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Reading Week

Does your school celebrate Read Across America Day all week long? Ours coincides with a PARP week (parents as reading partners). For this week, I like to focus my read alouds on book about reading. Each day, I read my students a new reading themed book! Here are my favorites: Our ...

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The Anatomy of a Book Baggie

Ever wonder what to put in your students' book baggies or how to manage them?  This post will answer all those burning questions! I like to start independent reading the first week of school.  I feel like it is an important part of our daily routine. To get started with book baggies, ...

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Reading Comprehension Cueing Cards

This reading comprehension cueing card packet has a multitude of uses! There are 34 comprehension cueing cards, with versions in full page and mini-sized. There are color and B&W versions for each set of cards. The mini-sized work well on a binder ring for at home reading comprehension ...

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Filed Under: Guided Reading, Reading, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

Reading Logs & FREE Reading Log Starter Kit

I cannot believe I have never posted about reading logs before!  I wrote a whole darn book on them!  I know, I said my next post would be about "Book Baggies," but I really want to finish aligning my Reading Comprehension Cueing Cards to the Common Core Standards before ...

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Filed Under: Free Downloads, Reading, Uncategorized

Common Core Based Gingerbread Unit

I love all versions of the gingerbread man.  Who doesn't?!  It took me forever but I finally finished my 108 page Common Core Based Gingerbread Activities packet and it is for sale right now on TpT!  Just in time for the big sale tomorrow (click here for more sale info).  The ...

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Filed Under: Christmas, Common Core, Gingerbread Men, Literacy Centers, Math Centers, Reading, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

Beachy Keen and Pool Cool Literacy and Math Activities

I finally finished my summer themed Beachy Keen and Pool Cool Literacy and Math Activities packet.  I used it with my students the last two weeks of school.  It is perfect for use in your summer school classroom (if your district has summer school) or save it for next year.  Since, I ...

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Filed Under: End of The Year, Math Centers, Reading, Summer, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

Guided Reading Planning Sheets

I am teaching a course on Guided Reading and tomorrow we will be working on planning guided reading lessons.  So, I created a cute graphic organizer to for planning the guided reading lesson. Click {here} to download. The teachers in my class range from teachers of grade K to grade 5 and there are ...

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Reading Strategies and Reading Comprehension Cueing Cards

I have jazzed up my Reading Strategy Posters and My Reading Comprehension Cueing Cards. These are my best selling items on TPT. Check them out by clicking the links below.  Please, note that both of these products are included in my Guided Reading Resources packet. Click {here} to check it ...

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Just Right Reading Response Activity Sheets for Young Learners

My book is for sale in the back of January's SeeSaw Catalog from Scholastic! ...

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