DIY Dry Erase Table Top and an Inferring Freebie!

I have been working so hard in class to set up a cozy nook to increase reading and also to revamp my guided reading area.  After making my Dry Erase Reading Cart I decided that I was going to attempt to make a Dry Erase Guided Reading table.  I made a template of my kidney shaped table with bulletin board paper and then bought more panel board at Home Depot. I had a parent cut the table top!  Check it out below.  I am so thrilled with how it came out.  My students have been referring to reading on it and practicing their spelling words.  I love being able to pose questions for my groups in marker before they come back!

I also spent some time putting together a Readers Connect Inferring unit this week. Below is a preview of my unit.  My students have loved being able to practice in lots of different ways.  From pictures to peeks into book-bags.  You sure can learn a lot about a person from their book-bag:)

 You can head over to The Schroeder Page and learn more about how I am teaching Inferring and also get a Freebie from my Readers Connect UNIT!