Well, the calendar turned to October and that means Halloween is just around the corner. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. The children just love it when we introduce a little holiday themed activities into small groups and centers. Here are a few of my old … [Read more...]
Cookie Sheet Activities Pre K- K Bundle- Early Literacy and Numeracy Activities
We all know that young children learn best through hands-on activities. When children can manipulate letters to form words or use manipulatives such as counters to learn critical concepts their learning accelerates. The Make, Take & Teach cookie sheet activities offers … [Read more...]
8 Hands-On Activities for Teaching Long and Short Vowel Sounds
Learning vowel sounds can be so tricky for our young readers. Not only do several of the short vowel sounds sound similar (for example, the short /a/ and short /e/ sounds), but vowels have two sounds-- a short sound and a long sound. Teaching students that vowels have two … [Read more...]
The FLOSS Rule
Memory aids are often used to help students remember certain spelling rules. The FLoSS rule is one of the first spelling rules taught to our first and second grade students to help them understand when to double the final "f", "l" and "s" consonants at the end of certain words. … [Read more...]
10 Engaging Activities for Teaching Homophones
Teaching and learning homophones can be tons of fun! Many reading programs introduce the concept of homophones in second grade. Homophones are words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have a different meaning. Students need to be able to tell the difference in … [Read more...]
Build It-Write It for CVC Words
You may know by now that I'm all about those cookie sheets. I love activities that use cookie sheets as manipulating magnetic letters provides for great hands-on learning activities and the cookie sheet keeps all the materials in one area! The Build It-Write It activity for CVC … [Read more...]
Just Another Fun Find at Walmart
You gotta know I love my local Walmart. I always seem to stumble upon something a little unique that's perfect for creating an activity. Well, my newest find are these dry erase sticky circles from Elmer's. They were in the sale basket too! So what can you do with these … [Read more...]
Alphabet Cupcakes
It's always important to incorporate hands-on activities into learning letters and sounds. Our little preschoolers and kindergarteners really enjoy matching activities. Matching activities are great for independent centers or as an activity for direct instruction. These … [Read more...]
3 Freebies for Teaching and Practicing Short Vowels and CVC Words
Here are a few of my favorite activities for introducing and teaching short vowel sounds and CVC words. There's a little bit of assembly involved for each activity, but you're done, you'll have three activities that will last for years! Enjoy! 1. Vowel Sticks Those short … [Read more...]
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