The Health Nut Teacher
I am always needing fun reading fluency activities! These activities can be used for various grade levels and they are great for RTI or small groups. Here are 4 engaging ways to practice reading fluency with your students. Each reading fluency activity comes from my Reading Fluency Packet. I created this packet with the 1,000 Fry words. Some of the…
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I think all teachers are constantly looking for tips on how to keep students engaged. We all know about those dreaded days in the spring when the kiddos are so far gone that you can’t keep them focused no matter what you do. Keeping students engaged means hooking them from the very start. Here I have 5 ways on engaging…
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Even and odd activities can help students gain a strong number sense. Compared to last year, I have taught even and odd numbers more thoroughly this year. I really studied the standard to help deepen my kiddos understanding of even and odd numbers. My result: they are more ready for multiplication than they were last year! Give these activities a…
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My students always seem to struggle with author’s purpose. There are so many author’s purpose activities, but it can be hard to find engaging ones. If you have been taught like me, you know that author’s purpose has been taught with PIE (Persuade, Inform, Entertain). I still love to teach with this concept! However, those pesky common core standards have…
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