Teaching Tools
Product Research
Product research requires that students ask questions and use the product labeling to find and formulate answers. You will need to provide empty containers from grocery items. There is a bank of questions to use or you can have students brainstorm and list questions to answer.Contraction Word Cards
Print these cards as manipulatives for Contraction Concentration.Bunco My Sounds
Play this game to reinforce phonemic awareness. You will need picture cards and the dice. This is a great small group warm-up activity for students who need to become fluent at identifying sounds heard in one syllable words.Contraction Concentration
Play memory with your students to reinforce contractions. This game can be played in small groups or with the entire class. I use a pocket chart and place the words behind number cards so students can call the number they want to turn over.Blending Buddies
This simple, fun game reinforces blending onsets and rimes to form one syllable words. Play this game with a small group or put into a Word Work Station for independent and partner practice of blending.Small Group Weekly Planning Form
How do you plan small group instruction time plus additional time small group interventions for Tier 2 and 3? Here is a guided reading planning guide and example of how to schedule Tier 2 and Tier 3 in addition to Tier 1.RTI Master Schedule Example
A sample of a master schedule for RTI Tier 1, 2, and 3 (reading and math).RTI Data Meeting Flowchart
Follow these steps for successful RTI Tier 2 or 3 meetings.Teaching Point of View
This presentation provides definitions of types of point of view found in literature, as well as questions the reader can ask to identify the point of view.November Writing Prompts
Thanksgiving is a time of showing appreciation. Here is a narrative and an expository writing prompt related to the meaning of Thanksgiving.Categories
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