Small group ela 1st grade

Let’s talk, shall we? As many of you already know, I have a passion for Reader’s Theater. It is, hands down, THE BEST WAY I have found to practice meaningful, purposeful, and engaging fluency practice in my classroom. Now. You might be thinking what I first thought when I heard about Reader’s Theater. So the ... Read More about Reader’s Theater in the Primary Classroom (with a FREEBIE)

What if I told you moving your ENTIRE writing instruction to small group instruction will turn your students into INCREDIBLE writers? Well, I’m telling you that. I moved from teaching writing whole group with writing conferences on the side to GUIDED WRITING. It was a game changer. Let’s start from the beginning. All of your […]

Small group time is one of my favorite times of the day! I love meeting with the kids and listening to them talk about math or reading! It used to be a real grind figuring out what I would do during that time, but once I got a system down, it really became the highlight...Read More »

In my imaginary, perfect dream world, I have four students in my classroom. During our reading time, I do a quick whole-group mini-lesson. Then, I spend the

There’s a lot of books about the Science of Reading. But which ones are the best for comprehension? Getting started? Small group?

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…

In this post, I share the 5 BEST naturally differentiated literacy center activities. These resources will keep kindergarten, first and second grade students on-task and working independently during literacy centers so you can focus all of your attention on your small group instruction. These literacy centers are all LOW PREP and aligned to the science of reading. Download the FREE emergent picture writing prompts, the perfect writing center for beginning writers!

FREE Phonics sentences bundle of phonics activities for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. Perfect for guided reading and small groups.

Find out how to create a reading graphic organizers file box to save you time when planning for your reading small groups.

Learn how to group your students for small group instruction, get SoR-aligned resources to use with small groups, and download a FREE small group instruction planning template!