Thyme to Read

Down by the Bay is the perfect song to share with your students to help support their phonemic awareness and rhyming. This pack has everything you need for five days worth of Down by the Bay rhyming activities AND MORE! My students love to rhyme! They like finishing my sentences when reading rhyming books and they like making silly rhymes. There is a lot of fun to be had with this activity pack! I hope your students enjoy it as much as mine have! This activity pack could be used for a week's wo

This game is a fun way to review the multiple ways to spell /aw/ (al, au, aw, augh). Included in the download are 4 colored game boards, 1 black and white (printer friendly) game board, 1 blank game board so you and/or your students can customize the /aw/ words on the board AND directions to play. The newest addition to this resource, are THREE Valentine's Day themed /aw/ boards. Valentine's is the perfect time to teach or review this phonics skill, so give your centers some extra LOVE! Thi

Do you love the idea of an interactive notebook?  There really is nothing better than a hands on resource that the students have created, and can use again, and again as a reference! But, maybe all of the cutting and assembly require is intimidating. → What is included in this resource? This Bossy R Interactive Notebook focuses on ar, or, er, ir and ur phonics patterns. Mini interactive notebooks are time, paper and ink saving! It features: limited cutting and pasting half page foldable that

Paraphrasing can be a difficult skill for many students because it 'just sounds better when I can use the author's words' - those are actual words a student has said to me. Especially for reluctant writers, who struggle to find their own words, paraphrasing is such a crucial skill for them the practice and learn. → What is included in this resource, and how can it support your students? Anchor Charts in both color and printer friendly can assist you in presenting "how to paraphrase" to your stu

There is almost nothing more rewarding than taking a step back and watching your independent reading time running smoothly! At the same time, there is almost nothing as nerve wracking. My students are quiet, but are they "really" reading? Now that they are on their own, are they using the strategies we talking about in small groups? These stressful questions are a normal part of letting go, and letting our students soar! EPIC! for educators is a FREE app (compared to Netflix, for books) that is

Do your students struggle to understand complex academic words, that would enable them to complete tasks? Maybe, once you "unpacked the standards" in an attempt to better understand them, some terms were not quite clear. → What is included in this resource? This resource features 362 (unique) words, and definitions pulled directly from the Common Core Standards. You can see an alphabetical list of the K-5 words at this link.http://bit.ly/ELAVocabWordLists You are able to download the K-2 set and

Making inferences can be a difficult skill to help students feel comfortable with. I use this anchor chart when introducing making inferences with my students. I have seen great success with providing them the visual of the puzzles pieces – it really helps them to understand how the text and their prior knowledge interact to help them better understand the text. These FREEBIE anchor charts are part of a FULL LESSON on making inferences. Check it out the full  Mentor Text Lesson → What is includ

Road Race is a game of multiple exposure and repetition. It is a highly engaging game to play during literacy centers and these holiday versions will be a welcomed addition to your classroom. The words included in this game would be great seasonal extras on your word wall, and for your writing center. Road Race will allow your students to have fun interactions with vocabulary words. Included in your download is a set of game cards and four different game boards. The game boards are availa

There are many spelling rules when it comes to words with inflected endings. Spelling and reading go hand in hand, especially with these tricky words. If we want our students to be able to read these words, they need to know how to remove an ending and look for the base word. This resource is color coded, which will allow your students to easily manipulate the base words, double consonants, and endings. The word cards will assist your students build, and break apart words. Through this hands-on

Paraphrasing can be a difficult skill for many students because it 'just sounds better when I can use the author's words' - those are actual words a student has said to me. Especially for reluctant writers, who struggle to find their own words, paraphrasing is such a crucial skill for them the practice and learn. This resource is part of a larger bundle! Check out "A Mentor Text Lesson for Every Season Bundle" NOW and SAVE! → What is included in this resource? Anchor Charts in both color and p

This mentor text lesson using the book Rules of Summer by Shaun Tan, will provide your students with the practice they need making inferences . Students will use the graphic organizers provided to think about what the characters SAY, DO and THINK, as well as consider their BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE to construct an inference. Rules of Summer, is a simple story outlining some interesting rules of summer learned by two boys. The deeper story is one that outlines the complexities of the boys' relationsh

Do you love the idea of an interactive notebook?  There really is nothing better than a hands on resource that the students have created, and can use again, and again as a reference! But, maybe all of the cutting and assembly require is intimidating. → What is included in this resource? This Bossy R Interactive Notebook focuses on ar and or phonics patterns. If you would like to include er, ir and ur into your phonics unit, check out this full resource, for just $1.00 Mini interactive notebook

This is the ultimate game pack for prefixes and suffixes! This download has both colored and printer friendly game boards. 6 different game boards are included for each skill: -ly, -ful, -less, -ness -ment, -ist, -er, -or, -hood, -y, -ish dis-, mis-, mid-, out-, over- pre-, un-, re- Word lists and directions are also included. The words/skills included in this download are aligned with Reading Street Second Grade, Unit 5, Week 1 Reading Street Second Grade, Unit 5, Week 2 Reading Street Second

Do your students struggle to break up unknown words? Have you suggested they "chunk it up" with "chunky the monkey"? Decoding can be very systematic when following a very simple strategy. Your students can become fluent decoders and skilled readers when using this strategy. Follow along with this video tutorial to learn how to instruct your students on the seven different syllable types and help them to become determined decoders. The supporting document supplements the video and will help to

Descriptive language can be such a fun skill to teach our students! This anchor chart FREEBIE can help kick start your instruction by explaining what descriptive language is. These anchor charts are part of a FULL LESSON on Descriptive Language. Check out the mentor text activities here! → What is included in this resource? Two different anchor charts available in color, printer friendly, and editable. - What is descriptive language? describes examples and non-examples of descriptive language.

Theme can be a hard comprehension skill to master. By using anchor charts, your students have a reference they can go back to when reading, or working independently. These anchor charts can help you explain the process of uncovering the theme while reading This anchor chart supports a mentor text lesson on theme, using the book Little Tree by Loren Long. You can check out the full lesson and digital anchor charts here → What is included in this resource? Two versions of theme anchor charts:

These posters display phonemes commonly taught in grades K-2. As students get older, they struggle more with long vowels, digraphs and diphthongs, than they do initial sounds. Rather than having an alphabetical word wall, this word wall would allow students to reference the sounds they are in need of. When teaching, or reviewing these sounds, students can assist you with adding words to your word wall. You could even add commonly misspelled words throughout the year. Help your students learn to

Don't make me call the C.O.P.S. COPS stands for Capitalization, Organization, Punctuation and Spelling. It is a simple acronym to help students remember important parts in the editing process. My students always check for COPS before handing in their work. These posters can be displayed in your classroom, and the guided editing questions can help your students to be more successful with the editing process. Although we know that every class is different, so included in your download are

Do your students struggle to understand complex academic words, that would enable them to complete tasks? Maybe, once you "unpacked the standards" in an attempt to better understand them, some terms were not quite clear. → What is included in this resource? This resource features 260 words, and definitions pulled directly from the Common Core Standards. This 3-5 ELA Vocabulary Flash Card set is also a part of a bigger BUNDLE. You can see an alphabetical list of the 3-5 (and the K-2) words at thi

Thank you for checking the First Grade Reading Street Road Race games. These games will reinforce your weekly high-frequency words throughout the YEAR. Use this activity within your literacy center small groups of at risk, on level and above level students. Once the students have learned the game, these games could be sent home for additional practice with parents. These games would also make for fun sight word review during summer school/camp! These print and go games are INCREDIBLY LOW P