Welcome to reading2success designed to support parents, child care providers and teachers in coaching children to reading success. Best practices for toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary school students will be discussed, reviewed and demonstrated. Although, we are known for reading, we have also included sections on writing and math!
Compound Words - A compound word is a word that is composed of two words that can stand alone. Compound words do not include words with prefixes such as unfair or words with suffixes such as helpful. For the below activity children folded a pieces of paper into three sections. The picture on the left shows the front of the folded paper with pictures of compound words placed on the front. The picture on the right shows the inside of the paper with two pictures depicting each compound word displayed on the front.
For the above activity, we chose paper with illustrations of compound words: cupcakes, footballs, butterflies and baseballs.
Prior to completing the above activity, we reviewed the chart below
Next, children sorted words according to the correct category.
Fold the paper into three sections to complete the inside
Templates used in the above example
Template
The templates were also used in this clothes pin activity.
$1.00 find at Target - They are also magnetic and can be used on a magnetic board or at home on the refrigerator.
Purchased felt patterns (egg and chick) at the dollar store. Students glued the patterns on paper. Students used glitter glue sticks and marking pens to fill in the egg and chick spaces.
Brainstorm describing words/ adjectives for the noun - egg
Brainstorm describing words/ adjectives for the noun - chick
Print the templates below and brainstorm adjectives for the egg and chick shapes!
Fun and engaging activities to introduce Topic and Main Idea to students . These two elements are often confusing and difficult for children to differentiate. This bulletin board was our cumulative project of studying topic and main idea. Activities are shared below.
Reference Chart used in following activities
The lesson was introduced with the following work sheets to help students build an understanding of main idea by determining what the four words have in common
Next, students were asked to find words that explained the Main Idea. In the example below seeds, petals, stems and roots are all parts of flowers. Then they listed words that explained the main idea, a school environment, with a bus, book, board and kids.
We talked about the pictures below and determined that they were types of transportation
Next, we read the following passage and determined the topic and main idea. We highlighted the area that explained the most important idea, many types of transportation, of the topic - determined to be travel. Next, students underlined the types of transportation.
Printable worksheet that was used in the lesson
Printable worksheet that was used in the lesson
The passage used in the lesson
The same paragraph that is ready for use by students
At the beginning of each day, all children begin in the section of Ready to Work. They decorate their own clothes pins with their names. The clothes pins are moved up as students' display good behavior.
The goal is to move to the top section titled Super Star.
Second Highest Section
Third Section
Beginning and Expected Section/Behavior of all students each day.
