Ethan Marhenke

This reading conference note page will give you an easy way to keep track of student progress during self selected reading. It includes space for a running record and spaces for a student summary and book review.

Help students practice their sound words to improve the detail in their writing.

Students can practice using speech in their pictures and writing!

A template to make lesson planning super easy!

This bellwork file contains 20 social emotional learning prompts. These can accompany lessons in class, or to simply incorporate SEL into every day in an easy way.

This morning work is best suited for late Kindergarten/Early First Grade. Five weeks are included, each with math review, a phonics skill review, sight word practice, and SEL. This would be helpful as bell work/after breakfast, or even for transition times and early finishers!

This lesson is made to go with The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Pinkwater. It includes questions for before and after reading discussions (These pages can be used as independent, short-answer activities or as a class discussion). There are also post-read activities to give students the opportunity to describe their own dreams/identity and discuss the importance of diversity in community.

This listing has CVC writing pages with six images per page, and sound boxes for students to write in. There is a page for each vowel, plus a mixed vowel page and a blank template to create your own.

This is a comprehension lesson for The Empty Pot. Students focus on mapping the story, identifying details, describing character actions, and identifying the central message.

This lesson plan template can bring structure to your guided math groups!

SWBST graphic organizer with four levels of support. This is a great strategy to use when working on story element comprehension and retell! It can also be used as a planning page for a guided writing lesson.

Use this coloring sheet for Spring celebrations, Mother's Day, or a plant life cycle unit!

This handout is perfect for the beginning stages of adding detail to writing!