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Organization and management tips to help elementary teachers operate effective literacy centers with kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade students. Center games and activities include ABC, writing, sight words, reading, and phonemic awareness.
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Story Retelling Activities
Teaching Story Elements
Story Elements Activities
Summarizing Activities
Literacy Week
Retelling Activities
Story Retelling
Lego Building Blocks
Ell Students
Make Retelling More Engaging with this Simple Activity
Are you looking for new retelling activities to use with your elementary students? Luckily, I have the perfect activity for you that will improve students' retelling ability! This engaging and effective retelling strategy will benefit even your most reluctant readers. When students practice retelling with lego building blocks, they will be eager to independently implement the strategy! Be sure to download the FREE resource to set up this retelling center in your classroom!
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Digital Literacy Activities
Character Emotions
Christmas Themed Activities
Fluency Task Cards
Christmas Literacy Activities
Emotion Words
Teaching Comprehension
Christmas Literacy
Readers Notebook
Digital Christmas Activities for Character Analysis
Character Emotions Charts don't just help improve students' reading comprehension, they also enhance writing. The digital task cards provide engaging comprehension and fluency practice. Students use the reading response sheets to analyze characters emotions. The digital interactive notebook pages build vocabulary as elementary students record synonyms for commonly used feelings words. Make distance learning fun this Christmas with digital literacy activities! #thereadingroundup #digitallearning
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Independent Reading Anchor Chart
Independent Reading Accountability
Reading Accountability
Reading Anchor Chart
Independent Reading Activities
Student Accountability
Reading Benefits
Reading Stamina
Teaching Reading Strategies
5 Common Mistakes Teachers Make During Independent Reading Time
Elementary teachers tend to make the same mistakes with independent reading time. This introduction to independent reading will provide teacher tips to get you started! Discover the benefits of independent reading time for kindergarten and 1st grade students. Learn how to set up reading workshop for independent reading activities and strategies to establish expectations for student accountability during literacy centers. You'll also want to download the FREE printable reading anchor charts!
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Buddy Reading
Reading Incentives
Reading Buddies
What Is Reading
Problem Solving Strategies
Incentive Programs
Reading Practice
Struggling Readers
Reading Response
Benefits of a Reading Buddies Program
Reading Buddies is an effective program that promotes fluency and comprehension through authentic reading practice. Read on to find out the benefits of buddy reading for elementary students in your classroom. Students can read with a partner during literacy centers or as part of a schoolwide reading buddies program. You also won't want to miss reading buddies activities and ideas to help you implement a Reading Buddies Program with your students!
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Character Analysis Anchor Chart
Character Analysis Activities
Small Group Reading Activities
Make Character
Small Group Reading
Text Evidence
Authors Purpose
Organization And Management
Character Analysis Activities Kids Will Love
Looking for ways to make character analysis exciting and engaging for your students? Check out these fun activities perfect for whole group minilessons, small group instruction, and independent reading. From interactive discussions to fun literacy centers, these strategies will help your students dive deep into their favorite characters, enhancing their understanding and enjoyment of literature. Transform your classroom into a vibrant hub of literary exploration with these innovative ideas!
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Time For Kindergarten
Reading Group Activities
Good Fit Books
Reading Posters
Third Grade Reading
How to Hold Students Accountable During Independent Reading
This introduction to independent reading will provide teacher tips and the tools needed to get started! Discover the benefits of independent reading time for kindergarten and 1st grade students. Learn how to set up reading workshop for independent reading and effective strategies to establish expectations for student accountability during literacy centers. These independent reading activities are guaranteed to keep students engaged and motivated to read!
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Show Don't Tell Writing
Teach Feelings
Emotions Chart
Show Don't Tell
Upper Elementary Reading
Emotion Chart
Teaching Feelings with Engaging Activities
Teaching feelings in the elementary classroom can accomplish a variety of objectives: for both social-emotional and academic learning. This roundup post includes engaging ways you can use feelings to teach multiple skills such as character analysis, adding details to writing, and building students' vocabulary. You'll also want to download the FREE emotions chart for your reading instruction and the FREE Show Don't Tell Writing Strategy anchor chart for writing workshop!
an open book with the title fun activities for making connections to enhance comprehension
Making Connections Activities
The Power Of Reading
Text To Text Connections
Interactive Read Aloud
Classroom Discussion
Small Group Instruction
Comprehension Strategies
Easy Making Connections Activities to Engage Young Readers
Boost reading comprehension with engaging activities for making connections! Perfect for whole group minilessons, small group instruction, literacy centers, or independent reading. Try Interactive Read-Alouds, Connection Journals, Graphic Organizers, Paired Passages, and Cross Curriculum activities. Encourage students to link texts to their experiences, other books, and the world. Create a dynamic, interactive learning environment that fosters deeper understanding and a love for reading!
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Fluency Activities
Digital Christmas Activities for Character Analysis
Character Emotions Charts don't just help improve students' reading comprehension, they also enhance writing. The digital task cards provide engaging comprehension and fluency practice. Students use the reading response sheets to analyze characters emotions. The digital interactive notebook pages build vocabulary as elementary students record synonyms for commonly used feelings words. Make distance learning fun this Christmas with digital literacy activities! #thereadingroundup #digitallearning
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Just Right Books
Reading More
Reading Anchor Charts
Independent Reading
Make Independent Reading More Effective for Your Students
This introduction to independent reading will answer common questions elementary teachers have and provide the tools to get started! Discover the benefits of independent reading time for your kindergarten and first grade students. Learn how to set up your reading workshop to make time for independent reading activities and establish expectations for your students. You'll also want to download the FREE printable reading anchor charts!
books on a shelf with the text expectations for independent reading time that you need to establishment
Reading Expectations Anchor Chart
Read Aloud Expectations Anchor Chart
Before During After Reading Anchor Chart
Independent Work Expectations Anchor Chart
What Does Independent Reading Look Like Anchor Chart
Reading Workshop Expectations Chart
Independent Reading Expectations You Need to Establish Today
This introduction to independent reading will answer common questions elementary teachers have and provide the tools to get started! Discover the benefits of independent reading time for your kindergarten and first grade students. Learn how to set up your reading workshop for independent reading activities as well as strategies to establish expectations for student accountability during literacy centers. You'll also want to download the FREE printable reading anchor charts!
You’ll want to check out these must-read tips to ensure a highly effective reading buddies program for your elementary students! Discover tips for getting started, modeling expectations, providing scaffolds, and keeping buddies engaged. Be inspired to host STEM challenges and create holiday crafts with buddies. Check out these tips, resources, and FREE resources to ensure an effective reading buddies program in your elementary classroom or as a school. Teaching Child To Read, Student Problems, Grammar Activities
Teaching Child To Read
Student Problems
Grammar Activities
Tips for Starting an Effective Reading Buddies Program
You’ll want to check out these must-read tips to ensure a highly effective reading buddies program for your elementary students! Discover tips for getting started, modeling expectations, providing scaffolds, and keeping buddies engaged. Be inspired to host STEM challenges and create holiday crafts with buddies. Check out these tips, resources, and FREE resources to ensure an effective reading buddies program in your elementary classroom or as a school.
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What Is Character
Fluency Practice
Character Analysis Activities Kids Will Love
Looking for ways to make character analysis exciting and engaging for your students? Check out these fun activities perfect for whole group minilessons, small group instruction, and independent reading. From interactive discussions to fun literacy centers, these strategies will help your students dive deep into their favorite characters, enhancing their understanding and enjoyment of literature. Transform your classroom into a vibrant hub of literary exploration with these innovative ideas!
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Elementary Reading Comprehension
Used Legos
Reading Comprehension Kindergarten
Make Retelling More Engaging with this Simple Activity
Are you looking for new retelling activities to use with your elementary students? Luckily, I have the perfect activity for you that will improve students' retelling ability! This engaging and effective retelling strategy will benefit even your most reluctant readers. When students practice retelling with lego building blocks, they will be eager to independently implement the strategy! Be sure to download the FREE resource to set up this retelling center in your classroom!
Reading Buddies is an effective program that promotes fluency and comprehension through authentic reading practice. Read on to find out the benefits of buddy reading for elementary students. You also won't want to miss the suggested activities and ideas to help you implement a Reading Buddies Program with your students! #thereadingroundup #buddyreading #daily5 Icebreaker Activities, First Grade Reading, Reading Centers, Elementary Reading, Reading Workshop, Service Learning
Icebreaker Activities
First Grade Reading
Reading Centers
Elementary Reading
Reading Workshop
Service Learning
10 Reasons Why You Should Start a Reading Buddies Program NOW! - The Reading Roundup
Reading Buddies is an effective program that promotes fluency and comprehension through authentic reading practice. Read on to find out the benefits of buddy reading for elementary students. You also won't want to miss the suggested activities and ideas to help you implement a Reading Buddies Program with your students! #thereadingroundup #buddyreading #daily5