Daily 3 reading 3rd grade

Thinking about implementing a Daily Three reading structure for reading rotations? Check out this post for details and example activities for each roation.

Reading Strategy Groups are quick and easy and do not require a lot of work on the teacher's part. Pick your strategy, run copies, gather your students, model, guide and watch your readers blossom! The real reward is seeing your students smile when you say, "Get out your books! It's time for reading!"

An easy way to grade student reading notebooks, without spending hours of your time. Grade a stack of student notebooks in 30 minutes or less with this simple classroom system! This set of reading response cards, along with the materials for grading student notebooks, will keep you organized this year in your 2nd or 3rd grade classroom!

What a fun way to kick off the start of the school year! Celebrate the number 3 and everything that is fabulous about 3rd Grade. .....so you are thinking, "Great, now where do I start when I am so overwhelmed getting my classroom ready?!?!?!" I totally get it, because even after 15 years of teaching I still find that crunch time right before school starts, a bit hairy. Here's some magical tips to make it easy-peasy. But before all the activities, just start with a good ole' wiggle party with…

Happy Summer Break, friends! I hope this post finds you well, breathing deeply, and enjoying some time to refresh and relax. Of course, in between all this relaxing, you *might* be considering next year. You may not (kudos to you!) but if you are, I wanted to share how I begin training my 1st grade...

Whether you call them literacy centers or literacy stations, big kids at the upper elementary level love center time and get so much out of it! How do literacy centers benefit kids? They add variety to learning and to the routine. They allow teachers to easily differentiate learning. They are a great way to help cover and reinforce all of the standards. They give students a place to practice important social skills, like collaboration, problem-solving, and communication. So how do you set up…

Download your complete guide to the third grade reading standards for both nonfiction and fiction texts. This is handy tool for guided and shared reading.

Here in third grade, we practice fluency daily with: -Word Lists -Phrase Lists -Passages/Running Records My Mental Journey I have had a love-hate relationship with fluency. As a third grade teacher, my students are subject to end of year, high-stakes testing for the first time. Fluency is not tested on these exams, students have

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Activities that boost fluency all year long…and that you only have to prep once!