Reading under Rainbows

Encourage your students to write complete and complex sentences with this file. This product can be used for a full year's weekly morning work, as writing warm-ups during your writing block, or at a writing center. These activities allow your students to practice skills to read, build, expand and correct sentences. Included are three formats, which increase in level of complexity. My file "Superhero Sentences," which can be found at my store, compliments this resource well and can be used dur

Struggling with how to organize all your guided reading, strategy groups and one-on-one conferencing during readers workshop? Look no further! This file will help you track student data and plan for small groups. This file reflects Lucy Calkins Reader's Workshop but can be used with any workshop model. Portions of this file are EDITABLE! File includes: -Suggestions for how to organize and implement these forms -Class small group spreadsheet with strengths and teaching point notes (this will

Give your students choice while encouraging daily reading at home! With these choice boards, students are given the choice as to how they will respond to the text they've read. Response topics are reflective of CCSS for grades 1 and 2. Students are encouraged to respond to the text through discussion with parents or with a written response-the choice is yours! This file provides both fiction and nonfiction choice boards as well as written response sheets that can be used.

Allow your students to take ownership in their learning by implementing student-led conferences! This freebie will help your students prepare for their conference by self-assessing their academics and behavior. One form will even help your students formulate a goal as well as action plan for reaching their goal. This freebie compliments the "My S.T.A.R. binder" which can be found in my store.

Foster your students’ creativity and writing skills with this journal. Students turn the given “scribble” into a picture and then write a story to go along with it. Ideas for use are morning work, free write time, a task when work is completed or for free choice time. By referencing the date, you can easily monitor students progress and see growth. A tip: These are great to share with parents at conferences!

It's time to head back to school! Establishing a positive classroom community is essential in fostering success for your learners. This file will help you do just that! Included is a list of several read aloud texts and extension activities to go along with each. Activities will help your students reflect on the importance of classroom and school rules, develop a plan for not calling out, identify characteristics that make each student special, and recognize qualities in their peers that foste

Help your students master combinations of 10 with this file! Included are puzzles that will allow your students to match combinations of tens which are shown in a variety of ways-tally marks, dice, dominoes and coins. Great individual, partner or small group activity! Also included are posters of numbers 1-10, with visual representations- perfect for displaying on a math wall.

If you are in search of a method to organize your writer's workshop lessons, conferencing data and small group instruction, this is the file for you! This file includes documents that will help you plan out each writer's workshop lesson (format is reflective of Lucy Calkins Units of Study for writing), organize individual conference notes, plan for small group conferences, and organize class data to identify common student needs. This file was designed for use with Lucy Calkins Units of study

Use these student references to boost the mastery of reading skills during reader's workshop! These are perfect to use with the Lucy Calkins' readers' workshop model, but can be used with any readers' workshop format. References are designed for use when students are independently reading as well as partner reading. My Personal Favorite-Student goal graphic organizer-this reference will remind your students of their current individual reading goal, which will result in quicker mastery of skil

S.T.A.R. (Students Taking Academic Responsibility) binders are a resource that allows students to be active participants and take ownership of their learning. The binders give students an understanding of where they are academically and help them plan out where they would like to grow. They foster ownership and an understanding that they are the ones responsible for their academic progress, rather than a grade given from a teacher. The binders foster academic success by encouraging goal setting

Implement reading response notebooks with your students with this file that is engaging and aligned to CCSS for grades K-2. Students will respond to text in a variety of formats to keep their interest. This can be used as a formative assessment to measure your students' understanding of literacy skills. Great to use as an extension to guided reading or reader's workshop! What a great way to compile your students' learning! A perfect work sample to share with parents!

Do you need a science of reading based reading resource that focuses on phonics, fluency and comprehension?  This resource will support your decoding instruction following a sequential phonics continuum (short vowels/ CVC words, blends, digraphs and r controlled vowels). Resource includes two practice pages for each phonics skill that can be used in school and at home, allowing for a stronger home school connection. This bundle includes practice pages with fluency grids, decodable sentences and

Looking for a fun way for your kiddos to practice high frequency words? This game is the perfect way for your students to master these words! Words included are based on high frequency word lists A-H as suggested by Lucy Calkins high frequency word assessments. This game will allow for differentiation, as pieces are organized by each individual list.

Strategies in this file will support your diverse learners-students in need of academic and behavioral supports. This file includes visual strategies to help students monitor and track step by step directions, visual supports to teach classroom and school rules, a visual schedule to help students anticipate what happens next in their day, break cards, and charts to help students monitor task completion with a reminder of the incentive or task they are working towards. These files have been a

Teaching students the difference between common and proper nouns can be a challenge. This file will help you do just that! This complete unit includes whole group, small group and individual activities. File includes: -Common and Proper Noun anchor charts -Common and Proper Noun sorting cards (whole group/literacy center activity)-two options for complexity -Individual Common and Proper Noun cut and sort -Common and Proper Noun Word Hunt -Common and Proper Noun Puzzles -I have, Who Has Game

Help your students master the concepts of character traits and character feelings with this file! Have your students confused the two concepts? Mine sure did! This file will help your students understand that character feelings change, but traits remain consistent over time. Students will also have to identify the evidence that supports the traits they identify-such an important skill! This file includes everything you will need to support this work! -Anchor charts -Resource List -5 activiti

Making words activities are essential to fostering early literacy skills for learners. This file will support your students as they learn short vowel sounds and begin to build and manipulate words. This file includes ten short vowel activities which can be used whole group, in partners, or independently. These activities work well at a literacy center or during word study. This file also compliments short vowel word practice for Words Their Way.

Are you in need of behavior management charts and forms to support your students? This file has a variety of behavior management charts that can be used to help track student behavior data as well as motivate your learners. This file also includes a behavior calendar which can be used class-wide to help all your students monitor their behavior daily. Additionally, I've included a "Think it Through" sheet which can be used when you students need to reflect on their actions when rules have been

Help your students master long vowel sounds and spelling patterns with this interactive file. Students will build and manipulate words with long vowels sounds in this packet. File includes over 15 pages of activities that will compliment your long vowel instruction. This file includes activities that are suitable for independent, partner, small group or whole group practice.

Monitor your students level of understanding on concepts and encourage their self-assessment skills with these posters. This rating scale can be incorporated into all subject areas and just about any teaching format-whole group, small group, or even one-on-one. Posters include 3, 2, 1 ratings and "Levels of Understanding" heading poster in four different backgrounds.