Book Clubs in 1st Grade

I am here today to tell you all about how I help my advanced readers to dig deeper into books independently!
I have a small group of about 4 kiddos who have consistently been reading above grade level all year. They cam to me already proficient at decoding and reading for meaning. In January, I decided it would be a great time to get them started in a little book club. (This is just what I call it because it’s easy for my kids to understand the terminology. And they were super excited about it being a ‘club’. You can call it anything you want to! Book club, literacy circle, literacy club, book talk, etc.)

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Deep in the Heart of Texas Blog Hop (Freebie)

Welcome to the “Deep in the Heart of Texas” blog hop! Over 40 Texas teacher bloggers have joined together to share what we love about our state as well as ideas and freebies that we love. You will also have the opportunity to enter to win TpT products and/or TpT gift certificates by entering using the rafflecopters included in each post. Down at the bottom, you will see all of the blogs participating in the hop. Just click and you will be taken to their posts. We hope you love what you find.  Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Happy New Year: A Math & Literacy Unit

Hello friends! I am here today to show you my Happy New Year: A Math & Literacy Unit for 1st Grade! :) I created this last year, but I added a ton of updates to it recently. Check out the pages below OR head over to my TPT store and download the preview that shows you EVERY page! In my TPT store you will also find a FREEBIE of this product so that you can try a few pages out before you buy!

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