Miss Van Maren's Fantastic First Grade

Close Reading... Oh my goodness. I'm not sure I can adequately express my excitement for doing Close Reading with my firsties. They tot...

I knew it was an ambitious goal. And usually ambitious goals motivate me because I love a challenge! But between getting married and some ...

My team and I  have been working hard to develop Close Reads on one story in each unit.  This past month we wrote a Close Read for Winners N...

Hey, Friends!! I love the First Grade graphing/data core! In my class, I have my students create a class pictograph each day.  I post a ...