Once my students are comfortable with the idea of opinion writing, I like to move onto more open-ended books. The types of books that force them to think about what really happened at the end of the story and form their own reasons for it.
I have been using DonorsChoose since my first year of teaching. Thanks to them, I have provided my classes with many amazing resources!
I have always enjoyed teaching opinion writing to K-1 students. Opinion writing is more motivating, as we all know they have opinions they love sharing!
However, getting K-1 students to include a reason for their opinion can be tricky.
Over the past eight years, I have used these books to launch our opinion writing unit. They have helped my students understand why their opinion need a reason in an engaging way!
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Games are an engaging way to help students review key skills daily. They enjoy the repetition and predictability of the game, while increasing their ability to decode new words.
As a teacher, I know that low prep are always a favorite of mine. All you need to do is print these games and then your job is done!
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Here are some resources to help you start the year strong!
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Are your students able to complete a hundreds chart with ease?
Do you notice they struggle with a portion of the chart in isolation?
I have always used games to reinforce the concepts my students learn it class. I started creating them over 17 years ago when I worked in a Title 1 school. It was a great way to motivate them while reviewing key math and phonics skills they needed!
Check out this video for a closer look!
Both of these sets are on available in my TPT shop!
One of the resources featured is my Kindergarten Bingo set.
The other resource is my Short Vowel Games Bundle.
This set features 6 different games all with short vowels. Some sets are decodable cvc words, while others contain blends and digraphs.
This allows you to easily differentiate activities for ELA centers and homework.
Thanks to TPT for this feature and a Happy 2022 to all my readers!
