Fairly Elementary

This is a way of giving some structure for your students to observe the moon phases and document what they see. Students are given a circle as well as space for the date of the entry and space for the name of the phase. If you copy the journal double-sided, you can get them to observe an entire lunar cycle.

Are you using the new Journeys series? Our team discovered there wasn't enough for our students in terms of phonics and phonemic awareness. This poetry collection specifically targets the skills students will learn each week. We read the poem together as the lesson opener and then students work with the poem in centers the following week. This is a work in progress -- as we continue with subsequent units, feedback is much appreciated! *Feedback included better differentiation of the activity.

Are you using the new Journeys series? Our team discovered there wasn't enough for our students in terms of phonics and phonemic awareness. This poetry collection specifically targets the skills students will learn each week. We read the poem together as the lesson opener and then students work with the poem in centers the following week. This is a work in progress -- as we continue with subsequent units, feedback is much appreciated!

Are you using the new Journeys series? Our team discovered there wasn't enough for our students in terms of phonics and phonemic awareness. This poetry collection specifically targets the skills students will learn each week. We read the poem together as the lesson opener and then students work with the poem in centers the following week. This is a work in progress -- as we continue with subsequent units, feedback is much appreciated!

Blackline masters for homework packets or sight word stations. File contains activities for letter identification for lower learners and word lists based on Fry 100 (more to come!). Included is a choice menu for differentiation for students to practice at their level. This is what I use in my own classroom -- feedback or suggestions for improvement are greatly appreciated!

Practice abc order with some rhyming words. Cards (18 total -- cut in half to make set A and set B) and worksheet related.