I know many of us like to make class books. This is one that I recently made with a group of students in summer school. They happened to be working on learning the letters and the order of those letters in their name. But class books at the beginning of the year don’t have to be only about their name… View Post
What Is My Letter??
I love getting new little students when school begins! Most are excited and maybe a little nervous. And some will come to us not knowing one single letter in their name. For some, if they haven’t had any exposure to letters and print, learning the letters of their name can be a little difficult at the beginning. And for some… View Post
Reader’s Notebook Organization
When students come to my table for reading, I like everything neat, organized and easily accessible. Saves me and them a lot of time that otherwise would be lost to noneducational activities. You know the kind: where is that? where did I put that the last time, I know I’ve seen that around here somewhere, etc… 🙂 So I try… View Post
Letter & Number Rice Activity
What kid doesn’t like to dig in stuff and find hidden treasures? What if those treasures were the letters in their name? That might be motivating and fun! I filled a small container with rice for this, but you could use beans, sand, or even pom pom balls. Then hide the letters and watch them dig! I had some students… View Post
Name Fun and a Freebie- UPDATED FREEBIE!
During summer school this year, I needed a fun activity for some students to learn the letters in their name and the order of those letters. I came up with this shirt and button activity for them. UPDATED: Click here or on the picture above to download the pattern to make this name person! Students practiced cutting skills, colors, letter… View Post
Blog Swap and Hop
Hi! I’m Sally from Elementary Matters, and I’m thrilled to be guest blogging on Conversations in Literacy! Athletes warm up for an event by doing easy exercises to get their muscles ready. Musicians warm up their instruments. Singers warm up their voices. Don’t you think readers should do some warming up as well? I always start reading groups with a… View Post
Familiar Read Basket Organization
I like things organized and easy to get to. Students need to reread books that they have already read. Put those two together and you have familiar read baskets. I place student copies of the books we have read together into baggies. One baggie per student. Then these baggies go into designated baskets. Since I teach multiple grades, I have… View Post
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