Balanced Literacy Resources

Back to School, Balanced Literacy, Math

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.5.1

, RL.6.1

Also included in: Reading Strategies Task Card Bundle 648 reading skills cards with Digital

Rise and Shine Binder

Created by

Reagan Tunstall

This is a revolutionary way to handle that time in the morning when students are trickling in! No more scurrying to the copier to run off a worksheet for morning work! ***Updated 2021****This is a year-long differentiated hands-on interactive notebook that will engage your students each morning! This binder is customized for the needs of your students K-2. Includes:Write on wipe off day, month, yearWrite on wipe off number of the dayBuild, Color, Draw wipe off number of the dayBefore and aft

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

My First Grade Helper

Created by

Michelle Oakes

Hey teacher friends! Would you like a basic helper to make teaching first grade easier? This is perfect for you! First, laminate these two pages back to back and you have one useful resource card for your students. It includes letters and pictures clues for the sounds, vowels, digraphs, blends money, 120's chart (per common core), a writer's checklist, months, number words and color words, a mini word wall of sight words, fractions, time and shapes. All the information your kiddos need at their

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, For All Subject Areas, Math

Grades:

1st

Types:

Word Walls, Printables

Also included in: The Helper Bundle

Phonics Review Games - 1st and 2nd Grade Toothy® - End of the Year Activities

Created by

Lucky Little Learners

Phonics Toothy® task kits are highly engaging task card games and activities that allow students to practice phonics skills and answer questions in a fun, motivating way. The answers on the back of the cards make the activity self-paced and self-correcting. Teach the rules for Toothy® once at the beginning of the year, then simply switch out the topic each week and use the activity all year for centers, small group, and more!Toothy™ Task Kits- an original idea from Angie Olson at ©Lucky Little L

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Phonics

Grades:

1st - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Games, Task Cards

CCSS:

RF.1.2a

, RF.1.2b

, RF.1.2c

, RF.1.2d

, RF.1.3

...

Decodable Phonics Poems for Grades K-2

Created by

Susan Jones

This phonics poetry unit includes 79 different decodable phonics worksheets and activities that focus on different word families, phonemes, and/or phonics patterns.PLEASE NOTE: As of 9/2022, a decodable set of each poem has been added to this unit! So there will be two completely unique poems (one decodable and one not) for each word family!★Why Use Phonics Poetry?★Poetry is such a great way for students to practice fluency, visualization, and phonics skills. I created this unit to help my stude

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Printables, Lesson, Centers

Fluency Strips™ (The BUNDLE) - Quick and Easy Practice and Assessment

Created by

Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Reading

Fluency Strips are an engaging and EFFECTIVE way to practice fluency! This packet of Fluency Strips has 1,440 Simple Sentences to provide a LOT of opportunities to practice decoding simple sentences and sight word recognition. This packet contains 1st Grade sight words and long vowels for each sentence!***DOWNLOAD THE PREVIEW TO SEE THIS PACKET UP CLOSE!***See the Fluency Strips IN ACTION on our blog HEREFluency Strips Set 1 availableHEREFluency Strips Set 2 availableHERE**Here is what is incl

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Assessment, Printables, Centers

I Can Read Simple Sentences NO PREP (Set 1)

Created by

Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Reading

This NO PREP packet is the ultimate packet for building FLUENCY and CONFIDENCE when practicing simple sentences. The hands-on and engaging activities included in this packet will allow students to practice and master over 500 simple sentences! The simple sentences will work with all the pre-primer sight words and short vowel words (CVC word families). This ensures that students are mastering simple sight words and using their decoding skills to read decodable words rather than simply "guessin

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 1st

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Centers

Also included in: I Can Read Simple Sentences NO PREP (THE BUNDLE)

40 Sight Word Poems for Shared Reading | Poetry for New Readers | Sight Words

Created by

Crystal McGinnis

Sight Word Poems Sight Word Activity - Are you looking for a reading comprehension and reading fluency activity that incorporates rhyming words and sight words for your beginning readers? I created this set of 40 sight word poems to use during my shared reading time in my Kindergarten classroom. Use this set of 40 poems for sight word practice. This set will provide you with one poem for each week of school. These predictable poems are filled with sight words so that your kinders can learn their

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Poetry

Grades:

K - 1st

Types:

Deedee Wills - Mrs Wills Kindergarten

CCSS:

RF.K.1

, RF.K.1a

, RF.K.1b

, RF.K.1c

, RF.K.2a

...

Also included in: COMPLETE BUNDLE Sight Word Poems for Shared Reading (Beginning Reader Poetry)

Stamping Center! No Prep Sight Words and Word Families Worksheets Editable!

Created by

Sight word and word families activities that students love! These worksheets will last you all year!This packet is filled with word study fun! Students will read, stamp, trace, and write these 50 emergent high-frequency words!Sight words that are included are:is, see, can, it, thego, look, to, we, atam, in, he, yes, nosay, play, may, way, dayyou, all, of, and, likewent, have, she, this, hadhere, that, if, did, forthey, on, not, his, hersaid, me, him, up, waswith, big, little, came, becauseStud

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Word Walls, Centers

Reading Responses

Created by

Rachelle Smith

This packet of reading responses will help your students comprehend when reading fiction, non-fiction, or even when they listen to a book/cd digitally. Perfectly aligns to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Enjoy! -Rachelle

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading Strategies, Writing

Grades:

PreK - 4th

Types:

Graphic Organizers

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Reading Intervention Program - Set 1 Level L-P - Digital & Print

Created by

Jen Bengel - Out of This World Literacy

This set includes 20 days of everything needed for a reading intervention program with students whose reading abilities fall in the Fountas and Pinnell reading range of levels L-P.DIGITAL UPDATE!This set of The Reading Intervention Program is now available in a DIGITAL VERSION included in this download!Text boxes, coloring boxes, and multiple choice circles are all included.Digital versions are available for format 1 (student pages of all the components) and format 5 (fluency practice)FONT UPDAT

Subjects:

Deedee Wills - Mrs Wills Kindergarten

Grades:

2nd - 6th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

Also included in: Reading Intervention Program - Bundle Level L-P - Digital & Print

Handwriting - Make It Neat! Handwriting Practice, Instruction, and Fluency

Created by

Handwriting practice and instruction is here! Fluently being able to write letters leads to great gains in reading. Brain research supports the need for explicit handwriting and path of motion instruction and links proper handwriting to better student writing results! Quick, concise, easy to implement! My kind of handwriting instruction. HANDWRITING LESSONS IS NOT JUST ONE MORE THING!When you teach students handwriting while teaching phonics, students will build muscle memory kinestheticall

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Handwriting

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

CCSS:

L.K.1a

I Can Read Simple Sentences NO PREP (THE BUNDLE)

Created by

Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Reading

This NO PREP BUNDLE is the ultimate packet for building FLUENCY and CONFIDENCE when practicing simple sentences. The hands-on and engaging activities included in this bundle will allow students to practice and master over 1,500+ simple sentences! The simple sentences bundle will work with all the PRE-PRIMER, PRIMER, and 1st Grade sight words. This also incorporates short CVC vowels, Blends and Digraphs, and Long Vowel Sounds. This ensures that students are mastering simple sight words and usin

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Centers

Fluency Strips™ Set 1 - Quick and Easy Practice and Assessment

Created by

Balanced Literacy, Reading

Fluency Strips are an engaging and EFFECTIVE way to practice fluency! This packet of Fluency Strips has 480 Simple Sentences to provide a LOT of opportunities to practice decoding simple sentences and sight word recognition. This packet contains ONLY pre-primer sight words and simple CVC words for each sentence! ***DOWNLOAD THE PREVIEW TO SEE THIS PACKET UP CLOSE! ***See the Fluency Strips IN ACTION on our blog HERE ***Fluency Strips SET 2 HERE ***Fluency Strips SET 3 HERE ***Save BIG with

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Assessment, Printables, Centers

Also included in: Fluency Strips™ (The BUNDLE) - Quick and Easy Practice and Assessment

DIGITAL and Printable Activities for Back to School {Distance Learning}

Created by

Haley O'Connor

**UPDATED August 2020 with Google Slides,™ Powerpoint™ for Microsoft and Google Forms™ organization forms.If you are looking for digital ONLY, click here. During the first few weeks of school, you have SO much on your to-do list. Meet students, meet parents, assess students, build a strong community, teach routines and the list goes on. While I can't be in your classroom, I can make sure you have everything you need for a successful week. *****After purchasing, you will download a Zip file. The

Subjects:

Back to School, Balanced Literacy, Classroom Management

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Deedee Wills - Mrs Wills Kindergarten

Writing Center for Kindergarten, 1st Grade & 2nd Grade Year Long Bundle

Created by

What if having engaging writing center activities for kindergarten was easy? This set of writing center activities designed has been planned for you and is a great way to set up your sustainable kindergarten writing center! Labeling a picture, writing sentences, card making, letter writing, sequencing a story, themed word cards, portable word wall, writing center posters and more! Everything is here to make your writing station successful in your own classroom. Center time is about to have a f

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Writing

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

W.K.1

, W.K.2

, W.K.3

Book Report Projects for Any Book Student Instructions Rubrics & Digital Options

Created by

Rachel Lynette

Try these 15 creative book projects to spice up your reading program. These book project worksheets include everything you need for a comprehensive reading unit!WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:15 Creative Book ProjectsDIGITAL:Google Slides (no outside materials needed!)Video InstructionsDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintVideo Instructions Self-Checking or Short AnswerMultiple versions of the recording sheet includedGreat for 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade! CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT MORE! Th

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Literature, Reading

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Projects, Independent Work Packet

Also included in: Reading Mega Bundle 600 Pages for Comprehension, Guided, and Independent Reading

Beginning Sounds Color It! Distance Learning

Created by

Lavinia Pop

Beginning Sounds Color It! Distance LearningUPDATED: JANUARY 2017*** American and Australian spelling included ***These worksheets have been extracted from my Phonics Letter of the Week MEGA BUNDLE and combined into a separate packet here. If you have already purchased the Mega Bundle, please DO NOT purchase this!This packet contains basic but engaging beginning sounds worksheets for children in Pre-K and Kindergarten (Prep). Children are asked to color the pictures that begin with the focus le

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, EFL - ESL - ELD, Phonics

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Centers

Also included in: Color It MEGA BUNDLE

End of the Year Activities Summer Reading Comprehension Passages Main Idea

Created by

Peas in a Pod

These main idea and details reading comprehension passages include holiday themes such as Memorial Day pg.39, Ocean & Starfish pg.40 Earth Day pg.37, & more! Finding the main idea and supporting details has never been easier! Using our main idea graphic organizer to color code nonfiction passages gives students multiple opportunities to practice recognizing text organization. When students can see the organization of a written paragraph, they can more easily identify the main idea. Each

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Centers

CCSS:

RI.2.2

, RI.3.2

, RI.4.2

, RI.5.8

, RI.6.2

...

Also included in: Main Idea Graphic Organizer Printable Worksheets Reading Comprehension Passages

Reading Intervention Program - Set 1 Level H-K - Digital & Print

Created by

Jen Bengel - Out of This World Literacy

This set includes 20 days of everything needed for a reading intervention program with students whose reading abilities fall in the Fountas and Pinnell reading range of levels H-K.DIGITAL UPDATE!This set of The Reading Intervention Program is now available in a DIGITAL VERSION included in this download!Text boxes, coloring boxes, and multiple choice circles are all included.Digital versions are available for format 1 (student pages of all the components) and format 5 (fluency practice)FONT UPDAT

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 5th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

Also included in: Reading Intervention Program - Bundle Level H-K - Digital & Print

Making Inferences Task Cards for Inferencing Practice Print & Digital with Audio

Created by

Rachel Lynette

Inferencing is such a difficult reading strategy for many students, but these 24 short passage Making Inferences Task Cards can help!WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:24 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysClassroom PosterDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel ActivityDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintChallenge Card to extend the lessonAudio Support Multiple versions of the recording sheet includedGreat for 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade! CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT MORE! Th

Subjects:

Tara West - Little Minds at Work

Grades:

1st - 2nd

Types:

Task Cards, Centers

Also included in: Literacy - Task Card BUNDLE (ELA & Reading for Grades 1-3) | Print & Digital

INSTANT ELA Tool Kit

Created by

What are the INSTANT ELA Tool Kits?Create for your students, INSTANT ELA Tool Kits. In this download you will receive the printables for your student ELA tool kits. These kits will allow each student access to ELA tools independently. This download includes 50+ ELA tools.View an overview video of the tool kit resources HERE. You will choose from the available resources to fit your students’ needs at the time. You also have access to EDITABLE based material. The sample tool kit boxes in my video

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Phonics

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Homework, Printables, Centers

Calendar Time Math Interactive Notebooks for Kindergarten First Grade & Spanish

Created by

Miss Kindergarten Love

It can be a challenge to keep your students actively engaged during calendar time, but with this interactive calendar notebook, you can ensure that all students are participating and learning! These printable math calendar notebooks help your students develop calendar concepts while practicing number order, sequencing, number formation, and other important math skills. Take the guesswork out of your calendar routine! Calendar time helps build a solid morning meeting that sets the tone for a grea

Subjects:

Back to School, Balanced Literacy, Math

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types: