...And the Work Continues

For most people summer means sun, sand, and relaxation.  For me, it means catching up on spring cleaning, yard work, and working on school stuff.  

Gardening is hard work,

 

 Not that it's all work, work, work.  One of my "projects" this summer is to watch as many of the movies and tv shows in my Netflix instant queue as possible.  Luckily, working on items to put on Teachers Pay Teachers is conducive to watching tv at the same time.  Win!

but it's also rewarding.

I've been spending time updating my pennant letters so they're one letter to a page (By popular request).  That way, you can choose which pages to print and not end up with extra, unneeded letters.

I've also been uploading more and more colors of my circle letters.  (HINT:  They make a great addition to your word building center!)

purple circle letters

light blue and black

I'm planning some games to play during small reading groups and center/workstation times.  With the addition of more and more nonfiction into the reading curriculum, I'm finding that I've been looking for more resources.  Most of the reading resources out there deal with fiction.  What are some areas that your students struggle with that you'd like some games and/or practice materials for?  I'd love to hear some suggestions so I can make items that will actually be used.  Thanks!

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Some Light Summer Reading

     I'm now two weeks into my summer break, and I decided to do some 

light summer reading.

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Ha ha.

     I've been working my way through these three page-turners.  I know that my small group reading time is one of my weaknesses, so I decided to use this summer to do some research and get some inspiration for the upcoming year.  

     The two books with Guided Reading in the title are great, but I actually got the most practical information from Small Group Reading Instruction.  It claims that it's NOT guided reading, but it shares a lot of the same teaching points.  Small group reading includes more word study and phonics instruction, but otherwise they're a lot alike.  I like the fact that the last third of the book is made up of reproducibles, forms, and sample lesson plans (along with scripts of some sample lessons).  

     {FYI-- I have also been speedily reading my way through the Hunger Games trilogy, so I'm not all work and no play this summer.}

     Do you have any hints, tips, and tricks for successful small reading groups?

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