Fluency
This is a new area for me, especially this year. I have a new group of Littles who come to visit me weekly to work on different Reading Fluency skills. Most importantly, they are practicing their reading skills all the time. I always stress that my classroom is a safe place where they don't have to be afraid to sound out an unfamiliar word. I want them to not only build their reading skills, but also their confidence.
I will be adding new games and concepts every week to this page since one of my intervention groups is focused on fluency skills. Be sure to check back for the latest game we play!
As always, if you have any questions or need someone to bounce an idea off on, please email me at apocketfulofresources@gmail.com.
Until we meet again,
First thing's first...I must share this set of task cards I bought on TeachersPayTeachers during their annual Back to School sale. These have come in so handy with fluency skills. I decided to store them bubble mailers, which are the perfect size! I'll link the ones I use below along with the task card bundle.
Fluency Sorry!
The first game I played with my Littles was Fluency Sorry! I took the fluency task cards from the link above and added a Sorry! board game. Side Note...another piece of advice: put board games on your teacher wish list. I did that at our Back to School Night and have gotten almost every board game I asked for. Don't be afraid to ask for those types of things!
When my Littles arrived, they were excited to see Sorry! on the table. But, they know me all too well that this game would have a twist to it. Each kiddo had to read their fluency task card with feeling and emotion before they could take their turn on the Sorry! board. If you look carefully, you'll see that the game board isn't directly on the table. I laid it on top of the Lazy Susan so my Littles could move their pieces without reaching across the table.
Context Clue Tic-Tac-Toe
I'll be honest, this was a bust for my Littles. The passages were too difficult for them. But that's part of intervention. You have a plan and try it out. Sometimes it works and sometimes you have to come up with a backup plan. And that's okay. I'll link the resource below, but in my opinion early second graders aren't quite ready for this one. We will try it again later in the year.
Story Elements Trouble
This might be my favorite of the Fluency Task Card bundle yet! My Littles had so much fun with this game, and they did really well with picking out which story element each passage focused on. Plus, who doesn't love Trouble?!?! Notice that I used the Lazy Susan so the game board would spin. I like the polka dot one a little better because it is larger and holds game boards. Also, make sure when you play these games that you are helping your students sound out the words. This is an important skill that should always be practiced.
"Moose" Cause and Effect
A Ms. Amy original! My Littles have been working on cause and effect in class and needed a little extra practice. So, I put on my thinking cap and did a little research on picture books that help teach cause and effect. Wouldn't you know the If You Give a... series is perfect! I headed to our school library to find If You Give a Moose a Muffin. Perfect! Similar to an already well-loved book, with a different spin. I read the book and started working on my own cause and effect retelling game.
When my Littles arrived, we read the book together. I told them to pay close attention to the details of the story. Once we finished, I put out the cause and effect cards all over my classroom. They had to work together as a team to retell the story {without looking back at the book} and find all the causes and effects. Once they got started, they were able to work together to complete the task.
One day I'll have my own Teachers Pay Teachers store front. Until then, if you would like a copy of this resource, send me an email and I'll happily share it with you!