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First Grade Small Group Phonics and Fluency Units for the YEAR
By Leslie Ann Porter - Small Town Teacher Life
First Grade Small Group Phonics and Fluency Units for the YEAR!
CVC Words & Reading Fluency in each unit too! Reading instruction and planning made EASY, consistent, effortless, and engaging!
Take the guesswork, hours of small group planning, and the headache out of prepping for your small group phonics and fluency instruction!
Teaching word families and practicing nonsense cvc words has a dramatic impact on reading fluency in early readers. Year over year, my students achieve benchmark or higher in reading fluency and nonsense cvc word fluency using this amazing resource I created.
32 Word Family units included (over 670 pages!)
What you get with each First Grade Small Group Phonics and Fluency unit:
A week's worth of researched-based, classroom-tested word family sorts
Labels for word family sort envelopes (These are the envelopes I use)
Word work pages to work on segmenting, blending, and handwriting
Reading fluency passages and assessment
Nonsense cvc word practice and assessment
Word family BINGO and word family coloring pages
Sample small group schedule and tracking sheets to help plan your small groups or for use at home
Just print and teach! EASY!✔️
Word Families for Small Groups included:
Short Vowel Sounds
a: an ap at
e: en et ed
i: ig in ip
o: og op ox ob
u: un ub ug
Long Vowel Silent e
a_e: -ame -ake -ave -ace -age
i_e: -ide -ile -ice
o_e: -one -ose -ope (also includes ost, old, and o)
e_e & u_e: mixed practice
Vowel Teams
ee, ea, ie
oa ow old
igh ie ild
oo ue ew ui
aw au all alk
ai ay eigh
Beginning Blends
pl sl gl
dr tr br
sl st sp
Ending Blends
nd nk nt
eck ell est end*
ing ink ang ank*
Digraphs
ch tch th
sh- -sh wh
R-Controlled Vowels
er ir ur
eer ear air are
or ore wor
Dipthongs
oi oy ou ow
Silent Letters
kn gn mb wr
Misc Word Families
sounds of y- y, ie, ies
soft and hard c and g
consonant +le
suffixes and prefixes*
*Coming soon!
Free Word Family Games Included when you buy the Small Group Year-Long bundle!
Boom Card Games for Silent Letter Teams (kn, gn, wr, mb) and the R-controlled vowels (er, ir, ur, and or).
These resources work well with any curriculum (homeschool curriculum, reach for reading, wonders, etc)
Want to try the first set for free?
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Want just the short vowel families?
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1st Grade May ELA & Math Activities Survival Kit | 1st Grade End Of Year Bundle
By Dovie Funk
This 1st grade May survival kit has EVERYTHING you need to make it through the end of the year! This 1st Grade May Activities Bundle includes 10 fun and engaging resources for 1st Grade May ELA & Math! Finish off the year with these fun 1st grade end of year activities in your classroom!
1st Grade May Activities Included:
Simplify your 1st Grade End of the Year Activities with this all-in-one bundle!
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Christian Classroom Decor Bundle in Boho Colors - A Growing Biblical Collection
By Michellecurtis
Transform your Christian classroom learning space into a place of faith and Christian learning with our meticulously curated Christian Classroom Decor Bundle, with serene boho colours. Designed specifically for Christian teachers who wish to inspire their students both academically and spiritually, this growing bundle is the perfect addition to your educational toolkit.
Why Choose Our Bundle?
Ideal for educators in Christian schools or anyone looking to infuse their teaching environment with faith and style, our Christian Classroom Decor Bundle in Boho Colors is more than just decoration—it's a tool for nurturing hearts and minds.
Embark on this journey with us to create a classroom that not only brightens spaces but also hearts. Empower your teaching and witness your students' faith flourish.
Seasonal Book Report Template Craft Bundle for Elements of a Story
By Dovie Funk
Help foster a love of reading in your 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade students with these creative seasonal book report templates and craft activities. Your students will love sharing what they are reading while also digging into the elements of the story and story structure. With 12 seasonal and holiday book report crafts included you will have everything you need to keep your students responding to reading in a fun and engaging way. This seasonal and holiday book report template and craft bundle includes options for fall, winter and spring as well as holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas, St. Patrick's Day and Easter.
Each of the seasonal or holiday book report templates and book report crafts includes a story structure graphic organizer to help your students recall the elements of a story they have read. These engaging book report craft activities help students focus on identifying elements in the story like title, author, setting, characters, beginning, middle, and ending. These seasonal book report templates can be used with any book you choose. Perfect for a whole class read-aloud, a small group book study, or for students to complete as part of a book they choose during independent reading. These Seasonal Book Report template activities can be completed as a whole group, in a reading center, or as a small group activity for students to work on collaboratively.
Use the completed book report template or story structure worksheet as a bulletin board display or classroom “show what you know” wall. You will never need to search for another bulletin board idea! Instead, let your students' work be center stage while still adding some seasonal and holiday fun to your bulletin boards. Your students will love seeing their work on display. It’s such a fun way to get your students excited about learning how to identify the story elements within a book.
Seasonal Book Report Template and Book Report Craft Bundle includes:
Seasonal Book Report Template and Craft sets included:
See What Other Teachers are Saying About These Book Report Crafts:
⭐ Love this report form. They turned out so cute and the kids had fun being creative with the decorating. They made an awesome hallway display. I will make this an annual tradition in my first grade classroom.
⭐ My students loved doing this project. They bunny and basket turn out so cute. They make a great spring bulletin board display.
⭐ My students loved doing this activity. The scarecrow and turkey were fun for the students to use. Something different and fun!!! Will definitely use this resource every year!!!!
⭐ I gave this to my students as an activity to do on one of their remote days and they came back absolutely adorable! My students loved that it was a "break" from having to do their usual book report and that it (the penguin) was, "So cute!" Thank you.
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Christian Easter Celebration Bible Bundle: GROWING Christian Easter Activities
By Michellecurtis
Dive into the joy and meaning of Easter with our comprehensive "Christian Easter Celebration Bible Bundle: GROWING Christian Easter Activities," meticulously crafted for elementary students. This vibrant collection combines creativity, tradition, and learning, offering a multi-dimensional approach to teaching about Easter. Whether you're guiding students through the significance of Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday or exploring Easter traditions around the world, this bundle has everything you need to make the season come alive in your classroom.
Key Features:
Transform your Easter teaching with our "Easter Celebration Bundle," where fun meets faith and learning.
JOHNNY APPLESEED ACTIVITIES BUNDLE - Book Report Puzzle Solve and Color
By Dovie Funk
This bundle includes THREE different Johnny Appleseed resources. There is an activity resource with a printable booklet, word search puzzle, comic book page, write the room activity, color by number and color by sight word pages. There is also a Solve and Color with a Twist resource that includes two projects with eight differentiated worksheet options. The last resource is a book report activity to use with your favorite Johnny appleseed read aloud. These products are all fun and engaging for young learners!
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Contractions Worksheets Literacy Center BINGO Bundle
By Dovie Funk
Do you need some worksheets to reinforce contractions? This resource includes 7 engaging worksheets (one color by code), 20 pencil puzzles for a literacy center, and four interactive notebook pages. I've also included a Contractions BINGO game which includes 30 different cards (in color and black and white). These resources can also be purchased separately.
Click these links to see the individual products:
Contractions BINGO
Contractions Center and Worksheets
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Israel Wants a King, I Samuel 8 Elementary Age, Homeschool, Bible Lesson, Crafts
By Cheryl Bennett
This Bible lesson from I Samuel 8 offers a comprehensive resource with story pages, crafts, and activities. The materials can be used to enhance learning through interactive storytelling, crafts, coloring pages, review activities, and more, providing a well-rounded and engaging lesson. It is designed to engage students while teaching them valuable biblical lessons. With step-by-step instructions for each activity, this resource is easy to implement in various educational settings.
What's Included:
Who Can Use This Resource:
This resource is ideal for a wide range of settings, including:
Why This is a Great Resource:
How to Use the Materials:
Great for:
Includes these Printable Bible Activities:
4th Grade Sight Word Sentences Booklet - 260 Words
By Sign with me TOD
This product is made for:
As students are learning the ULTIMATE 260 - 4th grade sight words in this product, they will be provided with each word, an example of the word used in a sentence, and the opportunity to make up a sentence themselves using the word. I find that with my students who are Deaf/hard of hearing/ELL, when they make up sentences using each newly learned sight word, it helps them to remember how to spell the word, the meaning, and how it is used. My students love booklets of any kind that they can refer back to. Once they have come up with their sentences, they can include pictures that they print and cut out, draw pictures freehand, or find pictures in a magazine that they can add to each page of the 4th grade sight word booklet that matches each sentence they come up with. This gives students the opportunity to connect what they are learning about in the classroom with their own personal interests. This booklet is rather lengthy, so instead of printing it out, you can display it for the entire class to see as well. This booklet is perfect for students that are on grade level as well as students who require instructional information to be adapted.
If you are interested in the product above, the sight word checklist may be of interest to you as well.
Pre-Primer – 4th Grade Sight Word List Checklist
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Pre-Primer-4th-Grade-Sight-Word-Checklist-8438220
This product includes checklists for the following sight words:
pre-primer sight words - 40 words
primer sight words - 52 words
1st grade sight words - 41 words
2nd grade sight words - 46 words
3rd grade sight words - 41 words
4th grade sight words - 260 words
**If you download this product and like it, please leave me a positive review! :)
Digraph Fluency Practice for Small Groups - ch tch th
By Leslie Ann Porter - Small Town Teacher Life
CH Spelling focused Guided Reading Small groups,
made EASY, consistent, effortless, and engaging!
Take the guesswork, hours of planning, and the headache out of prepping for your small group reading instruction!
What you get:
A week's worth of CH spelling focused, research and evidence-based, word sorts, segmenting, blending, writing, fluency practice, assessment, and even nonsense word practice!
Word Families included:
ch spelling
tch spelling
th spelling
Also includes a sample small group schedule and
tracking sheets to make planning your small groups
EASY!
*Aligns with Unit 3 Week 3 Reach for Reading for First Grade and Wonders Unit 2 Week 5 for First Grade and other ch spelling lists
Sideway Stories from Wayside School Comprehension Questions
By Sign with me TOD
This product is made for:
The novel, Sideway Stories from Wayside School is a great read for students. My students enjoyed this book because it is humorous. It gives students the idea that children know more than their teachers. Each chapter has a vocabulary review and comprehension questions. Therefore, written comprehension skills are emphasized while reading.
Editable Life of Jesus Timeline: Bible Events and Verses for Christian Decor
By Michellecurtis
Elevate your Christian or Catholic classroom decor with the "Editable Life of Jesus Timeline: Bible Events and Verses for Primary Christian Decor." Available in both PowerPoint and PDF formats, this timeline offers two size options for versatility: standard 8.5x11 inches and pocket-sized 3x4 inches. The timeline, fully editable in PowerPoint, visually illustrates key events in Jesus' life, paired with simplified Bible verses, making it a perfect educational tool that enriches your classroom while reinforcing biblical teachings.
Why Choose the Life of Jesus Timeline?
3rd 4th 5th Grade Reading Fluency Sentences - Back to School
By Your Reading Tutor
Your 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders will love practicing reading out loud with these engaging and high-interest sentences! This set includes 48 low-prep sentences perfect for practicing reading fluency. The sentences are all about school and learning! They are perfect for the “Back to School” season! Quick and easy setup plus clear student directions make these activities perfect for independent practice, literacy centers, and homeschooling families!
Printable fluency sentences are included in addition to a blank page to customize for your student(s). High-interest topics will especially motivate your reluctant readers. Students will love reading these sentences to practice reading out loud! The sentences are appropriate for grades 3-5.
Here’s what you’ll get:
Ideas for use:
The format is perfect if you have daily fluency practice or offer take-home activities for students. I use these with my own homeschooled children and my online teaching students. I’ve also included several extension activities to use the materials further.
Why your students will love this:
Your students will love practicing their oral reading fluency with these sentences because it is fun to pull them out of a hat and the topics are high interest or funny!
**Prep is quick and easy…**Just print the pages, cut the sentences into strips, find a basket or bin, and let your student(s) pull a sentence to read!
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Questions about this product?
If you have any questions, please contact me BEFORE purchasing. I will reply to you in a timely manner. Thank you in advance for your positive ratings and comments on this product.
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All rights reserved by the author - Ashley DiMercurio
Permission to copy for single classroom use only
Keywords:
Reading fluency, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, copy work, reluctant readers, high-interest topics, reading out loud
Margaret Frith "Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?" worksheets
By Peter D
This is a 42-page set of worksheets for the book "Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?" by Margaret Frith. This includes a four-page story test. There are three worksheets for each chapter: * comprehension questions * vocabulary * story analysis Also, there are twenty-one worksheets at the end: * story review * story reflection * review activities * cause and effect * compare and contrast * illustrations * biography (story map) * news report * critical thinking * inferences * summaries * scrambled sentences * word search * crossword puzzle * story test (four pages) There is also an answer key included at the end of the file. Worksheets for the “Who Was…?” series: * What Was Pearl Harbor? * What Was Pompeii? * What Was the Underground Railroad? * Where Are the Galapagos Islands? * Where Is the Amazon? * Where Is the Grand Canyon? * Who Is Barack Obama? * Who Was Albert Einstein? * Who Was Amelia Earhart? * Who Was Anne Frank? * Who Was Ben Franklin? * Who Was Charles Darwin? * Who Was Eleanor Roosevelt? * Who Was Harriet Tubman? * Who Was Helen Keller? * Who Was Isaac Newton? * Who Was Jackie Robinson? * Who Was Jacques Cousteau? * Who Was John F. Kennedy? * Who Was King Tut? * Who Was Leonardo da Vinci? * Who Was Louis Armstrong? * Who Was Marie Curie? * Who Was Mark Twain? * Who Was Nelson Mandela? * Who Was Roald Dahl? * Who Was Rosa Parks? * Who Was Sally Ride? * Who Was Seabiscuit? * Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? * Who Was William Shakespeare? * Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? * Who Were The Beatles?
Primer Sight Words Sentences Booklet - 52 words
By Sign with me TOD
As students are learning the 52 primer sight words in this product, they will be provided with each word, an example of the word used in a sentence, and the opportunity to make up a sentence themselves using the word. I find that with my students who are Deaf/hard of hearing/ELL, when they make up sentences using the newly learned sight word, it helps them to remember how to spell the word, the meaning, and how it is used. My students love booklets of any kind that they can refer back to. Once they have come up with their sentences, they can include pictures that they print and cut out, draw pictures freehand, or find pictures in a magazine that they can add to each page of the pre-primer sight word booklet that matches each sentence they come up with. This gives students the opportunity to connect what they are learning about in the classroom with their own personal interests. This booklet is perfect for students that are on grade level as well as students who require instructional information to be adapted.
If you are interested in the product above, the sight word checklist may be of interest to you as well.
Pre-Primer – 4th Grade Sight Word List Checklist
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Pre-Primer-4th-Grade-Sight-Word-Checklist-8438220
This product includes checklists for the following sight words:
pre-primer sight words - 40 words
primer sight words - 52 words
1st grade sight words - 41 words
2nd grade sight words - 46 words
3rd grade sight words - 41 words
4th grade sight words - 260 words
**If you download this product and like it, please leave me a positive review. :)
3rd 4th 5th Grade Reading Fluency Sentences + Computer and Gaming Themed
By Your Reading Tutor
Your 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders will love practicing reading out loud with these engaging and high-interest sentences! This set includes 48 low-prep sentences perfect for practicing reading fluency with a computer and gaming theme. Quick and easy setup plus clear student directions make these activities ideal for independent practice, literacy centers, and homeschooling families!
High-interest topics will motivate your reluctant readers. Students will love reading these sentences to practice reading out loud! The sentences are appropriate for grades 3-5.
Here’s what you’ll get:
Ideas for use:
The format is perfect if you have daily fluency practice or offer take-home activities for students. I use these with my own homeschooled children and my online teaching students. I’ve also included several extension activities to use the materials further.
This activity can be used all in one lesson or spread out over many days.
Why your students will love this:
Your students will love practicing their oral reading fluency with these sentences because it is fun to pull them out of a hat and the topics are high interest or funny!
**Prep is quick and easy…**Print the pages, cut the sentences into strips, find a basket or bin, and let your student(s) pull a sentence to read.
Questions about this product?
If you have any questions, please get in touch with me BEFORE purchasing. I will reply to you promptly. Thank you in advance for your positive ratings and comments on this product.
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Copyright
©yourreadingtutor
All rights reserved by the author - Ashley DiMercurio
Permission to copy for single classroom use only
Keywords:
Reading fluency, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, copy work, reluctant readers, high-interest topics, reading out loud
Book Report Templates for Any Book or Graphic Novel FUN Book Activities & Craft
By Dovie Funk
Help encourage a love of reading for your 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade students with these book report templates for any book. This resource includes seven different book report templates to excite your students and make reading fun! Included in this resource you will find a variety of book report activities including a graphic novel template, non-fiction and fiction book report templates, book report bingo and more! If you’re looking for book report crafts, this resource features a fun cootie catcher or fortune teller book report activity as well as a book report cube that students love. These engaging book report activities for any book will help your students dive deeper into reading and offer variety from the standard book report!
Book Report Templates for Any Book or Graphic Novel FUN Book Activities & Craft includes:
See What Other Teachers are Saying . . .
⭐ These are awesome templates to choose from. Thank you!
⭐ This product has made book reports fun!
⭐ A great set of activities! We've had fun using them.
⭐ Great resource. It is a great find. I plan on using them next year in my library. Thank you!
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3rd 4th 5th grade Winter Theme Fluency Sentences with Fluency Tracker
By Your Reading Tutor
Your 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders will love practicing reading out loud with these engaging and high-interest sentences! This set includes 48 low-prep sentences perfect for practicing reading fluency. Quick and easy set up plus clear student directions make these activities perfect independent practice, literacy centers, and homeschooling families!
Printable fluency sentences are included in addition to a blank page to customize for your student(s). High interest topics will especially motivate your reluctant readers. Students will love reading these sentences to practice reading out loud! The sentences are appropriate for grades 3-5.
Here’s what you’ll get:
Ideas for use:
The format is perfect if you have daily fluency practice or offer take home activities for students. I use these with my own homeschooled children and my online teaching students. I’ve also included several extension activities to use the materials further.
Why your students will love this:
Your students will love practicing their oral reading fluency with these sentences because it is fun to pull them out of a hat, jar or bag and the topics are high interest or funny! The short simple sentences are not overwhelming for reluctant readers.
**Prep is quick and easy…**Just print the pages, cut the sentences into strips, find a basket or bin, and let your student(s) pull a sentence to read!
You may also like….
Questions about this product?
If you have any questions, please contact me BEFORE purchasing. I will reply to you in a timely manner. Thank you in advance for your positive ratings and comments on this product.
Let's Connect
Website
Copyright
©yourreadingtutor 2024
All rights reserved by the author - Ashley DiMercurio
Permission to copy for single classroom use only
Keywords:
Reading fluency, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, copy work, reluctant readers, high-interest topics, fluency tracker, winter theme, winter activity
Contractions BINGO - 30 Cards | Includes Black and White cards
By Dovie Funk
BINGO is a great way to reinforce learning and kids LOVE playing Bingo! This set is Contraction Bingo and has 30 different cards. I have also made tokens to cover spaces. For those without access to a color printer I have made a black and white version as well.
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Bible Stories Word Search Puzzles | Bible Story Activities For Sunday School
By Dovie Funk
Looking for FUN activities to go along with your Children’s Church Bible Story Lessons? These Bible Stories Word Search Puzzles will provide an engaging follow-up activity to any biblical lesson in Sunday School!
Bible Stories Word Search Puzzles | Bible Story Activities For Sunday School & Church Includes 16 Word Search Puzzles For the Following Bible Stories:
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⭐ This was a wonderful resource - I included some of these in little packets for early elementary students at my church during family worship services once a month. Thank you!
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⭐ These are a wonderful supplement to our old testament study.
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