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Buggy Letter and Sound Recognition Game
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Buggy Letter and Sound Recognition Game

October 24, 2022October 19, 2022 MCinC 0 Comments alphabet game, First Grade Intervention, Kindergarten Intervention, letter and sound recognition game, Reading Intervention, Small Group Reading

It’s October, and we are working like crazy to teach Kindergarteners their letters. Let’s face it—letter sound recognition can be

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Fishy Alphabet Game
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Fishy Alphabet Game for Letter and Sound Recognition

October 21, 2022October 21, 2022 MCinC 1 Comment alphabet games, First Grade, Kindergarten, letter and sound recognition, Reading Intervention

Teaching Kindergarteners to recognize letters and identify sounds can be so difficult. When I began taking these little guys out

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Kindergarten Intervention
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4 Fun Activities for Kindergarten Intervention

October 12, 2022October 21, 2022 MCinC 2 Comments Kindergarten, Kindergarten games, Kindergarten Intervention, letter recognition

Every fall before Kindergarten universal screening takes place, my reading specialist partner and I take a few little learners into

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Sand trays will help you manage small reading groups in the primary grades
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Four Simple Ideas to Manage Small Reading Groups in the Primary Grades

October 10, 2022October 21, 2022 MCinC 4 Comments differentiation, independent centers, letter formation, letter sound recognition, small reading groups

Managing reading groups in the primary grades is challenging because what on earth are you having the other little people

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These free fall themed activities for emergent readers will help your young learners with decoding, letter and sound recognition, phonemic awareness, and orthographic mapping.
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Free Fall Themed Activities for Emergent Readers

October 4, 2022October 4, 2022 MCinC 2 Comments alphabet activities, decodable readers, Emergent Readers, free Teachers Pay Teachers products, letter sound recognition, orthographic mapping, phonemic awareness, science of reading

I have been working extra hard in these first few days after the season change to bring you some free

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Independent math activities
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Independent Math Activities for Use During Small Group Instruction

September 30, 2022September 27, 2022 MCinC 0 Comments differentiated math instruction, independent math activities, math centers, small groups

Working on differentiating math instruction? Trying to plan small math groups? Need independent math activities? Read on! Full disclosure: yes,

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Six Ways to Manage Small Group Instruction
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Six Easy Ways to Manage Small Group Instruction

September 28, 2022September 22, 2022 MCinC 2 Comments differentiated lesson plans, differentiation, small group instruction, striving readers

Differentiating for students through small group instruction in both math and reading is important for all students’ success. Kids who

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six Ways to Add engagement to whole group instruction
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Six Simple Strategies You Can Try Right Now to Make Your Whole Group Lessons More Engaging

September 26, 2022September 22, 2022 MCinC 0 Comments classroom management, lesson plans, student engagement, whole group instruction

We’ve all been in the class where the teacher droned on, and we struggled to stay awake. I know I

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classroom objectives
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The Importance of Posting Daily Classroom Objectives

September 23, 2022September 22, 2022 MCinC 0 Comments instruction, lesson planning, objectives

When I was a classroom teacher, I spent many moments every morning writing classroom objectives on the board. Standards-based? Kid-friendly?

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Mindset Shift: The One Simple Thing You Can Do for Better Classroom Management

September 21, 2022September 16, 2022 MCinC 0 Comments classroom community, classroom management, mindset shift, teacher self care

We’ve covered quite a bit about classroom management. Everything seems to center around systems, routines, and procedures, doesn’t it? Actually,

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As a 20+ year veteran of the elementary and middle school classroom, Jennifer Worrell is excited to share her experiences, stories, tips, products, and mistakes with you! Welcome--so glad you stopped by to connect!

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