Earth Day Ideas

Great Ideas!  Ready To Go Ideas!

 We LOVE Those Kinds Of Ideas!

Share the Earth Day Resources found at Creative Teaching Press with students, families, grandparents, babysitters, etc.  

Lots of fun and easy ways to celebrate Earth Day!

Be sure to check out Tommie's Tools for more fun!

Here's a great Earth book to make with children from Dr. Jean!

Enjoy!

Fluency Fun!

Fluency Fun!  We are always working on reading accurately, with proper speed, and with expression.  Here’s a fun activity we’ll use this week!  

For brief, whole group, instruction, we will use the Kagan Structure “Quiz, Quiz Trade” with these cards.  (The words I have chosen to use on these Fluency Cards are known words and/or review words for most students.)  During small group instruction, we could use these cards with the Kagan structure, “Fan and Pick”. 

After several days of modeling and practice, I will add these cards to our Literacy Stations.  Click to view this great idea from Dr. Jean’s website to “change voices” and complete repeated readings.  Students can practice with a buddy or work independently.  We have several “PVC elbow joints” (whisper phones) that work well for individual practice.

Here are a couple of links on Fluency that I have enjoyed reading:

Scholastic Top Teaching

Scholastic Resources

Be sure to check out this link for a strategy lesson plan sheet and other great "ready to go" resources!