So I started to think about what has been missing from my core reading program that would make teaching our youngest learners more effectively. With that in mind I also wanted it to align to the new CCSS so it can be used in the future. Our program marches through the sight words like a ball of fire so I decided to change that up a little. I created four different readers using the sight word "the". In addition to this, I wanted students to practice coloring, tracing, cutting and pasting to build their fine motor skills. It is also important to build academic language and address the needs of English language learners. In this packet I included sentence strips so that students can practice the language of these emergent readers in a pocket chart to build their confidence and print awareness. Sticky dots can be used under each word so they can track the text. These four readers cross a variety of content areas too. I think this is a great tool for a kindergarten teacher who does not want to race through her program and would like to build capacity while aligning to the CC. Whew! This was way too cognitive. I need to take a nap!
5 comments:
What a great idea! Who doesn't need a little "sparkle" in their lives.
Pixy Stix and Teacher Tricks
We all need a little sparkle!! :)
❤Teri
A Cupcake for the Teacher
So perfect. We call our Kinders our "Little Sparks" because our school Mascot is "The Heat" (a flame). Love it.
❤Dragonflies in First ❤
Sounds like a nice set.
I have just recently started following your blog. OMG Fran...where have you been all my life? Your stuff is amazing! Thank you so much for the free downloads. I've also purchased a bunch of your material on TpT too. I just attended a K conference on Friday and told quite a few teachers about your site. I was wondering if it would be possible to get a copy of your counting sticks record sheet...that is too cute! Keep producing and I'll keep buying!
Pam
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