Digital Fry Phrases - Fluency Practice for Distance Learning

 

Do your students need fluency practice during remote learning? Of course they do! Fluency isn't the most exciting thing to practice and other than reading books and passages, there's not a lot for kids to do at home to practice fluency.

I love using Fry words to practice, but real reading isn't just words in isolation. I created my Fry Phrases Pack several years ago for fluency practice. (Click on the pictures to see the print version in my store). But since we're all teaching either partially or fully remote, we just don't have as much time in the classroom to do ALL.THE.THINGS. 

I thought, how can I use my Fry Phrases so kids can do them digitally? And my Digital Fry Phrases for Google Classroom were born! This video is a snippet from List 1.

I made them for Google Slides, and I wanted kids to be able to hear and then repeat the phrases. I included automatic sound so when they advance the slide, it automatically reads the phrase to them and then they can repeat it. I realized that some kids would not need to hear them before reading themselves so I made versions for each list with no sound. 

There are 1000 Fry words, listed in order of frequency in the English language. They are divided into 10 lists. I created the digital phrases for each list 1-6. I am working on the digital lists 7-10. (I have the print form of lists 1-10). Click on the pictures to see the printable lists for 7-10 in my store.

Here's a video of my Digital Fry Phrases in action!

Here's what teachers are saying about this product: 

• Great practice for my students. Very clear features. ~Lori, TpT Buyer
• Great resource for engaging students while distance learning! ~Carrie, TpT Buyer
• Just what I needed for my bilingual students. The students are able to practice listening and reading the phrases at their pace. ~Susana, TpT Buyer

Click on the pictures to see each list or the bundle!

 

 

Gingerbread Man Resources for the Busy Teacher

Do you need some Gingerbread Man teaching ideas? The whole month of December, we are doing a holiday theme! We start off with a week of The Gingerbread Man. Then we do a week of Reindeer. And finally, a few days of The Grinch! Here are some of my favorite Gingerbread Man Activities! 

The Gingerbread Man is not necessarily a holiday story, but I love using fairy tales throughout the year so this is my December favorite. 

We read different versions of the story throughout the week. 

During fluency practice, we read The Gingerbread Man Readers Theater. This is always a hit and they want to do it over and over!

Next, we read a nonfiction piece on how to bake a gingerbread man. Then we do a sequencing activity. 

Here's a digital version of this resource!

Here are some Gingerbread Themed Centers that they get to use. 

This one comes in addition, subtraction and mixed which is shown here.

Centers have been challenging since we are social distancing at school. This one helps students practice reading and writing sight words and they get to use MAGNIFYING GLASSES!

Reindeer Resources for the Christmas Holiday in the primary Classroom

I love reindeer! They are a perfect topic for the holiday season to feel like I am covering the standards and still having fun! 

We start with a question passage. I am working on these and plan to add to my store as a whole year resource. 

At school, we are using this printable reindeer passage. They love using these "pointers" that I made with drink stirrers and stickers!

It has 2 passages at different levels with materials for each.

My at-home learners will be reading about Reindeer digitally with this passage. They will make a web to show me what they learned. 

When I've had my full class in session, I like to use these Reindeer Books to differentiate. I can teach the same topic of reindeer at 3 different reading levels so I can differentiate for all my learners. 

After learning all about reindeer, we do a writing project. In the reindeer passage resources, there are webs, graphic organizers, writing outlines, and cute reindeer paper! 

This page topper and paper is from my winter writing unit. 

Here is a reindeer vocabulary Freebie! 

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December Holiday Resources for Kindergarten and First Grade

I'm getting ready for the holidays at school! We do 3 weeks of fun holiday activities. These are some of my favorites to use the whole month of December!

Centers have been challenging since we are social distancing at school. This one helps students practice reading and writing sight words and they get to use MAGNIFYING GLASSES!

We didn't play this one since we are social distancing but it is always a favorite of my students! 

This is a pocket dice graphing center. Students roll the die and tally and then graph their results. They love using the dry erase markers in the clear sleeves or page protectors. 

Write the Room is a classic for centers and early finishers. These are ready-made or EDITABLE!

We're working on counting using a 120 chart. This is a fun center. They go through the cards and color to make the mystery picture. 

This Roll Say Take Center is so versatile! Enter whatever skill your littles need practice on! 

My students love bingo daubers. They love using the different colors to find the sight words. You'll love that it is editable so you can differentiate for your students' needs. 

Do your students like Bingo? Students can make their own Christmas Bingo Game. Print in color or gray-scale and they can color. I use this as a party game for the last day before break. 

Writing is always a priority in my classroom. I love these Christmas picture vocabulary cards for my writing center! They come in pocket chart size and small cards. 

Here are some of my students' pieces of writing. These pages came from my Winter Writing Unit. 

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