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By the end of first grade, kids should be reading books at their grade level with ease and expression.

Your child's teacher will give "timed reading passages" where kids read a story and are timed for one minute to record how many words they can read in that time. By December, most first graders can read 50 words correct per minute. And by the end of the school year, children should be reading 70 words per minute.

Try these fluency activities at home

Choose the right books

Help your child choose books that he can comfortably read. The "five-finger test" is a useful guideline for beginning readers. As your child reads, count the number of words he cannot read per page. In general, there should be five words or fewer that give him trouble on each page. If a book contains several pages on which you count more than five words that he can't read, consider reading that book to your child until he develops more reading skill.

Listen every day

Once you've found a collection of books that your child can read, listen to your child read every day. Be patient - new readers often read slowly! Offer help when your child gets stuck, and always give lots of praise and encouragement.

Reread favorite books

Building fluency takes a lot of practice! Keep a collection of books that your child can read quickly and easily. Encourage your child to reread favorite books over and over again. With each reading, you may notice your child reading a bit easier, a bit faster, and with a bit more confidence and expression.

Read to your child every day

Model your own fluent reading as you read and reread books with your child. Even though your child may be able to read on her own, continue to find time each day to read books to her that are just beyond her reading level. She will enjoy listening to more advanced stories, and she will hear a great example of fluent reading - how you change your expression throughout a story and read with ease. Your child will hear how you raise your voice at the end of question sentence or how you change your voice for different characters.

Family poetry jam

Start with playful, rhyming poetry about topics that are familiar to your child like animals, food, and bedtime. Nursery rhymes and Mother Goose collections are early favorites. Read the poetry aloud slowly. Emphasize the sound of the words and the rhymes. Read dramatically to emphasize the breaks and phrasing of the poem. Have fun with the colorful language and word play. Reread the poem several times. Once a poem is familiar to your child, take turns reading! First you read one line or one stanza, and have your child read the next. See if you can do that while maintaining the rhythm of the poem. Learn more in this article, Poems at Home (in English and Spanish).

Reader's theater

You don't need a script or costumes or props. Just choose a favorite picture book that your child is familiar with, and one that has lots of dialogue. Take turns reading the passages aloud, using dramatic voices and gestures appropriate to the story. This activity can get pretty silly right away, but it's a great way to practice expression in reading aloud.

Record it

Another fun way to practice reading and build fluency is to have your child create her own audio books. This can be done simply with a tape recorder or audio recording feature or app on your phone. Your child might need a few "takes" to get his reading just right. Sharing your audio recordings with family and friends is a great motivator!

Paired or "buddy" reading

Take turns reading aloud. You go first, as your reading provides a model of what good fluent reading sounds like. Then, ask your child to re-read the same page you just read. You'll notice that your child's reading will start to sound more and more like yours. Do this for several pages. Once your child is comfortable enough, and familiar enough with the book, take turns reading page for page.

Echo game

Choose a book at your child's reading level and read a sentence aloud using appropriate expression and pauses. Then, have your child mimic you, reading the same sentence and using the same expression and pauses. Repeat the game every few paragraphs as you read through the book.

Choral reading

Choose a book at your child's reading level and read a page or passage together in unison. You may have to slow your reading down a little to keep pace, but don't slow down too much. Encourage your child to copy your pace and expression.

Practice fluency 3 ways: echo reading, partner reading, and repeated reading

This video is from Home Reading Helper, a resource for parents to elevate children's reading at home provided by Read Charlotte . Find more video, parent activities, printables, and other resources at Home Reading Helper .

How to coach your child to read fluently

This video is from Home Reading Helper, a resource for parents to elevate children's reading at home provided by Read Charlotte . Find more video, parent activities, printables, and other resources at Home Reading Helper .

Sight words

Sight words are common words kids have to recognize instantly without sounding them out. Many sight words are tricky to read - they aren't spelled the way they sound. The activity and videos below discuss how sight word recognition supports fluency, and offer easy ways to help your child learn them. Here's a list of common sight words for first grade .

Sight word spy

Tell your child that sight words are "hiding in plain sight" everywhere around us. Your child's "mission" is to spot the sight words out in the world (in the grocery store, on a sign, cereal box, or movie poster) and announce "aha, I found you! This silly game can get your child excited about recognizing words - as well as a boost of confidence from knowing how to read them.

Getting stuck on sight words

Many striving readers struggle with sight words. Reading expert Linda Farrell suggests this teaching sequence: first, be sure your child knows all the letter names, then all the letter sounds - and then you can introduce a few short high-frequency words such as was. Choose words that don't have regular phonetic spelling. (From our video series Reading SOS: Expert Answers to Family Questions About Reading.)

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Fluency: Activities for Your First Grader

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Reading fluency is a child's ability to read a book or other text accurately, with reasonable speed, and with appropriate expression. A fluent reader doesn't have to stop and "decode" each word and can focus attention on what the story or text means. Fluency is the bridge between decoding words and understanding what has been read!

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Here are some grade level games your students may enjoy!

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ABCya! • ABCya! • Learning Games and Apps for Kids

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Educational games for grades PreK through 6 that will keep kids engaged and having fun. Topics include math, reading, typing, just-for-fun logic games… and more!

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Create a free account where you can assign books for your students and even have them take a quiz over what they read or what was read to them!

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Instantly access over 40,000 of the best books & videos for kids on Epic

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Pre-K to 5th grade level additional learning games.

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Starfall Education: Kids Games, Movies, Books & Music for K-5 and above

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At Starfall, children have fun while they learn - specializing in reading, phonics & math - educational games, movies, books, songs, and more for children K-5 and above.

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Students 2-12 years old can work at their own pace to practice their reading skills. The teacher can assign lessons the students must complete and monitor their progress.

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Reading Eggs | Where Children Learn to Read Online

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You can enter sight words, spelling words, letters or any other topics you want to practice with your students. You can use this on your smart board for whole group practice.

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Enter names, spin wheel to pick a random winner. Customize look and feel, save and share wheels.

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Stick Crafts | Preschool christmas crafts, Christmas crafts, Preschool crafts

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This Pin was created by ABCDeeLearning on Pinterest. Stick Crafts

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This lady has a lot of free resources and good ideas! I used her a lot when I was in the classroom.

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Free Gingerbread Lesson Plans for Preschool

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Make your classroom merry and bright with gingerbread man activities for preschool. These free lesson plans will bring holiday cheer and fun.

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Don’t miss these 20+ free preschool gingerbread printables! Teach math, literacy, and fine motor skills in a themed, low-prep, hands-on way.

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Educator - Erin on Instagram: "✨Here’s an engaging art and science activity for kids! Combine 2 tablespoons of salt with 4 tablespoons of hot water (adult supervision recommended). Stir until the salt dissolves, then use the solution to paint on colored paper. Once it dries, the artwork will sparkle with salt crystals!

✨Materials:
- Colored construction paper 
- Glass 
- 4 tablespoons of hot water 
- 2 tablespoons of fine salt 
- Paintbrush 

✨Optional:
- Hair dryer (to speed up drying and see the results faster) 

✨Why Does It Happen? 
When the water evaporates, the salt crystallizes, leaving behind stunning, ice-like patterns! 

✨ Share this fun experiment! ✨

Credit to @keep.kids.busy for sharing this idea 😍"

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28K likes, 327 comments - erin.lee.author on November 22, 2024: "✨Here’s an engaging art and science activity for kids! Combine 2 tablespoons of salt with 4 tablespoons of hot water (adult supervision recommended). Stir until the salt dissolves, then use the solution to paint on colored paper. Once it dries, the artwork will sparkle with salt crystals!

✨Materials:
- Colored construction paper 
- Glass 
- 4 tablespoons of hot water 
- 2 tablespoons of fine salt 
- Paintbrush 

✨Optional:
- Hair dryer (to speed up drying and see the results faster) 

✨Why Does It Happen? 
When the water evaporates, the salt crystallizes, leaving behind stunning, ice-like patterns! 

✨ Share this fun experiment! ✨

Credit to @keep.kids.busy for sharing this idea 😍". 

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Circle time song and more.

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Hours of Gingerbread Man Fun With One Quick Printable

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Don’t miss out on this gingerbread man printable! Just this one quick printable will offer your preschoolers hours of fun.

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Christmas Scavenger Hunt Printable for Kids

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Celebrate the magic of Christmas AND get out some holiday wiggles with our Christmas scavenger hunt prtinable. Download, print, & start exploring!

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Grinch Worksheets For Kids [Free Printable]

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Free Grinch Worksheets For Kids | Fun printables for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten. Label the Grinch, G is for Grinch, letter maze.

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It's time to decorate for the holidays and learn the ABC's with this fun and festive Christmas Tree Letter Find Activity!

Christmas literacy activities like this one will help your students practice identifying and matching capital and lowercase letters.

You can added this letter recognition activity to your morning tubs, literacy centers, or early finishers bins.

You can also use it during your small groups or as an intervention resource for your pre-readers.

Getting Ready to Use the Christmas Tree Letter Find Activity:

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What's Included:

1 Lowercase Tree Lowercase Letter Mat

26 Capital Letter Ornament Cards

What Else Is Needed:

To get this letter recognition activity ready for your students to use, fill out the form below.

After receiving the email with the resource, download and print the mat and cards on white card stock.

Next, laminate the printables and cut out the tree and ornaments.

How to Use the Christmas Tree Find the Letter Activity:

First, your students will pick an ornament card and identify the capital letter on it.

Next, they will find the matching lowercase letter on the Christmas tree and cover it with a magnetic chip.

Your kids will continue to pick capital letter ornament cards and finding the matching lowercase letters on the tree until it is filled with ornaments.

When their tree is filled with ornaments, they can wave the magnetic wand over the tree and pick up all of the chips.

Your young learners can also cover the lowercase letters on the tree with other manipulatives such as pom poms or mini erasers.

This Christmas Tree Letter Find Activity is a fun and festive way for your preschoolers and kindergarteners to practice identifying and matching lowercase and capital letters this holiday season.

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More Christmas Literacy Activities:

To extend this Christmas activity, you can pair it with these books and other themed literacy resources.

Christmas Books for Kids:

Your young learners are sure to enjoy reading these picture books and learning more about holiday.

The Berenstain Bears and the Joy of Giving by Jan and Mike Berenstain

Secret Santas And The Twelve Days of Christmas Giving by Courtney Petruzzelli

The Giving Snowman by Julia Zheng

Christmas Literacy Activities for Kids:

With these themed activities, your students can practice letter recognition, beginning sounds, and more.
Christmas Tree Letter Recognition Activity Letter to Santa Activity Christmas Tree Beginning Sound Puzzles
You May Also Like the Holiday Helpers Bundle:

Are you looking for fun activities for your students to do before winter break?

December is always a busy and stressful time of the year. You need lots of activities on hand to keep your kids engaged and learning.

The Holiday Helpers bundle includes 30 low-prep, themed literacy activities to help you! Click on the picture to learn more!

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Christmas Tree Letter Recognition Activity for preschool and kindergarten - Practice alphabet identification and develop fine motor skills.

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FREE Alphabet Preschool Printable Worksheets To Learn The Alphabet

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Free Alphabet Preschool Worksheets printable! Fun way for your children to learn the alphabet letters. Each page includes fun alphabet activities!

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Get creative with preschoolers using this paper plate snowman craft. Simple and affordable winter activity while prmoting fine motor skills.