Exit tickets can be found on my TpT site! I print them in color, laminate, place Velcro on the back and use them over and over again!
Enjoy! Hope they come in handy.
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Epic!
Epic is an awesome website for children to practice their reading. Teachers can make a website for free and add their students to their profile. You’re able to see how many times your students log in, what books they read, how long they read for, etc. It’s really cool! If they want to log in at home, they cannot do it from your teacher profile, because you can’t give them your username and password, but their parents can buy the app or subscription for a few dollars a month.
I love that they have the option of listening to the stories while they read along with it.
Click on the picture below to bring you to the link!
Mrs. K ♥
End of the Year Letters
It’s that time again. That time of the year when the school year is now coming to an end. For the teacher out there I found this adorable poem on Pinterest and made it into my own, take a look 🙂
~Mrs. K ♥
Beware of Bossy R!
We are learning about R-Controlled Syllable Types in our level II Fundations Unit right now. It’s easy to explain to them why we need to do something or how we need to mark up the syllable but REALLY explaining it to them to stick and make sense is a whole other story. They get that if an R comes after a vowel we put a line under it, circle the vowel and the R and put an r under the line to show it’s an R-Controlled syllable. But why?
Well, we call it R-Controlled because when an R comes after a vowel he is BOSSY and CONTROLLING! He is NOT a good friend and for example: A either says its name “A” or is says the short sound of /a/ (with a breve on top). BUT when it is followed by that CONTROLLING, BOSSY R it changes its name completely as it does when it is behind any other vowel.
I made this chart for my kiddos to see in class.
Mrs. K ♥
Following the Directions
This is a tough task for many of the kiddies. I was working with my 6th graders this morning before school started in our remedial reading class. Since the big *icky* tests are coming our way soon I have started some test prep (It’s basically what we have been doing all year just really focusing in more on multiple choice, short answer, and extended responses now). Well, one of our 1st things we discussed this morning was that you MUST read the directions carefully. We even went as far to talk about how sometimes you think you may know what to do, but then after you do it you realize it was completely wrong.
Needless to say, we completed our 40 minutes session and right before they left I handed them a little activity.
This activity was GREAT! It asked some questions and it was funny to watch them all because they did NOT read the directions. The directions stated: Please read through all the directions carefully before answering the questions. You must answer questions one and then skip down to the last question only. Do not answer the others.
Watching them jump up and down, whistle, balance their pen on their finger was hysterical. At the end, they realized what they forgot to do, read the directions. They felt really silly but it made for a good little lesson.
Attached is my Direction worksheet. Hope you enjoy the little freebie!
Mrs. K ♥
WHY HASN’T MY CHILD PROGRESSED MUCH?
I receive many phone calls and letters from parents saying how their child has only moved up a couple of levels in reading since the beginning of the year and that they are worried about their child’s progress and want to know what they can do on their end to help aid in their progress in reading at home. I also get questions from teachers now and again asking what they can do in the classroom to help their students get closer to the reading level they need to be on…
I have many ideas that can help and that should always be practiced with struggling readers:
Many students come from different backgrounds and when they are in the younger grades many different variables can effect how they are reading such as: did they go to preschool? how involved are the parents at home? do they speak the language? and the list can go on. While we can’t fix those things there are many ways we can do to help the children.
Starting with a goal in mind is the first step. Of course it should be a goal that can be attainable.
1. Always read! whether you are at home or in the classroom: read, read, read. It is so important for parents to realize that reading just isn’t reading a book. Have your child read signs, directions, even take their sight words from school and post them around the house on the walls, etc. Label things in your home and have your child read those words each day to you. Building up their confidence will make them a better reader as well. Instead of you always reading your child a goodnight book, have them read a book to you. Or partner read that book with them, each reading a different page!
In the classroom- always make time for guided reading groups and constantly give positive reinforcement..
2. Teachers- make sure books are at an arms reach all day. Instead of worksheets for morning work, try a book bin at each table and have them read a book and do a “book report” on each Book Rate 1st grade .Having books readily available to them at all times is great. Also, send books home with them each night. In my reading classroom we have a sticker chart. When you get 5 stickers you can rent a book and sign it out on the READBOX (instead of Red Box – movies… yes I know, corny!) list and once you return it sign it back in. This makes them behave and really try their hardest throughout the day.
3. Reading at home: To build fluency, comprehension, word solving strategies and to build a love for reading.
Parents should always sit next to their children so you can see the words and illustrations and help with corrections when needed, expect it to be on the easier side for them – remember we want to encourage and build confidence and fluency, not frustrate them. Stop and question things while reading to get your child thinking and build his/her comprehension. Read a bit to them and model how a fluent reader reads using expression and pausing at the end of sentences.
Turn your child into a teacher and they will flourish!
Mrs. K ♥
I am addicted to Pinterest and you should be too! There are so many amazing ideas on there and I take so many of them!!! Please take a look at some of the things in my classroom, some of which I did on my own and some which I took from Pinterest and gave them my own little twist! Will be getting into more details about all of my goodies soon, but for now I wanted to give you a little taste of my world.
Welcome!!!
I am more then thrilled to start blogging! This is super exciting and I hope many of my techniques, and my teaching style can help you along the way! I will be sharing MANY different lessons and ideas with you all and I cannot wait to begin!
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