Reading rotations

Happy Summer Break, friends! I hope this post finds you well, breathing deeply, and enjoying some time to refresh and relax. Of course, in between all this relaxing, you *might* be considering next year. You may not (kudos to you!) but if you are, I wanted to share how I begin training my 1st grade...

Activities that boost fluency all year long…and that you only have to prep once!

When I started at my new school last year, I came into a new reading program. I was used to doing almost all of my reading instruction WHOLE CLASS, but my school uses a guided reading model all the way up to 5th grade. I definitely had to rethink my reading block! I had done centers in the past, but wanted a really clear way to maximize the time and make the transitions clear for the students. Here's how I do my guided reading block! ROTATIONS We have Guided Reading/Centers Monday-Thursday…

Read to see how I plan and organize activities to run my small phonics groups in the beginning of the school year! Plus get this FREE customizable small group planning template to organize your own groups! #Kindergarten #Phonics #SmallGroups

Guided reading groups are one of the most complex areas of planning and instruction. I've narrowed the focus to upper elementary reading.

Thinking about implementing a Daily Three reading structure for reading rotations? Check out this post for details and example activities for each roation.

I should be posting the file soon, but here's a little preview! EDIT: Read the post here http://teachingsweetshoppe.blogspot.com/...

Inside this blog post, I am sharing my best tips for running guided math rotations, so that you can launch this simple and effective routine in your own classroom! “WHAT? Awwwwwwww man! Noooooo. Mrs. Morieeeeeeeeee.” This is the response I got from my students when I told them we wouldn’t be doing math rotations today. Of course, this made me feel really bad that we were having to do a whole group lesson today instead of math rotations, but on the other hand, it reminded me HOW MUCH my…

Planning and organizing literacy stations can be tough! On top of everything else you have to do, sometimes just asking your students to read while you meet with small groups is easier. But is that the best use of all your time? I’ve perfected my stations with this literacy rotation system. It’s easy to follow