ReadingIsLove

This pack includes 4 cut-and-glue sorting activities to help your students practice identifying the lowercase letters b and d. The first two activities are lowercase letter sorts – one with all of the letters in the same font, one featuring a variety of fonts. The third activity is a word sort, featuring words that begin with lowercase b or d. The fourth activity is a picture sort, for students to identify the beginning sound of each picture and match it to the correct letter, either b or d. Sor

Use these self-correcting/self-checking cards to have students practice reading words with r-controlled vowels. This set focuses on ER-IR-UR words of one or more syllables. Place cards in a standard letter envelope with one end slit open, or in a long coin envelope. The end of the cards with the words on them should be peeking out of the envelope. Students pull out the top card just until they can see the stars. They read the word, then pull the rest of the card out to see the picture and chec

Use these self-correcting/self-checking cards to have students practice reading words with r-controlled vowels. This set focuses on AR words of one or more syllables. Place cards in a standard letter envelope with one end slit open, or in a long coin envelope. The end of the cards with the words on them should be peeking out of the envelope. Students pull out the top card just until they can see the stars. They read the word, then pull the rest of the card out to see the picture and check i

Use these self-correcting/self-checking cards to have students practice reading words with r-controlled vowels. This set focuses on OR words of one or more syllables. Place cards in a standard letter envelope with one end slit open, or in a long coin envelope. The end of the cards with the words on them should be peeking out of the envelope. Students pull out the top card just until they can see the stars. They read the word, then pull the rest of the card out to see the picture and check if t

At our school, first graders are expected to read for 10 minutes every day as part of their homework. I created this Monday-Thursday reading log because my students had a hard time keeping track of long-term logs, not to mention filling in the tiny boxes on them. This weekly log gives them plenty of room to write in the title and author of the book(s) they read each night, with a line for their parents to jot any concerns, questions, or proud comments. I print it double-sided and send a copy