Year 3 reading activities

Adding some fun games for reading in the classroom schedule will instantly get your kids excited to read! These 5 fun reading games are...

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Our principal has really been encouraging us to add more writing into our daily lesson plans. "They should be writing all day long" he tells us. The research is there to back him up. I bumped into this Roll and Retell page from Fun In First on Pinterest awhile back and finally figured out how to add it to our learning day. I printed and laminated four copies of the Roll and Retell page to hand out to each of my four table groups. After a round of Daily 5 I handed them out. I also gave each…

Get your students reading and writing this summer with these fun and engaging enrichment activities for elementary grades.

Reading Response activities will likely form a major part of your reading programme, whether you are running guided reading groups, a daily 5 system,

If you’re new around here, you may not know that I am ALWAYS preaching on and on about managing your time in the classroom efficiently , especially when it comes to centers. This is because I am of the firm belief that centers clear space for the best teaching you can possibly give: small group

This whole guided reading beast can feel overwhelming at first. Rest assured friends, it can be conquered! We'll walk through step-by-step so you can easily

Help 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students practice decoding multisyllabic words with these 9 engaging activity ideas. These ideas make lesson planning and teaching multisyllabic word strategies to upper elementary students easier. Word sorts, word walls, syllable ladders, and more decoding multisyllabic words activity ideas.

I have always struggled with spelling, and how to engage students in meaningful activities to practice their spelling words! I have tried just about everything under the sun, from rotating through teacher-selected word work centers, to a free choice spelling menu where students try to complete different activities throughout the week. Nothing seemed to work! […]