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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Spreading Sparkle (Set #3)

Here is my third set of  Sparkle Readers that align to the Common Core. Four emergent readers have been included. These are perfect for young learners who need lots of practice with repetitive text. When implementing CCSS many teachers think that you need to buy lots of additional materials but once you understand the alignment process you will find much of what you already have will work well with these standards. I love the focus on non fiction and many of us will celebrate bringing back all the Science and Social Studies materials we never felt we had enough time to focus on. These little readers reflect this shift and use the repetitive text: Here is the... I tried to create readers that would be interesting to beginning readers and interactive. There are cut and paste activities, color word practice, and number writing. I have also included some practice tracing simple labels. This packet has 73 pages and is selling for just $7.00. If Common Core feels a little scary, here  is a good place to start!  Baby steps...
What activities do you like for building fluency with your kinders?

3 comments:

Unknown said...

I have GOT to get some of these!
=) Jennifer
First Grade Blue SKies

Unknown said...

As always…Great Ideas! Thank you for "Sparkling" me!

-krissy
Ms. Hutten’s Buttons

Chrissy said...

It was great to meet you yesterday! I enjoyed hearing about your experiences in classrooms helping with Common Core. It seems that teachers would be lucky to have you around. Take care!
--Chrissy
Firstgradefoundme.blogspot.com