Super Hero Fluency Cards

We have had many questions about our "Superhero Fluency Cards" that we use in our "Book Buckets."  So we thought we would share with you! 

We have an important role as an educator to build confidence in our students when they are learning to read.  After-all, fluency is an important component of reading instruction, and it starts in Kindergarten!  

Repeated reading has proven to be one of the best strategies for developing reading fluency.  Many times, due to time constraints, educators cannot “fit in” as many fluency activities as they would like to during their day. This is where our “Superhero Fluency” Unit will help support you!

These are the "Book Buckets" that we use in our classroom.
Soon there will also be leveled reading books to read too! 

 

 

When do we use the “Superhero Fluency” Unit?  Well, first of all, we place the cards on a ring and store them in each students' book box.  Then the possibilities are endless, but here are just a few ways we have used them over the years. This unit can be utilized during...

Read To Self Time

Rest & Read Time

Quiet Time

Assessments

A classroom volunteer's visit 

These are some of the reading tools that we add into the "Book Buckets."  We like to encourage our students to point to the words when they are reading.  The students LOVE to read to the principal and the president!  Pointers make EVERYTHING more FUN!!

Fluency cards include...Uppercase Letters, Lowercase Letters, Numbers 1 - 10, Numbers 1 - 20, Colors, Color Words, Shapes, Number Words, Days of the Week, Months of the Year, Digraphs, Count by 2's, Count by 5's, Count by 10's.
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CLASSROOM SET-UP

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We are going to have a FABULOUS year learning in here!

"Secret Password" is a great way to greet the precious kiddos each morning and review concepts learned in the classroom.

The door name tags are INSPIRED by Little Lucky Learners Blog!

Such a GREAT learning tool to use in your classroom.
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This is going to be a FUN spot to READ & WRITE in our classroom!

LOVE ~ LOVE ~ LOVE "KINDERGARTEN WITH SUSIE"
Wall Frieze letters for our Word Wall. 

When the students are finished writing in their journals, this anchor chart helps to keep track of who is "READY TO SHARE" and " I HAVE SHARED" in the classroom. 

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This unit has so many poems to use during the school year.
 LOVE "Clever Student" to introduce our poems to the kiddos!
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Do you see what I see!?!
The words are not centered!
IT'S ALL GOOD!

I pictured "My Underwear" poem because it is my kiddos favorite.
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We got new reading lofts for our kindergarten classrooms this year.
I can't wait to let my kinder kids EXPLORE, LEARN, & have FUN!

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Have an AMAZING school year! 

Grab That...Learning Fun

My son, Cayden, went to a friends house and all he could talk about when he got home was this toy called, "The Claw" that he played with.   We can never go into Wal~mart without Cayden asking for a dollar to play THAT MACHINE!
I am sure that I am not the only mom who has this situation....so I did what any teacher would do....and I had to have that toy for my classroom! 

First, I tried my "Vowel Tub Items" in The Claw machine....and they did not work.  

Then, I tried "Teddy Bear Counters"...and they did not work! 

Finally, I tried "Vending Machine Capsules"...and it worked!

Doesn't every teacher have "Vending Machine Capsules" stored in their closet!?!
I bought them about 5 years ago for another activity that I had planned in the classroom.  Good thing the set came with like a 1000 capsules.  HA!

At the beginning of the school year my students will win a capsule, open it up, and tell the class what letter or number it is.

The possibilities of learning fun all year long is endless...

• Win 1 capsule and say a word that begins or ends with that letter sound
• Win 1 capsule and say the sight word
• Win 1 capsule and count on from that number
• Win 1 capsule and write about it
• Win 2 capsules and see if they make a rhyme
• Win 2 capsules and add the numbers together

If you have extra money in your budget...this would be a fun learning experience for your students!   
*Warning* This Claw Machine does make noise while in use!