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Stellaluna Digital Reading Activities That Build Comprehension

September 30 By Linda Leave a Comment

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The second quarter of the school year is by far, my favorite. I love autumn and everything we teach during this time. In this post, I'll share digital reading activities for one of my very favorite books that will keep your students engaged as they increase their comprehension … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Anchor Charts, Book Activities, Distance Learning, Reading Tagged With: 2nd grade, comprehension, distance learning, reading activities, Stellaluna

6 Ideas to Teach Phonics Virtually

August 31 By Linda Leave a Comment

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If you are a primary teacher starting back to school with distance learning, you are probably asking yourself, "How on earth am I going to teach phonics virtually?". Teaching letter sounds and mouth movements are key components of phonics instruction, but how do you teach that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: At-Home Learning, Distance Learning, Reading Tagged With: digital resources, distance learning, phonics

Invisible Pictures: A Literacy Based Art Project

March 1 By Linda Leave a Comment

Easy crayon resist literature based art project

A growing body of research shows that not only is art helpful for learning, but is an essential component, especially for reading. In this post I've shared a creative literacy based art project that is easy to do and will help your students make deeper connection to a wonderful … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Activities, Reading, Writing Tagged With: Alexander, art activities, book activities, reading, writing

2nd Grade Opinion Writing: Will Moving to Australia Solve Alexander’s Problems?

January 26 By Linda 4 Comments

Opinion writing project for Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.

Getting kids to write is a whole lot easier when you have a great prompt. If you've ever had a hard time coming up with 2nd grade opinion writing prompts that actually excite your students and get them eager to start writing, then read on! These are fun and unique writing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Activities, Reading, Writing Tagged With: 2nd grade, Alexander, opinion writing, reading, second grade

3 Reasons Gingerbread Man Books Are Comprehension Gold

November 3 By Linda Leave a Comment

Gingerbread man books for building comprehension

Gingerbread Man Comprehension Activities As teachers, we are always on the lookout for a good mentor text. You know, those go-to exemplars that we use every year? But have you ever found a book that you weren't sure would work, but when you looked a little deeper you discovered … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christmas, Reading Tagged With: book activities, reading, the gingerbread man

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