Robin Addition Math Activity! FREEBIE

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Robin Addition Math Activity I’ve been doing a little computer “spring-cleaning” this past week. I decided it was time to spruce up some of those older tried-and-true spring-themed activities, such as this Robin Addition Math Activity. Many of my kindergarten teacher friends have requested activities for addition facts to 10, so I started with this addition activity. You can find this FREEBIE, Robin Math Activity in my Teachers Pay Teachers store.   The Robin’s Nest Addition activity can be downloaded for FREE from my online Teachers Pay Teachers store. Take photos of your little learners at work in their homeschool or classroom settings. Then, be sure to tag and follow us on Instagram and/or Facebook. We can’t wait to see

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Phonics Games and Activities for the aw au Diphthongs

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aw au Diphthongs Activities When teaching a phonics skill it’s often helpful to use a keyword and picture to help the students remember the sound to the letter combinations. For the au/aw phonics bundle, my fabulous artist created “paw” themed borders and game boards and they turned out absolutely adorable! I just love them and all of the aw au diphthongs activities! This phonics bundle contains 11 hands-on activities for teaching and practicing the au/aw digraphs. The activities are great for either small group instruction or for activities within your independent literacy centers. Here’s a quick peek at several of the activities in this bundle. aw au word list Of course, when teaching a skill, it’s always helpful to have

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Fly Swat! Activities for Sight Words, Alphabet and CVC Words

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Alphabet and CVC Word Game – Fly Swat! I was strolling the aisles of the Dollar Tree a few years back and came across this super adorable frog fly swatter! That was just enough motivation to pull out the fly-swatting activities! Of course, any old fly swatter will do, but geez…. he’s just so cute! Read more below about the sight words, alphabet and CVC word game options. Many of my kindergarten friends are just learning sight words and my first-grade friends always need a little more practice. The fly-swatting activity has been a favorite. There’s a little assembly involved, but it is so worth it! All you’ll need to do is print the flies, laminate, and cut. Then place

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Pot O Gold Phonics Activities for St. Patrick’s Day!

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Phonics Activities for St Patrick’s Day It’s time to bring out those St. Patrick’s Day activities! It’s a sign that spring is just around the corner. Last year I created quite a few Pot O’ Gold activities. They’re for working on everything from beginning sounds to r-controlled vowels. Perfect for kindergarten and first-grade centers during the month of March. Here are the March featured Pot O’ Gold Phonics Activities for St Patrick’s Day. Pot O’ Gold Beginning Sounds When you download the activity for beginning sounds you’ll receive over 100 colorful golden coins with pictures of letter/sounds. Choose which and how many letter pots to easily differentiate the activity. The Pot O’ Gold Beginning Sounds activity can be found in

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Fun Games for Practicing Phonics, Sight Words, CVC Words, Magic e & R Controlled Vowels

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Games For Practicing Phonics! I just love the Lucky You! activities for practicing sight words.  CVC Words, Magic e, and R Controlled Vowels games for words containing targeted phonics skills available also. These activities are perfect for St. Patrick’s themed centers.  Assemble the activity by simply printing the cards single-sided to double-sided then cut along the dotted line. Before you begin the game choose which cards and how many to use. Place the cards word-side down on the table. Your students will take turns picking a card and reading the words. If a player picks the “Lucky You!” card, he/she can choose two more cards. If a player picks the leprechaun card, well… all the cards must be put back.

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Dab It! Fun Phonics Learning Games

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Fun Phonics Learning Games! Need a fresh idea for a fun phonics learning games? I just absolutely LOVE the Dab It! game. It’s always amazing that something so simple can be so engaging. All you need to do is print the template you’d like to use and grab a few bingo dabbers (I can usually find them at the Dollar Tree). The activity is played much like 4-In-A-Row. Players take turns reading a word and “dabbing” the spot. The first player to get five of their colored spots in a row (up, down or diagonally) wins the game. So simple and guaranteed to be a hit with your students. Dab It! Phonics Learning Games The Dab It! Phonics download contains

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St. Patrick’s Day Phonics Activities

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St. Patrick’s Day Phonics Activities! It’s always fun to add a little holiday spirit into a literacy center or small group instruction activities. That’s why I created these St. Patrick’s Day Phonics Activities. I just love the 4-In-A-Row games because it’s so quick and easy to set up and requires only a few colored bingo chips and the game board. This game is super easy to play as each student takes a turn reading a word and placing their colored chip on the space. The first player to have 4 of their colored chips in a row wins the game! Yep- that’s it! Super easy and the students just love to play. If you’d like to give a try, just

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Fall Themed Math Activities Bundle for K-1st Grade!

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  Fall Themed Math Bundle! My goodness! Fall is just around the corner and it’s time to pull out all of our autumn learning activities! The Make, Take & Teach K-1 Math bundle includes 13 fall-themed activities designed to teach basic number concepts. Here are just a few of my favorites from this bundle! Play Dough mats Of course, an early numeracy bundle wouldn’t be complete without Play Dough mats! Students just love making numbers with Play Dough. This activity is ideal for independent centers. You can certainly purchase your Play Dough, but I like to make my own as the dough is softer to form. Get the recipe! Play Dough Be sure to use Wilton cake food coloring if

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Early Literacy Skills Activities, Acorn Themed Fun!

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Acorn Themed Early Literacy Skills Activities Oh my goodness! Fall is right around the corner. It’s sad to see summer pass, but I love those chilly fall evenings. I look forward to the leaves changing colors. It is really beautiful in Northern Michigan! To celebrate autumn, we created these adorable fall-themed file folder activities for learning basic literacy skills. File Folder Acorn Themed Rhyme Match The acorn rhyme match activity contains 4 differentiated file folder activities designed to teach the skill of rhyme. Two templates contain matches for 9 acorns and the other two for 6 matches. Best of all, these activities are perfect for independent centers! The File Folder Acorn Rhyme Match activity is available in my online Teachers

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Developmental Sequence of Phonological Awareness Skills

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Phonemic & Phonological Skills Handout Teaching phonological and phonemic awareness skills is such a critical component in helping our little learners acquire the necessary building blocks to become proficient readers and writers. Understanding the sequence of phonological/phonemic development and the approximate ages of mastery helps us to know which skills to emphasize in our instruction. Download the free printable handout! Click the following link to download this free handout. Developmental Sequence of Phonological Skills What is Phonemic and Phonological Awareness? Phonological awareness is an encompassing understanding that speech can be broken into smaller segments of sounds. Great readers can recognize different parts such as words, syllables, onsets and rhymes, and phonemes. So, teaching these skills through age-appropriate activities is critical

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