Literacy

Free! Figurative language anchor charts/posters/cards. alliteration • hyperbole • idioms • metaphors personification • onomatopoeia • similes

20 books about beaches. Harry by the Sea by Gene Zion (Author), Margaret Bloy Graham (Illustrator)

Linking Verbs Anchor Chart for Anchors Away Monday {includes a free matching worksheet!}

Looking for books to teach making connections in your classroom? These are my favorite read alouds for text to self, text to text, and text to world connections! Click on over to see how I use each book! - Susan Jones Teaching

Students read a picture book in pairs. After reading they roll a dice and the corresponding number instructs them to apply a certain comprehension strategy - make a text to self connection, retell, determine importance, use questioning, visualizing, infer The set includes one game card for teachers to photocopy for each game. Please see my other free products to download this game for grades 3-6.

After learning about land forms students can better visualize them by coloring a chart to keep with them.

Four-Star Reading Responses - Use an anchor chart to show students the difference between a 1-star response and a 4-star response!

Christmas Around the World Picture Books for kids.

These mini anchor charts are a great addition to your interactive reader's notebook. Each anchor chart gives an explanation of a reading strategy or skill. Students can glue them in their journal for quick and easy reference while they are independently reading.

In this huge list are 50+ texts {including poetry, picture books, and more} that you can use when modeling comprehension strategies to your readers.

Context Clues Anchor Chart (FREEBIE included!)

Comparing and Contrasting Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts. This blog post includes an anchor chart, freebies, interactive notebook templates, and task cards to help you teach this tricky concept!

Looking for a fun spelling activity to liven up spelling practice? Try this free printable game!

Click the following link to download this free handout Developmental Stages of Phonemic Awareness My good friend, Heidi, who is a Reading Specialist at one of our local elementary buildings, asked if I’d be interested in co-presenting with her at our next year’s district-wide professional development day. I love working with Heidi so, of course, I […]