Create and implement easy and effective reading group rotation activities that you can use all year long!
Literacy
Qualities of effective Activities for Early Readers
With all the noise out there it can be so hard to determine what activities will actually help your early readers. Here you’ll learn what qualities strong early reading activities should have.
The Best Thing You Need To Teach Suffix S
Read to find out the best strategy to teach suffix s!
5 Cool Ways to Use 1st Grade Summer Reading Comprehension Passages
Learn 5 cool ways to use summer reading passages in your K-2 classroom!
7 Out-of-the-Box and Easy Ways to Differentiate Instruction
Learn unique and easy ways to differentiate your instruction in the K-2 Classroom
Valentine’s Day Reading Comprehension Worksheets
5 Creative Ways to Use Valentine’s Day Worksheets Valentine’s Day worksheets are your ticket to engage students in reading during the sweet-filled, friendship-focused (albeit card company-created) holiday. Valentine’s Day is a day of excitement, card giving, and chocolate eating. Everything kids love all smushed together. How can teachers possibly engage students in academic work on this wonderful holiday? Well, it’s… Read More
11 Exhilarating Ways to Use Nonsense Word Activities
11 Exhilarating Ways to Use Nonsense Word Activities Nonsense words are key to reading success. We read nonsense words every day without even realizing it! These words often are syllables hidden within larger words. Think of the word “picnic”. This features two nonsense words: pic and nic. In order to successfully read the word, “picnic” students need to be able… Read More
Easy and Fun Activities that Teach What Are The Glued Sounds
Easy and Fun Activities that Teach What Are The Glued Sounds Stuck wondering “what are the glued sounds”? Talk about things they don’t teach you in teacher college! When I got into the K/1 classroom phonics baffled me, especially higher-level phonics skills. Letter sounds, I got. Vowels making two sounds? A little tricky, but I’ll get there. Now, you’re telling… Read More
7 Low-Prep, Fun Winter Classroom Activities to Engage Kids
7 Low-Prep, Fun Winter Classroom Activities to Engage Kids Hit a teaching slump? Use these 7 low-prep fun winter classroom activities to put some life back into your classroom! Winter is a hard time for teaching. The holidays are over and you’re in the thick of day-to-day life in the classroom. It’s often darker outside and if you live where… Read More
15 Amazingly Easy Ways to Help Your Students Master the FLOSS Rule
FLOSS Rule Are you stressed about teaching the FLOSS rule? Do you even know what the FLOSS rule is? Spoiler alert: I didn’t! I opened up my curriculum and my eyes popped – what is this rule?! I had to find out more. You can get week-long, step-by-step activity plans to ensure your students will master the FLOSS rule… Read More
