Understanding how to write complete sentences, knowing where to put punctuation between sentences to avoid run on and fragments, and understanding what makes a complete simple sentence is a difficult skill! This post will share how to teach these skills using subject and predicate. Subject and Predicate: What’s That? Do your students know what a subject and predicate is? My…
CVC words and alphabet recognition, sounds, and letter formation are such important beginning reading skills. If students don’t have a solid understanding of their letters, than reading, writing, and spelling will be a struggle. Building CVC words and understanding how to put letters together and take sounds apart is also such an important foundational skill. The following Alphabet & CVC word…
Sight words are important to reading success. It’s certainly not the only focus in our reading instruction, but students who receive effective sight word instruction improve as readers and have more confidence and they read! So, let’s talk about one way to engage students in sight word instruction. I’ve shared in the past some of my favorite hands on ways…
How can you be sure that you are fully addressing all aspects of each common core math standard? That is the question that I asked myself when I created my Activities by the Standard resources for first grade and second grade. I’ve created resources that helps you streamline your instruction, reduce planning time, and ensures that you address every aspect…
Decodable Readers: If you thoroughly enjoy the printing, cutting, folding, stapling, prepping, storing, hunting for the one you need, and repeating all of the above when they go home with your students only to never return loop of frustration than you can just go ahead and skip this post. However, if you’re like the rest of us who loathe doing this…