EOY Read Alouds

I know some teachers are done for the year (you lucky ducks), but here is a repost of my favorite read alouds. Just click on the link below:

EOY Read Alouds

I hope everyone has a wonderful week. Here in NY there is still three weeks of school left. Good luck ladies!

Happy Reading!

Hello Blogger Friends!

I was visiting California last week. I only had time to read a few blogs on my new Iphone app. I was busy having a wonderful time shopping and eating too much food! I feel like I did not have enough time to see all I wanted to see, which I think is typical of visiting any new place for the first time! I hope someday to return to the West Coast.

When I came home I learned I had been nominated for a "Most Fascinating Blog of 2012" award. I saw a few of my favorite blogs received the same nomination. I feel like their blogs are so much better than mine, so I am not even thinking anyone will vote for me. I just feel honored to be nominated!! Thanks to everyone who reads my blog!

Voting begins May 14th at 12:01 AM (EST) and ends on May 21st at 11:59 PM (EST)

Go vote for me or another one of your favorite teacher blogs! Maybe you will find some new blogs in the process!

Happy Reading!!

Currently

Happy May!  I worked three days in one of my favorite rooms. One of my BFF's asks me to work all the time for her and I love it! What is even better is I will be in the happiest place on earth later this month! WOO HOO!

Here's to Farley and this month's Currently
Go check out all the blogs!! 

Happy Reading !!

Two Quick Ideas

Idea Number One:

I have been working with a student on chunking words instead of sounding out each individual letter. It has been a slow process, but she is slowly getting better. In order for her to see chunks we have been doing a lot of practice with compound words. It has helped!

We have worked on a lot of words and the other day during our session she wanted to read and write about food, so I had a light bulb moment and now we are going to work on FOOD compound words.

I cut index cards in half and made up my list of food words. I also put a pink dot on the upper left hand corner for the words that are in the first half of the compound word. I am looking forward to doing this activity with my student.

Idea Number Two:

I usually play Hangman on a white board to end my reading session. I use words we are practicing, word family words, or words from the text we read that session. My student actually came up with a fun alternative to this game. She is so clever!!

1. Think of a sentence.
2. Write the sentence across the top of the white board, BUT use one word as your hangman word.

          Example:   I  went  to  buy some _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _   at the store.

3. Ask your partner for a letter like you normally do during hangman.
4. Continue to play as normal.
5. If the student gives you five letter guesses and all the blanks are still there, then give a clue to help with the missing word. 

She just loves to play this game!

I hope these ideas will end up in a learning center or give you a quick activity to do during your school day!

Happy Reading!

Five Favorite Things

Here is a fun linky party about your five favorite things about April. If you want to join, go link up here:

Five Favorite Things Linky Party 

1. My week off from school! Yes, it is over and I subbed today, but I did enjoy having ME time!

2. Making a reservation to go to California with the DH. I have never been and I cannot wait!

3. The sunshine! I love when it is lighter longer!  (I want the heat now, too!)

4.  I loved being with family on Easter Sunday for brunch!

5. Getting my family members hooked on The Hunger Games series.. especially my brother who has never been one to read. For him to read and love all three books on my recommendation, to the point where we can talk about the books for hours makes the reading teacher in me SO HAPPY! 

Happy Reading!