by Jaymie Genovese | Dec 11, 2023 | Phonics, reading, winter
Silent e and bossy r are two of my favorite phonics skills to teach! Once students have mastered these skills, there is SO many more words students can decode! Reading authentic text is an important element of phonics instruction, and helps students develop their...
by Jaymie Genovese | Oct 2, 2023 | Phonics, reading
Activities for Teaching Two Syllable Words with a Closed Syllable Are you looking to help your students learn how to decode two syllable words? In this blog post, I’m sharing four teaching activities for reading and dividing words with two syllables. I’ll...
by Jaymie Genovese | Dec 12, 2022 | back to school, reading, writing
What is a reading response journal? A reading response journal is a reading comprehension strategy used to help readers reflect on and write about their thoughts and feelings about books. Typically, the responses are kept in a spiral or composition notebook. The...
by Jaymie Genovese | Dec 15, 2021 | reading, winter
Polar Bears Reading Comprehension {and Freebie} First graders love learning about polar bears! It is always a fun topic to teach during the winter months. Using paired fiction and nonfiction texts is a great way to learn about polar bears because there...
by Jaymie Genovese | Jan 1, 2017 | reading, winter
Today I wanted to share with you one of my Paired Text Units. This unit is perfect for coming back to school in January. It is for the books Animals In Winter by Henrietta Bancroft and The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. I really enjoy pairing a fiction and...
by Jaymie Genovese | May 17, 2016 | reading
Teaching theme can be a lot of fun in first grade. I like to explain theme or central message to firsties this way, “What do you think the author wants you to learn from this story that you can use in your life?” It can be tricky and takes LOTS of...
