How To Use Data To Form Small Groups
By LAURIN BRAINARD Updated July 15, 2024 Placing your students into groups for small group reading can be tricky! All of your students have different strengths and abilities and we want to meet each student at their individual instructional level. We know the end goal is to teach our students how to read, but how do we get there? What skills an... Read more 25 Aug 2023 - 4 minute read
Assess Your Students to Form Reading Small Groups
By LAURIN BRAINARD Updated July 15, 2024 Small group reading is such an important part of the school day since it gives us a chance to meet with our students in a smaller setting. This is where we can focus on the specific phonics skills that our students need to become fluent readers. It can be tricky to form these groups, so I created an asse... Read more 22 Aug 2023 - 1 minute read
How To Get Started With CVC Centers In Your Classroom
By LAURIN BRAINARD Updated July 15, 2024 Getting started with centers can be so tricky! What activities should you use? What can your students manage independently? There are so many things to consider! When I think about successful literacy centers, I immediately think about material management. You need enough materials to keep all of your s... Read more 26 Jul 2023 - 5 minute read
5 Reusable Activities for Fast Finishers
Have you ever found yourself scrambling to find activities for your fast finishers to complete? You know the students… The ones where you give out a practice page and they are almost finished before you even finish passing out to the whole class? Reusable activities have been my favorite way to keep these students occupied in a meaningful learn... Read more 07 Jul 2023 - 5 minute read
Transportation Activities for Preschoolers
Planes, trains, cars, and trucks… These are a few of the things that children’s dreams are made of! Our Transportation Preschool Theme was by far one of our favorite preschool weeks here in our home. We spent our days diving into land, air, and sea activities to experience different modes of transportation, build fine motor skills, learn new voc... Read more 03 Jul 2023 - 3 minute read