These game boards have certainly been a hit! They are perfect for your spring themed centers or for small group instruction. When you download these game boards you will receive 9 colorful game boards containing words from the Dolch 220 sight word list. There are 4 different … [Read more...]
Robin’s Nest Activities for Beginning Sounds and Word Families
Well, it's certainly been a long, hard winter. It's hard to believe that just two days ago (that would be April 9th) it was actually snowing outside. Yikes! Today I was able to take a long bike ride around the lake as the temperature peaked at 54 degrees. Okay, I know my friends … [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...]
Easter Egg Activities for Rhyme, Beginning Sounds and Vocabulary
I absolutely love these Easter eggs that Kyle created. They are so colorful and make for fun and interactive center activities during spring. I created three different activities for my preschool and kindergarten friends just for learning and practicing the early literacy … [Read more...]
Flipping Eggs – Fun Hands-on Activities for Learning Sight Words
Learning and practicing sight words can be super fun when you integrate hands-on activities. The Flipping Eggs activity is easy to assemble- simply print the eggs, laminate and then cut out each egg. You'll have an activity that will last for years! Just for fun, the Flipping … [Read more...]
Resources for Teaching Blends and Digraphs
Many of my first grade friends are now learning common blends and digraphs. I thought it'd help if I gathered a few of my favorite resources and activities as well as answer common questions for introducing and practicing this skill. What's the difference between a blend and a … [Read more...]
Teaching Long Vowel Spelling Patterns
Long vowel sound spelling patterns are quite difficult for students to learn. First they must understand that more than one letter can be used to represent one sound and then learn the various ways that the sound can be represented in print. For example, there are 4 common ways … [Read more...]
Cookie Sheet Bundle for Sight Words, Blends/Digraphs and Word Families!
The Cookie Sheet Activities have certainly been popular with my kindergarten and first grade teacher friends. They are so versatile- they can be used within small group instruction or as independent literacy center activities. It's always so important to incorporate hands-on … [Read more...]
The Snow is Flying! Grab Those Mittens
Here in Northern Michigan winter can last for months (and I mean months and months). We often have snow from late November through mid-April. Well, up in the north, putting on your boots, mittens, hats, coats, and snow pants is an everyday event. It can take up to 10 minutes … [Read more...]
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