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Teaching setting of a story in first grade and second grade with these activities makes it meaningful and fun! Students learn how to find the setting of a story with a week's worth of lesson plans and extra printables and activities to spiral it throughout the year. #settingofastory
Teaching kids to identify the central message is not an easy task. Most central messages are implied and it takes some inferencing to piece it together. Once students get it though, it is truly like a lightbulb has turned on and they will start seeing central messages in every story, whether you’re focusing on that […]
Teaching central message with familiar stories and these guiding questions can help primary students to understand the big idea as they build comprehension.
I use a Daily 5 structure to organize our reading time. I love the freedom, choice, and time spent reading/writing it offers my students. I've broken down everything we did in our first week of Daily 5 choices and provided you with some pro-tips! Visit https://brownbagteacher.com/1st-week-of-daily-5-choices/ to learn more.
Motivating students to become wild readers is always one of my top priorities each school year. From ridiculously engaging read-aloud voices to weekly themed shelves, I am willing to pull out all the stops because growing readers matters. One of the easiest ways to achieve student book buy-in is peer pressure! Getting students to suggest...
