Elevate your literacy rotations this year with our all-in-one Digital & Printable Display Kit Bundle! This powerhouse collection seamlessly blends the efficiency of digital organisation with the timeless appeal of printable resources, creating the ultimate display for your literacy rotations organisation. Digital Resource: Editable Slides Templates Streamline your literacy groups' schedule and rotations effortlessly using our editable slides templates. 70+ customisable slides for ultimate flexibility 50+ moveable clipart icons for visually engaging activities PowerPoint version with a Google Slides option for enhanced accessibility Pre-loaded text boxes and tables for easy editing Bonus editable heading pages for added customisation Resource format: Please note that this resource is initially provided in PowerPoint form. Please ensure you have the latest version of PowerPoint installed on your computer in order to access and edit this resource. Upon opening the PowerPoint file, you can find a link on the first slide that will direct you to making a copy of the slides in your Google Drive should you wish to use the slides in Google Slides format. Editable elements: The 'editable' elements of this document includes all body text boxes and tables on the slides which enable you to type your own text and use whatever fonts that you have access to. You may also delete text boxes and tables as needed. The pre-made headings are flattened into the background and not editable. There is an editable heading version included at the end of the document. The heading fonts are not available in the Google Slides format but may be compatible with your device in PowerPoint. The literacy activity icons are provided as clipart images and do not contain editable text. Printable Resource: Editable Literacy Rotations Our printable resource offers the same level of flexibility and style for those who prefer a tangible display. Access pre-made and editable display posters for a cohesive setup Options for 'literacy groups' and 'reading groups' both included 50+ resizable activity icons for tailored displays Editable student name tags, group labels, and posters for personalisation Pre-loaded text boxes and tables for easy editing Resource sizing: This literacy rotations organisation resource has been designed on A3 paper. The pre-made posters, labels and rotation displays are sized for A3 paper. There are also editable and resizable elements included in this resource should you need to create alternative size displays. It is strongly recommended to print all elements on the same size paper to ensure they piece together nicely when displayed. You may choose to print your rotation schedule larger and your group labels/posters smaller - the design is up to you! If you have any questions about sizing, please get in touch using the Q&A feature on this page :) Resource format: Please note that this editable resource is in PowerPoint format. Please ensure that you have the latest version of PowerPoint installed on your computer in order to access and edit this resource. Please note that the printable resource is not available in Google Slides format. Both Resources: The Perfect Combination Merge the best of both worlds with activity icons that cover a wide range of literacy-related tasks. From independent reading to language games, this bundle provides a comprehensive set of 75+ icons to suit diverse activities. Literacy activity icons included: Independent Reading Read to Self Partner Reading Buddy Reading Read to Someone Shared Reading Meet With Teacher Read With Teacher Book Club Guided Reading Independent Writing Practise Writing Work on Writing Journal Prompts Journal Writing Language Activity Computer Activity Technology Activity (with computer image) Tablet Activity Technology Activity (with tablets image) Listen to Reading Literacy Game Independent Work Writing Activity Reading Activity Grammar Activity Vocab Activity Vocabulary Activity Podcast Activity Task Cards Word Work Word Study Spelling Activity Magazine Activity Reading Comprehension Listening Activity Language Task Cards Literacy Task Cards Reading Task Cards Grammar Task Cards Spelling Task Cards Writing Task Cards Vocab Task Cards Vocabulary Task Cards Grammar Game Spelling Game Reading Game Writing Game Vocab Game Vocabulary Game Language Game + editable icon templates included! Teachers just like you are saying: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Perfect visual for students during reading workshop. I am able to post on the board, and printed for students to see." - Kaitlin ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This has been incredibly helpful with organizing my phonics stations and rotations. This resource is also beautiful. Thank you so much!" - Anna ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This is an awesome resource! And has been a lifesaver in the classroom!" - Molly The Organised Teacher Collective All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Not for public display. Please purchase additional licences if you intend to share this product.
Elevate your literacy rotations this year with our all-in-one Digital & Printable Display Kit Bundle! This powerhouse collection seamlessly blends the efficiency of digital organisation with the timeless appeal of printable resources, creating the ultimate display for your literacy rotations organisation. Digital Resource: Editable Slides Templates Streamline your literacy groups' schedule and rotations effortlessly using our editable slides templates. 70+ customisable slides for ultimate flexibility 50+ moveable clipart icons for visually engaging activities PowerPoint version with a Google Slides option for enhanced accessibility Pre-loaded text boxes and tables for easy editing Bonus editable heading pages for added customisation Resource format: Please note that this resource is initially provided in PowerPoint form. Please ensure you have the latest version of PowerPoint installed on your computer in order to access and edit this resource. Upon opening the PowerPoint file, you can find a link on the first slide that will direct you to making a copy of the slides in your Google Drive should you wish to use the slides in Google Slides format. Editable elements: The 'editable' elements of this document includes all body text boxes and tables on the slides which enable you to type your own text and use whatever fonts that you have access to. You may also delete text boxes and tables as needed. The pre-made headings are flattened into the background and not editable. There is an editable heading version included at the end of the document. The heading fonts are not available in the Google Slides format but may be compatible with your device in PowerPoint. The literacy activity icons are provided as clipart images and do not contain editable text. Printable Resource: Editable Literacy Rotations Our printable resource offers the same level of flexibility and style for those who prefer a tangible display. Access pre-made and editable display posters for a cohesive setup Options for 'literacy groups' and 'reading groups' both included 50+ resizable activity icons for tailored displays Editable student name tags, group labels, and posters for personalisation Pre-loaded text boxes and tables for easy editing Resource sizing: This literacy rotations organisation resource has been designed on A3 paper. The pre-made posters, labels and rotation displays are sized for A3 paper. There are also editable and resizable elements included in this resource should you need to create alternative size displays. It is strongly recommended to print all elements on the same size paper to ensure they piece together nicely when displayed. You may choose to print your rotation schedule larger and your group labels/posters smaller - the design is up to you! If you have any questions about sizing, please get in touch using the Q&A feature on this page :) Resource format: Please note that this editable resource is in PowerPoint format. Please ensure that you have the latest version of PowerPoint installed on your computer in order to access and edit this resource. Please note that the printable resource is not available in Google Slides format. Both Resources: The Perfect Combination Merge the best of both worlds with activity icons that cover a wide range of literacy-related tasks. From independent reading to language games, this bundle provides a comprehensive set of 75+ icons to suit diverse activities. Literacy activity icons included: Independent Reading Read to Self Partner Reading Buddy Reading Read to Someone Shared Reading Meet With Teacher Read With Teacher Book Club Guided Reading Independent Writing Practise Writing Work on Writing Journal Prompts Journal Writing Language Activity Computer Activity Technology Activity (with computer image) Tablet Activity Technology Activity (with tablets image) Listen to Reading Literacy Game Independent Work Writing Activity Reading Activity Grammar Activity Vocab Activity Vocabulary Activity Podcast Activity Task Cards Word Work Word Study Spelling Activity Magazine Activity Reading Comprehension Listening Activity Language Task Cards Literacy Task Cards Reading Task Cards Grammar Task Cards Spelling Task Cards Writing Task Cards Vocab Task Cards Vocabulary Task Cards Grammar Game Spelling Game Reading Game Writing Game Vocab Game Vocabulary Game Language Game + editable icon templates included! Teachers just like you are saying: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Perfect visual for students during reading workshop. I am able to post on the board, and printed for students to see." - Kaitlin ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This has been incredibly helpful with organizing my phonics stations and rotations. This resource is also beautiful. Thank you so much!" - Anna ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This is an awesome resource! And has been a lifesaver in the classroom!" - Molly The Organised Teacher Collective All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Not for public display. Please purchase additional licences if you intend to share this product.
A look at what's inside my guided reading tub for reading groups with my Prep class. Download my free reading comprehension story wand prompts.
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A look at what's inside my guided reading tub for reading groups with my Prep class. Download my free reading comprehension story wand prompts.
Are you looking for fun, engaging and hands-on literacy activities for your students? Then you sure are in the right place! The Bright Box has been designed for students to consolidate their skills, knowledge and understanding across various areas of grammar, punctuation and vocabulary. This literacy toolkit will help to boost your students english skills whilst providing them with fun activities perfect for small group or independent work. These educational games and tasks are the perfect addition to your literacy centers and rotations! Literacy Skills & Concepts Covered: Nouns, verbs and adjectives Common and proper nouns Regular verbs Irregular verbs Verbs and adverbs Comparative and superlative adjectives Prepositions Punctuation Pronouns Interesting vocabulary choices Conjunctions and compound sentences Synonyms and antonyms Contractions Plurals ✅ Check out the preview for a detailed look at what is included in this literacy activity bundle! Your students will look forward to literacy centres every day with these grammar games and vocabulary activities in their rotations. Perfect for consolidating skills being taught in whole class literacy lessons. Challenge and extend your learners with the various extension activity ideas incorporated throughout the pack! Teachers like you are saying... "As a writing teacher this resource has been amazing! The children love the different activities and I love how easy it is to prep and store! Thanks for a fab resource! ☺️" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Clair "My students love this resource! Easily organised, simple instructions and engaging content! A go to station for literacy groups!" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Chelsea "This resource is so incredibly valuable. So fun and engaging creating easy visuals for students to understand. As an educator, I use these resources often to supplement a skill that I am teaching. Thank you for all of the effort you've put into this!" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Jessee "My kids love these games that we get to play when we've finished with different literacy concepts, it makes learning fun and as a teacher it makes it enjoyable watching the kids put what they've learnt to practice rather than just making them put pencil to paper!" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Jessica The Organised Teacher Collective All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Not for public display. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.
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I am obsessed with reading and writing workshop. I love how it allows for students' individualized learning, an opportunity for specialized conferences, fosters 21st century learning and especially that is offers students' choice in what they read and write. With third graders, though, I find that I still need time for small group work. As you can imagine, this is challenging in a workshop model. I think I found a way to make it work! I still begin every lesson with a focus lesson straight from the standards. Right now, students are working on their narrative pieces in writing workshop so my lessons have been focused on revising narratives. In reading workshop, my students are working on literature projects so my mini lessons have been centered around story elements. After the mini lesson I do a quick status of the class and students get right to work with their reading or writing. This is when I begin some small group work before I hold individual conferences. During the small group, I think it is important for students to be able to continue working on their same reading projects with their novel or writing projects with their piece of writing. This feel much more authentic than having children discuss a different book like a guided reading format or work through a worksheet unrelated to their writing work. During reading small groups, it's important for kids to discuss a common text and do their work around this text. We focus on our read aloud and then kids leave with some work to do with their own novel. This helps them go through the I do, we do, you do process and keep them focused on their own reading. Since we are working on understanding literature, I can have each group work on a similar focus like comprehension strategies, but with a specific focus. For example one group might work on summarizing and another group might work on synthesizing. During writing small groups, kids can discuss their own piece of writing and analyze it around a central skill that the whole group needs work on. For example since we are working on narrative writing, the mini lessons might all be around style. One group might focus on adding voice while another group might focus entirely on figurative language. I have designed a routine of six lessons for each specific small group focus. Here are a few images of the materials I have set up my classroom. For Play it! For the writing rotations: Write it!, Post it!, and Know it? For Quiz It! Once I have worked with one or two small groups for the day, I can spend some time conferencing with about 4 kids. This means I have worked with about half my class in one day on specific skills while the other half is immersed in meaningful reading and writing. Finally we end the workshops with either an author's chair in writing workshop or time to buzz about books in reading workshop. My kids are loving these small groups and I finally feel like I can teach with an authentic workshop model AND meet with my students on specific skills regurlarly! Although I am working on specific small group lessons for my units of study, I have decided to offer the frame of these lessons for FREE! You can download it here. Currently, I have my comprehension pack, analyzing text pack, and writing with style pack ready and am working on many others. Please follow my store on TpT if you are interested in these ready made small group rotations for the workshop model. I finally have Reading Workshop Small Group Work for the Entire Year ready to go and am working on the Writing Workshop bundle. What are some creative additions you have used with your workshops?
This checklist will help guide your discussions between your students as they work cooperatively.
This is a great way to practice pronouns. In this game, students read sentences and choose which pronoun would replace a given noun as they move around the gameboard. The reading/language arts game can be used for literacy stations/centers, partner games, or small group practice. This game was...
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Friday is "Clean Out Your Refrigerator" day! To celebrate, (because I'd rather just celebrate the day and not actually clean out my fridge) I made two Rebus Puzzles. One is for the younger kids, probably 2nd - 3rd grade, but maybe 1sts too. And the other is harder and for older kids, 4th - 6th. Obviously, you should try the puzzles out yourself first and see if they are appropriate for your kids. Rebuses are fun at any age, so I think you'll enjoy them too! I hope you don't find anything too gross if you do decide to clean the fridge on Friday! (Graphics are from Pink Cat Studio and ClipArt.com.)
The page focuses on the digraph ch. The students will have to read the words and determine which group each word belongs. The page can be used in whole group, small group, or workstations.
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As teachers, we demand organization. We do so much at such as fast pace we’d be in trouble if we didn’t at least try to be organized! We ask it of our students and we ask it of ourselves. That’s why I’ve gone back and looked at some of the forms I’ve created to help ... Read More about Forms, Forms, Forms!
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There are six principles essential to implementing Daily 5... TRUST. This principle develops as mutual respect between student and teacher is formed. The start of my school year begins with district anchor lessons and goals of building positive behaviors in reading and writing. Through these lessons, my students will gradually sustain more control of their learning. With each lesson introduced, students will activate their schema and rely upon their previous learning experiences to have confidence in their newly acquired skill. I've worked to incorporate balance in my district anchor lessons and Daily 5... CHOICE. The only choice I've provided students would be literacy tubs adapted from reading Debbie Diller's Literacy Stations. Each tub has a variety of scaffold activities for student to choose from. This is called a controlled choice. Students are still assigned a station to attend and rotate throughout the week. I love the idea of choice as presented in Daily 5. I'm still working on putting all the pieces together but found a few wonderful ideas through pinterest and wanted to share... The idea pictured below can be used with the Captain Kid posters. I can start the year with controlled choice and slowly release control as routines are established and trust is mutual. Response to Intervention Website The next picture is linked to the how-to post. You can learn how the poster was created and how the poster is used. I love this concept because it incorporates meeting with the teacher. She has offered her icons as a free download. =D Fabulous Flamingos in Second Grade The next picture is my favorite. I love using the smartboard as an option for students making a choice about their learning. Once independence has been established and trust is mutual, I can see opening up this decision with 'big kid' technology. The only problem presented would be the use of the board as an option for word work. Tales from a K-1 Classroom Just as I was going to publish this post, I found a wonderful files free for you! Mrs. Meacham provides lots of freebies, pictures, and a smartboard file (pictured below) on her website. Yay! Choice begins with students understanding their plan for the day with five important questions. What are my goals in reading and writing? Whom will I work with? What will I accomplish? What was I working on yesterday that I want to continue? Purpose + Choice = Motivation COMMUNITY. The concept of building community is not foreign to me. I'm big on creating a sense of "family" and work to understand my students in and out of school. One of my favorite books to help build character and routines at the start of the year is Seven Habits of Happy Kids by Sean Covey. We learn through our reading that accountability and synergy is key for success! SENSE OF URGENCY. Humans are ingrained to ask why? I was speaking to my colleague who says her two year old ask why so many times that she runs out of answers. Getting results from students comes when we create a sense of urgency in learning by explaining why we do things. When students understand the reason behind the task then they become motivated and won't let anything get in the way of their success. STAMINA. I love the analogy that stamina needed for the Daily Five is much like the stamina needed for physical exercise. Understanding students fatigue in reading is similar to that of a person working out for the first time. I've worked on student accountability and stamina for the past few year. The kids maintain their own data notebooks. SO I'm eager to incorporate class stamina charts or personal stamina charts this year. Ms. Fiorini's Stadium: All Star Ideas Teaching with Style STAY OUT OF MY WAY. Oh.my.goodness. I never thought about my interruptions throughout their independent practice. While building stamina, I would circulate the classroom checking the progress, encouraging through praise, and giving reinforcement for on-task behaviors. I interfered with their personal growth as the children looked for my acknowledgement to sustain reading. It's no wonder I had a wonderful class but challenges with subs. This chapter was enlightening! I see many areas of focus for the 2012-2013 school year. I'm eager to reinforce these positive behaviors in Kindergarten and grow with the kids as we loop back to second together. So my question for you... How would you incorporate the questions highlighted in pink above with Kindergarteners? Don't forget to link up your Daily 5 Chapter 2 post. I'm eager to read your reflections! You are welcome to link if you responded to other parties about Daily 5 Chapter 2. Please take the time to link the post and not your blog.
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A look at what's inside my guided reading tub for reading groups with my Prep class. Download my free reading comprehension story wand prompts.
