Ar reading goal charts

Our school is required to use Accelerated Reader. In order to make this mandatory program fun, I decided to throw away reading logs, and use AR point goals instead. I love giving students Accelerated Reader point goals because it encourages reading and holds students accountable by having them take the AR tests. Granted, I have to have mini-lessons...

Everyone in our school buildings want students to read more....teachers, principals, librarians, paras - and of course parents. We all know the benefits, but it's not that easy. However, what if I told you that

It sure was a Monday! I stayed late at school today to get all of my plans uploaded, copies made, and organized. WHEW! It feels GREAT! My students are keeping track of the minutes they read AT HOME. We have a contest going on where they can earn prizes and I have a graph on the bulletin board outside of my room. The challenge is for everyone to read 210 minutes, the TSHIRT level! If we all get a T-Shirt, we get a pizza party! YUMM! They are very excited and today, I gave away the seventh…

AR goal chart in my class. #teacherspayteachers Over The MoonBow

Here we are...Off to start another week and linking up with Flying Into First Grade's weekly "Let's Get Acquainted" linky party. This week's topic is my sweet home away from home -- my classroom. I swear, sometimes I spend so much time there that it would be just easier if I moved a bed and some clothes in with me! : ) So here are three of my favorite places in my classroom: 1. Our Word Harvesting Wall As we are reading a book or story, the kids listen for words they would like to harvest…

Have fun implementing Accelerated Reader in your elementary school classroom with these easy to use classroom AR charts and parent letters from Tales from a Very Busy Teacher's TpT store.

Our school is required to use Accelerated Reader. In order to make this mandatory program fun, I decided to throw away reading logs, and use AR point goals instead. I love giving students Accelerated Reader point goals because it encourages reading and holds students accountable by having them take the AR tests. Granted, I have to have mini-lessons […]

I don't know about you, but I absolutely LOVE AR (Accelerated Reader). My firsties are new at it, and the devour books. A huge part of th...

AR Level/ Lexile

I've been wanting to make an interactive bulletin board for a long time and I finally executed it this week! I'm not sure why I chose to make it during such a busy week! The goal is for students to read for at least 20 minutes at home each night. When you add up all those minutes, it ends up being a lot by the end of a school year! Why read at home? Here's an informational flyer that can bring insight to that: I realize that for some families, this may be difficult to do because of how busy…