A Day in First Grade

[...] created a document for you to have for FREE about how I launch Work On Writing and what my writing center looks like. These pictures come from that document.} In Kindergarten, my very first writing [...]

[...] created a document for you to have for FREE about how I launch Work On Writing and what my writing center looks like. These pictures come from that document.} In Kindergarten, my very first writing [...]

[...] " pieces, and reviewing punctuation. On Monday, my students will walk in to see our new writing center.  Hanging on our writing string, there are "How To" prompts. They correlate with [...]

[...] they spelled. They also can check to make sure they spelled their words correctly. 4. At the writing center, my students are using magnifying glasses to explore REAL insects. They are taking notes [...]

[...] For the next few weeks, I am pushing a few things in my guided reading groups. I currently am meeting with 6 different groups of students and their needs vary greatly. To [...]

[...] the word family but also the sight words that are in each book. Another element to my guided reading groups includes what I call our magazines. My students LOVED reading the magazine articles that I [...]

[...] I introduce and teach my themes. I have found that my morning meeting, centers, and guided reading groups are the perfect places to really theme out my classroom. As many of you know, I currently am [...]

[...] reasons. The Daily 5 allows teachers to teach. It is the perfect structure for holding guided reading groups, meeting 1-1 with students, or providing your students with the help that they need instead [...]

[...] page which had them cut out block towers and paste them in their notebook correctly. My students LOVED this activity. They took such pride in their work carefully cutting out their towers and then [...]

[...] we worked on a Science Investigation. We are learning all about force and motion and my students LOVED the experiment that helped them explore what force was. It's no surprise that I love [...]

[...] took multiple turns trying to lasso the chair. While none of use were successful, my students LOVED trying! It seriously was SO MUCH FUN. When we came back inside after all of our hard [...]

[...] yeast mixture. After the mixture was added, they watched in AWE of the reaction. My students LOVED watching the explosion get bigger, and bigger, and bigger. Their smiles filled the room. [...]

[...] the ribbon through the rack. 3. Using nuts and bolts (to practice letter matching or making CVC words) When I went to create this center, I went to Lowes and literally stood in front of the nuts and [...]

[...] use throughout the school year. One center is geared towards helping your students sound out CVC words through caterpillar puzzles. I will introduce this to my students in small groups and we will [...]

[...] use throughout the school year. One center is geared towards helping your students sound out CVC words through caterpillar puzzles. I will introduce this to my students in small groups and we will [...]

[...] in reading. As you could probably guess, she begins with decoding and encoding CVC words. (once they know their letter sounds!) Once her students master that step, they move on [...]

[...] I do not have my students doing “word work” and instead my students go to activities and literacy centers during our block. In case you are unfamiliar with the Daily 5 I have previously written [...]

[...] the week. As labeling is something we are working on, practicing nomenclature during literacy centers is a great way to practice this skill. If you are unfamiliar with nomenclature, nomenclature [...]

[...] with what they were doing and got to know them a little bit better. Monday I will introduce literacy centers and we will dive into alphabet boot camp. At my school we use Handwriting Without Tears and [...]

[...] minutes each day. While my students are meeting with me, the other students are completing literacy centers.  For centers I have found that students work well in groups of two. Once the groups get [...]

[...] had a blast! Since I was stuck in my house for two days, I prepped all of my February math centers for my kindergarteners and planned my guided math groups for the next three weeks. On my [...]

[...] these standards explicitly the first month of school. I want my students to be independent at math centers and therefore give them ample time this first month to really LEARN what is expected of them [...]

[...] of my students’ favorite math centers today was our sensory table. I added some sand to it and hid different colored worms to the [...]

[...] So far, November is off to a great start! I hope that you are having a great month, too!! {All Math centers are found in my November Math Center pack. You can get that HERE}. [...]

[...] me take out 25 books at a time for my classroom!} I also use my themes to help me teach math skills. By using real life objects and experiences, my students can see the “real world” [...]

[...] of skill levels you have in your classroom. Some centers provide work on basic phonics and math skills, where other centers are designed to challenge higher-leveled students. For the language [...]

[...] of skill levels you have in your classroom. Some centers provide work on basic phonics and math skills, where other centers are designed to challenge higher-leveled students. For the language [...]

[...] meet with small groups of students 2. Math Bins- this is where my students practice their math skills in a hands-on way 3. Independent Math Practice- this is comprised of curriculum math [...]