You might see my chest puff up just a little in this post. I'm gonna apologize right now. I have to admit, I'm more than a little proud of my kinder class (and my own homegrown kinder too). If you know about my sight word system you know that I introduce sight words as sports levels. So, Dolch list 1 words are called Baseball words, list 2 is Soccer, then Basketball and so on all the way until they get to list 11 which is Beach Balls. I love that this system appeals to the boys ... VIEW POST
Building Enthusiasm for Sight Word Study
My Kids Like to Party All the Time!
I'm a firm believer in celebrating successes. We celebrate whenever goals are met by cheering, high five-ing, hugging and dancing. But some occasions call for a little more. Lately, those occasions have been coming fast and furious. It all started with Top Bananas. When all of my kiddos had mastered their letter naming fluently. Then we moved on to Ball Words (otherwise known as Dolch Word Lists). I promised these kiddos that any time the entire class is ... VIEW POST
Speed Readers Dolch Phrase Frenzy . . . I mean Fluency!
When I started doing 'Ball Words' (my Dolch word mastery system) four years ago, I ran into a very good problem to have. My kinders that were able to master all 220 Dolch words were NOT satisfied with 'now you're done.' They wanted more. They wanted more of a challenge. They weren't even close to being done. So I started Speed Readers. I'm so glad I did, because as of today, I have 10 kinders who have already mastered all 220 Dolch words, and I have to keep them challenged. My ... VIEW POST
Assessment and Grouping: Chapter 2 of The Next Step
Assessment and Grouping-Chapter 2 The Next Step Chapter Two speaks about assessment and grouping. I’m passionate about assessment. No! Not the kind of paper pencil standardized assessment that we teachers dread and avoid if at all possible. I like the kind of assessment that is meaningful, thought provoking and that allows me to adjust my instruction to better respond to my students’ needs. Why do we assess? Ok, stick with me for a second while I switch gears and talk a ... VIEW POST
Mapping Words – High Frequency Words – Fry’s First 100 – St. Patrick’s Theme
Need a way for students to INDEPENDENTLY practice mapping high frequency words? This is IT!!! The Science of Reading supports Orthographic Mapping as an essential tool in building fluent readers. This process helps students connect the sounds that they hear in words to the spelling that those sounds make. Mapping out sounds makes words more easily recognizable, and the words become part of a reader’s long-term memory. When students have the opportunity to practice this mapping ... VIEW POST
December Morning Fine Motor Work Stations
So I know that December first is quickly approaching and under 'normal' circumstances, I would have switched out my November Stations this past weekend, but I still have three days of November stations left. I don't want to cut my kinders short . . . So I staged my December Stations this weekend so come Wednesday afternoon, I can quickly switch them out. Plus this way I can give you all a little preview in case you are still looking for some ideas of your own. I hope you find something you ... VIEW POST
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