Build A Snowman

admin December 30, 2012 No Comments

I love winter!  Northern Michigan is a winter wonderland.  That’s what makes creating winter-themed activities especially fun.  From mittens, to penguins to snowmen- I love integrating winter clip art into activities.  Kyle (fabulous artist) created this adorable snowman just for the Build A Snowman Word Families and Build A Snowman Beginning Sounds activities.   When you download the Word Families activity, you’ll receive 15 colorful word family snowmen. Click HERE to download the Build A Snowman-Word Families from my TpT store Click HERE to download the Build A Snowman activity for beginning sounds from my TpT store.

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Strategies for Improving Handwriting

admin December 27, 2012 No Comments

There is so much you can learn about a student’s phonics skills just from looking at writing samples.   One of the big “ah-ha” moments from my Phonics First training (Orton-Gillingham based program) was when the trainer said that a student has not fully mastered a phonics rule until you see him/her use it in writing.  Of course, that makes sense.  Sometimes you just need someone to point out the obvious.  Since that time, I’ve made it a point to really take some time to analyze writing samples.  One of the problems I’m having with some students is actually trying to read what they are writing.  This issue has led to numerous conversations with our Occupational Therapists regarding handwriting.  Admittedly, it

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Mitten Match Activities

admin December 21, 2012 No Comments

Oh my, the snow is flying up here in Northern Michigan!  Winter is alway a fun time of the year and it’s a great time to add a little seasonal spirit into your center activities.  These mitten match activities may just do the trick. Assembling the activities is pretty easy.  You’ll want to print the mitten on cardstock so that they are durable and then laminate. Just grab a few clothespins and your activity is all set.  This is so not necessary, but I decided to “cutesie” up the clothespins by attaching little snowballs on the ends.  I picked up this foam packet at Micheal’s Craft Store.  There’s a variety of shapes to use for different activities. You can find

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Holiday Vowel Sorting Activity with a Twist

admin December 4, 2012 No Comments

I was strollin’ through the Christmas section at my local Walmart and found these holiday stakes.  They really are meant to placed in the ground around the house, but they are oh so cute and I just couldn’t resist using them for an activity.   We have just a few little first graders who still need practice with the short vowel sounds so I thought this would be a perfect holiday activity for use in a literacy center. To make this activity, first print and cut out the 25 short vowel pictures I put on snowballs.  You’ll want to be sure to print the pics on cardstock so that they are durable. Click the following link to download your 25 FREE short vowel pics Snowball Vowel Sorting

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