It's FALL! We just love this season. It's time to bring out all of our fall themed activities and the pumpkin themed activities are always a favorite. For our little preschool and kindergarten friends we created the file folder activities for rhyme. When you download this file … [Read more...]
Penguin Themed File Folder Activities!
These winter themed file folder activities have certainly been a hit! They're perfect for winter themed center activities and can be used for direct teaching of the skill too! When you download the penguin themed rhyme match activity you will receive the templates for creating … [Read more...]
File Folder Activities for Early Numeracy
My little friend, Maverick, just loves these file folder activities for learning his numbers. Whenever you can incorporate Play Doh into an activity, it's sure to be a hit! Whether we're teaching letters/sounds or numbers, it's always important to add a hands-on component and … [Read more...]
Teaching the Consonant+le Syllable Type
It’s always so much fun listening and watching our young readers figure out those “longer” words. Many of our little ones are pretty solid decoding one-syllable words and are now ready to learn strategies for decoding multisyllabic words. So, really, what is a syllable? Simply … [Read more...]
File Folder Activities for Sight Words
I am super excited to have completed the File Folder Activities for Sight Words! I've had so much positive feedback from teachers and parents who have been using the File Folder Phonics- Alphabet bundle that I've been working like mad to complete the sight word companion. This … [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...]
Hands-on Activities for Teaching Contractions
Last year I created the original File Folder Phonics activities and they fast became a favorite for introducing and practicing phonics concepts. They are great for independent centers as well as first introducing the concept during small group instruction. Since creating the … [Read more...]
Even MORE! File Folder Phonics
I absolutely love activities that are super easy to set up and can be used over and over again. Sure, it takes a little bit of cutting and laminating on the front end, but when they are all assembled you'll have activities that will last for years! Last year I … [Read more...]
File Folder Phonics
File folder activities are great for classroom literacy centers. They are typically used to reinforce skills so they are ideal for independent work. For these activities, I've included a word sorting activity, a word writing activity and then a fill-in-the-black activity on the … [Read more...]