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Book Tasting for Primary Students

April 15, 2018 By Jodi 1 Comment

I cannot say enough about how much I loved our Book Tasting Day!  My students were so engaged and the discussions that they were having about different genres of books was absolutely amazing.  I wish that I could have recorded their conversations.  It was truly a melt my heart teacher moment. How do I host a Book Tasting in my classroom? I like to set the stage when I am doing an activity like this, but I also don't want to spend a lot of money or a lot of time doing it.  Let's face ...

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The Spring Challenge

April 8, 2018 By Jodi Leave a Comment

Do you or your students have Spring Fever yet?  I would say that we do, but it has not felt like Spring here yet, so I may have to call it never-ending Winter Fever.  If you need something to spice up your Spring, The Spring Challenge may be just what you're looking for.   This Spring Challenge includes 10 academic challenges that your students complete together to earn Challenge Tickets.  After they earn a challenge ticket, they use the code to solve the mystery word.  The first team to ...

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Reading Warm Ups

Time spent in small reading groups is so important, and we have to make the most of our time while I have them at my reading table.  I like to start ...

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Interactive Fact Folders for Spring

It's officially Spring, even though it definitely does not feel like it here in Indiana.  Even if the weather is not cooperating, these Spring ...

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Do you need something to help spice up your phonics instruction each week? This Digital Word Work activity is the perfect way to add a little extra to your week. Simply project the file onto your screen and complete these activities as a whole group or small group. Students will record their answers for some of the activities on the included recording sheet.

Digital Word Work

Teaching phonics is an essential skill for readers, but if it's not jazzed up, it can be downright borrrring for kids.  I absolutely LOVE teaching ...

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The 100th Day of School Challenge is a fun and engaging way for your students to practice their academic skills while collaborating and earning challenge tickets.

100th Day Challenge

A couple of weeks ago, we had our 100th Day of School.  It is always such a fun day, and one that the students look forward to.  Along with the ...

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Fun in Our Classroom

25 of the best S.T.E.M. toys for kids

25 of the Best STEM Toys

This list of 25 of the best STEM toys has been slowly created over the past couple of years as I purchase new items for ...

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Spring in My Classroom

The Spring Challenge

Interactive Fact Folders for Spring

This is a great Saint Patrick's Day craft that incorporates writing.

A Saint Patrick’s Day Craft

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Reading Fluency

This 5-Step approach to sight word fluency makes learning sight words fun. It is an engaging and effective way to practice sight words in context, which is proven to be more effective than teaching in isolation. This 5-Step Sight Word packet includes 47 fluency passages using the first 300 Fry Sight Words. Students will follow a 5-Step approach to practice.

Sight Word Fluency in 5 Easy Steps

Measurement Trees

Christmas Chaos or Fun – You Decide

Sentence Trees are a great way to give your beginning readers confidence in their reading skills.

Sentence Trees – Perfect for Beginner Fluency Practice

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