On hatch day, you can put a plastic egg, peep, and tag on each student's chair for when they get to school. Wait until you see the looks on their faces! </div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px; font-weight: 400; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Easter-Behavior-Management-Hatch-a-Chick-Easter-STEM-7924000?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Hatch%20a%20Chick" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="peep hatching from plastic egg" border="0" data-original-height="2999" data-original-width="2999" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXlBjILIfzDfY8mywWZSIvjhfv8vk2MVvSx3fGpUdhSk8bA7hIzFuNQ8POs32_Bdawp0iZwngen2a2zZu7jkPQcrigR7EtgNwuPLOYFEvO7dkD5pteCSMy-Boax940WTvTDoTvr3PV5gcmftsRucAuU7wjd8alwkcMGYCQFxOrfEnEdVnzXQNH0Vr4/w320-h320/Slide6.jpeg" title="classroom management" width="320" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Times;">Now that the chicks have hatched, your students get to tell about their newborn chicks!</span></span></div><div><br /></div></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Easter-Behavior-Management-Hatch-a-Chick-Easter-STEM-7924000?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Hatch%20a%20Chick" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="my chick worksheet" border="0" data-original-height="2999" data-original-width="2999" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDEKKBhOWjpb0Kd3tBUFvDkOsk_afOkyKAINGYutz3dGmr92T2iHRXmh4Cs2d0Q4ObkWvBC0DfbuhBmaEVgJuD0EFBsTcSOZQNPtGBvpEL2dMuvOzNJm00efXcSH-R3YJXYk5zk2bevj1jd_-1cLiQREAz5zOigSIX1liJt--7Cx7BZGPFxUJGa1ja/w320-h320/Slide7.jpeg" title="all about my chick" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Now for the really fun part! Keep your students fully engaged for at least 45 minutes! Have them work independently on making a home/nest for their chick. Use the student booklet so that they can plan, design, build, and reflect on their home for their new chick!</div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Easter-Behavior-Management-Hatch-a-Chick-Easter-STEM-7924000?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Hatch%20a%20Chick" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Stem activity build a nest for a chick" border="0" data-original-height="2999" data-original-width="2999" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirHlj4uAbGP0ts8noWg0B854Qxpj39f1aDXyIkczq2iw0H6JeRtx84H1NhH9WLB8B1HbWZs1XhM9maLZS7PTgOcfmvk03RanNOpPly1xqtHJ6pPbRp3mGVoalz1JfY_t41aFVCT1wiH9SaExFpUi3gqQuUuRc42qhbd9yFFkQIKr_SjMs7u2vtBcoh/w320-h320/Slide8.jpeg" title="STEM Easter" width="320" /></a></div></span></div><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Life Cycle of a Chicken</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are looking to get into more detail about the Life Cycle of a Chicken, I also have a teacher/student book and craft activity.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Hatch-a-Chick-Classroom-Management-Life-Cycle-of-a-Chicken-Bundle-7936238?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Hatch%20a%20Chick%20with%20Chicken%20Life%20Cycle" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Lifecycle of a chicken" border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="350" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYWQwzLNh1-iOJV0EMMbm8ntkZGB7hfDVMjvsnvZgme4lUc_DYC7XJk_6LOksqXM6IG-C5Q1oY5JhBAdoh-mT0hcLO1jLAU9mKXEnhQrLb-REMR7QOLSTjwmdh0fW_FLDyzlCpCeIo8ZkoEZt8wF-mOw8wAeYnsJXJmNw3Cdb4U2A1tOlgybAr7jT/w320-h320/chicken.jpeg" title="lifecycle of a chicken" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tag me in Pictures!</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I would love to see some pictures of this activity, especially the STEM activity! You can tag me <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jdsrockinreaders/" target="_blank">@jdsrockinreaders</a> on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jdsrockinreaders/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JDsRockinReaders" target="_blank">Facebook</a>!</span></p><br /><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ready to Hatch those Chicks?</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are ready to try to get a little bit of the wiggles out, you can give this a try- and just think- at least it will fun! You can check it out:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Easter-Behavior-Management-Hatch-a-Chick-Easter-STEM-7924000?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Hatch%20a%20Chick" target="_blank">Hatch a Chicken</a></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Hatch-a-Chick-Classroom-Management-Life-Cycle-of-a-Chicken-Bundle-7936238?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Hatch%20a%20Chick%20with%20Chicken%20Life%20Cycle" target="_blank"><b>Hatch a Chicken with Life Cycle Activities</b></a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p>
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<img border="0" nopin="nopin" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6I49C930ECdESI4KM5ct_zJ-QQYISmBNixCcqwWY8Vu8F8B007WeeykZjqYxXyImu5ppVc8ZRe3dLFCysERc_3XnHlFphM8V3KRF9Y8n3A8clSRnl2A4lS2SB_ut7Zij4Z6RVrF5b_IQ/s1600/Signature.png" /></div>JD's Rockin' Readershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10466598161510775839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460944190503255819.post-4037060500591522242022-02-03T22:03:00.004-05:002022-02-04T09:12:47.505-05:00Two's Day Activities for First and Second Grade Teachers<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: Arial; font-size: 26pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let's Celebrate Two's Day!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Are you ready to celebrate Two's Day? It will soon be here on February 22, 2022! Today I'm sharing ideas for first and second-grade teachers! Stick with me, there are a couple of freebies too! To check out all of the Two's Day activities, click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Twos-Day-Activities-and-Time-Capsule-Bundle-7712089?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Two's%20Day%20Bundle" target="_blank">HERE</a> or on any of the pictures.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Twos-Day-Activities-and-Time-Capsule-Bundle-7712089?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Two's%20Day%20Bundle" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Two's Day Banner to hang in your classroom for 2's Day." border="0" data-original-height="1799" data-original-width="2999" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVDDXBCBFdX7Ckd4qIo_5-X8fRfEwLfCr7maWr4ULIVKDJn3jfwhlO1OnoQukS835XJxJnOoJoPuGANpEGDSCtqsKEeUouoZVYxZRmDNBf0VoXlkeTX4etpsyboX_99KfiBEHHFy7ug1alAkTEggauL3j97-EjOQaoTMgok4-aQi4DNro2D04R-Q8U=w640-h384" width="640" /></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">Make it a Dress Up Day!</span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;">TWIN DAY- Have your students dress up like twins OR let them know what you will be wearing and they can be a twin with you.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">CRAZY SOCK DAY- Have students wear a "pair" of crazy socks to school.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">TWO'S DAY CROWNS AND NECKLACE- When your students come in for the day, have them make a two's day crown and/or necklace.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Twos-Day-Activities-and-Time-Capsule-Bundle-7712089?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Two's%20Day%20Bundle" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Two's Day Crown and Necklaces" border="0" data-original-height="2249" data-original-width="2999" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSQKsAa-_Z3qGk-bz5FsKgoD0EP5Xj8_KGdydSwl2zGjtLweHycpdscvrXFpdWuQVZV4cFdAqr8OHgNTkqvJqMCErovrcCoY5XgeL-LL8fpuDKrn-d9vzIgrtPbSJ3ZEEaQOl1JBxI8HGxrweOHmrxURWoMSAJdP2OleaPtm63MH2r4yHg-vGTiePR=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">Snacks that Come in Pairs</span></p><div style="text-align: left;">Who doesn't love a good snack on special days like 2's Day? Here are some snacks that come in pairs or would just make a good snack!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Cookies/Milk (they just go together right?)</li><li>Twix</li><li>Kit-Kat</li><li>Twinkies (or other Little Debbie snacks that come in pairs)</li><li>Popsicles</li></ul><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">Play Two's Day Games</span></p><div style="text-align: left;">Games are always a go-to in my classroom! Better yet, games that they already know how to play is a huge bonus. I've created 4 different board games for Two's Day and they are all inspired by games your students probably already know how to play!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Memory (find things that go together- ex: peanut butter and jelly)</li><li>Candyland (Don't be Late for Two's Day- be the first to get to school)</li><li>Snakes and Ladders </li><li>Bump (Roll 2 die and add them together)</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Twos-Day-Activities-and-Time-Capsule-Bundle-7712089?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Two's%20Day%20Bundle" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Two's Day Games including Candyland, Memory, Chutes and Ladders, and Bump" border="0" data-original-height="2249" data-original-width="2999" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKAds-4w2axXewpV3uWfGR-zahD3HhsX3cRU0od1TbQPQQxfCmlepEaNZSzdMKc32F4gYjIYBQqd1oDnRYBvuhsNg_ujY1Y71vukqEtRp-agAhFHEO8bv3ROwYPaUuaEFkNkZ_x26BzTnt3Giu0UIzi8mZ0olEiIcyfxelybuGmmRcCIpxHlIJ2hN4=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">TIME CAPSULE</span></p><div style="text-align: left;">This is a FAVORITE! Students create a Time Capsule on 2-22-22 and then they open it on 3-3-33. How fun is that?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Twos-Day-Activities-and-Time-Capsule-Bundle-7712089?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Two's%20Day%20Bundle" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Two's Day Activities" border="0" data-original-height="2249" data-original-width="2999" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxM6JnX-dsCI1Jg8ElNizqyQE9hmLkicZLmSM1SopbRDxay-nkOCM6t3C-uDqxEyNE-pNVsIkS5qNJG5YPXoazx-rtQA6SxjAQjqZaKP0AOu60nPapYZzunQeKXPUqrsIol1aH4wur2-VOn8REx8ON6dZxi-NpfQkJsI754-HETurlQvA3RcCfZXa4=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">GET UP AND MOVE!</span></p><div style="text-align: left;">Get your students up and moving for fun or for a Brain Break! I have a video with 10 different exercises and they have to do each one 22 times! That can be pretty hard! See who is up for the challenge. Here is a sample of the video where each slide is only a few seconds. On the original one, you can choose from each slide playing for 20, 25, or 30 seconds.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Twos-Day-Activities-and-Time-Capsule-Bundle-7712089?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Two's%20Day%20Bundle" target="_blank"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="349" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_5ZUt6jd3_A" width="482" youtube-src-id="_5ZUt6jd3_A"></iframe></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">DOG DIRECTED DRAWING</span></p><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I absolutely LOVE doing directed drawings. They always turn out so adorable. This directed drawing starts with the number 2 and will turn into a dog when finished. Step-by-step instructions are included and then students get to name their dog as well!</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Twos-Day-Activities-and-Time-Capsule-Bundle-7712089?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Two's%20Day%20Bundle" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Two's Day Directed drawing of a dog with step-by-step directions" border="0" data-original-height="2249" data-original-width="2999" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVyOR6yvUkT5lxsDQEVr0zWR4mg1KKuB1_0e3YcpSE2gq8ffSHZFT1DjhPBDsSz-hRw1nmnARPn1uKCpcXSc0LtvpQHGSyW63xGDAn3jR5peSPuO-8yOttIIC9grssS0cB1ui92KH0cu6nsu1RVTuCHeVHv0KLRiXM7uIZYxkIc2Mr7KvRv43vFP8q=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">READING BUDDIES</span></p><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Grab a partner and read some books! I always loved when I did book buddies with another classroom teacher. Every Wednesday morning we would meet in a classroom and our students would read together. This helped them make new friends, practice reading and helped them become more fluent readers. You can do this same thing on Two's Day! Buddy up with a classmate or a different classroom. Oh, and I have special bookmarks for them too! Get it <a href="https://jennie-johnson-a323.mykajabi.com/pl/2147568683" target="_blank">HERE</a>!</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://jennie-johnson-a323.mykajabi.com/pl/2147568683" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Two's Day free bookmark for buddy reading" border="0" data-original-height="2249" data-original-width="2999" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFRcqUYNOz5_1DrXsBCTK0Jyl5acvNakmuH3taK4ljhWpIj4KK-BcKGeAHMNud-gntNt6O3mLNZ1K8t415oTba0Qt5W-KQPKFDLqb3wmhyGDFegzxntjLehC2ZUZfVFWPhyzAx2CTJ4CRMovbxmWmdsnv2UmhsamxvHJKKan77tEeb4gIm2Rf6Qdi8=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">WOULD YOU RATHER...</span></p><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A good round of Would You Rather is a great way to verbally talk about opinions. It's another partner activity that plays well into Two's Day. When students partner up, one will be a "cookie" and one will be "milk". The Would You Rather slides have either a cookie or milk on them. This shows students who will answer that specific question. We always share a few responses and they have to tell their opinion and give a reason.</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Twos-Day-Activities-and-Time-Capsule-Bundle-7712089?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Two's%20Day%20Bundle" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Two's Day Activities Would you Rather Powerpoint game" border="0" data-original-height="2249" data-original-width="2999" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwt9X1wkJbHWTmZ0AUDXCIY5zIrq5dWVRKJXphcZc7dL6sp5mUkIfZl5ajtSs2kyYXbwJsRR9VRGWsCm09bxP5DPWEZn2rYZoWpV8IhxNFFRXbfee4biSx89FrioVWqO08PkKe-7a6ab843TGHpsLimiWxd7eHCPfGCsDS8tTy_G90IcOc57bg_xsY=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">PHONICS PUZZLES</span></p><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Get in some phonics practice on Two's Day! I have 7 different phonics puzzles that students absolutely love to do! It's great practice and fun too!</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Short Vowels</li><li>Blends</li><li>Digraphs</li><li>Silent E</li><li>Long Vowels</li><li>Diphthongs</li><li>R-Controlled Vowels</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Twos-Day-Activities-and-Time-Capsule-Bundle-7712089?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Two's%20Day%20Bundle" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Two's Day Phonics Puzzles including short vowels, blends, digraphs, silent e, long vowels, diphthongs, and r-controlled vowels" border="0" data-original-height="2249" data-original-width="2999" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRyLJcDj_1UEDWQSZGA3X4frDVXnogWBtJmITyhCVi9Ujn-xqM0K42VUxzyRXbTgOfwsRcvPk8lJEbBJeKkx9B5uOGXX8GyxJO5DB9ubNkY9ovAoDf_5bvr-8sZJT26ovEf5daFqnvXZ8tfSuK-CH4IHVix7lvIBZNyTXAdQMoxDmfs571eZthtP2-=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">NO-PREP ACTIVITIES</span></p><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course, no-prep activities are a great go-to when you are crunched for time. I have a few fun activities that are quick and easy to get ready.</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Race to 100- Students play with a partner and roll 2 die and then add 2 to the sum. They color in that many places. The first one to 100 wins.</li><li>Picture Take Two- Students work with a partner. They each draw a picture and then the other one has to try to draw the same exact picture as their partner.</li><li>What is it?- Students will start with the number 2 and make a drawing out of it. There are 3 different options.</li><li>When I am 22- Students will have fun filling out the doodle page of what they will be like when they are 22 years old.</li><li>220 Exercises- Do 22 of each exercise. They will be tired!</li><li>$222 Writing- What would you do with $222?</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Twos-Day-Activities-and-Time-Capsule-Bundle-7712089?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Two's%20Day%20Bundle" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Two's Day No-Prep Activities" border="0" data-original-height="2249" data-original-width="2999" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTtOccU0Y_eafJeeihwbUYubfreLSKki0k4kzj_gyVY05QOyOCein1rjK9enu6cB7odx8IAvrpXD-H02kwcspirR5H3hFP0rP086b9TNEUYjSH1UDe4vAJrjsJN66Q3T72CIrFLwc6-AAf2S9JXGKLiMXLPueUQZVVuf10OHZHX2p3EfMjkS4wMI8C=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">WORD SEARCH FREEBIE</span></p><div style="text-align: left;">Yay! You made it to the end! I have two freebies for you today. There is a <a href="https://jennie-johnson-a323.mykajabi.com/pl/2147568665" target="_blank">Word Search</a> and the Buddy <a href="https://jennie-johnson-a323.mykajabi.com/pl/2147568683" target="_blank">Reading Bookmarks</a>. I hope you have the most amazing Two's Day! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://jennie-johnson-a323.mykajabi.com/pl/2147568665" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Two's Day Word Search Freeb" border="0" data-original-height="2249" data-original-width="2999" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxl0bUZY0yjihlazgoNCnoPPuSUnGsZcjMITx9qGOty4Tnv7hsRwQbQO-nnmxryZc_vYFemhwTAJ64xXYkHRmauGjVw7YIQYO2UlXoLMlgQEVytflk1sluOx9HgO_-iw4dd-BgXOcKuwn7kutZIYUT9mhxixFdVu2fIk7eZePufe4ZdlehD4NRkKHS=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you liked these Two's Day ideas, you will also love my 100th Day of School Activities. Check out this <a href="https://jdsrockinreaders.blogspot.com/2022/01/24-fun-100th-day-of-school-activities.html" target="_blank">BLOG POST</a> to learn more!</div></div><p></p>
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<img border="0" nopin="nopin" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6I49C930ECdESI4KM5ct_zJ-QQYISmBNixCcqwWY8Vu8F8B007WeeykZjqYxXyImu5ppVc8ZRe3dLFCysERc_3XnHlFphM8V3KRF9Y8n3A8clSRnl2A4lS2SB_ut7Zij4Z6RVrF5b_IQ/s1600/Signature.png" /></div>JD's Rockin' Readershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10466598161510775839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460944190503255819.post-47577052882344586632022-01-20T15:43:00.000-05:002022-01-20T15:43:00.764-05:0024 Fun 100th Day of School Activities<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Is the 100th Day of School quickly approaching? We've always invited parents into our classrooms on this day (pre-Covid). We have 5 first-grade teachers and we have a rotating schedule on 100's Day. Each class would rotate to another classroom and that teacher would do activities with the other teacher's class. We would make sure to hit some sort of Reading/Phonics, Writing, Math, and Science. Below are some of the activities that we have done through the years and some are new ones that I've created! Enjoy checking them out!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5mGoM4oJwSYwCf_okIv_LiyF27cYe6Q2HWoih27dTnKVZSg5iOGIpTovsjkJy0uk4neU_z6sSn15NP98-K59RjbMqxKRdrQRGgELWHVjk6TgmXfatkqMajlxIB8YYUyngUiSIl9A4wdfvhhJ8jEFs6v0okTDgWpf6voVnU-VLE9ReqwoLalL24H22=s2999" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1799" data-original-width="2999" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5mGoM4oJwSYwCf_okIv_LiyF27cYe6Q2HWoih27dTnKVZSg5iOGIpTovsjkJy0uk4neU_z6sSn15NP98-K59RjbMqxKRdrQRGgELWHVjk6TgmXfatkqMajlxIB8YYUyngUiSIl9A4wdfvhhJ8jEFs6v0okTDgWpf6voVnU-VLE9ReqwoLalL24H22=w640-h384" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Before you get started, I have all of these activities for 50% off! You can check it out <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/100th-Day-of-School-Mega-Bundle-7628329?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=100th%20Day%20Bundle" target="_blank">HERE</a>!</span></p><ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><li style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><h1 style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">100th Day Directed Drawing</span></h1></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How fun is drawing a grandma and a grandpa for 100's day? For projects like this, I like to team up with a teaching partner and let students decide which drawing they would like to do. Then, one of us would take all the kids that want to draw grandma to one room and the other teacher would take all of the kids that want to draw grandpa.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/100th-Day-of-School-Directed-Drawing-7626683?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=100th%20Day%20Directed%20Drawing" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEZUdeul9oSPAXacbkImjRH12jvH6bQukn_O4l0xrKt056wAW1If1jKUSvxVm6LTqE85-HAcY386AmkKhYot1A1hALqhwgLC4ETL8nfAdBsqgiglGmGFa6QP2aSB4C2YcKEtW3ekaDtglkNTwKWoGE-IDw6t69r1_FijEj0Y7IZ1DnWJISEtIBhfBE=w400-h335" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click on the picture for more information.</div><ol start="2" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><h2 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">100th Day Games</span></h2></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I just absolutely LOVE these games! The best thing about them is that they are games that your students may be familiar with. The games include Memory, Snakes and Ladders (Chutes and Ladders), Don't Be Late for the 100th Day (Candyland), Go Fish, and BUMP.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/100th-Day-of-School-Games-7626350?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=100th%20Day%20Games" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjACbN22kmOM2XvrLtRSY6xL9I-dBzcETRieOTSTn245TBFc9OzYfXa3cTOleHd3UItT2Iwlfl38PV-5hpaoaCug4KggTnJJzZb6Q2Ba3OIIAFYhDpNNOrFm_JQ8Jl5WP88bhJSOBz5dKkjl2FLLwIgiEy3Q6JzP8iTouc0gs9QCDc2akyBkRtIDC3b=w400-h335" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click on the picture for more information.</div><ol start="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><h2 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No-Prep 100th Day STEM</span></h2></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Use manipulatives that you already have a school and have students build with 100 of each item!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/100th-Day-of-School-STEM-7621041?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=100th%20Day%20No%20Prep%20STEM" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOkUcl9BN4GPM85T7yMv8YBri6X7bV_IRbicM6kt2cIni1PRNQitjLlwb6oyFshGBQnqJxwWoPh3jKFR7p94NyhDiLRCDX0uDx0AvFIZZEKgYj1_aV4_c7XnrjGBwE-kaJV00fslmPtPdWFZoj2uv9qTwXxL4azmVqM7v28cXugnFr-V--2r4g5pPh=w400-h335" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click on the picture for more information.</div><ol start="4" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><h2 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">100th Day STEM (Plan a 100th Day Party!)</span></h2></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is so fun! You put the planning and work into your student's hands. They will get creative designing invitations, making posters, coming up with games or activities, etc.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/100th-Day-of-School-STEM-7625994?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=100th%20Day%20STEM%20Party" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-o-ypJ_maaHL3H9BYNwrfm4Oh5T4hUNqHA94nT1wA1QONLKazOKnr6Gvpm-OYeROA9dKsXK4NnKx9O1sduXd2p0-HAPo-Jvl6bmG9JvHbrt8rqyGORp3nJ1GQ_Syjy8z2cb43TPyzIA0KKUCAEDPTNqJ7_V1we-0pFdaqAiZD74KP0DzV-SvDkaRq=w400-h335" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click on the picture for more information.</div><ol start="5" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px; font-weight: 400; white-space: pre-wrap;">100th Day Addition and Subtraction Sequential Coloring</span></h2></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Simply display a PowerPoint file that goes through slides to guide students on coloring a 100th-day picture. They solve addition and subtraction (within 20) as they go!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/100th-Day-of-School-Math-7626511?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=100th%20Day%20Addition%20and%20Subtraction" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgox6viFmBjRT57ed_1OzOSiODVQFcbWd2cDiceNDo7WAiLGtaYD8wnDjGlqqWdB4674KW2o4Zj-mKmiqd62JnsgIaiOMZ7foxX6J7Nt5MuJ9tmsVoPZXVPjPyPGVeUWvXVRBrMHwFxqe8DCkt9iy85mk_Tp-LTQg0VoFu9ZJKm2KPHfeL2KEDk1MOK=w400-h335" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click on the picture for more information.</div><ol start="6" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><h2 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">100th Day Bulletin Board</span></h2></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is a fun writing activity where students can tell what they have learned this year so far or what they want to learn next. AND- you can set it up as a bulletin board!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/100th-Day-of-School-Bulletin-Board-7621353?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=100th%20Day%20Bulletin%20Board" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUQ-5OD8CnT6cW0dT_uCiZILssWQxyBr1eD9gkwP_UUhEJlYZ5moWoB63P2_fZnau4OeNsmb8dSx2-GD429_faVb83QD5tYZTpLcpdkrwGzkkbGMOdVdQaftz-mavzLzJvM2gcL-ZRW2dp9jO6rFOYFPpoHhBRsAW638thBpJKR3zfuex81wCfTgCC=w400-h335" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click on the picture for more information.</div><ol start="7" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><h2 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">100th Day Exercises Video</span></h2></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This video will play automatically while students do 10 different exercises 10 times. I'm sure they will want to do this more than once- great for a brain break!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/100th-Day-of-School-Exercises-Video-7626596?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=100th%20Day%20Exercises" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimDv2OlqeMxCpkjQ9RTW1CEpgR4IDvVWvW3_PYSRODUrYGT5f8Dqstzhx00Bu12F9hfCN-xYi6Rbu1_ZJlq_7QIqSkhvR3qFHwHSWUpEU1ao0M26pljZCb2-bMosdmBAqUjA_dchl-KM9sAGuyUvehYg9lfFwUqRzj01DZmPkhVcLWiTazbfbJFowV=w400-h335" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click on the picture for more information.</div><ol start="8" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><h2 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">100th Day Glasses</span></h2></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">These glasses are fun to make! Students can color in the 100 dots or use 1/4 inch stickers.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/100th-Day-of-School-Glasses-7624516?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=100th%20Day%20Glasses" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrqMPaftcTCBNELQ_JxnOCO7sy8yXXh_EHuMKLGxN0aa_BPEmSPowAwgq56oqmPmtqTb_PrUDzeQ_d1w4fvTgpy545qnPmiLO2z068bOb1j-yqvkcyL5bwTdOaFuJ7GSPGYJDILdizxDcoBRRA3YM_VBD4KYRz2RnzyaCZaIvpslbbZuixb6B-MiWp=w400-h335" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click on the picture for more information.</div><ol start="9" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><h2 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">100th Day Portrait</span></h2></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is something we've done for years and it never gets old! We use the Aging Booth App (free) to age our students to be 100 years old! We print the pictures and they make a self-portrait.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/100th-Day-of-School-Portrait-7625220?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=100th%20Day%20Portrait" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFMPa6OObQdgCIxaWxcP_d5m2n7YqV5BZwf5Bprs-nFyRxehd44n8gm8IHHQKyxPpF4mEpZutnkPye3I5qCZV9JK4hWspyKltCrO-B4BHQjR_NoTWqSxttbSOxBrX2UM8ZYDLWbfW4bi2CfPBmgbHgNO0turnccVTwdeNs6NpvJaxcZZwoFiwxXxXC=w400-h335" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click on the picture for more information.</div><ol start="10" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><h2 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">100th Day Ice Cream Craft</span></h2></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students color and build this 2-foot ice cream cone while practicing counting by 10's.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/100th-Day-of-School-Craft-7627930?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=100th%20Day%20Craft" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIR7HMZtPHJ2b9a8xOcJwgyzvs3CIfFocpNa-43UaBJgot1p-P_kPEvVBOXrU6ILMLmwBHxyMs9V6EHpK44Z_xzDu0HhIPo5PrP7RWkoVxYGVtr44kqgoQxA3HyqszxxOQnN7cxD1IeiB9NqjCXmXeksMwf6wlwEcibdDo89iBpyUOiREKFV2Mpew2=w400-h335" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click on the picture for more information.</div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">11. 100th Day Word Search (Freebie)</span><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is great for word work, centers, or fast finishers!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://jennie-johnson-a323.mykajabi.com/pl/2147564527" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV5fOOy3cW5il7IsYvyPITRbpPD-s3QSJVPUlbkSjsDBV4U-op-EfEiVKPFbnW1yGiR89hf2tVdMfaF4zTyZjoNEvZLuzFbHSBlR8fenJNIPbgRjMSuB-viSu1WW9UdiO5rooFJxjnc5lbQhMnTaauOghUvO11K3dRWZjYgYe8KTC9r3a-3cHDblUo=w400-h335" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click on the picture for more information.</div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">12. 100th Day Math Mystery</span><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This no-prep Math Mystery is perfect for first-grade students! They will read about Who Stole the 100th Day Collection. Then, they will solve 4 different clues, using their math skills, to find out who it was that took the collection!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/100th-Day-of-School-Math-Mystery-7621621?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=100th%20Day%20Math%20Mystery" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdX7H4gFJTgvooaq0PRMVHHBKz87YOp_zvtON2FfuhG-zxnIC8HFqfeSlyw-2lqjoB6OygZtP_5Gk0B99g8Rjy36vwZP5kHrACZJ3oPZCbApfxYmQW4MgFOrnSOiAnCCSUN2FVdwRfv7S1sqgMgx3SHUKJrmJi6cXKXRFU51p1mJROkMZW1-jZ_ssa=w400-h335" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click on the picture for more information.</div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">13. 100th Day Crowns and Necklaces</span><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A great way to start the day! There are two different crowns and 4 different necklaces to choose from.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/No-Prep-100th-Day-of-School-Activities-7628218" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmRuOukKhCfx5BqrwJg6q3ALdNzUUvM1LzR83j1PwM7siqSwsCHluuU3Pwtjos8SQCZxnPnuXSIAxxX7H5SabmtinWxxCbYbiRVwD4hXNFRa2VPHWDBifx_IY6noF3rkYG8yVklL8Q4lr9Ql42L4ySDqxON4jVTfeoiNpIjUCUIxPQEmgH_hcCCdv0=w400-h335" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click on the picture for more information.</div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">14. 100th Day Fruit Loop Necklace</span><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are two different worksheets for students to use that will help them count 100 fruit loops before putting them on yarn to make a necklace.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">15. Race to 100 Math Game</span><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students can race each other to get to 100 first!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/No-Prep-100th-Day-of-School-Activities-7628218" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzqcia95HZms1O2JSqNCxqjEG8qt4eAJEVkjjBwov9BI_VIoIksb2rhRirjL3LfqG-RPA5BRqaQt-zqbTut_Cqa6BKVSOOhUDbi70pIuBazbTI3GmKzKkAQC67zEn3B2oOgtsMHswVi2TTFENmRBQOys7zGnWeqlVLraNW8RIv555xKLklCwV8uZwJ=w400-h335" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click on the picture for more information.</div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">16. Heads or Tails?</span><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students flip a coin 100 times and record if it's heads or tails. Then they count them up to see what was flipped more!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/No-Prep-100th-Day-of-School-Activities-7628218" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinGcfxJh0MAT5IKlrZidHJRaYsMSstToeygMSqjRwoPCRE4XBzAnuZlwQ0nWo5RxfaZ5cEsCUKXRp75YeifqagMkl-5f98_uLhkCp1X9odCyHuyNSc1Ti0Yy43MXopP2TqFEe_xyBPxKjzsnrUXwoefQDBXRAUEmcVyoptCjCDsT-1nbsSqLwYwO5w=w400-h335" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click on the picture for more information.</div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">17. How Many Licks? Tootsie Pop</span><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Who doesn't want to lick a Tootsie Pop 100 times? But, the question is- "Will it be gone after 100 licks?"</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/No-Prep-100th-Day-of-School-Activities-7628218" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLxQJz9wpbb8V9ObjfheUZ4xfRQOmLic8xQHmYktFxFL01jp8gWwBg3UIWuT56Mf6gcyi069Ze61pteSk3OLHmnVV1WbXcXY5yXjiXitW43AmsnAelY8ZOaOePqPLzjmqO_LzQHqFyFwBtAr_FU44ny0vTdwLoMGtb6r2ZBp57F2eSeVV5a9TEI5vK=w400-h335" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click on the picture for more information.</div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">18. 100 Seconds</span><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Do each task for 100 seconds and see how many you can do.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/No-Prep-100th-Day-of-School-Activities-7628218" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbqz4Jvx7rfaWHfDMvmNMgErbhBVXij3YSVjKqAeBCJSupuWKno7msD6m8EGLT3gLHVWIgKfxWa8QSHZ_rhvtOVEuouGhMuUwDQXMwrIUejjjGkgjUcwVz6iB63ptUPELhGduTqZvM9hma9M-XZMYCmsj7sDHklZBZ0jnNjScXd2IMcj67qXhBCKV2=w400-h335" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click on the picture for more information.</div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">19. How Many Words Can You Write?</span><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Use the recording sheet to write as many words as you can in 100 seconds!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/No-Prep-100th-Day-of-School-Activities-7628218" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgy-x_deYb0FSBDXJQM4N-nb6R_5YuyJp2sQMK00ZNVc4A1NXBDnNW4n3adL6kN9nTI-4BGvXO2gyl-R_-pLGZsdZiTthDZ1RuQFhNfpmjQhB9DsYZwG5bHah_hD8tXgawos2n5DAnReYY8KM0tioooAOjlZUOiT6Mv1gmWPZjR1VIOtJC1x4Wuzkf4=w400-h335" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click on the picture for more information.</div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">20. $100 Dollars Writing</span><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What would you do with $100? I love some of the things they come up with!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/No-Prep-100th-Day-of-School-Activities-7628218" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibe5WOVUh5iQt4wu2aYt4eXAd1UOBeByzV_BQhJYOGfPtGAdEBIVXHooCVsqi1mIoVbO2hZW2a5gjLIhLFC7Pj54AndvyhuJeUX5sa1K_JATPPeEs0qVXgSNU9AT-HAgCoNIAncLPfB4ErrmD9u_wADeYbjQx_-gaLz3HuvuZEovJGZqfBtdRg2Y65=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click on the picture for more information.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">21. 100 Piece Puzzles</span><div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you can find some 100 piece puzzles, I like to use large floor puzzles, students can put the puzzles together on the floor! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhux668V4dxnSediZWpKIsXh7XiyHQ_C3U5dfxNBZ6Xmk0sRmH_Ybzvi_JoZTgBSIHnr_FzODLDKapnVqLaS8GFnKw_xVrafrEQtRMPiV4rNdv2fsghsk1ojjViP9bzVsfOvEwBPUduVMwMezTOCVZC-SKSy-JlfFnjDI-K28E_G23TDNMxEKPtA4zB=s3024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2023" data-original-width="3024" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhux668V4dxnSediZWpKIsXh7XiyHQ_C3U5dfxNBZ6Xmk0sRmH_Ybzvi_JoZTgBSIHnr_FzODLDKapnVqLaS8GFnKw_xVrafrEQtRMPiV4rNdv2fsghsk1ojjViP9bzVsfOvEwBPUduVMwMezTOCVZC-SKSy-JlfFnjDI-K28E_G23TDNMxEKPtA4zB=w400-h268" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">22. 100th Day Cupcakes</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Have parents make cupcakes or buy some from the store, add two lifesaver gummies and a small piece of licorice to make the number 100.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg76UH_2d_xUjOTTSa-MohMpOGdN17--sBXvMT1NPuDDPB42hTarbTLU44b3S-SgnRYV6rtej36fojy8To5oWe7ON9TRLR5tujg6CjW6UJ0QE9KTpisljhdTYZGDlPZ7CSp_ss3ZFg_vvqhZCYJz3vQlIGeHXF1qYg_dRAToHm3p2H1OB9KwJIWGGZn=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg76UH_2d_xUjOTTSa-MohMpOGdN17--sBXvMT1NPuDDPB42hTarbTLU44b3S-SgnRYV6rtej36fojy8To5oWe7ON9TRLR5tujg6CjW6UJ0QE9KTpisljhdTYZGDlPZ7CSp_ss3ZFg_vvqhZCYJz3vQlIGeHXF1qYg_dRAToHm3p2H1OB9KwJIWGGZn=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">23. Set up a Photo Booth</span></span></h2><div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I would set up a photo booth as a station during 100's day. I made a backdrop and went to Goodwill where I bought clothes (that looked like "old people" clothes) with patterns. I also bought ties, purses, jewelry, and anything else I could find for them to dress up!</span></p></div></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">24. 100th Day Songs/Videos</span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>We would have to have some singing on 100's Day! Here are some links to some Youtube <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>videos that are fun for 100's Day!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djOPeredXB0" target="_blank">100's Day of School Song</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt2sky88m9w" target="_blank"><b><br /></b></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt2sky88m9w" target="_blank"><b>100 Days of School with Grandma and Grandpa (Jack Hartmann)</b></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH0OTNzgSX8" target="_blank">Jumping for 100 Seconds</a></b></div><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">GET THE BUNDLE</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Want it all at a great discount? I have all of the activities bundled together for 50% off! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/100th-Day-of-School-Mega-Bundle-7628329?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=100th%20Day%20Bundle" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2999" data-original-width="2999" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjpltfNFJs5bQQ7NlydjfHIO-Pma2Y0Oxw4R28VC97Wn9zGyz4_Sszsn8Fm_WIvxqkv7A_ih6IiEjY0i5SVtFHMtC2J44am35JqvuO3caMRpob0pCI6T8uQNwnYB6dk_HXWHwlmdvTXSgX_tgVFBSrCnVwwNEx6NK5m7y3LHgRaV-hjZmQT4bfGwYr=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click on the picture for more information.</div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p>
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<img border="0" nopin="nopin" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6I49C930ECdESI4KM5ct_zJ-QQYISmBNixCcqwWY8Vu8F8B007WeeykZjqYxXyImu5ppVc8ZRe3dLFCysERc_3XnHlFphM8V3KRF9Y8n3A8clSRnl2A4lS2SB_ut7Zij4Z6RVrF5b_IQ/s1600/Signature.png" /></div></div>JD's Rockin' Readershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10466598161510775839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460944190503255819.post-87116144229525077802021-08-25T08:07:00.001-04:002021-08-25T08:07:12.937-04:00What are Sound Walls and How to Use Them<div style="text-align: center;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Many teachers are taking a step back from their word walls and using sound walls in their classrooms instead. Let's take a look at word walls and sound walls and compare the two.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sound-Wall-and-Vowel-Valley-Science-of-Reading-7131352?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Sound%20Wall%20and%20Vowel%20Valley" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1229" data-original-width="2048" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOBG5Pw70rrI53rWA1cT8C78Y8x512Q14_WLfeIrgsbCUI3SgfisCARN6oLieqA4J0AoyhErzNGhIrnWqtIUUeIQKogbMIgmQAr9-e4gpoJPEg0_NuYIPCSEa77JOKzi3OYZ65ctCOX4c/w640-h384/Slide1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><h2 dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Word Walls</span></h2></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Most early elementary school teachers have a word wall in their classrooms. In my classroom, we learned 7 new sight words each week, and then they are put up on the word wall as a reference tool for students. We had all 26 letters represented on the word wall which represents a print-to-speech approach. We, as teachers, know how to find the words we are looking for because know how the English language works. Students, however, learn their letters, sounds, and how to read using a speech-to-print approach. For example, when a student is wanting to know how to spell the "of", they would more than likely try looking under the letter U on a word wall because that is the first sound.</span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sound Walls</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sound walls are instead set up using the 44 different speech sounds in the English Language. Obviously, we learn to talk before we learn to read. We hear speech sounds before we learn how to match these sounds to letters or letter patterns. The sound wall allows students to match speech sounds (phonemes) to the letters/letter patterns (graphemes) that represent that sound.</span></p><br style="text-align: left;" /><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 16pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How to Set Up a Sound Wall</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Typically Sound Walls will have two different parts/boards. There is one board with consonant sounds and one board with vowel sounds. The consonant board is set up in different sections based on the articulation of the sounds. Sounds are grouped into 6 different categories based on that articulation.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sound-Wall-and-Vowel-Valley-Science-of-Reading-7131352?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Sound%20Wall%20and%20Vowel%20Valley" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUFCcUhXHm0o1k3plK9SVytuOf2wFovTaGKbvapJN4V4t42aG98mHLA31fouKA7JnRRbdm3pHgASatyaDfDnRwZ61t1hQUjh6AUEtKDz7NZqUizlpC1dv-CdAQPaE2PDJxqUaFWySI2BY/w640-h426/Slide2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sound-Wall-and-Vowel-Valley-Science-of-Reading-7131352?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Sound%20Wall%20and%20Vowel%20Valley" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="2048" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHMZ_IA2nU6HMwqjaS5MJv2ifDRALZqHiNLBrs-31xWZO5vIvjk0Gexc6YI0t5fPTujOoRpkb45Rc4ENZSypjMJm-h9yi2ERQ0n62KTkuxLO4_dEmSEM7o13PtWK-CbOW4xxmXH4s-_Os/w640-h494/Slide83.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 16pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stops</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (/p/,/b/,/t/,/d/,/k/,/g)</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stops are short sounds that are produced with a quick release of air that passes through the lips, teeth, or throat.</span></span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 16pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nasals</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (/m/,/n/,/ng/)</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nasals are continuous sounds that are produced by releasing air through the nose, either with the mouth closed (/m/) or open (/n/ and /ng/).</span></span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 16pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fricatives</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (/f/,/v/,/s/,/z/,/th/,/th/,/sh/,/zh/,/h/)</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fricatives are continuous sounds that can be held and produced as long as you have enough air.</span></span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 16pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Affricates</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (/ch/,/j/)</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Affricates are sounds that are sounds that are produced beginning as stops and ending as fricatives. They start with a burst of air and end with a softer exhalation.</span></span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 16pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Glides</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (/y/,/w/,/wh/)</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Glides are sounds that are produced through unobstructed air passing by the tongue. The tongue must be controlled so it doesn't come in contact with the mouth.</span></span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 16pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Liquids</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (/l/,/r/)</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Liquids are sounds that are produced when the tongue contacts the roof of the mouth and air passes around the tongue. Lips and teeth are apart.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The other board has all of the vowel sounds and is typically set up in what is called a Vowel Valley. A vowel valley is organized by the position of our mouths and the shift in our jaw when saying those vowel sounds. Starting with the Long E sound on the left, the mouth is open and is in a tight smile. The mouth opens slightly more as you move down the vowel valley. At the bottom is the Short O sound and our mouth is opened the widest. Going back up the valley, our mouths become more circular and our lips get puckered.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sound-Wall-and-Vowel-Valley-Science-of-Reading-7131352?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Sound%20Wall%20and%20Vowel%20Valley" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_Z-qFeOFvki1QZLVYKJwZwieav6KGbBSavUv6iuSVXrhM6uVB38uWt5BVJlCRwDW-xqGmbieGmpL87Lu3MUbsPnnsQEzvDPQ2ZAX2QH5LXVtjNOZml_NhcrJz51QJli-sZ9Ya9Jjhz0/w640-h426/Slide1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>How to Begin Teaching with a Sound Wall</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">A <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sound-Wall-and-Vowel-Valley-Science-of-Reading-7131352?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Sound%20Wall%20and%20Vowel%20Valley" target="_blank">sound wall</a> can look very confusing to students and teachers. It is best to add to your sound wall as you learn about different sounds and letter patterns. Many teachers will set up the sound cards and have something covering them until they teach that sound. The word cards are added as students learn the grapheme (letter patterns) as anchor words.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">There is no specific order in teaching consonant and vowel sounds. You can use whatever scope and sequence you typically use. Keep in mind, students frequently mix up sounds that are close together on the Vowel Valley. For example, the Long E and Short I make very similar sounds and should not be taught at the same time.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">When introducing sounds to children, be sure to talk about what is happening with their mouth, tongue, lips, and what kind of airflow is happening. It will help them distinguish between different sounds and help them pronounce them correctly. It is helpful to have small mirrors available for students to look at themselves in the mirror while making sounds. All sounds can be introduced within a few weeks (sounds only).</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Consonants that are on the sound wall next to each other are typically articulated the same way. However, one is voiced and one is unvoiced. For example, /p/ and /b/, sounds are made by putting our lips together. The /p/ is unvoiced and the /b/ is voiced. All vowel sounds are voiced and you can place your fingers on your throat and feel the vibrations.</span></span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Anchor Words</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Once sounds are introduced, teach the most common letter or letter combination for that sound. Kindergarten students may only learn the very basic letters and some letter patterns. Students in first and second grade may learn all of the spelling patterns. Add the anchor words as you teach them so students can reference them in their reading and writing.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sound-Wall-and-Vowel-Valley-Science-of-Reading-7131352?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Sound%20Wall%20and%20Vowel%20Valley" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7EWF-SmEtkRbQKHC5ZFsMj8fCARPEUKhaRJRAZ7uUrrDh8ynu3JbU5jYfykF3vcWSd3Qsvv-Cfu9ZCtKGCWrKK21NTj9IlMfKXycn9LtM2IwPKdDDWwxJiC3XeiOqMO8i950tcHzYx0/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-08-10+at+4.31.33+PM.png" width="242" /></a></span></div><b style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></p></b><p></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Review and Practice</span></span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is important to review and practice saying the sounds, talking about our mouths, discussing letter names, and spelling patterns introduced using the sound wall. Discussions can also be made by analyzing sounds. You can talk about the different types of sounds discussed above (stops, nasals, fricatives, affricates, glides, and liquids). For example, Fricatives can be referred to as "hissy" sounds - /f/, /th/, /th/, /s/, /sh/, /z/, /v/, /zh/, /h/. Students can practice making those sounds and discuss how they are the same and different.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sound-Wall-and-Vowel-Valley-Science-of-Reading-7131352?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Sound%20Wall%20and%20Vowel%20Valley" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="2642" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJTt1scC15vyjog2UFfENc7CdcMKToKy6KXbZ8vgQOxi78hBxm7NhvY-_Kcu7CNUlKCuOavUmibRReS1y1j7Y9rmt02eQkCefbbgPUIO7_xVWKOJjcz4gOLwxqWop3CHeLImlhoAhZDM/w640-h170/Screen+Shot+2021-08-16+at+1.19.12+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Independence with a Sound Wall</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The sound wall becomes an effective reference tool as you progress through the school year. Students will start referring to it as they are learning. For example, if a student is trying to write the word "paid", he writes the "p" and is stuck on the Long A sound. He can refer to the sound wall and find the Long A sound and the spelling patterns. It is also helpful for students to have their own personal Sound Walls easily available to reference.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sound-Wall-and-Vowel-Valley-Science-of-Reading-7131352?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Sound%20Wall%20and%20Vowel%20Valley" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="2048" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFZhK8BD9p7b9PybLPpKYZTQZ_rWnKtXAwnN2q34p0j6ZvxKRcIPxZDS_s93aNxTaSl8Lj1L23goY-uOv88AtBOMZA03FKxJ5Ss9NYYQaTqk9WRbWsZdCAjwY82aaVvLbu1_Db6kpWlA/w640-h494/Slide129.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sound-Wall-and-Vowel-Valley-Science-of-Reading-7131352?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Sound%20Wall%20and%20Vowel%20Valley" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="2048" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-qVFxOwI3TIGI6mnYP4HusnSMNOD7xWBve-_BfvJg56HkTR6C9kx1cxAxnWfbTf7Mh7C65sJdq-z0ScZ12SWQf-X-MlHgXqxFgpVPUtxsXWj9XHZLnthOH5MPEAYzWBJIHlgJEhWoC4E/w640-h494/Slide128.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are ready to try a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sound-Wall-and-Vowel-Valley-Science-of-Reading-7131352?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Sound%20Wall%20and%20Vowel%20Valley" target="_blank">Sound Wall</a>, I have created everything that you would need! Save time and energy trying to create your own!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Includes:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Instruction Guide</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">46 phoneme cards to create a Vowel Valley and Sound Wall</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Phoneme Cards include mouth position, sound, picture, word, sound patterns</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Individual mouth articulation cards</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Picture and word cards for each sound pattern</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Locks" so place over cards not introduced yet</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Individual student reference charts</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_v0J597yxvepb6QyaEJWb29Ek8om9f7j2cKV9dHeWyn-QGfqs4Y94uRvdrWaRjGSG8Y_H_219FocyjLUwZHmakinDd2asx3jxRb5goGE-I_1eiL7MrEB-XdFpkpTn6TXUGSzm4IN8mk/s2048/Slide2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Many teachers are taking a step back from their word walls and using sound walls in their classrooms instead. Let's take a look at word walls and sound walls and compare the two." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_v0J597yxvepb6QyaEJWb29Ek8om9f7j2cKV9dHeWyn-QGfqs4Y94uRvdrWaRjGSG8Y_H_219FocyjLUwZHmakinDd2asx3jxRb5goGE-I_1eiL7MrEB-XdFpkpTn6TXUGSzm4IN8mk/w266-h400/Slide2.jpeg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 21.3333px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Other Sources</b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxV4Rq1F00M" target="_blank">Understanding the How and Why of Sound Walls (video)</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx76Ct9JuWE&t=168s" target="_blank">Using Sound Walls Effectively</a></span></li></ul><p></p><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Jennie</span></p></div>JD's Rockin' Readershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10466598161510775839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460944190503255819.post-12291938516962122822021-01-04T06:00:00.005-05:002021-01-04T06:00:04.698-05:00How to Manage your Literacy Centers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPx9PswEuZTv1rbmXLaHjaYzwHHjMEuxdCg7xbKlfx0wGrSI_GkRxLaCDxmIZ5vXEbd8prO54tB-IzjnyCW9jIX3ZUznSKmWI4I5lXQOJ6C-6kwtngI1Z2SJ449mIv9QbwX6v_2mMYvo4/s940/3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="These 4 quick easy tips will help you manage your literacy centers! Perfect for the kindergarten, first grade, and second grade classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPx9PswEuZTv1rbmXLaHjaYzwHHjMEuxdCg7xbKlfx0wGrSI_GkRxLaCDxmIZ5vXEbd8prO54tB-IzjnyCW9jIX3ZUznSKmWI4I5lXQOJ6C-6kwtngI1Z2SJ449mIv9QbwX6v_2mMYvo4/w400-h335/3.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In a perfect world, during our center rotations, our students would be on task and working independently. Can this perfect world happen? The answer is YES! But, it takes a lot of training (your students) and skills to <b>manage your literacy centers</b>!</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I know at the beginning of the school year I am so excited to get started working with my guided reading groups! You know the moment when you set up centers and say to yourself: "They can handle this, I'm ready to start." But then you get started, and they act as if they know nothing! Have you had this happen? I definitely have! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the past few years, I've made sure to spend about 6 weeks of "training" my students. </span></span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Center Management Tips</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Training- I cannot say this enough. Practice and practice some more! Make sure students know what to do and why they are doing it. </li><li>Rotation Board- I use my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Literacy-Center-Rotations-in-Editable-Powerpoint-with-Timers-4716699?utm_source=B6%20center%20management&utm_campaign=center%20rotation%20board" target="_blank">Digital Rotation Board</a> to keep me on track! There are 32 different options and I even have timers set up for it. I also have some <a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/o3q6t7_copy" target="_blank">FREE rotation cards HERE</a>.</li></ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Literacy-Center-Rotations-in-Editable-Powerpoint-with-Timers-4716699?utm_source=B6%20center%20management&utm_campaign=center%20rotation%20board" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="These digital literacy board rotation boards are perfect to keep you and your students on track during center time. Perfect for the kindergarten, first grade, and second grade classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Wehfxl9bg38gHZ1xQ-o-RTU1IbhMxysjkXBn6lsdZbflWcqD2gfyWIhRvu5vPIghcILEEbsMNS3gg7-owpSv8ITSmrdfiDpP5LhHRhYwYWTGjsPzf_DfQkwcf9wopA5uPRr8LgPrnr8/w400-h335/8.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">3. </span><span style="text-align: left;">Ask 3 Before Me- we discuss the ask 3 before me rule. If a student is not sure what they are supposed to be doing during centers, I encourage them to ask a classmate first. Check out some of these </span><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?rs=ac&len=2&q=ask%203%20before%20me%20poster&eq=ask%203%20b&etslf=5665&term_meta[]=ask%203%20before%20me%20poster%7Cautocomplete%7C1" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Pinterest ideas</a><span style="text-align: left;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">4. Yes/ No Light- where had this been all my life??? I just love my YES/NO lights. I keep them out on my desk so students know if it is ok to ask me a question or not. This is an affiliate link.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-VvN6RYTCsoQU9YSNKhHutsq_Ex_AoNzvhG5najY_PCU8Uo3WMNF9jZp-UbF1ul6qARdPxLLi2V9tTXJBs9i-kPo4F2D73lqXKSeYH9kW1iYjwDa-BsgBSiYMjHAPr6vF1mlwgzq8fk/s2048/IMG_3301.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-VvN6RYTCsoQU9YSNKhHutsq_Ex_AoNzvhG5najY_PCU8Uo3WMNF9jZp-UbF1ul6qARdPxLLi2V9tTXJBs9i-kPo4F2D73lqXKSeYH9kW1iYjwDa-BsgBSiYMjHAPr6vF1mlwgzq8fk/s320/IMG_3301.JPG" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ac&ref=qf_sp_asin_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=jjohnson97702-20&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B084X9V884&asins=B084X9V884&linkId=6959139feed7b8356325765f1799eb4a&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true&price_color=333333&title_color=0066c0&bg_color=ffffff" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;">
</iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I hope some of these management tips come in handy and make your life so much easier!</span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHCW7PgillJUlz1XoKdIfKwo0_mZUuiBEu48LqfMrBoXYcbObZp6oDzfxNUwmcixUwuo16I1NLqbjb1d8ciPGusPWa-RuA6xr5P0h47h4TBhHoJQKssj2p95cFz9o9oYXeKbzxqHQaas/s1500/B6+GR+manage+literacy+centers+PINTEREST.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="These 4 quick easy tips will help you manage your literacy centers! Perfect for the kindergarten, first grade, and second grade classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHCW7PgillJUlz1XoKdIfKwo0_mZUuiBEu48LqfMrBoXYcbObZp6oDzfxNUwmcixUwuo16I1NLqbjb1d8ciPGusPWa-RuA6xr5P0h47h4TBhHoJQKssj2p95cFz9o9oYXeKbzxqHQaas/w266-h400/B6+GR+manage+literacy+centers+PINTEREST.png" width="266" /></a></div>
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<img border="0" nopin="nopin" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6I49C930ECdESI4KM5ct_zJ-QQYISmBNixCcqwWY8Vu8F8B007WeeykZjqYxXyImu5ppVc8ZRe3dLFCysERc_3XnHlFphM8V3KRF9Y8n3A8clSRnl2A4lS2SB_ut7Zij4Z6RVrF5b_IQ/s1600/Signature.png" /></div>JD's Rockin' Readershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10466598161510775839noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460944190503255819.post-70382406091431935812020-12-14T06:00:00.006-05:002020-12-14T06:00:00.461-05:00Getting Students to Work Independently during Literacy Centers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CXW8Ud_Xy1a9t13Rx4DqPO0aP86PJAWj6Urxv5H6zitwZKZ-k5M6KycEKvRWBPkt4xMY_LDycFif-rEQtbFzvi4902RD5GTMgeWQRCRfXTZTl6heIIOZ5stEmhDEhmA58n7NFBkYSzM/s940/20.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Are you finding it difficult to keep students working independently during literacy centers? I have 7 ideas to help you learn how to be independent!" border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CXW8Ud_Xy1a9t13Rx4DqPO0aP86PJAWj6Urxv5H6zitwZKZ-k5M6KycEKvRWBPkt4xMY_LDycFif-rEQtbFzvi4902RD5GTMgeWQRCRfXTZTl6heIIOZ5stEmhDEhmA58n7NFBkYSzM/w400-h335/20.png" width="400" /></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Getting your whole class <b>working independently during literacy centers</b> when you’re trying to teach small groups can be frustrating. Below, I am going to give you some simple ways to keep your students on track so you can actually (gasp!) teach.</span></p><ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><h2 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Practice, Practice, Practice!</span></h2></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I spend about 6 weeks at the start of the school year "training" my students for centers. It is so important that they can work independently while you are teaching your small groups. We learn how to do each center separately and practice, practice, practice! We build our reading stamina for read to self and read to someone slowly until they can do it for 20 minutes. I use this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-Stamina-Poster-4024961?utm_source=B5%20work%20ind.%20centers&utm_campaign=reading%20stamina%20chart" target="_blank">Reading Stamina Chart</a> to help give them a visual.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-Stamina-Poster-4024961?utm_source=B5%20work%20ind.%20centers&utm_campaign=reading%20stamina%20chart" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Building reading stamina in students takes some time. This graph allows the teacher to record the reading stamina each day so students can see how they are doing. Check it out here." border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrVQhbrRYXAgdOlcuf4CG1UTjy7WEC25KmKUXg2UOXAO5mTjzbQuDuSNlpyM8GORm-YeqBW-F1hyphenhyphenSNGNH7Zw3e0eU7JT6fszqw-YJ2aVP17t8hcKxZwEsPGj9KUCjPzLnrqGgbMiKNot8/w400-h335/18.png" width="400" /></a></div><ol start="2" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><h2 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Read to Self</span></h2></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is the one we start with! When we talk about Read to Self, we discuss 5 things that they need to be doing.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Get started right away.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Reading the whole time.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Read using whisper (3") voices.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stay in one spot.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thinking about your reading.</span></li></ol><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">We practice this every day! We start out by trying to do this for 3 minutes. We slowly move up in minutes. If anyone, at any time, isn't doing these 5 things, then we stop for the day. I have a whole outline of how I teach Read to Self in my <a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/o3q6t7_copy_copy" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a>! I would love to see you there!</span></span></div><ol start="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><h2 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Read to Someone</span></h2></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is the second center that I introduce. We basically follow the rules of Read to Self but I also teach them 3 different ways to read to someone.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One students reads a book, then other student reads a book.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">They read the same book together.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">They read the same book and one student reads one page, then other student reads next page.</span></li></ol><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Again, we build our reading stamina as we "train" during the first 6 weeks.</span></span></div><ol start="4" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><h2 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Raz-Kids and EPIC</span></h2></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We use Raz-Kids to give students some books to read. I love that they can record themselves reading too! EPIC is also a great FREE resource to allow students to read and listen to many books. We practice how to do Raz-Kids and do the quizzes. </span></p><ol start="5" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><h2 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Read the Room (differentiated)</span></h2></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have weekly phonics <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Phonics-Read-the-Room-Write-the-Room-Differentiated-BUNDLED-2656442?utm_source=B5%20work%20ind.%20centers&utm_campaign=read%20the%20room%20phonics" target="_blank">Read the Room</a> center. I LOVE that it is routine, easy to set up, and differentiated! Students know exactly what to do when they go to this center. Again, we practice this a few times before they are ever expected to do it independently.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4B15vmqTo8Twix4Y1-tk_kt3NdREhSLsopYMdVVXTvXmBWQLpXZXgK19p6Tn2NtjUGte3-Hr3lwvSCivR94b9-24HjMZHNOlf5sXMkh4CSsKGG7FCYKr3SC262Rd3kpmDJtehEXV9kOE/s1080/Blog+5+Independent+Centers+Square.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Read the room can be a fun literacy center. These phonics read the room centers are differentiated with 3 different levels that are easy to prep. Check them out here!" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4B15vmqTo8Twix4Y1-tk_kt3NdREhSLsopYMdVVXTvXmBWQLpXZXgK19p6Tn2NtjUGte3-Hr3lwvSCivR94b9-24HjMZHNOlf5sXMkh4CSsKGG7FCYKr3SC262Rd3kpmDJtehEXV9kOE/w320-h320/Blog+5+Independent+Centers+Square.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><ol start="6" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><h2 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Writing Center</span></h2></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I keep my writing center super SIMPLE! Basically, I allow them to work on skills that we are working on during our writing time. Each student has a writing workshop folder and they work on writing narrative, information, or opinion pieces depending on the time in the school year.</span></p><ol start="7" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><h2 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Center Rotations</span></h2></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I used to do my center rotations using a pocket chart and center cards. I've recently gone digital with my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Literacy-Center-Rotations-in-Editable-Powerpoint-with-Timers-4716699?utm_source=B5%20work%20ind.%20centers&utm_campaign=center%20rotation%20board" target="_blank">Literacy Center Rotation Board</a>. I have my <a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/o3q6t7_copy" target="_blank">pocket chart cards for FREE</a> if you want to check them out!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/o3q6t7_copy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="These free literacy board rotation cards are perfect to keep you and your students on track during center time. Perfect for the kindergarten, first grade, and second grade classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThO-7HQ1TGaQb_qf9vE6f5GPFYwFJI8ClU8lQnnrn85aSPu1X3N3YX2n_8HPATyFikNBhC8vNbeigT-18SGcBRH6YWPjHeDnpc0EpIUSCFUekuipmiTVGmBUoD9QHmf2ldqS_p6yxAQg/w400-h335/3.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Literacy-Center-Rotations-in-Editable-Powerpoint-with-Timers-4716699?utm_source=B5%20work%20ind.%20centers&utm_campaign=center%20rotation%20board" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="These digital literacy board rotation boards are perfect to keep you and your students on track during center time. Perfect for the kindergarten, first grade, and second grade classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-4VvGwvxt-MzgD0qm6x0WiH3UYzNtO6XDhZ72xvpzEF7M8RWBnQc-9s327HzWkHwcWHDVSesFcvOL6YWW_sT9hGVpez-MJHeuLueyTL11DjEzE7yxCQFeQ2ylig9K_4_5fJU5dUFuhI/w320-h268/17.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I hope this helps you with getting your students independent during your center time so that you can work with your small guided reading groups! Here are some things that might be useful! For additional center ideas, check out this <a href="https://jdsrockinreaders.blogspot.com/2015/10/differentiated-literacy-centers.html" target="_blank">blogpost</a>!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/o3q6t7_copy_copy" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a>- Centers and Guided Reading: Join the group and go to the files section to get detailed plans of how I run my centers!</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/o3q6t7_copy" target="_blank">Center Rotation Board FREE</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Literacy-Center-Rotations-in-Editable-Powerpoint-with-Timers-4716699?utm_source=B5%20work%20ind.%20centers&utm_campaign=center%20rotation%20board" target="_blank">Digital Center Rotation Board</a></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-Stamina-Poster-4024961?utm_source=B5%20work%20ind.%20centers&utm_campaign=reading%20stamina%20chart" target="_blank">Reading Stamina Poster</a></span></span></li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9ds_X9Mz7639KdIR8S7YgUcNs4rYfp2T_F5dKb8OvGlHtRbc53kRYbDqFG95oC6c6et8deduUsruMsN2umeX_JzWehmKouyOdZ2ohlMqaYSZD3NPu4E__FGbyswIIp1N8PAcaaTYda4/s1500/20.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Are you finding it difficult to keep students working independently during literacy centers? I have 7 ideas to help you learn how to be independent!" border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9ds_X9Mz7639KdIR8S7YgUcNs4rYfp2T_F5dKb8OvGlHtRbc53kRYbDqFG95oC6c6et8deduUsruMsN2umeX_JzWehmKouyOdZ2ohlMqaYSZD3NPu4E__FGbyswIIp1N8PAcaaTYda4/w266-h400/20.png" width="266" /></a></div></div><p></p>
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<img border="0" nopin="nopin" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6I49C930ECdESI4KM5ct_zJ-QQYISmBNixCcqwWY8Vu8F8B007WeeykZjqYxXyImu5ppVc8ZRe3dLFCysERc_3XnHlFphM8V3KRF9Y8n3A8clSRnl2A4lS2SB_ut7Zij4Z6RVrF5b_IQ/s1600/Signature.png" /></div>JD's Rockin' Readershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10466598161510775839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460944190503255819.post-90524661040332167952020-11-23T06:00:00.002-05:002020-11-23T06:00:08.223-05:00Using Assessments to Form Guided Reading Groups<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVDAto0R6ojnI1rQjUrmX-rCN8L4i3KNQzpBCjBXK3zWTHDiI4Ad2QozlUUqYtNMZlg7ykjqcUMABIdKgBlwzWxzuT5fFH7TqqBDbpvnw0mKzWLKpYNT7mTVzgoiwPEu_gWjeTOdw1q8/s940/21.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Are you using assessments to form your guided reading groups? Come and see the 3 different assessments that I use to guide my thinking when forming my groups!" border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVDAto0R6ojnI1rQjUrmX-rCN8L4i3KNQzpBCjBXK3zWTHDiI4Ad2QozlUUqYtNMZlg7ykjqcUMABIdKgBlwzWxzuT5fFH7TqqBDbpvnw0mKzWLKpYNT7mTVzgoiwPEu_gWjeTOdw1q8/w400-h335/21.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When it comes to forming your Guided Reading Groups do you get stuck? Are you <b>using assessments to form your guided reading groups</b>? Do you wonder what kids should be grouped together? </span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Using your assessments to create your groups</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I know we all have different assessments that we usually HAVE to use in our district. So, you will use what you are familiar with using. Our main source of getting reading levels is by using Fountas and Pinnell's Reading Benchmarks. I really love these books as it allows me as the teacher to really see what students are doing when they are reading. It includes all of the running records and comprehension questions.</span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Use a Variety of Tools</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Usually, one assessment may not give you all of the information that you need. There are 3 main assessments that I use to help create my guided reading groups.</span></p><br /><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px; font-weight: 400; white-space: pre-wrap;">Reading Benchmarks</span></span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you can take a running record and get the student's instructional reading level (90%-94% accuracy), this is going to be the main thing to look at when forming your guided reading groups. You need to make sure that comprehension and fluency are also fairly strong.</span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sight Words</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Getting an idea of how strong your students are with reading sight words fluently is also something that I take into consideration. Most schools use either the Fry List or Dolch List. I actually prefer Lucy Calkins High Frequency Word List. The words seem to match up with reading levels. Get a copy of these lists <a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/o3q6t7sightwordlist" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/o3q6t7sightwordlist" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for a different, more useful, sight word list? Try using Lucy Calkins High Frequency Word Lists. They match up greatly with guided reading levels A-H. Check them out here!" border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEb9-Q6stZosCiv3IXyyNTo54jnU5cokoiWgv1BXC2oYxO2faNJEB4HWp_Xuj65FOv4qnr0-Gnek95NMXUPWE_62xVPqQKQcvRPsrLSDUkmTN2yIX86-VfC7VgA1zFkM6lezUMqoJERjY/w400-h335/3.png" width="400" /></a></div><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Word Attack Assessments</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Along with getting a good running record, I also like to give assessments that help me determine how well they are with word attack skills. These <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Phonics-Assessments-Decoding-260125?utm_source=B4%20reading%20assessments&utm_campaign=word%20attack%20assessments" target="_blank">assessments</a> have students reading and writing short vowels, blends, digraphs, long vowels etc. They really help me get a better understanding of what my students are doing when reading and writing words.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Phonics-Assessments-Decoding-260125?utm_source=B4%20reading%20assessments&utm_campaign=word%20attack%20assessments" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for some reading assessments that focus on word attack skills? These assessments help teachers determine students thinking when reading words. Many phonics skills are included." border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5iZQsWCU1EHFvflYD9f6JxhWwhVH9zxBUz23ADMkJhW6M7zuCXNzejwy37ltPYThFxHsg9eLFQMj1702BznpYiNXkjUNSMN0WLW1PNvtzbjA2xNQCwUbZCxR5Zr1pHZXq4hZF59ZwHd8/w320-h268/4.png" width="320" /></a></div><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Forming Groups</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now that you have some assessments in place, you can start to form your groups. I like to have no more than 5 groups (this may not be possible with Covid among us) and no more than 6 students in each group. I have a Youtube video that better explains how I form my guided reading groups.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv37bGs0gyXKXwGDI-rvsxelDToWHEsxhpK6yntnkPUtTv9_OEKdDzGkoO0oUsZaiE5KDc6o4d1ngFnqF9c8XXFV1TyYV0jIqyifE9cFiy146zg2ZvHr_TUVcR1GSTzjkPUGps45rgteA/s940/7.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="See how I use assessments to decide how to group my students for guided reading!" border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv37bGs0gyXKXwGDI-rvsxelDToWHEsxhpK6yntnkPUtTv9_OEKdDzGkoO0oUsZaiE5KDc6o4d1ngFnqF9c8XXFV1TyYV0jIqyifE9cFiy146zg2ZvHr_TUVcR1GSTzjkPUGps45rgteA/w400-h335/7.png" width="400" /></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I hope this helps you with forming your guided reading groups! I have a <a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/o3q6t7_copy_copy" target="_blank">Facebook Group page</a> you may want to join- <a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/o3q6t7_copy_copy" target="_blank">Centers and Guided Reading with JD's Rockin' Readers</a>! I would love to see you there!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatnZJfnc89wUO4xm-16ANZzNTLJ7T9vxU9_aSdU2z-bd-EiTJb6OOjU3I59InYK0bLr_pC0wKvH3QMEBsXCza1QnnJrid0P-SajDXmuM2r3P2z8C2MA5o-7Yb1vElHgxxSe4VZsDVFhE/s1500/21.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Are you using assessments to form your guided reading groups? Come and see the 3 different assessments that I use to guide my thinking when forming my groups!" border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatnZJfnc89wUO4xm-16ANZzNTLJ7T9vxU9_aSdU2z-bd-EiTJb6OOjU3I59InYK0bLr_pC0wKvH3QMEBsXCza1QnnJrid0P-SajDXmuM2r3P2z8C2MA5o-7Yb1vElHgxxSe4VZsDVFhE/w266-h400/21.png" width="266" /></a></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p>
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<img border="0" nopin="nopin" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6I49C930ECdESI4KM5ct_zJ-QQYISmBNixCcqwWY8Vu8F8B007WeeykZjqYxXyImu5ppVc8ZRe3dLFCysERc_3XnHlFphM8V3KRF9Y8n3A8clSRnl2A4lS2SB_ut7Zij4Z6RVrF5b_IQ/s1600/Signature.png" /></div>JD's Rockin' Readershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10466598161510775839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460944190503255819.post-36418070729723931142020-11-02T06:00:00.004-05:002020-11-02T06:00:00.709-05:00How to Plan a Guided Reading Lesson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEhb5uMk9Bs56HDp0KEdpQKtWW-ToCGDA32YA5p4seXdCJNyntk98cU7GbFJYXIEwjLixaJ2Q-foz5KtO74JTAB2rxRNd91YAkqIEsm3u5NXq8al7Tl3jPAa0rDAuVisSxBJ5NWKF8Hk/s940/22.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Want to learn how to plan a guided reading lesson? These simple tips will help to make sure your groups are fun and efficient! Check them out!" border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEhb5uMk9Bs56HDp0KEdpQKtWW-ToCGDA32YA5p4seXdCJNyntk98cU7GbFJYXIEwjLixaJ2Q-foz5KtO74JTAB2rxRNd91YAkqIEsm3u5NXq8al7Tl3jPAa0rDAuVisSxBJ5NWKF8Hk/w400-h335/22.png" width="400" /></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I'm here to share with you today some quick tips for planning your <b>guided reading lessons</b>! Let's make this short and sweet! </span></p><ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><h2 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Guided Reading Binder</span></h2></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Once you have your binder set up, it's easy to take it out to start planning your groups! Keep a list of your groups and your plans in your binder and you will be able to plan each group in just a few minutes! I've got a <a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/o3q6t7" target="_blank">FREE Binder</a> for you! Check it out <a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/o3q6t7" target="_blank">HERE</a>!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/o3q6t7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="This free guided reading binder will help you get organized! Great for organizing groups and lesson plans. Check it out!" border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7BSVFbGBGthHYJrjvHGRrc6q-quiGkR791yxssCRsFK5bkEvlVjASugSI9yQl0RrxWY7Jy0qkxwXquAnqFRqIB2YAtYlJdqVNj3FHQMWsYADSnZZeWBFUIaLjizM-lqK7NPnzSV_QdA/w400-h335/18.png" width="400" /></a></div><ol start="2" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><h2 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Select your Text</span></h2></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I use my notes from my groups to help me decide on a book that I want to use for my lesson. For example, if my students in Group A were having difficulty with rhyming words the last time we met, I will try to find a text with some rhyming in it that is at their instructional level. This will help to guide my instruction with word work.</span></p><ol start="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><h2 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Word Work</span></h2></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I use my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Reading-Activities-BUNDLED-with-Guided-Reading-Lesson-Plans-1186333?utm_source=B2%20plan%20GR%20lesson&utm_campaign=guided%20reading%20toolkit" target="_blank">Ultimate Guided Reading Toolkit</a> to find my Word Work Activities. You can use any word work activities, but I love that everything is in one place and organized. For the example above, I would choose one of my rhyming activities. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Reading-Activities-BUNDLED-with-Guided-Reading-Lesson-Plans-1186333?utm_source=B2%20plan%20GR%20lesson&utm_campaign=guided%20reading%20toolkit" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="The Ultimate Guided Reading Toolkit contains over 130 activities for your guided reading lessons. Activities are fun and interactive and planning has never been easier! Check them out!" border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzAl0Jl-0Sa9pHjgJFd6xylBaUreVaAw6jL2CjwSav0MpHyTBhOuQTya8xGR1nolG3j4zVF6P8-D4zvgZKRVOuAIlcSDagp6ALX0rzxMIpp4bhJ3M4QKV8I4U2kgAC7Q9ZPBVzP3T4Qc/w400-h335/19.png" width="400" /></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With online learning becoming very popular, I have been creating some <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Word-Work-for-Guided-Reading-BOOM-Cards-5973287?utm_source=B2%20plan%20GR%20lesson&utm_campaign=Boom%20GR%20Word%20Work" target="_blank">Word Word Guided Reading BOOM decks</a>- the kids love working with the BOOM cards! I have a <a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/m6h3t4" target="_blank">FREE BOOM Deck</a> for you to check out! To learn more about BOOM cards check out this <a href="https://jdsrockinreaders.blogspot.com/2020/04/using-boom-cards-for-your-guided.html" target="_blank">blog post</a>!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/m6h3t4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="This FREE Sight Word book is hosted on the BOOM Learning platform. Students type in the sight word on each page and read the book as they go. These are self-checking and fun for the students! Check out this freebie!" border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNw_2j0QXPy7o6RoDV7KXXKrSsmekH5HHYqnCj_bTtZQJXTndDV5FsVJYB55mo8ckWQVOWvzMkfRDlcDqWAcTovr9JToMiuBaqWsw4-P8JZduz_0_aL_f47pN6EO6XrwqOSxC5MoPsOE/w400-h335/B2+GR+in+class+to+online+Blog+AD.png" width="400" /></a></div><ol start="4" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><h2 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strategies</span></h2></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next, I think about what strategies my group of students needs to work on. Right now, I have many students reading Level B books and struggling with one to one matching and self-correcting known sight words. Before reading, I will model how to match one to one and discuss sight words. I also have some strategy activities in <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Reading-Activities-BUNDLED-with-Guided-Reading-Lesson-Plans-1186333?utm_source=B2%20plan%20GR%20lesson&utm_campaign=guided%20reading%20toolkit" target="_blank">The Ultimate Guided Reading Toolkit</a>.</span></p><ol start="5" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><h2 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Comprehension</span></h2></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">After students read their books independently, I like to have some sort of comprehension activity planned. Again, I use The <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Reading-Activities-BUNDLED-with-Guided-Reading-Lesson-Plans-1186333?utm_source=B2%20plan%20GR%20lesson&utm_campaign=guided%20reading%20toolkit" target="_blank">Ultimate Guided Reading Toolkit</a>. Many times we are working on story elements or retelling stories! Get these <a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/o3q6t7spinners" target="_blank">Fiction and Non-Fiction comprehension</a> spinners <a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/o3q6t7spinners" target="_blank">HERE</a>!</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/o3q6t7spinners" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="These comprehension spinners are such a fun activity to practice fiction and non-fiction comprehension skills! Perfect for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade teachers. Come and get these spinners for free!" border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ezbHei-yQ4GDMrRyMRMi0M-WjiqLN3_MLNB9JUrKKcq3EtDX4x9HBXu6_bndipeV85pat7IRQFJxgkpBhaSkSeGR7Xuj0kCMj7OXlPXB5M1c1CICf9rzOKu0oNEmgTrsdTcFy-S4B9I/w400-h335/21.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px; font-weight: 400; white-space: pre-wrap;">What now?</span></span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now you are ready for your lessons! Keep notes on your <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Reading-Lesson-Plans-Levels-A-N-PDF-and-Google-Slides-294300?utm_source=B2%20plan%20GR%20lesson&utm_campaign=GR%20lesson%20plans%20A-N" target="_blank">Guided Reading Lesson Plans</a> so it will help you better prepare for the next time you meet with your groups!</span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Don't miss out on the <a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/o3q6t7" target="_blank">FREE Guided Reading Binder</a> and <a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/o3q6t7spinners" target="_blank">Fiction/Non-Fiction Comprehension Spinners</a>! To learn more about <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Reading-Activities-BUNDLED-with-Guided-Reading-Lesson-Plans-1186333?utm_source=B2%20plan%20GR%20lesson&utm_campaign=guided%20reading%20toolkit" target="_blank">The Ultimate Guided Reading Toolkit</a>, check out this <a href="https://jdsrockinreaders.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-ultimate-guided-reading-toolkit.html" target="_blank">blogpost</a>! I hope this helps you plan your guided reading lessons!</span></h2><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWU89-VA8fJSV5-6IjZ3dh6PPcUcFO3kV8M9DO91VjGXwdDad-JlfcrUFqs6Bx6zqPJFuqGcXK9BasDA5oTOS8XzAJWYOYA1LgmldTlmrO7BvldQsutMF4XOuuO_TLKwjzKZl5Gr79xDQ/s1500/22.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Want to learn how to plan a guided reading lesson? These simple tips will help to make sure your groups are fun and efficient! 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<img border="0" nopin="nopin" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6I49C930ECdESI4KM5ct_zJ-QQYISmBNixCcqwWY8Vu8F8B007WeeykZjqYxXyImu5ppVc8ZRe3dLFCysERc_3XnHlFphM8V3KRF9Y8n3A8clSRnl2A4lS2SB_ut7Zij4Z6RVrF5b_IQ/s1600/Signature.png" /></div>JD's Rockin' Readershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10466598161510775839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460944190503255819.post-4012970435280076242020-10-12T06:00:00.017-04:002020-10-12T06:00:02.592-04:00How to Set Up a Guided Reading Area in your Classroom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2bWOuoj9F9SqWOBRjouMiwY9V7dxJKOT94NzgTxd-7G5pWIneNi1y4wJvMeXs7CnNhe3uvAasZhN0_wss3u9uaoRgbiiIbv0Gsga7iUeGI3_FPdEhDEgomlSc0AnsPm9gB6VGt9sR6mo/s940/22.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Setting up your Guided Reading area in you classroom can help with your guided reading instruction. Perfect for the kindergarten, first grade, and second grade teacher! These easy steps will help make your lessons be efficient and effective. Check it out here!" border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2bWOuoj9F9SqWOBRjouMiwY9V7dxJKOT94NzgTxd-7G5pWIneNi1y4wJvMeXs7CnNhe3uvAasZhN0_wss3u9uaoRgbiiIbv0Gsga7iUeGI3_FPdEhDEgomlSc0AnsPm9gB6VGt9sR6mo/w400-h335/22.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Are you ready to <b>set up a guided reading area</b> in your classroom? Having an organized area will help you to run your groups in a more efficient way! I'm so excited to share with you some of my guided reading organization tips!</span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Guided Reading Organization</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Getting your guided reading area organized will help you save time when planning your lessons and you will be able to get the most out of your time with each group!</span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Set up Guided Reading Zones</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Have you seen <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thehomeedit/?hl=en" target="_blank">The Home Edit</a> on television or on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thehomeedit/?hl=en" target="_blank">IG</a>? I've been obsessed lately with watching how they organize areas! They are genius! So, I tried to do the same with my Guided Reading Area. I have a few different zones- Guided Reading Books, Guided Reading Binders/Lesson Plans, Guided Reading Supplies, Guided Reading Bins (one for each group).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMC_XPfwe5LPJfXKcBGdyhqptX7f-sX36P0tcFcITbQETpTFS5woR8JC9g-Rzyu0jzPMZLyDHQXj5bzbopjWHMGA4rrJitFmlJh4_hKMlKa9Y73bTlcAS-Mg0SQuS7Yx8iGF2O_8RPHxM/s1080/41.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Setting up your Guided Reading area in you classroom can help with your guided reading instruction. Perfect for the kindergarten, first grade, and second grade teacher! These easy steps will help make your lessons be efficient and effective. Check it out here!" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMC_XPfwe5LPJfXKcBGdyhqptX7f-sX36P0tcFcITbQETpTFS5woR8JC9g-Rzyu0jzPMZLyDHQXj5bzbopjWHMGA4rrJitFmlJh4_hKMlKa9Y73bTlcAS-Mg0SQuS7Yx8iGF2O_8RPHxM/w400-h400/41.png" width="400" /></a></div><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Set up Guided Reading Binder</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">My guided reading binder is very precious to me! It has everything I need to plan my guided reading lessons! I try to have no more than 5 groups, but it really depends on how many students I have each year and what their reading levels are. I have a <a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/o3q6t7" target="_blank">FREE Guided Reading Binder</a> you can check out <a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/o3q6t7" target="_blank">HERE</a>! Or, if you are looking for an editable binder with more options, you can check out my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/EDITABLE-Guided-Reading-Binder-Shiplap-Pastel-4883153?utm_source=B1-%20set%20up%20GR%20Area&utm_campaign=Editable%20GR%20Binder" target="_blank">Editable Guided Reading Binder</a>.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/o3q6t7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="This free guided reading binder will help you get organized for your guided reading groups! Perfect for the kindergarten, first grade, and second grade teacher! Check it out here!" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlqnJgV12VCPH0F0snpo58VPgQZukgxxP6ANxB7wZkV36SA57tfGHjuizJLhD8O70SqYC7Kdn4Fu8Ic4PHViKdxmgS0RSUY5sWceoJhghzTwLtm0LxooD9RUMw76zba3_sFn6p_ratB0/w400-h225/B1+How+to+Set+up+GR+in+Classroom+Presentation.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Set up Guided Reading Groups</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I use Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessments to help me guide my grouping of my students. I have a short <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjm1kMzq_fY&t=12s" target="_blank">YouTube video</a> you can check out to see exactly how I set up my groups. Once I have my groups, I can plan each one and put all of the materials I need into their group bin. Then, I have everything in one place- easy peasy! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNy02IdEY0tbI078U3yNZNJ1AGiMXQ34Pt9SvtcBNPnCjWc3CU5nMQjFSv3M6KCJvzhuH8EdYbjwzD47UU2_CF7-1V6OtRiO8ZFV_Z0q61YAZSE54JnY04Gb87sp0fedswAgHanmcvAqI/s1080/39.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Setting up your Guided Reading area in you classroom can help with your guided reading instruction. Perfect for the kindergarten, first grade, and second grade teacher! These easy steps will help make your lessons be efficient and effective. Check it out here!" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNy02IdEY0tbI078U3yNZNJ1AGiMXQ34Pt9SvtcBNPnCjWc3CU5nMQjFSv3M6KCJvzhuH8EdYbjwzD47UU2_CF7-1V6OtRiO8ZFV_Z0q61YAZSE54JnY04Gb87sp0fedswAgHanmcvAqI/w400-h400/39.png" width="400" /></a></div><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Set up Guided Reading Materials</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I like to keep a group set (6) of materials that we use often. Included are whiteboards, dry-erase markers, letter magnets, pencils, etc. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Cz5c2l31Lp7Qb0KUii8AiOVFG_79W49uUq1HmqFueu0a1LNsZCt-qyKUVaKjJy3e898smWOPOX7Ar-2MLpKWMETjKRQ3ULpQxsXetkI-6ikScLl4omSNsVboUmXQEW-9zUmFDqU7okM/s1080/40.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Setting up your Guided Reading area in you classroom can help with your guided reading instruction. Perfect for the kindergarten, first grade, and second grade teacher! These easy steps will help make your lessons be efficient and effective. Check it out here!" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Cz5c2l31Lp7Qb0KUii8AiOVFG_79W49uUq1HmqFueu0a1LNsZCt-qyKUVaKjJy3e898smWOPOX7Ar-2MLpKWMETjKRQ3ULpQxsXetkI-6ikScLl4omSNsVboUmXQEW-9zUmFDqU7okM/w320-h320/40.png" width="320" /></a></div><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Set up Guided Reading Books</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Getting a book collection can be expensive and difficult. I personally LOVE the <a href="http://www.fountasandpinnell.com/resourcelibrary/id/498" target="_blank">black/white Homework books</a> from Fountas and Pinnell's Leveled Literacy Intervention. These books are in black and white (which is the only thing I don't love) but they are reasonably priced and have great stories! I also have many books from <a href="https://www.literacyfootprints.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjwkoz7BRBPEiwAeKw3q5KrRRLFqndVPF367bviWBu5yf4fJ_aoHfCGfVISOXTNrZ5F-eVnmBoCvksQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">Pioneer Valley</a>. If you are looking for some other options, that are cost-effective, there are some great books on TPT. You can check them out here:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Simply-Skilled-In-Second/Category/-Save-on-Bundles-244497" target="_blank">Simply Skilled in Second Guided Reading</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Reading-Bundle-Leveled-Readers-AA-G-2696435" target="_blank">Deanna Jump Guided Reading</a></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">What now?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Go ahead and jump on in! If you can get your guided reading area organized it will save you so much time in the future when planning and prepping your guided reading instruction!</span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Guided Reading Binder and Toolkit</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Go ahead and get the <a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/o3q6t7" target="_blank">FREE Guided Reading Binder</a> while you are here! And, if you are looking to get super organized, you may want to check out <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Reading-Activities-BUNDLED-with-Guided-Reading-Lesson-Plans-1186333?utm_source=B1%20set%20up%20GR%20area&utm_campaign=guided%20reading%20toolkit" target="_blank">The Ultimate Guided Reading Toolkit</a>. To learn more about The Ultimate Guided Reading Toolkit check out this <a href="https://jdsrockinreaders.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-ultimate-guided-reading-toolkit.html" target="_blank">BLOG POST</a>! I hope these tips to set up your guided reading area are helpful!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOMaWE3jrIsWZPrCBZiPMl9ll-Lsyetip4SBVFVOd5j7cj0R888BG4SOYuR5-NcjV-z87wuXI8watQ9bWOmVurj_NdWQixaIqvcW8ja8PQzMfmYyHmAI6NW2kH8_GpRgU_0T7QTgn0X8/s1500/22.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Setting up your Guided Reading area in you classroom can help with your guided reading instruction. Perfect for the kindergarten, first grade, and second grade teacher! These easy steps will help make your lessons be efficient and effective. 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<img border="0" nopin="nopin" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6I49C930ECdESI4KM5ct_zJ-QQYISmBNixCcqwWY8Vu8F8B007WeeykZjqYxXyImu5ppVc8ZRe3dLFCysERc_3XnHlFphM8V3KRF9Y8n3A8clSRnl2A4lS2SB_ut7Zij4Z6RVrF5b_IQ/s1600/Signature.png" /></div>JD's Rockin' Readershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10466598161510775839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460944190503255819.post-7426384435807378942020-09-21T06:00:00.002-04:002020-09-21T06:00:05.750-04:00Turning in Class Guided Reading into Online Guided Reading<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Ekfe0mH_RRGbVX5F61uGO-fdz4QvWBkceHcMn0aqd7T6N4icVMvTssqTZw_QOGVZfN2cT4P04BBe-kwN_9UdLGg72SDOOyT7YuvhjMNiFZXA4DG9o5o_nrK68ZQ3ToKuopxThom6afw/s940/23.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Are you having to do online learning? Online guided reading could possibly be one of the most difficult parts of teaching online there is. Check out some websites and tips to help you plan for online guided reading!" border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Ekfe0mH_RRGbVX5F61uGO-fdz4QvWBkceHcMn0aqd7T6N4icVMvTssqTZw_QOGVZfN2cT4P04BBe-kwN_9UdLGg72SDOOyT7YuvhjMNiFZXA4DG9o5o_nrK68ZQ3ToKuopxThom6afw/w400-h335/23.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Have you been thrown into teaching on-line? I haven't this year- YET! It could easily come and I want to be prepared! I think teaching <b>online guided reading</b> will be one of the most difficult areas to teach. I mean- I've got to teach these first graders HOW to read! It's such a huge responsibility! Hopefully, if you are teaching online (or could be soon), I can help you with some solutions!</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Schools everywhere are having to switch to online learning because of the Coronavirus. It's nearly impossible for teachers to plan and teach to the best of their abilities. But, we are TEACHERS! So, of course, we always rise through all of the tough times!</span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Using Apps and Technology for Guided Reading</span></h2><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">While in class, I am trying to use more technology than I ever have with my first graders. If I can get them familiar with all the things that I plan to use during guided reading, it will make the process SO much easier!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Online Books</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We use <a href="https://www.learninga-z.com/site/products/raz-kids/overview?gclid=CjwKCAjwkoz7BRBPEiwAeKw3q_zMxN7xHHYLSmyqIem6415O3ZTlnQd2QGC1XHoFyjTnK29TpZe23BoC6U8QAvD_BwE" target="_blank">Raz-Kids</a> at school and this is definitely going to be one of my go-to's if we go virtual! I could share my screen with students as we read the book together.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I've also heard that <a href="https://www.literacyfootprints.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjwkoz7BRBPEiwAeKw3q5KrRRLFqndVPF367bviWBu5yf4fJ_aoHfCGfVISOXTNrZ5F-eVnmBoCvksQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">Pioneer Valley</a> has some great online options. I haven't check them out yet but I do love their books in general.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Word Work</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For the word work portion, I've been busy creating <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Word-Work-for-Guided-Reading-BOOM-Cards-5973287?utm_source=B3%20in%20class%20to%20online%20GR&utm_campaign=boom%20GR%20word%20work" target="_blank">Word Work BOOM decks</a> that mirror the skills in <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Reading-Activities-BUNDLED-with-Guided-Reading-Lesson-Plans-1186333?utm_source=B3%20in%20class%20to%20online%20GR&utm_campaign=GR%20Toolkit%20A-N" target="_blank">The Ultimate Guided Reading Toolkit</a>. Each deck has 30 cards, so my plan is to do about 10 cards together in our groups and then they finish the deck on their own. To learn more about BOOM decks, check out this <a href="https://jdsrockinreaders.blogspot.com/2020/04/using-boom-cards-for-your-guided.html" target="_blank">blogpos</a>t!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Word-Work-for-Guided-Reading-BOOM-Cards-5973287?utm_source=B3%20in%20class%20to%20online%20GR&utm_campaign=boom%20GR%20word%20work" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Online Guided Reading can be difficult to do with your kindergarten, first grade, or second grade students. These word work Boom cards make part of the guided reading lesson fun and effective. Check them out here!" border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3FpIf6LUfcOwEgxUeYHIj2qIJ4fYuJQbu68XoIjFlTaFs774vGGEgMAoGwq_n8rBj0vI6pcrz3yYq0Qst143dozpJiFBy63LGiLOgYCPXWTceZO__O9zPR5mnqREDodlxVtyScMElIs/w400-h335/6.png" width="400" /></a></div></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Sight Word Books</h3><div>I plan to start using my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Seesaw-Sight-Word-Books-Growing-Bundle-Distance-Learning-5517660?utm_source=B3%20in%20class%20to%20online%20GR&utm_campaign=Seesaw%20Sight%20Word%20Books" target="_blank">Seesaw Sight Word Books</a> with my students at the beginning of the year (whether in class or online). These will help students with sight words as well as basic strategies (one to one matching, self-monitoring). I love that the students can record themselves reading these books! Try my <a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/seesawsightworda" target="_blank">Sight Word A Book</a> for FREE!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/seesawsightworda" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="These Seesaw Sight Word books are perfect for the kindergarten or first grade student! Students write in the missing sight word and record themselves reading each page. These are also great for online guided reading!" border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmI5pyyTZ_KYycjTP5rC5NMw1kPewyXsuIjxUKRwG8srr27T1ggpHHo86oQ-n_h3tCYMgOPe5kLuu1KO_qotJhqoLpFSkU3YxWoqoOsBfQJ1BKMcFDaTnR920Wke9OlSD6D1TCcLtQg8/w400-h335/7.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Making a Plan</span></h2><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The best thing we can all do is to make a plan (just in case)! Good luck with your teaching whether you are doing in class guided reading or online guided reading!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohLfkBDW0CQZMT64LaR96xTbVxVmbz1KId4Y8YeXc3NqXGYD-qqCXy6FxUPwBIZOSJKGzjeaVywxYI9XmGRbkonPp86x1udrJ8MZbkxJe_G-x3m3-5SQxYBwTg8uH8bbEtyKCZOQcFV0/s1500/23.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Are you having to do online learning? Online guided reading could possibly be one of the most difficult parts of teaching online there is. Check out some websites and tips to help you plan for online guided reading!" border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohLfkBDW0CQZMT64LaR96xTbVxVmbz1KId4Y8YeXc3NqXGYD-qqCXy6FxUPwBIZOSJKGzjeaVywxYI9XmGRbkonPp86x1udrJ8MZbkxJe_G-x3m3-5SQxYBwTg8uH8bbEtyKCZOQcFV0/w266-h400/23.png" width="266" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p>
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<img border="0" nopin="nopin" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6I49C930ECdESI4KM5ct_zJ-QQYISmBNixCcqwWY8Vu8F8B007WeeykZjqYxXyImu5ppVc8ZRe3dLFCysERc_3XnHlFphM8V3KRF9Y8n3A8clSRnl2A4lS2SB_ut7Zij4Z6RVrF5b_IQ/s1600/Signature.png" /></div>JD's Rockin' Readershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10466598161510775839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460944190503255819.post-57897245510605114372020-07-24T09:10:00.002-04:002020-07-28T17:43:23.738-04:00Math and ELA Toolbox for Back to School in the Classroom or Distance Learning<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-and-ELA-Toolbox-Distance-Learning-5790376?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Back%20to%20School%20Toolkit" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1229" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilbdJAib7ExoAfqdEqOO4lKZ-lOmOZFvXKgPYq3ZLXrFRfMN1L8F8APQzIRziJx90dKZnNwt2UE_0l0HAMK2EIvaCVSoHpBtSeJBN4EAfsvvNbm_808br2mRhv4z2vztvB8_BroanEAg/w500-h300/Slide1.jpeg" width="500" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Hey friends- how are you holding up? I've got to be honest- I am STRUGGLING! We start school in less than a month and we still have no plan. I'm not one to get stressed out by situations and I have been stressed with this one. But, I am realizing (slowly) that I can only control what I can control! So, one way I can do this is by trying to prepare myself for both in-class and virtual. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, I've created a <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-and-ELA-Toolbox-Distance-Learning-5790376?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Back%20to%20School%20Toolkit" target="_blank">School Toolbox</a></b> that can be used in the classroom or kept at home for parents. Even if we are in class, students are going to have to have their own supplies. I plan to keep common "tools" in a 3 prong folder so it will be easy to use and find. I am going to either use plastic page protectors or I will laminate many of the "tools" that can be used over and over again using a dry erase marker.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Classroom</h2><div>There are other options for the classroom other than a 3 prong folder. You could also use a binder, storage container, or a "bucket" of some sort. Obviously, I haven't been using this yet. Things may change over time (and I'm sure they will). BUT, I feel like if I use a folder, I can either send it back and forth from home to school or I can send it home if we suddenly go virtual.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-and-ELA-Toolbox-Distance-Learning-5790376?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Back%20to%20School%20Toolkit" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0eAZPMHxy8_MDtniFyU7o5JITrMDoy2PW-fWJpYkYPEAUNbs9jR-Y0PSovZDeZH1boZNo3B_qvk927P-JMyLnO5UBkn4iRX9oxQqiC7ca5lyMzBZq-dKUkOIm-YSle1IY97T1zpDSvBY/s320/ACS_0016.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Distance Learning</h2><div>Parents typically aren't going to have supplies readily available at home. This toolbox will give them many supplies that can help with math skills and ELA skills for students kindergarten to second-grade. I will also probably send home some hands-on supplies with my students if I am allowed (tens frames, dice, cubes, etc.)</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">What's Included?</h2><div>This <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-and-ELA-Toolbox-Distance-Learning-5790376?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=Back%20to%20School%20Toolkit" target="_blank">School Toolbox</a></b> has printable materials for K-2 students. There are math and ELA materials.</div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Math Tools</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">120 Chart/100 Chart</li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">10 frame, 20 frame</li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Number Lines (0-5, 1-5, 0-10, 1-10, 0-20, 1-20)</li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Number Paths (1-10, 11-20, 1-20)</li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Tens/Ones Frame, Hundreds/Tens/Ones Frame</li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Parts of a Clock</li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Blank Clock (analog and digital)</li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Plane Shapes, Solid Shapes</li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Number Bonds, Part/Part/Whole</li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Greater Than, Less Than, Equal Too</li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Fact Families</li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">ODD/EVEN Numbers</li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Number Cards (1-24)</li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">10 More, 10 Less, 1 More, 1 Less Chart</li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">True/False Cards</li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Spinners (1-5, 1-10, blank)</li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Number Words</li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Money</li></ul><h3 style="text-align: left;">ELA Tools</h3></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">ABC Chart</li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Hunks and Chunks Chart</li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Blends</li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Writing Checklist Chart</li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Letter Cards (for making words)</li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Hunks and Chunks Cards (for making words)</li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Sight Word Charts</li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Retelling Bookmark</li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Sound Boxes 3, 4, and 5 with silent e</li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Color Words</li></ul></div><div>I hope this can help you out! I have other teacher friends who have some great resources to share with you as we head back this school year! 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<img border="0" nopin="nopin" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6I49C930ECdESI4KM5ct_zJ-QQYISmBNixCcqwWY8Vu8F8B007WeeykZjqYxXyImu5ppVc8ZRe3dLFCysERc_3XnHlFphM8V3KRF9Y8n3A8clSRnl2A4lS2SB_ut7Zij4Z6RVrF5b_IQ/s1600/Signature.png" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>JD's Rockin' Readershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10466598161510775839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460944190503255819.post-12419298385013246942020-06-24T15:47:00.001-04:002020-06-24T15:47:49.350-04:00What are BOOM Cards and How to Use Them<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_xHd3J3ZA67i4QAunIirsrOp_PFdKy7CA7rdI-VVh2tkaCZgOW16MFX5n27_LoosUed12tvasEBKdb7GVRYPcawyrJTQ75lPx6E5pS0888ezC89Ij_pYahrlvdKCA4xkLK7Pg9sVpT8/s2999/Slide1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1799" data-original-width="2999" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_xHd3J3ZA67i4QAunIirsrOp_PFdKy7CA7rdI-VVh2tkaCZgOW16MFX5n27_LoosUed12tvasEBKdb7GVRYPcawyrJTQ75lPx6E5pS0888ezC89Ij_pYahrlvdKCA4xkLK7Pg9sVpT8/w500-h300/Slide1.jpeg" width="500" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I've been using BOOM cards for a couple of years now in my first-grade classroom. I absolutely love how easy they are to use and that they are self-correcting. A few ways that I have used them in my classroom are:<div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Centers (review skills)</li><li>Whole Group (during our main lessons)</li><li>Guided Reading (word work)</li><li>Fast Finishers</li><li>Distance Learning</li></ul><h1 style="text-align: left;">What are BOOM Cards?</h1><div>Boom cards are:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Digital Task Cards</li><li>Self-Grading</li><li>Hosted at <a href="https://wow.boomlearning.com/" target="_blank">boomlearning.com</a></li><li>Free to use as Fast Play</li><li>Paid version to get the grading option</li><li>fun and engaging</li></ul><h1 style="text-align: left;">How to set up a BOOM account</h1></div><div>Setting up an account is easy! Here is a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CExgTG2wfAY" target="_blank">video</a> that shows a quick start guide to getting started with Boom Learning! You can check out their Youtube channel for all sorts of videos to help you get started with Boom Cards! To learn more, go to their <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/EricOem" target="_blank">Youtube Channel</a>.</div><h1 style="text-align: left;">Types of Boom cards</h1><div>There are 4 different activities that can be done with Boom Cards. Some cards only have one type of activity and others may use several types of activities.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">1. Drag and Drop</h2><div>The drag and drop feature, students will use their finger/mouse to move words/pictures etc. on the screen. Here is a sample from one of my Sight Word Books using the drag and drop feature. In this activity, students have to move the correctly spelled word "away" into the sentence.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzSDTtYsHhGw87b_zhIn196GO3nuNPmrE9Az8uL_tpf7Jbaz4nb7dr7WQcdGeSQseBKm3oSNNG5-amuz8GsvQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Text Boxes</h2><div>When using text boxes, students will type in an answer. Here is another example from one of my Sight Word Books. The students have to type in the word "look" on each slide.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheux-CQ-hnHd5xUEaRMBgdWRFO6a35iNgQ87cUAMH4dFPbq35uzrzvmUxP6TlEzKDnG3Jc3gOSBjObVFtHouqDd2BtowDjAAxOUIqCDMQ6dqKprcjM20wCyRoZgvlFAPr_lRyP0hSC1Pw/s1640/Screen+Shot+2020-04-16+at+12.34.17+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="1640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheux-CQ-hnHd5xUEaRMBgdWRFO6a35iNgQ87cUAMH4dFPbq35uzrzvmUxP6TlEzKDnG3Jc3gOSBjObVFtHouqDd2BtowDjAAxOUIqCDMQ6dqKprcjM20wCyRoZgvlFAPr_lRyP0hSC1Pw/s320/Screen+Shot+2020-04-16+at+12.34.17+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">3. Clicking the Correct Answer </h2><div>In the above example, the students have to do more than one action. They type in the word "look" and then they have to click on the correct picture.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">4. Multiple Choice</h2><div>Cards can also have multiple choice answers. Here is a sample of a multiple-choice task card. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLcuoWgu8x7X3Y6kPonO6En6H2TFTK_jjLzAhrdIEG5eD0a7U937M83InRgQE0qupls0sRyT9djFn3wl3OzV1hEsNxQPIJemghq6FKk-9-pTR7nBorm2UBRGfPJGKxjLuJ_BHWsNEHW0/s1640/Screen+Shot+2020-04-08+at+6.28.32+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="1640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLcuoWgu8x7X3Y6kPonO6En6H2TFTK_jjLzAhrdIEG5eD0a7U937M83InRgQE0qupls0sRyT9djFn3wl3OzV1hEsNxQPIJemghq6FKk-9-pTR7nBorm2UBRGfPJGKxjLuJ_BHWsNEHW0/s320/Screen+Shot+2020-04-08+at+6.28.32+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Are you ready to check out a deck? Here is a FREE deck for you to try!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/m6h3t4" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="1766" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi__6udIKEEr3JH2o9kGo7-aWLD3zagvb9OykIweXNE3v70dpfDTieng3Pd8C26iNxyCRo92aE_Dcaf8-aVLfeFa4EL3Q8l-UEsaZHv4m9Dh7hdHSK4uyPqycHa-oAMgSFHwQ9D7ykzqMQ/s320/Screen+Shot+2020-04-21+at+6.47.50+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking to get the entire bundle of Sight Word BOOM Cards? 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Over the years, I have used my absolute FAVORITE product that I created in my daily guided reading instruction. That product is The <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Reading-Activities-BUNDLED-with-Guided-Reading-Lesson-Plans-1186333" target="_blank">Ultimate Guided Reading Toolkit</a><span id="goog_1227151716"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_1227151717"></span></b>. You can read more about it <b><a href="https://jdsrockinreaders.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-ultimate-guided-reading-toolkit.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.</div>
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Now, with the urgent need of Remote Learning, I've started creating activities that would work similarly to the printable version of The Ultimate Guided Reading Toolkit, but it is digital- using BOOM Decks.</div>
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I'm using the <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jds-Rockin-Readers/Category/-9733BOOM-Cards-402184" target="_blank">BOOM Decks</a></b> for Word Work activities right now, and I plan to make sets geared toward other skills such as reading strategies and comprehension skills. Check out the <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jds-Rockin-Readers/Category/-9733BOOM-Cards-402184" target="_blank">BOOM Decks</a></b> that I've finished so far!</div>
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To use these decks for Guided Reading, I would suggest you assign your decks to the students in your group first. When they come to you either virtually or in the classroom, they will work through some of the BOOM Cards with you. Then, they can finish their deck during center time later.</div>
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Also, the decks can be used outside of a Guided Reading Lesson. They could be used as a review, used on a SmartBoard as a whole group lesson, or assigned to your students as a lesson on whatever skill you are working on.</div>
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When it is <b>opinion writing</b> time, do you hear your students moan and groan? I've been there, and it's so disheartening! I can help you with that though! Writing time has become our favorite time in the classroom! If we miss it for some reason, the kids are literally mad at me! So, what can you do to get your students begging to write? </div>
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One of my favorite writing lessons is an opinion writing lesson with <b><u>Who Would Win?</u></b> books by Jerry Pallotta. He does an amazing job catching the interest of his readers with these books are perfect for the students to do some Opinion Writing!</div>
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Here is how I set it up to really getting the students excited and ready to write! You can check out the lesson <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jds-Rockin-Readers/Category/-9733Who-Would-Win-379114" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>!</div>
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I am using the book <b><u>Alligator vs. Python</u></b> for this example, but the same process can be used for any of his <b><u>Who Would Win?</u></b> books. First, we read the book together and discuss all of the interesting facts about each animal. I do not read the "battle" at the end! That is what is going to build the excitement! <span style="text-align: center;"> </span></div>
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I make each student a booklet that they will use for their opinion writing. We read through the different facts that we learned and sort them whether they were the alligator or the python.</div>
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3. Advantage checklist!</h3>
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Next, we go through the advantage checklist and decide who has the advantage in each category. This may vary depending on student responses and reasoning.</div>
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Now, students can choose who they think will win the battle. The will use the planning page to write who they think will win and then they will choose reasons WHY they think that animal will win and what might happen during the battle.</div>
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5. Write your opinion!</h3>
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Students are ready to write their opinion pieces now. They will write an opening, reasons why they think that animal will win (what might happen), and a closing.</div>
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6. Determining the winner!</h3>
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Lastly, you will read the rest of the book to your students to see what happens during the battle! They will be begging for more- trust me!</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Who-Would-Win-Alligator-vs-Python-4558484" target="_blank">Alligator vs. Python</a> TPT</b></div><div><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0545451922/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0545451922&linkCode=as2&tag=jjohnson97702-20&linkId=5b5764f266e72f2655f48f8026c637d4" target="_blank">Alligator vs. Python</a> Amazon</b></div>
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<b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Who-Would-Win-Lion-vs-Tiger-4542890" target="_blank">Lion vs. Tiger</a> TPT</b></div><div><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0545175712/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0545175712&linkCode=as2&tag=jjohnson97702-20&linkId=641bbc7fb08671c5e2163ab6eca5a800" target="_blank">Lion vs Tiger</a> Amazon</b></div>
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<b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Who-Would-Win-Green-Ants-vs-Army-Ants-4540535" target="_blank">Green Ants vs. Army Ants</a> TPT</b></div><div><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1338320246/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1338320246&linkCode=as2&tag=jjohnson97702-20&linkId=ba8a2995c2b50ccab8fc0e3f49887bdd" target="_blank">Green Ants vs. Army Ants</a> Amazon</b></div>
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<b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Who-Would-Win-Killer-Whale-vs-Great-White-Shark-4582544" target="_blank">Killer Whale vs. Great White Shark</a> TPT</b></div><div><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0545160758/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0545160758&linkCode=as2&tag=jjohnson97702-20&linkId=69077cf4ce288ca0cdcc60334ca2d1ca" target="_blank">Killer Whale vs. Great White Shark</a> Amazon</b></div>
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<b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Who-Would-Win-Polar-Bear-vs-Grizzly-Bear-4626584" target="_blank">Polar Bear vs. Grizzly Bear</a> TPT</b></div><div><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0545175720/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0545175720&linkCode=as2&tag=jjohnson97702-20&linkId=71ed923c64d3d7f2e4db604f11d7e5cc" target="_blank">Polar Bear vs. Grizzly Bear</a> Amazon</b></div>
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This opinion writing lesson is one of my favorites that we do during the school year! I do this with my first graders, however, this could be used in grades 1-4! One of my other favorite writing lessons is my All About Reindeer Books- you can read about it <b><a href="https://jdsrockinreaders.blogspot.com/2015/12/all-about-reindeer-lesson-1-fiction-vs.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>!</div>
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2020 is a Leap Year! I thought it would be fun to do some activities with my first graders this year! You can check out these activities<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/12-OFF-48-HRS-Leap-Day-5255585" target="_blank"> HERE </a>or click on any picture!</div>
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Leap Day Anchor Chart and Book</h2>
<span style="text-align: start;">You can display this anchor chart to remind students about leap day. </span>This book gives an introduction to what Leap Day is and students learn some fun facts about leap year and leap day. </div>
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Reversing letters is very common for young students. Typically, this is something that will be sorted out and mastered by first or second grade. However, there are some students that have a more difficult sorting out these letters and continue to have letter reversals into and beyond second grade. So, what can you do as a teacher or parent?</div>
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If your student is having trouble with reversals, the first thing that you can do to help that child is to make sure that you tell them that they are reversing letters. Point out which letters they are having difficulty with so that they are fully aware of what you are going to be working on and why it is important. Let them know that this is common, but it needs to get corrected before it becomes more of a habit.</div>
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I personally like the strategy of "Put your B's and D's to BED". This strategy can be used at any time because students always have their hands with them. They make the "OK" sign with both hands and stretch out the word "bed" as they look at their hands. I have created some anchor charts that help reinforce how to keep the b's and d's straight. You can hang these in the classroom for easy reference or use the desk tag. You can find all of these activities <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/b-and-d-worksheets-and-games-390065" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div>
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Getting students up and moving when learning is always a bonus! This helps their brains remember concepts they may not otherwise master so quickly. Doing simple whole arm movements making the letters and saying the letter name and sound out loud can help some students to better master these tricky letters!</div>
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Now that your student knows that they need to be conscious of these letters, giving them specific lessons on how to correct these reversals is necessary! I have made several resources to help students sort these out.</div>
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Games: b and d match game and b and d board game</h3>
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These games are a big hit with my students! The first one can be played like memory. Students match a "b" picture with the letter "b" and a "d" picture with the letter "d".</div>
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These "b" and "d" mazes are a fun way for students to notice which letter is which!</div>
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I don't know why, but I have always really enjoyed Groundhog's Day! Maybe it's the hope of spring coming soon! I'm in Ohio and I am always hoping for an early spring! So, of course, I like to have a little fun with my students and do some groundhog activities! You can check out these activities <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Groundhog-Day-Activities-and-Printables-195690?utm_source=My%20blog&utm_campaign=Groundhog%27s%20Day%20Blog%20Post" target="_blank">HERE</a> or click on any picture!</div>
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This book gives an introduction to what Groundhog's Day is and students get to make little puppets. At the end of the book, there is a cutout that is the ground and the puppets can "pop out" of the ground with a shadow or without!</div>
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Even after teaching about Groundhog's Day year after year, I still need a little reminder about what happens when he sees his shadow and when he doesn't! I have these anchor charts for <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Groundhogs-Day-Anchor-Charts-Free-5129009" target="_blank">FREE</a></b>!</div>
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I like to do a little predicting the day before Groundhog's Day! It gets the kids excited and eager about learning about Groundhog's Day the following day! The kids make their prediction "secretly" and then give me the ballots. We open them one by one and graph the results together!</div>
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I like to teach them some facts about Groundhogs! Here is a fun little true/false game you can play!</div>
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After we've learned some facts, we do a directed drawing of a groundhog and then write something we learned about groundhogs! It is so much fun!</div>
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Coming back after Christmas Break can be overwhelming! I'm always excited to get back to school and have a schedule, but it can also be difficult! One of my favorite New Year's books is <b><u>Squirrel's New Year's Resolution!</u> </b>I have created 7 different activities to go with this wonderful book written by Jan Miller.</div>
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Of course, we first read the story aloud and discuss what a New Year's Resolution is and important events in the story. Then, using a pocket chart (not pictured) we use Retelling Puzzle Pieces to sequence the story using story elements: characters, setting, problem, events, and solution.</div>
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I do this whole group and we refer to our Pocket Chart as well. There are 11 main events in this story. We read them and cut/glue them in order of the story!</div>
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Squirrel helps Mole and Turtle find a place to plant a garden. This is just one way she helps her friends in <u>Squirrel's New Year's Resolution</u>. Students will make a carrot garden craft! Then they will write a How To Plant a Garden informational writing. There are 5 different layouts included!</div>
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This is my favorite part! Squirrel is going to have a New Year's Eve Party, but she goes to buy party supplies and everything is sold out! The students have to make decorations and party favors for her party! I put students into groups and they have to decide what they are going to make for the party. Some ideas might include: Happy New Year sign, ball to drop, horns, party hats, invitations, and party "poppers". </div>
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My students absolutely love this! It's their very own joke book. There are 10 jokes included. We read our books to our friends and we discuss and practice reading fluently and with expression! They can then take them home and read them to their families!</div>
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Lastly, I've made a calendar page where students can record specific things to help them obtain their New Year's Resolution Goal. There is one page where you can brainstorm together different ways of helping someone each day (like Squirrel) or there is a page where they can write their own goal.</div>
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Are you looking for a fun activity to do with your students when you return from Christmas break? I have a super easy <b>New Years STEM activity</b> that is easy prep and will really get your students thinking and creating.</div>
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<b>#1: Their crown has to fit around their head (not too big/not too small).</b></div>
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Each student will get a student booklet. They get to plan their crown and think about what supplies they will use. </div>
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For their resolution, we go over some ideas together. They all stem from our school rules of being respectful, responsible, and safe. We brainstorm ways of how they can make themselves better.</div>
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Each student gets ONE piece of white 12x18 construction paper. (This will not fit around their head, so they will have to think about how they can make it fit!)</div>
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The students get on the bus with their turkeys under their shirts, but the bus won't start! So, they have to find a way to get past Farmer Mack Nuggett. They can go around him, under him, or over him! Students will plan, build, test, and reflect on their idea!</div>
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This book really lends itself to retell or sequence a story! First, you can do this whole group using a pocket chart! You can discuss characters, setting, events, problem, and solution! Then, you can have students cut/paste the events of the story using a simple worksheet. Lastly, students can use this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Retelling-Stories-Bookmarks-FREE-634971" target="_blank">FREE</a> retelling bookmark and puppets to practice retelling the story with a partner!</div>
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Have you ever wanted to do a Disguise a Turkey project? It is really fun for the kids and it's easy too! I have everything for you to send home to families ready to go!<br />
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I usually start out by reading a Thanksgiving book called <u>Turkey Trouble</u>. <u>T'was the Night Before Thanksgiving</u> or <u>The Plump and Perky Turkey</u> are other fun choices.<br />
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There is a letter to send home to parents along with a paper turkey. I also send home a piece of black construction paper for the family to glue the turkey on.<br />
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Do you feel like you are on a Merry Go Round during <b>Open House</b> / <b>Meet the Teacher Night</b>? </div>
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It's CRAZY! 22 families coming into your classroom (basically at the same time) and you feel like you just can't talk to everyone the way you would like! </div>
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Instead, you are giving the same instructions over and over and over again. They leave and you can barely remembered your students, their families, and your classroom is now a disaster...</div>
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That is until now- last year I started doing "stations" during Open House. Parents/students are given a checklist and they use the station signs around the room to help them know what they need to do!</div>
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I'm going to show you how I did it- but, guess what, all of the station cards are <b>EDITABLE</b> so you can change it up to meet your needs!</div>
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#1- Parents Sign in and take a Checklist (editable)</h3>
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I put this at the front entrance of the door. You want to make sure that it is VERY visible. I had a couple of families miss it last year and I had to then show them.</div>
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#2- Supplies- </h3>
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Product includes supply labels so that you can have tubs for your community supplies such as kleenex, markers, crayons, Clorox, etc.</div>
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#3- Find Your Desk- </h3>
Students find their desk and put the rest of their supplies in their desk.<br />
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#4- Meet the Teacher- </h3>
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Parents/students come and introduce themselves. This gives you a few minutes to talk with the families. </div>
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#5- Say Cheese- </h3>
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Use one of the cute signs included (preschool-4th grade) and take a picture of each child. (Hint: I also have a checklist handy with student names and I number them as I go so I know the order of the kids on my camera).<br />
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#6- Parties- </h3>
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Parents can sign up for parties. We do a Halloween, Christmas, and Valentine's Day party. This form is editable so you can add the parties that you need.</div>
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Parents will let you know how their child is getting home each day so you are ready the first day.<br />
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We have a private Facebook Page so this station gives information about that page. I have included a copy of our letter as a sample so you can make your own if you use Facebook, Instagram, Blog, Remind App, etc.</div>
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#9- First Day Letter- </h3>
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Parents write a short letter to their child for the first day of school. They put it in their mailbox so they get it at the end of the day on their first day! (Hint: If I have parents that don't show up for Open House, I write a short letter to any students who weren't there that night.)</div>
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Parents/students can check out the room and say good-bye when before they leave.<br />
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