My students were having difficulty staying focused at writing center.  I decided to make theses folders for them to grab from the writing center and take back to their seats.  I love that they have the resources and tools they need without having to physically be at the writing center.  It is also a visual reminder for other students to leave them alone while they write.  I only make enough in my classroom for the number of students who will be at writing center.  You could also make one for each student in your class if it fits your needs. As you can see, there's not a lot of space for 4-5 students to work at my writing center.  I was also hanging our anchor charts back here, but when students would go somewhere else in the room to write alone, they couldn't refer to them.  This was a problem. So, these writing offices were born!  There are tons of amazing writing office options on TPT, but I was looking for something simple for my students.  ...
Hello, friends!  Let's talk Interactive Read Alouds!  Do you use them in your classroom?  They are a great opportunity for you to expose your students to more challenging texts.  They should be about 1-2 grade levels above your students' on level reading level.  By exposing them to these more challenging texts you are able to model think alouds, encourage more critical or high level thinking, expand their vocabulary, deepen comprehension, and develop more discourse among your students.   I have developed these monthly units of Interactive Read Aloud Lessons to guide you through all of these valuable skills and strategies.  You may think that your students will grow tired of reading the same book everyday, but I have found that it deepens their understanding of the text.  We do not read the whole text each day, but only the parts of the text needed to successfully complete the daily task at the end of the lesson.   The texts that we use in January in First Grade ...
My students absolutely LOVE playing  Classroom Management Games !  I have designed the game set for January and February to cover any behavior needs you need to cover.  You just choose the behavior focus before playing the game with your class.  These games target those behaviors while positively reinforcing students meeting your expectations.  Classroom games are played as a whole group and end with some sort of reward.  You can also play the games in teams, tables, or individually. I print the games on cardstock and laminate them.  I use Velcro dots to attach the game pieces to the game boards.   I have found the board games with spinners are easier to play on a magnetized surface.  I just use magnets to attach the game pieces. The first game is Brrr! BUMP.  Just choose what behavior you want to focus on and write it on the laminated game board.  When students do not meet expectations, the teacher gets to add a game piece to the board.  When a student meets your expe...