This week my first graders have moved onto one of my all time favorite math topics: Fact Families! I adore fact families because once students “get it” they can easily relate addition to subtraction and angels begin to sing! (Oh, is that just in my head?) When I teach fact families, I introduce it by writing three number in…
In First Grade (and pretty much every grade) building reading comprehension and retelling a story is SO important! I know that I am constantly working to help my student build their comprehension skills. In my class, I read aloud to my students everyday, and then we retell the story together using a retelling rope. If you’re not sure what a retelling…
Teaching CVCe words: It has SO many names: magic e, sneaky e, silent e… Whatever you call it in your class, teaching your students about the vowel, consonant, e rule is an important skill for reading and writing development. I absolutely LOVE teaching CVCe words using Sneaky e because my students think it is so fun. Here’s why: I tell them…
Hey friends! I just wanted to write a quick post today about one of my summer Pinterest projects: making crate seats for my guided reading table. I wish I knew who came up with this Fabulous idea. Whoever did is my hero! I decided to make my own crate seats for my classroom because, like many of you, storage is…
When I posted about my Easy and Cheap Word Work and Writing Centers, I had mentioned my Word Work Journals, and someone asked for a little more information about them. At the beginning of the school year, my grade partner and I had decided to try The Daily 5, and were discussing the best way for our students to practice…