Reading buddy stuffed animals

Reading Buddies can improve reading fluency and decrease stress. Let me share ideas and a free printable with you and get you going with Reading Buddies!

Having stuffed animals in the classroom can provide emotional comfort and academic support. Here are five ways you can use stuffed animals in the classroom.

Reading Buddies can improve reading fluency and decrease stress. Let me share ideas and a free printable with you and get you going with Reading Buddies!

Books are always a wonderful present. Add in a stuffed animal with a Reading Buddy Badge — and you’ve put together the perfect gift. A snuggly reading friend will help children feel cozy, safe, and engaged in reading. Just print the Reading Buddy Badges on cardstock, cut out, add a hole punch, and attach to a stuffie with yarn, ribbon, or string. Don’t forget to share a favorite book, too. The Reading Buddy Badge also doubles as a bookmark! These bookmarks include blank spots for kids to…

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Keep your students motivated to hit their weekly and monthly reading goals by offering a little motivation or reward. Here are some of our favorite ideas.

Capitalize on your students love of stuffed animals by using stuffed animals in the classroom. They are perfect to use for reading buddies, to use as a hook for decoding strategies and for writing. Stuffed animals can also be used when teaching math and science.