Buddy reading activities

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20 Activities To Do With Reading Buddies or Big/Little Buddy Time. There are some low prep activities and some that require time or prepping but all of the activities provide a great learning experience for learning buddies.

Have you ever considered starting a buddy program? I did and I loved it! Older students act as mentors to younger students and both groups g...

Hi all! Hope everyone is feeling ready for back to school. . . I'm not! Today I'm sharing a quick freebie that can be used with any book. You can print out several black and white copies to keep at a center or laminate the colored copies. Kids simply pick any book they want to use and search for words that follow the "clue" or phonetic rules. Provide the kids with magnifying glasses to make it even more fun! Come visit my blog for more tips, ideas and (or course) freebies! Hi all! Hope…

Our principal has really been encouraging us to add more writing into our daily lesson plans. "They should be writing all day long" he tells us. The research is there to back him up. I bumped into this Roll and Retell page from Fun In First on Pinterest awhile back and finally figured out how to add it to our learning day. I printed and laminated four copies of the Roll and Retell page to hand out to each of my four table groups. After a round of Daily 5 I handed them out. I also gave each…

Procedures, routines, printables, anchor chart examples, and mentor texts to support reading independence while launching reading workshop.

Raise your hand if you have at least your first week back in action tucked tightly under your belt! We're five days in and it has been gran...

I have a fun reading resource for you! Book Talk is loaded with ideas to use for retelling stories, comprehending reading, and using books and tools to share some good conversations. Click here for a preview. Students will have plenty to do during reading time. Plus, there are some great homework ideas too! I recently updated this cover and added more graphic organizers and activities to this resource. Here are just a few examples of what's included: Questions to ask partners or questions…

Hands-on pre-reading activities that encourage your elementary students to access their prior knowledge and make predictions.

Patty Brozo’s The Buddy Bench is a great mentor text for teaching rhyme, author’s purpose, making connections, inclusion and friendship to elementary students in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade. This Clutter-Free Classroom post shares quick and easy reading lesson ideas, read aloud teaching tips and resource recommendations that include printable worksheets and activities. Simply pair this picture book with the book companion and an anchor chart to deliver fun and engaging lessons! Learn more here!