Auburn University
Auburn University: Help Beginners With Oral Reading
This helpful overview for teachers recommends strategies that aid young readers with oral reading.
Meadowbrook Press
Giggle Poetry: "When I Was a Baby" Poetry Theater
This site provides poetry theater for emergent young readers. Adapted from the poem by Bruce Lansky in If Pigs Could Fly, And Other Deep Thoughts, students will engage in "When I Was a Baby": A Poem in Two Voices. Students will read...
CPALMS
Cpalms: Lafs.1.ri.4.10
This website offers various resources to meet the common core standard of reading informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1. Resources include center activities, lesson plans, and a professional development article.
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Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Monitor for Understanding: Read and Ask [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students read a text aloud and then roll a question cube and answer the questions together with a partner. Materials are included.
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Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Words: Word Speed Practice [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students check for speed and accuracy while reading word lists. Printable materials are provided.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Text to Self and Text to World Connections
Students will further their reading comprehension by associating real-life events with the events of a story.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Writing
A collection of videos, articles for parents and for teachers, teaching strategies, webcasts for teachers, and research briefs on helping children develop their writing skills.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: How to Teach Writing in Kindergarten
Literacy expert Timothy Shanahan shares best practices for teaching reading and writing. In this article, he recommends some reasonable approaches, activities, and routines to help facilitate and teach writing in Kindergarten.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Class Portrait: An Anthology in Words and Pictures
Lesson plan where students each write an autobiographical poem and illustrate it by taking pictures with a digital camera. Students' work is then complied into an anthology. (Note: Lesson procedure includes reading a book that is not...
ABCya
Ab Cya: Alphabats Alliteration
Alphabats - Alliteration is a super fun way for kids to practice phonemic awareness. Click on the bats' bellies to hear the words, and then match the words with the same beginning sounds. Match 6 words correctly and then help the bats...
Axelson Academy
Axelson Academy:types of Texts
This professional resource will help teachers understand the different types of texts that early childhood students need to know.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Road to Representation Creating the Crunchy Life Kid's Series
This blog focuses on a teacher's need to fill in the gaps for reading strategies and the priority to improve comprehension and overall reading development. She explains the strategies to meet the above goals.
Josie's Poems
Josie's Poems: "All So Different"
A poem about how many different types of animals there are in the world.
Josie's Poems
Josie's Poems: "Always in Trouble"
A poem about a child who is always getting in trouble.
Josie's Poems
Josie's Poems: "Balloons"
A poem about children letting a hundred balloons go up into the sky.
Josie's Poems
Josie's Poems: "The Bestest Baboon"
A poem about a baboon who takes a trip to the moon.
Josie's Poems
Josie's Poems: "Homes"
A poem about the different types of things and places animals call home.
Josie's Poems
Josie's Poems: "Its Mother and Nine"
A poem about a mother duck and her nine ducklings tapping on the door looking for food.
Josie's Poems
Josie's Poems: "Our World Is Full of Animals"
A poem about many different kinds of animals in the world.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Acrostic Summaries [Pdf]
Summarize any subject you'd like with these acrostic poems. Examples are provided. [PDF]
PBS
Pbs Kids: Fern's Poetry Club
An excellent site for children about the definition, examples, and types of poetry. Students can click nodes such as "What's a Poem?", "Read More Poems," or even "Write a Poem."
Other
Magnetic Poetry: Original Magnetic Poetry Kit
Move word tiles from the word bank onto the board to create sentences and poetry. Share final poems by emailing them to up to three addresses.