Compare and Contrast
This week one of our reading skills for, “Dot and Jabber” is to compare and contrast. We have touched on this skill throughout the year. I was ready for my kiddos to hit it home. So, we went with life…
Category: reading
First Grade and Inferring! Yikes!!
Is it just me, or is inferring a REALLY difficult skill for littles to grasp? I am always looking for fun ways to teach this skill. I started following Jessica Travis on IG (Wild About Firsties) and I saw her…
Reading Street Decodables!
I am on a roll with these decodables. Yay. I had planned to work in my classroom today, but the snow threw that plan out the window. I decided to get a jump start on more decodable readers for the…
Reading Street Decodables
I fell in love with the decodable activites that I found at Life in First Grade. Unfortunately, she did not have the new decodable stories and I found that I really needed them in my classroom. So I contacted Life…
Get the Egg!!
I told you I would be back with an explanation for Easter Eggs in October. I am happy to report that the kids and I thoroughly enjoyed this activity and I am sure your firsties will too. I teach reading…
Easter Eggs in October? Say What?
So excited about this fun activity! I can’t wait until Thursday when I will put this plan into action. This week we have our field trip to the pumpkin patch, and my kids are super excited!!! I know I have…
Pigs in Wigs Cuteness
My firsties loved making these Pigs in Wigs. It was the perfect craftivity to teach plot. If you need this cuteness you can find it here!
Character and Setting and Butcher Paper Oh My!
My little firsties have been working with Character and Setting this week. Most of my kiddos were already familiar with these elements, but we needed a review. I started the lesson with a large anchor chart. We went over…
