In this blog post: Are you a Kindergarten, first grade, or second grade teacher looking for the best literacy centers for back to school? Grab this set of differentiated Back to School Science of Reading centers your students will love!
The sun is finally out in Michigan and we're counting down the last few weeks of summer. The last thing anyone wants to think about is what literacy centers to prep for back to school!
Thankfully, I've already taken care of that for you with this set of ...
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Plan Your Perfect Math Block in Kindergarten or First Grade
In this blog post: Discover how to plan your perfect math block in Kindergarten or first grade and grab some free math resources for math talks and math warm up activities!
We officially kicked off our Plan Your Perfect Year event in our free teacher Facebook group tonight and it was an AMAZING time! This week we are focusing on planning your perfect math block.
If you couldn't join us for the live virtual PD, no worries! I am recapping it below and letting you on all the free ...
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How to Set Your Science of Reading Small Groups Up for Success
In this blog post: Find ideas for how to organize your small group guided reading table, what to include in your student supplies, and download the free Science of Reading Small Groups Toolkit to set your students up for success.
As you are planning for your Science of Reading small groups this year, you might be wondering how to best organize and set up your small groups teacher table. After all, this will be your hub for a good chunk of the day!
In this blog post, I will give you ideas ...
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How to Organize the Science of Reading Guided Curriculum
In this blog post: Do you use my Science of Reading Guided Curriculum? Find the best ideas for organizing your small group materials and units in this blog post.
One question that I've gotten repeatedly since releasing the Science of Reading Guided Curriculum over a year ago is, "How do you organize all of the small group materials?"
Well, it's taken me over a year to write this blog post because, while that's a simple question, it has a not-so-simple answer!
There are so many different ...
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Science of Reading Small Groups Binder [Free Download]
In this blog post: Find out how to organize and put together a Science of Reading Small Groups binder for your guided reading and phonics groups, and get the SoR Small Group Binder full of planning templates as a free download!
One of the most challenging parts about planning for guided reading small groups is definitely organization. Especially organizing and planning for all of the moving parts! It can be super overwhelming if you're a type b teacher like me.
A small groups binder is a ...
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39 Quick Phonemic Awareness Activities for Kindergarten
In this blog post: Add these 39 quick and fun phonemic awareness activities for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten or first grade into your daily routines to build strong foundational literacy and phonemic awareness skills.
As a kindergarten teacher, you know the importance of building strong phonological awareness and phonemic awareness skills in our early readers (or as a preschool, pre-k, first, or second grade teacher).
The Science of Reading tells us that a child's phonological awareness ...
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