One of my goals for 2018 was to have more balance in my life and try to leave work at work. Now this also refers to trying not to think about and take home all of the stresses and…
Please note Amazon affiliate links are included in this post for your convenience. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. I love reading different books around the different holidays. Here are my Five Fun books to read…
Today as I bring my Literacy Stations blog series to a close I’m going to share some ideas for what you can do with small groups while the rest of your kiddos are at Literacy Stations. The nice thing…
Today I’m going to be sharing some ideas for other Literacy Stations I have used in the past. Most of these I’ve used when I taught first grade and they could also work for Kindergarten. Some of them can also…
Today I’m going to share some ideas for Spelling Station. This could be used for most grade levels with any list of spelling words. Spelling Station has always been one of my favorite stations. In second grade, I have…
Today I’m going to share some ideas for an Informational or Nonfiction Station. These ideas I have created or compiled from research, Pinterest, blogs, etc. Here are the I Can options for Informational Text Station: I can read a…
Today I’m going to share my ideas for Writing Station. I have used Writing Station in my first and second grade classrooms. I have also seen this station used in Kindergarten and older grades. Writing Station will typically be…
Today I’m sharing some ideas of what I include in my Vocabulary Station. I have had a Vocabulary Station in my 2nd grade classroom, but haven’t used one in earlier grades yet. These ideas would be great for 2nd-4th…
Today I’m going to share the tasks that are included in my Reading Response Station. I did not use Reading Response Station in first grade, however it’s worked really well in 2nd grade and up. I think younger kids…
Today I’m sharing some ideas for Fluency Station with you. Fluency Station is one of my favorite stations and the kids enjoy it too. It gives them lots of practice with all of the fluency skills – speed, accuracy,…