Oh, summertime! One of my goals this summer is to revamp several of my earlier created activities and the Consonant Blends and Digraphs Game Boards activity is first on my list. I've added several new game boards for a total of 20! Each game board is also available in a black … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Activities
Oh…St. Patrick's Day! It's just around the corner. St. Patrick's Day activities are always fun to incorporate into centers and small group instruction. For our little first graders still struggling with their short vowel sounds, the Pot O' Gold activity might do just the … [Read more...]
Halloween Themed Game Boards
Halloween is just around the corner and it's time to add a little holiday spirit into centers and small groups. These Halloween-themed game boards might just do the trick. There are 9 boards using words from the Dolch 220 sight word lists. You can easily differentiate your … [Read more...]
Cookie Sheet Activities First Grade Bundle!
Phew! What a summer project. It took about a month, but I was able to combine several of the cookie sheet activities into bundles. Volumes 1 (ABC Order, Rhyme, and Making Words), 2 (Early Numeracy) and 4 (Beginning Sounds) comprise the Pre K- Kindergarten Cookie … [Read more...]
Making Your Own Activities with Hot Dots
I love Hot Dots! You can purchase pre-made activities or just make your own with a pen and the Hot Dot stickers. Watch the video and I'll show you how. If you'd like to create an activity using the Make, Take & Teach cards, you can download the Tee … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Digraph Activities
St. Patrick's Day is soon approaching! My goodness, this school year is flying by. It's kind of fun how we measure our school year by the coming and goings of the holidays. So far this year we've had 10 snow days! Can you believe it? 10! When you live in the great white … [Read more...]
Teaching Blends and Digraphs
Seems like this week there's been quite a few questions about blends and digraphs. Teachers have been asking and wanting to know what the difference is between a blend and a digraph, which to teach first and the best way to teach these skills. Well, with all these questions, … [Read more...]
Fun Snowball Digraph Sorting Activity
If you've been reading this blog for awhile, you know by now I love my Walmart. I mean I REALLY love Walmart! The seasonal section is right at the entrance and it's my very first stop in the store. I especially love the seasonal section during Christmas. There are so many … [Read more...]
Halloween Themed Game Boards
I am so lovin' Kyle's Halloween clip art, I can be making Halloween activities well into next year! We are working like crazy trying to get them all done in the next two weeks before transitioning to Thanksgiving and then Christmas quickly following. I can't believe how the … [Read more...]