Teaching Fluency!

Our school has focused on teaching fluency this year. If students can't read fluently then taking standardized tests is a terrible experience (I know it's not fun if you can read either, but it's much worse when you can't)!

As a special education teacher I have watched frustrated students skip the reading and fill in answers, try to read and give up, and even seen them in tears because they felt so bad about not being able to read the test.
 It is very hard to motivate someone to read for pleasure or enjoy a book when they struggle so much to read the simplest books.

So while I still focus on comprehension during mini lessons my biggest goal is to help my students become good readers so that they can actually read the passages they are expected to read on tests, and more importantly to me they can learn to enjoy reading!

My brand new January Fluency Packet includes six activities that can be used in small group or centers to help students practice their fluency!

Pocket chart choral reading cards, I use with small groups and then place in a center with some pointers. We use the voice cards to practice changing our intonation as we read, the kids really love this!

 A Roll a Phrase game all about winter. Students will get lots of practice reading sentences that have different punctuation, I always point out to them that the question mark, exclamation point, and period mean different things, and those sentences should be read differently.

Beat the timer includes five original passages for first and second grades, students read and re-read tracking the number of words read in one minute! It's so fun to see their excitement as they improve with each new read.

 The winter poetry set includes five original poems for students to practice and perform for each other or the whole class. The readers theater also includes five original scripts for partners to learn and perform. Lots of chances to practice reading fluently with each of these sets.

All you need are some fun pointers and timers to get your kids practicing reading! All the passages and phrases are about winter fun! My students have loved using them this week! If your students need to practice their fluency then come on over to my TPT store and pick up this package it's on $4.50!! You can get there by clicking on any of the pictures above.

Stop by my blog for a freebie from this pack!!

Super Hero to the Rescue!

There are fun ways to get our little boys motivated to read.  It can be as simple as finding out what their interests are and incorporating that into your lessons. Hop over to see how I used the Super Hero theme in our activities. These include a personalized alphabet chart, dice games and word families.

Lidia R. Barbosa

Free Graduation Diplomas

Hello blog hoppers,

I have been meaning to stop by to make sure that you have seen my FREE Pre-K and Kindergarten diplomas. I know that graduation day is right around the corner and you are trying to prepare for that.  I made Spanish and English versions so that everyone on your team can use the same ones during the ceremony.

Just click on the picture to take you there.

Enjoy!

Lidia R. Barbosa

Cute bumblebee freebie

What a cute song to add to your Spring or Insect unit. Come on by to download this free pocket chart activity. Click on the picture to take you there:)

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Clap the syllables freebie

Are you looking for a thematic center activity? I have a clap the syllables freebie with a St. Patrick's Day theme. Come on by to get it and find out where to get more March freebies.

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DIY Center

This is a do-it-yourself center.  It is super simple to make and you can use items that you already have at home. I will show you how to make the activity and give you a free printable to go along with it.

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Picture This!

Let's engage little learners in meaningful discussions--using picture prompts.  Each picture includes a question that the teacher can use to initiate conversation about the topic. Capable writers will be able to write their responses to the questions.

Just click on the picture to hop on over to get these free printables:)

Valentine's Day freebies

I made some free printables to go along with your thematic unit for Valentine's Day.  These include calendar pieces, writing activity, math activity, word bank vocabulary ideas, poems and an activity for your reading center. Come on by to see what you can print out:)

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Fine motor skills

Does your report card include a grade for fine motor skills? There is so much to do in our classrooms and sometimes teachers forget to incorporate activities to strengthen those little fingers and hands. We do plenty of paper tearing, cutting and pasting, but do any of you have a center specifically for this objective? There are so many activities that promote this skill. Hop on over to see a few ideas that you can use in your center and give those fingers some strength.

Free 100th Day Activities

     Hello, Blog Hoppin' friends. I am Lidia from Kid's Reading Activities. I am very excited to be a part of your community. I have taught 15 years and most of my experience has been in Kindergarten.  I am always amazed at how much these little ones can learn.

     I love to create reading activities, especially thematic literacy centers and other fun activities. Today, I have some ideas and free printables for the 100 days of school. I have also included a parent letter for a fun family project. In this project, parents will help the child glue 100 small items on a hat. Click on the picture to hop on over to my blog for the parent letter, free printables and more fun ideas.

My free printables.