Reason #1 To Teach First Grade

I currently teach Grade 3 (8 and 9 year olds).  This weekend I'm reading 4 chapter books, ranging from 2nd grade to 6th grade reading levels, to be prepared for reading groups this week.  This involves...

• reading each chapter of each book carefully
• identifying important vocabulary words
• writing a reading prompt
• thinking of comprehension questions that will improve learning
• applying a teaching point

This will take me several hours, several days - basically it will take most of my weekend.  In Grade 1, this process takes 5 to 10 minutes per book.

Reason #1 moving to first grade is a good thing:

Guided reading groups will be so easy to prep for!