Rooted in reading

This blog post makes me ALL KINDS of EXCITED!!! Katie and I have created a Sample Day of Rooted in Reading for you! AND, I got to use it with a

Have you heard about {Amy Lemons'} and {Katie King's} {Rooted in Reading} packs!? They are AMAZING!! Our school has the Journeys Reading Series, which is fine but the activities in the Rooted in Reading packs are just more engaging! Amy and Katie provide so many activities for grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing. There are many options for each story so you can pick and choose what will work for you and your class! I don't feel so bogged down with all the worksheets and just junk…

Do you use Rooted in Reading in your classroom? If so, we have a FREEBIE for you! We’ve seen so many great focus boards from teachers using Rooted in Reading, we thought that you might like one also.

Guys.... it's time! 3rd Grade Rooted in Reading is coming your way. Amy and I have read a gajillion picture books over the past few weeks in search of the VERY BEST literature for your 3rd graders. Thanks to Amazon Prime we've had several books delivered to us daily {#booksuponbooksuponbooks}. Some were great. Some were NOT. You see... we needed FORTY books... FORTY books that were wonderful, deep, and engaging. FORTY books that would captivate your students. FORTY books that would help your…

Guys.... it's time! 3rd Grade Rooted in Reading is coming your way. Amy and I have read a gajillion picture books over the past few weeks in search of the VERY BEST literature for your 3rd graders. Thanks to Amazon Prime we've had several books delivered to us daily {#booksuponbooksuponbooks}. Some were great. Some were NOT. You see... we needed FORTY books... FORTY books that were wonderful, deep, and engaging. FORTY books that would captivate your students. FORTY books that would help your…

Can you believe it is almost September??? For some of you in the south and other places in the country you have probably be in school for a couple of weeks! I also know some areas like where our good friend Erica lives you don't go back to school until after Labor Day! Amy and I have SO enjoyed seeing all your wonderful pictures using Rooted in Reading in your classrooms (Don't forget to use our hashtag #rootedinreading on instagram). I am also getting to see work from our program coming…

Activities that boost fluency all year long…and that you only have to prep once!

Morphological awareness is the ability to recognize the smallest units of meaning in words. These units, or morphemes, may be prefixes, suffixes, base words, or roots. Over on the blog, I am sharing how to use controlled text to build morphological awareness. Learn how morphology plays an important role in literacy and how to plan your morphology lessons strategically. Grab morphology passages which you can later use as reading passages to build fluency.

I swear the months are flying by....and I can't keep up! Let's slow down for a second and just appreciate these beautiful books! You can find them through my affiliate links below: After The Fall Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig The Mermaid The following are the four nonfiction readers included for the month. One to pair with each book! I love the topics for each one and found myself learning A LOT! I haven't blogged a ton about the first grade…

Grab all these resources HERE! Several years ago, I started digging into Greek and Latin roots and how they can make such a HUGE difference in students’ academic lives. Seriously. Understanding words by applying their knowledge of roots has been a game changer with spelling, comprehension, and vocabulary development. Over time, I created pieces and ... Read More about Greek and Latin Roots in Upper Grade