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22 Reading Anchor Charts That Keep Kids Engaged

June 6 By Linda Kamp Leave a Comment

21 Reading anchor charts that keep kids engaged

Here are 22 of my favorite reading anchor charts for a wide range of RL standards, reinforcing read alouds, and teaching reading comprehension skills. Each chart is interactive, fun, and keeps students engaged! Click on the link in each title to read more about the lesson I teach … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: anchor charts, comprehension, reading

Christmas Reading Comprehension for 2nd Grade

December 7 By Linda Kamp Leave a Comment

Christmas reading comprehension activities for 2nd grade

Finding engaging texts for students on varying levels can be so hard in the primary years--especially during the holiday season! You want to make sure you’re addressing standards and learning targets, but also keeping things fun. I want to share how I’ve kept my learners on track … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christmas, Reading Tagged With: Christmas, comprehension, leveled, passages, reading

Stellaluna Digital Reading Activities That Build Comprehension

September 30 By Linda Kamp 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: Reading Tagged With: 2nd grade, comprehension, distance learning, reading activities, Stellaluna

Teaching Central Message with The Gingerbread Man

December 19 By Linda Kamp 4 Comments

Teaching central message to 1st, 2nd, and even 3rd graders can be tricky. Using a familiar story like The Gingerbread Man along with the steps and guiding questions in this post can help students understand and determine the central message, big idea, lesson, or moral in a text. These teaching ideas and anchor chart are an ideal addition to your gingerbread man unit and activities!

Teaching primary students to determine the central message of a text can be a bit tricky. I find that young children don't yet have the life experience to draw on when trying to identify or articulate the moral in a fable, the life lesson of a fairy tale, or the central message … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: anchor charts, book activities, bulletin board ideas, comprehension, reading, the gingerbread man

Comparing Versions of The Gingerbread Man: Turning Readers Into Thinkers

November 10 By Linda Kamp 10 Comments

Comparing favorite versions of The Gingerbread Man: Turning readers into thinkers! Close reading lesson ideas and anchor charts for first and second graders using versions of The Gingerbread Man will help. This post has lots of gingerbread activities for 1st and 2nd with free printable story elements charts.

As primary teachers, a key focus of our reading instruction is on building comprehension. We want our young readers to not only use the strategies we've taught them but to think deeply about what they are reading. We want our students to read closely and to connect, to question … [Read more...]

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

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