Celebration Giveaway 100 Followers!

Wow!  It 's time to celebrate!  I have 100 followers!  I love the blogging world, and especially blogging teachers!  I find incredible inspiration and joy from your writings, pictures, and gifts.  You bless the world with your energy and talent.  Children are better for it and so am I!

$15.00 Gift Card from Amazon

To win this card:

1.  Follow me and comment (just comment if you already follow)

2.  Blog about the giveaway and comment.

3. Add me to your blog roll and comment!
4. Follow me on TPT and comment here about it.

I will announce the winner on Wednesday, November 23rd. Post by midnight 11/22.

Please put your email address on your comment post.

Four chances to win!  

Happy Thanksgiving!

Sandi

Must be 18 or older to win.  Contest is over 12 midnight EST on 11/22.  Winner chosen randomly.  Prize code for card will be emailed.  If unable to contact winner, another will be chosen.

More Fry Phrases to Download

We have been busy working on fluency!  Working with the phrases is so much better than reading the isolated words.  I hope you grabbed my Fry phrases for Levels 1 and 2! (You can download them here.)  Levels 3-5 are ready!  Let me know how you use them in your classroom, and if you are seeing gains in fluency!

Download here.

 

Thanksgiving Freebie

Thanks for Thanksgiving is one of my favorite books for grades K-2.  Julie Markes and Doris Barrette just shine in this simple and beautiful book.  If you don't have it, you must add this one to your list!  There is a page in the back of the book where you can write your thankful thoughts each year.  I have created a page for you to use with your students.  They can write their thankful thoughts to share with parents.  There is one for a boy and one for a girl.  I also did one with lines and one without.  Enjoy!

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Fry Phrases Freebie

Nothing directly impacts comprehension like fluency!  Yet, we spend so little time building it.  One way to practice fluency in a quick manner everyday is to use Fry Phrases.  (Dr. Edward Fry's list of the most used words in reading and writing, delivered in phrases.)    

For students in grades 3-5, you can use Tim Rasinski's list found here.  There are several Power Points online that use the phrases like this one! Students read the phrases as they appear.  As fluency increases, you can speed up the slides. 

For younger readers I needed a set of lower-leveled phrases.  I decided to put these on cards.  Students can master the phrases in small groups.  We plan on spending a few minutes everyday practicing fluency with the students who need it.  Click below each picture to download.

                        SET ONE                           

SET TWO

Print on cardstock and laminate. (French Fries back of card).  I will add more sets soon.

Other ideas for using the cards:

Students can pick a card and write a sentence.  Points can be given for the correct number of cards read.  Students can graph their progress.