Reading workshop kindergarten

Guided reading with non-readers can seem pointless, but it is a must-do! See how this teacher structures her guided reading lessons with her non-readers.

What does writers workshop look like on the second week of school? Check out these kindergarten writers workshop tips!

This free Kindergarten sentence building and writing center is perfect for practice with making simple sentences for beginning writers!

Need some kindergarten writer's workshop ideas and tips? In this post, I take you through some of my best tips for teaching kindergarten writers workshop including how to incorporate student choice, and how to model writing.

Mrs. Wheeler's First Grade Tidbits: Guided Reading in 1st Grade

Creative ways to support authentic reading and writing experiences for your kindergarteners!

Teaching writing can be hard, especially in Kindergarten! I have five tips for you to support your emergent writers in the drawing stage.

What's the difference?? We did a class letter, word, and sentence sort in 1st grade. Now they have a better understanding when I say, "You need to write 5 sentences." This is also a vital skill for moving children out of print concept reading level.

You betcha! I love when someone who doesn't spend a lot of time in kindergarten walks into my room and when they see what the kids are doing, their jaw drops open and they say something like, "I can't believe that kindergartners are subtracting/writing poetry/doing research." We do so much more in kindergarten than we did even a few years ago, and visitors are often surprised at how much we challenge our little guys. It sure ain't your Grandma's kindergarten anymore! This happened to me a…

Happy October!! Is it me or has time been flying by?? This week we jumped right into the first part of my Scarecrow Unit! We had a lot of fun doing different math and literacy activities that were all about Scarecrows! Here is a look at our week! Make sure to grab the FREEBIES I […]

Mattie on Instagram: “I have loved The Name Jar for so long and decided to finally make a back to school resource with it! 😊💕 This book is so special in…”

I am linking up with Kacey at Doodle Bugs Teaching for Five for Friday. Happy Friday! Here are some of my favorite moments of the week. My mom had surgery this week, and she and my dad are home and doing well, so that is my FAVORITE moment of the week. So I was out a couple days, but we sure did a LOT this week! We did a lot of work with labeling this week- starting with clean up time. I label all of the bins with pictures of what treasures go inside, and then have the same picture on the…

Story elements are super important for students to understand, as they help to improve reading comprehension. Reading comprehension is vital in reading development so it is beneficial for students to have a good grasp on story elements from a young age. I love starting in Kindergarten with a focus on characters, setting, BME (beginning, middle and end), conflict and resolution. I think it important to introduce these concepts early on so that as students grow, they will put these building…

Tips for helping kindergarten and first grade students with writing how-to books. Writing workshop ideas to introduce this genre in primary classrooms.

Here's a list of reasonable writing goals for kindergarten. Choose goals based on what you've taught. Take your individual child into consideration.