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Today, a Work on Words topic that I am extremely passionate about... Small Groups! The question I have been asked the most over the years by other teachers is, "How do you find the time to differentiate Word Work for your students and still teach everything else?"  Short answer - I use the time I am already meeting with them in Guided Reading groups.

Time for Currently  with Farley !  Wow this year is flying by!!  :) I'm a big fan of Eve Bunting's books, and I adore A Turkey for Thanksgiving !  There are always a few kiddos who don't know the surprise at the end, and it is priceless. From Amazon here Also, I'm happily linking up with Learning is Something to Treasure with a Freebie Flashback. My Freebie Flashback comes from March of this year, and is pretty popular - maybe you've seen the Pin?  No?  Well click here to see it for yourself!  :)  It's a Guided Reading "Cheat Sheet" for grades K-5.  Enjoy!! Visit the original post here ! Are you ready for Fall in your classroom?  Any advice to keep me sane  organized?

What a busy weekend so far!  I thought I'd take a couple minutes to share with y'all while recovering from going out to watch the hubby play guitar (I'm no Spring Chicken anymore; I got home at 4:00 this morning, and have been in a zombie-like state all day!)  For the record, if you're out till 4AM, and you have 2 young kiddos, the next day is a wee bit demanding.  Not recommended unless you have an au-pair or nanny. I'm already planning ways to get my 2nd graders ready for the transition to 3rd grade.  Since I'm in a year round school, there isn't an entire summer between grades.  In June, they are 2nd graders.  4 weeks later, in July, they come back as 3rd graders.  I thought I'd work on their responses to reading, so I created a set of task cards full of prompts to use when responding to reading.  A couple of my green beans just need me to give them the list, model it once, and they'll do great.  Most of the class will require a c...

     When I went back into the classroom to teach 2nd grade in 2010, I found that I *really* missed working closely with teachers, holding workshops, and meeting regularly to discuss the best practices they are using in their classroom so I can see how best to support their professional growth.  Stemming from that desire to assist other teachers, I created this blog to share resources.       I created this Guided Reading Guide based on the needs of my teacher friends.  We were always chatting at the grocery store or while waiting to pick up our kiddos from Scouts, and we always ended up chatting about Guided Reading. It's become a quick resource for anyone beginning guided reading for the first time. I hope you like it, and give me some feedback. " I am very happy using this product as a first time teacher of guided reading. This is a well focused document and fun to use!" " This really helped me in getti...