I love the 4-In-A-Row game for practicing sight words.  The game makes for an awesome activity for your literacy centers.  It can easily be differentiated as you choose which game board to use depending on the level of your students.   To play the game, all that is needed is a game board and colored chips or erasers (I love using seasonal erasers to add a bit of holiday spirit).  Two students play the game and each take turns reading a word and placing their marker on the word.  The first player to have 4 of their colored chip or erasers in a row wins the game.  Players need to be sure to block their opponent as they are trying to get their 4-In-A-Row.  It’s so simple, and

I am super excited to share with you the brand new Make, Take & Teach website.  It’s been my summer project and it seems like it’s taken FOR-EV-ER to get all my kits, printables, DIY projects, freebies and handouts posted and ready.  It’s been a goal to have everything easily accessible and all in one place.  So….. here it is!  Let me give you a little tour. When you click the “Intervention Kits” link you’ll be able to view and order the Make, Take & Teach Intervention Kits designed specifically for small group instruction.  There are 5 kits each of which contain 15 hands-on activities for teaching specific skills.  There’s a kit for Phonemic Awareness, Alphabetic Principle, Short Vowels/CVC, Consonant

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Phonological Awareness Fishing for Rhyme Phonemic Awareness Doggie, Where’s My Bone?/Doggie Sound Switch Phonics- Alphabet ABC Turtle Tee It Up For Sounds  Phonics- Short Vowels/Consonant-Vowel-Consonant Vowel Sticks/Vowel Snatch Phonics- Magic e Magic e Game Boards Phonics- Consonant Blends and Digraphs Consonant Blends and Digraphs Chart Consonant Digraphs Chart Sight Words Fishing for Sight Words Lists 1-3 Assessment Dolch Sight Word Assessment Materials- Lists 1-3 Dolch Sight Word Recording Form- Lists 1-3 DIBELS Next Parent Handout- Kindergarten DIBELS Next Parent Handout- First Grade DIBELS Next Parent Handout- Second Grade DIBELS Next Parent Handout- Third Grade DIBELS Next Parent Handout- Fourth Grade DIBELS Next Parent Handout- Fifth Grade DIBELS Next Parent Handout- Sixth Grade Parent Handouts Phonemic Awareness Handout for Parents- Kindergarten