reading

Johnny Appleseed/Apple Mini-Unit
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Johnny Appleseed/Apple Mini-Unit

I love celebrating Johnny Appleseed’s birthday in the classroom! It gives me a good reason to bring all sorts of apple goodies into the classroom! During the week that John Chapman’s birthday falls (September 26th) my students sample one different apple item each day. I usually do applesauce, cider, juice, pie, and different types of…

Scott Foresman Reading Street Running Records (Unit 1-5, 1st Grade)
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Scott Foresman Reading Street Running Records (Unit 1-5, 1st Grade)

I previously explained a little about how I use Scott Foresman Reading Street in my classroom. I have the students read the stories at their own pace and I do one-on-one conferences with each student. To help with my documentation and monitoring of student progress I created “running records” for each story in Units 1-5….