First grade guided reading

Structuring a guided reading lesson can seem overwhelming. This 20 minute guided reading lesson breaks down the details and makes it manageable for you!

This guided reading toolkit is the perfect resource for reviewing skills and strategies during your small group reading lessons.

Do you struggle to plan and differentiate your SMALL GROUP GUIDED READING? This was a huge problem for me until I found a great solution. Now it is as easy as pie and my favorite thing to prep! Grouping my Students Yesterday I was so excited to get something checked off of my bucket list for back to school. I actually planned out my small group guided reading units for my incoming first graders. Yes, you read that correctly. Every year the kindergarten teachers give their students the DRA or…

Learn how to include all components of guided reading with these guided reading schedule tips and make the most of your time with each group.

Are you concerned that your students are not getting the most out of your phonics instruction? It's easy to become frustrated and feel like we're not doing

Guided reading is important work in every grade, but especially first, where students must move through a lot of levels in a year. Guided reading offers students meaningful instruction that is intentional. Texts are at a student’s instructional level of reading {ie: not easy, not too hard, just a little challenge}. Planning and prepping for ... Read More about Guided Reading Tools

How to use Guided Reading Warm-ups: essential reading skills and strategies at your fingertips during small-group lessons.

We also use this fun matching game to review comprehension skills. After reading the short stories a few times, we match them with the picture cards.

Decoding drills for building fluency helps students apply phonics skills when reading. Perfect warm ups and a great tracking tool, too.

Hi, friends! I hope you had a nice weekend. I was out of town for a craft show with my mom. It's been an annual tradition since I can re...