Leapin' Lilies!

I am happy to say that I just finished a fun reading comprehension and sight word game tonight! It is appropriate for grades K-3, however I only made the sight word cards for K-1. This game would be a fun addition to any guided reading group! It could also be used as an enrichment activity for kindergarteners or as a reading intervention activity for 2nd or 3rd grade. I am looking forward to using it in my guided reading groups! My higher level readers might even use this game as an independent activity! Hope you will check it out at my TPT store!

Check it out HERE!

Yours in Learning,

Spelling Freebie!

In first grade this year we are creating our own spelling lists. I will be creating some materials on TPT to go along with each list. Next week we are starting with "short a." Every week there will be 10 spelling words. Included on our spelling lists will be some of the Dolch sight words from the primer-1st grade lists. Our first grade team feels that it is important for the students to not only recognize and read the sight words, but to also spell them!

Today I am including a page from our first spelling list!

 Click HERE to download!

Stay tuned for the "Short A Activities Pack" at my Teachers Pay Teachers Store!

Yours in Learning,

Back to Bloggin'

So, it has been FOREVER since I have posted. The main reason being…I felt that nobody was visiting my blog! Then I decided, why not give it another try!? So here goes! Another school year has started and the excitement, stress and every other type of emotion begins! I started out with a list of 19 students and by the second day of school I had 25 first graders! Whew! Luckily my room was set up and ready to go, and I was feeling as organized as I possibly could. Plus, I was really excited to get back into a routine after our Chicago "summer."

Here is a picture of my most favorite part of my classroom. My library! I finally feel like I have it just the way I want it. It is kid-friendly and all of my books are either leveled by Fountas and Pinnell, or by category. I have book labels at my Teachers Pay Teachers store for FREE!

Here is a picture of my class room library:

Grab my book bin and book labels !

Book Labels

Feel free to leave me a comment when you visit my blog! I would love to hear what's going on in your classrooms or anything you'd like to see at my Teachers Pay Teachers store! Hope you are all having a fun start to your school year!

Yours in Learning,