Small group reading time is powerful, but keeping students engaged can be tricky! Hands-on activities for small group reading make learning fun while building fluency, comprehension, and phonics skills. From word-building games to interactive story retelling, these easy ideas will keep your readers excited and learning. Let’s dive in! Before
In the primary grades, we often focus so much on teaching key reading skills that we sometimes overlook the importance of nurturing a genuine love of reading. While decodable phonics texts are great for teaching sight words and sound-based patterns, they may not always offer the thematic engagement that helps
Get this monster reading passages freebie! Our Fluency & Comprehension Freebie Sample Pack is here to help teachers of early readers out with a nice variety of passages kids will love to read! With 10 ready-to-use reading passages on fun topics, it’s designed to save you time while building fluency
The ability to recognize high-frequency sight words is one of the most important indicators of reading success for young learners. Help your students develop awesome reading skills with these tips for effectively teaching sight words to primary students. What Are Sight Words Sight words are high-frequency words, meaning that they
Struggling with reading fluency? Let’s make it fun! The key to successful reading fluency intervention is finding the perfect balance between keeping students engaged and ensuring they make real progress. A supportive, pressure-free environment helps build confidence and fosters growth. Start strong with fun, engaging activities that support reading fluency
Do your students need a quick, structured way to build phonics fluency every day? Using Reading Warm-Ups as part of your morning routine, small group instruction, or phonics practice can help young learners build confidence, improve decoding skills, and develop strong reading habits! Last year, I noticed that my students
I’m always looking for new ways to integrate technology into my daily classroom routines. Brainstorming ways to revamp “blah” activities into new and improved ones has become something I love to do. This time, I decided to switch out my old paper flashcards for digital ones. Why print, laminate, and
Working with struggling readers can be challenging, but effective reading intervention can make all the difference. If you’re seeking new strategies, keep reading for 5 ways to help your K-2nd grade readers succeed. Scroll to the end for a special offer! Be Prepared Have your flash cards ready to go.
Hi everyone, My Phonics Curriculum has finally arrived and I could not be more thrilled! I have been brainstorming this project for months now and I’m so excited to share some new things with you. ** Stick around.. I have a BIG SURPRISE for you at the end of this
Hi everyone, We have been learning all about plants in our class and it has been quite the adventure! I am so proud of my students because they really have taken an interest in this topic. They have asked really good questions and are using our experiments to explore new
