10 Steps of Independence

Joining the ranks of a Kindergarten teacher this year 

or looking to revamp reading in a new way this year?

Head over to Sharing Kindergarten 

to snag this freebie poster 

on the 10 Steps of Independence

as well as TONS of ideas on HOW to use Daily 5 in your classroom

AND why it works so well. 

Daily 5 Second Edition~Book Study {Chapter 8}

The Daily 5 Second Edition has not only refreshed my memory of Daily 5, but has reinforced what I've known all along…you have to be flexible!

Chapter 8 is a great chapter all about the Math Daily 3.  It's full of ideas and suggestions to make your Math Block better for you and your students!
My Chapter 8 post {here} shows how I organize my math materials, how I do my math writing with Question of the Day, and a GREAT freebie to get you started this year!

You can find my FREEBIE {HERE} on TpT

The book study will be taking a break this coming Friday because many of us will be living it up in Las Vegas for the ITK and TpT Conferences, but we will finish up the book with Chapter 9 on July 18th!

Check out the other great posts for Chapter 8 below and linkup to join in on the book study, be sure to post what you thought of the chapter and include the button!

An InLinkz Link-up

Daily 5 I-Chart Freebies

If you've been following along with our Daily 5 Second Edition book study, then you have been able to see the differences between the first and second editions.  This Friday we will be sharing the chapter all about the Math Daily 5, and I'm pretty excited!!  Anyway, last week I shared these free I-Charts for Daily 5.  If you'd like to get a copy click {HERE}!  

Be sure to check back on Friday for the latest installment on our blogs!

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Daily 5 Chapter 7 and a Freebie!

You’ve been building stamina and laying the foundation for all of the Daily 5 components.  It’s time for take off.  It’s time to ‘launch’ Daily 5.

It can be a daunting task to come up with a variety of different Word Work activities that your students can do independently, so I decided to whip one up for you.  A write the room activity is always a favorite of students, because it gives them a chance to move.  This one is differentiated so that you can be sure that, not only will they be moving, but they will be engaged and challenged at their own readiness level as well.

Head on over to my blog and see how I launch my Daily 5 and pick up your Write the Room freebie.

Just click on the picture or my button to get there.

Marsha

Daily 5 Book Study {Chapter 7}

We are covering Chapter 7 of The Daily 5 Book Study this week.

It focuses on a BIG change from the first edition...

Introducing Working on Writing after stamina is built for Read to Self.

Follow along with this book study from our favorite FL bloggers and 

many more by using this link party.

There are awesome FREEBIES along the way!

An InLinkz Link-up

Daily 5 Freebie!

Hi friends!

This is

from Sharing Kindergarten

I have an easy to use Daily 5 freebie to share.

 Click on the picture or here to see my blog post and grab your free bookmarks.

Daily 5 Second Edition~Book Study {Chapters 3-4}

We are in the second week of our book study and I couldn't be more thrilled!  The most frequent question we have been hearing is, "Is the second book really that different than the first?"  My answer?  Yes.  The basic framework is the same, but a lot of the details have changed.  The second edition provides a lot more flexibility!  (Can I get an Amen?)  It also has a chapter on math!  If you are interested in following along, check out the posts below and link up if you have a blog!
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 For the first two chapters, I shared a Brain Break Freebie pack, check out that post {here}

And this week I am sharing a 10 Steps Reminder and an "I Chart" =)
You can see them by clicking {here}

Most of the links below provide freebies, so check them out!

An InLinkz Link-up

DAILY 5 CHOICE CHART FREEBIE!

I hope everyone is off to a fabulous start of the new year! I have been an updating fool all summer long! I started phasing out some primary colored items and phasing in some chalkboard neon flair! Check out my latest blog post HERE. I thought I would share my updated Daily 5 Choice Chart!

Feel free to pin & share! Have an awesome year!

 

Daily 5 Goodies

Is anyone in need of some Daily 5 station cards, posters, and anchor charts?

Just send me an email!

lori@teachingwithloveandlaughter.com

Word Work: February Words

Over the summer I created these word work cards to add to both my word work center and my writing center. They have been such a blessing to have! The students absolutely love them!

At the beginning of the year my students would write a word and draw a picture to accompany the word. Then they moved on to writing lists (like below)...

Now they are using the cards to write simple sentences and stories! It is wonderful! The best part is...they never bother me during my reading group to ask me how to spell something :)

I just updated the pack to include the February words. So head on over to grab your copy! Enjoy!

Word Work: January Words!

Good morning!! I hope everyone is enjoying their winter break and 

I wish you all a very Happy New Year!!

I am trying my best to relax and enjoy my time off!! But, of course I do have to start planning for our return to school! 

I know one of the things my students are always excited for are our word work cards. I have updated the pack to include words for January! All you have to do is click on the picture below to grab your freebie!

                                      

Word Work: December Words

Hi all!! Happy Sunday!! I can't believe December is already here!! I think I am going to head out shortly and start my Christmas shopping! But before that, I had to let you know that my December Word Work Cards are posted!!

Enjoy!!