Click the following link to download this free poster Homophones Poster 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. Our students need to be able to … [Read more...]
Fly Swatting Sight Words
Using a fly swatter to swat flies (with letters, words or math facts) during small group intervention or in literacy centers has been an all time favorite activity. It's always fun and engaging to add a little movement into any learning activity. To assemble the activity all you … [Read more...]
The Importance of Teaching Rhyme
Before children learn to read, they must first have an understanding of how sounds work within words. Learning to recognize and produce rhyme is one of the very first phonological skills that children acquire on their way to becoming proficient readers. Working with rhyme is … [Read more...]
Short Vowel Soccer Shoot Out!
If you've been reading my blog for a bit now you may know that I'm a pretty big soccer fan. Although I never played, my three children played soccer ever since they were 4. I even coached for several years. I loved every minute of it! My youngest daughter, Lizzie, … [Read more...]
The Importance of Teaching Procedures in the Classroom
Last week I was talking with several colleagues about the elements of successful small group instruction. We started chatting about the core curriculum, determining skill based groups, materials for use during small groups and on and on. We quickly, however, turned our focus to … [Read more...]
Soccer Themed Activities! It’s World Cup Time!
Soccer is my sport! I love, love, love soccer. My oldest child was five when we enrolled him in our city recreational league. Our family has been hooked ever since. You know how organizations are always short on volunteers? Well, the soccer league was short on coaches. … [Read more...]
Activating Background Knowledge- A Step to Improving Reading Comprehension
Good readers often draw upon their background knowledge and experiences to help them understand what they are reading. Good readers use that knowledge to make connections with the text. Research has shown that students who are able to make those personal connections with the … [Read more...]
Bowling for Sight Words
Horray! The bowling pins are back on the shelves at Walmart! Last year I found these adorable bowling pins and decided to create a hand-on activity for learning and practicing sight words. While they're not exactly the same bowling pins as I originally purchased last year, … [Read more...]
Road Racers!
The Road Racers activities are fast becoming one of my favorite activities! It's amazing how motivating a little car can be. A month or so ago I created the activity for letters and sounds, and it was such a hit that I quickly created another to work on short vowels, word … [Read more...]
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