This is a summer reading list to give to your classroom families. The books are leveled A through K. This is a great resource for parents to use to keep track of summer reading. They can find books at Scholastic or your local public library.
After reading Amelia Bedelia's First Apple Pie, students can work on retelling the steps Amelia took to make the apple pie. Students will draw a picture for each step. This is great for retelling and also doubles as a "how-to" activity.
We use easy readers every Friday. Each easy reader has a sight word. This easy reader is called "Thank You, Mom" and is used around Mother's Day. The sight word is THANK
Students write their name.
Students highlight the word THANK.
Students illustrate the book.
Students take the book over the weekend to read.
This is a great way to create "at-home" libraries and learn new sight words.
This is a great way to end the school year! You can tailor the calendar to your school calendar. The countdown starts with A and ends on the last day of school with Z. I have included the daily activities we will be doing. You are free to edit or use the activities included.
Are you having a baby? Is a teacher on your team having a baby? This is a fun way to celebrate, especially during remote learning. There is a secret message and a space for the students to respond to questions.
PreK - 5th
Classroom Community, English Language Arts, Writing
We use easy readers every Friday. Each easy reader has a sight word. This easy reader is called "I like Apples." The sight word is LIKE
Students write their name.
Students highlight the word like.
Students illustrate the book.
Students take the book over the weekend to read.
This is a great way to create "at-home" libraries and learn new sight words.
This is a emergent reader you can use with your students. It will help exposing them to the possibility of wearing a mask at school. Emergent readers are great to use when focusing on 1:1 correspondence, fluency, accuracy and sight words.
My class is using DRA reading levels this year. You can look online and convert the levels to F&P levels if needed. While I send some books home, I wanted to give parents a few more resources to use. I researched some books at each level (-1-12). These are books and book collections that can be found online or at the library.
This is my classroom reading program. This document is easy to edit. You can edit the dates, expectations, guidelines, etc. This log is an easy one for parents to follow and teachers to read when it is returned to school.
Outline:
1. Students take home "Zippy" (ziploc bag of books & log)
2. Students read at home four times and log reading.
3. Students bring Zippy back to school to trade books.
4. Once they meet the monthly goal, they receive a Book It certificate.
This is a note I send home to parents in early October after I assess the students on their current text level. This document is easy to edit to the text levels you use, the current month, and your class goals. You can use this form each month.
You can use this activity during your guided reading groups or phonemic awareness lesson. You just slip the worksheet inside of a dry erase sleeve and work through the activities with your students.
PreK - 4th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies
This is a handout to use in a math center. You can also use this whole group, small group, or with a math tutor. The children identify the missing number by counting and write it in the box. I use this in the beginning of the year.
This checklist helps parents stay accountable. This document is easy to edit to your classroom homework expectations. In kindergarten we do not use assignment notebooks. This is a great alternative to stay organized.
This is an easy reader. We use these every Friday in kindergarten. This book features our sight word: when.
Students read the easy reader.
Students highlight the word when with a yellow crayon.
Student draw pictures connected to the story.
Students take the book home and practice reading.
This is a very effective way to learn sight words and increase books in the at-home libraries.
This is an activity I use in my writing center. The children use the word wall and the classroom to find words to write. On the left side they write the word in pencil. On the right side they write the word in colored pencil. They choose different colors and write over the word (overlapping colors) until it looks like a "rainbow."
Is your school getting ready for in-school learning? Will your students be having a socially-distance outdoor recess? How do we have outdoor recess with masks, remaining six feet apart, and not using playground equipment and shared outdoor equipment? We got this! Families should prepare a recess bag. Attached you will find a letter for families as they prepare for the new school year. If your school is preparing for remote learning, you can still encourage parents to create a space for a break
This is a great way for you to assess your students. In class, you can have this as a task at centers. Students can read through the words as they record themselves on their device. During remote learning, students can read through the words as their parents record them. Then parents just upload the recording onto your learning platform.
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