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Independent Literacy Stations: Simple K–5 Routines

Independent Literacy Stations: Simple K–5 Routines That Work It can be a challenge to find meaningful work students can manage independently while you meet with a small group. The activities…

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Daily Math and Daily Language Spiral Review For K-3 Morning Work

Daily math and daily language spiral review is one of the most effective ways to strengthen skill retention in Kindergarten, First, Second, and Third Grade. Instead of isolated worksheets or…

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Reading Response Flip Books for Any Book

Reading response can tell us a lot about what students understand, but it does not have to look like the same worksheet every time. Young readers often have more to…

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Daily Phonics Review: A Quick Routine for Building Sound-Spelling Automaticity

There is a big difference between a phonics skill students have been taught and a phonics skill they can retrieve automatically when they need it. A student may know that…

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Teaching Sight Words Through Phonics: High Frequency Words, Heart Words, and Word Work

Teaching Sight Words Through Phonics Teachers still search for sight words because that is the familiar classroom language. Today, we can keep the familiar term while teaching these words in…

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