If you are considering implementing reading stations in your 4th or 5th grade reading classroom, Daily 3 or Daily 5 reading stations are a great option. If you are not familiar with Daily 3 reading, it is a variation of the Daily 5 reading which you can read more about here. Daily 3 reading is how I structure my literacy block to allow my students to complete daily ... Read More
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Shared Reading for Upper Grades: Poetry Website
Poetry is something I have always struggled with as a teacher. I have a hard time finding engaging poetry collections and just really don't get into poetry that much as a reader. When I was recommended this great poetry website (http://www.poetry4kids.com/) by a fellow teacher, I knew it was just what I needed and perfect for a shared reading activity. I know that as a ... Read More
FREE Sentence Stems for Reading Strategies
Each year, I begin my reading instruction with the focus on having my students discuss and record their thoughts while reading using think marks in reader's response letters and other write about reading activities. I implement strategies and instruction for this type of reading before we even get into 5th grade level reading instruction. Since the majority of my students ... Read More
Guided Reading Notes
I recently updated my Guided Reading Binder and wanted (and desperately needed) a new guided reading form to keep more organized and teacher-friendly reading notes. I found that keeping individual papers for each student on each book was too tedious and took up too much paper/time. To help, I made a new guided reading template which I have been using to take daily guided ... Read More
