Get ready to start First Chapter Friday in your elementary or middle school classroom! Reading just the first chapter of a novel will get kids excited about their independent reading books. On the blog, there is a free printable book list for you to download! The blog post also provides tips and strategies on how to get started with First Chapter Friday and how to make it successful in your classroom. Motivate and inspire all your readers! (fourth grade fifth grade sixth grade seventh…

10 ideas to use during independent reading time when your students need re-energized and motivated!

Find 10 great Fun Friday Reading Activities that will add life and excitement to your reading classroom. These activities are easy and simple to plan and implement in any upper grade reading classroom. Help your students get excited about reading with these fun reading ideas.

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Ready to help your child learn their sight words? Check out this fun reading game! Easy way to play hop on pop game for kids. Perfect for early learners gaining reading skills!

Using science of reading manipulatives can bring a big boost to your teaching and to students and their learning. It can help take the abstract and help make it more concrete and physical, especially for

I don’t know about you, but some years, books will sit on my shelves collecting dust unless I push them out for my students to see. However, sometimes even highlighting titles doesn’t help, because the book covers are outdated, or the books are worn. What’s a teacher to do? BOOK RECOMMENDATION BEGINNINGS This year I […]

Spice up your reading block with these fun reading activities for kindergarten. Increase engagement with these easy to use ideas. When you try these fun reading activities today with your students, they will come to life! This blog post shares ideas for making read aloud time fun and for making small group guided reading fun. Plus, you will find out how to bring new energy to your phonics and choral reading lessons every day. Use these fun reading activities for 1st grade and kindergarten…

Teaching reading does NOT have to be boring! There are many different ways to make your reading lessons engaging–whether you teach in person or virtually! I know your student will love these reading strategies. Use Book Clubs to Teach Reading Lessons Book clubs are one of my very favorite ways to teach reading skills while

Do you do all of these 6 essentials of reading intervention? Each is a must-have for effective intervention and will make it so much easier...