Reading workshop 2nd grade

Looking to implement reader's workshop in your elementary classroom? This blog post goes over everything you need to know! Learn from my mistakes I made early on in my teaching career and what I do now to get my students engaged in reading and writing! Click to learn more! #inspiremeasap #readingworkshop #readersworkshop #elementary #firstgrade #secondgrade #thirdgrade #fourthgrade #fifthgrade

Activities that boost fluency all year long…and that you only have to prep once!

Okay teacher friend. It’s finally here. And I’m so excited! I’ve had this resource collecting dust on my computer for years now. I’ve been using this strategy in my classroom for the last few years, but haven’t had the energy or time (teacher life + mom life is exhausting, am I right?) to put it all together so that it’s ready to go for busy teachers like you! Well, it’s finally finished and I finally get to unveil it to you! Did you know I have a FREE downloadable reading response menu…

Reader's Workshop is an important part of elementary school! Learn how to organize the first week of reader's workshop for year long success!

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It’s true that sequencing is so common in our day-to-day life, recognizing patterns and putting things in order usually comes naturally for our students over

Teacher Truth- I used to despise teaching Writer's Workshop. I understood the structure of the workshop model and the focus of each grading period, however, I didn't really know WHAT to teach each day during my mini-lessons. Fast forward a couple of years, and I had an amazing opportunity to visit an amazing teacher's classroom and observe her in action and I fell in love with her writing instruction! And then the next year, my amazing team and I decided to each tackle one subject and share…

*FREEBIE* Setting reading expectations in early elementary classrooms is so important and will build life long learners. Grab these FREE reading expectation anchor charts to put in your kindergarten, first and second grade classrooms! #readingexpectations #elementaryliteracy #anchorcharts #bestofmrsjonescreationstation

I love getting to spend time with a small group of my students,cultivating individualized reading instruction, and supporting their learning.

Book clubs in first grade?! It may seem like a stretch, but the Spring is such a great time to get your students ready and used to reading, thinking about, and discussing books with their peers instead of me, the teacher! When done right, it can be such a fun learning experience for both […]