FREE Long Vowel Spelling Word Lists Have to hand it to social media. A few days ago I saw an Instagram post referencing these words lists that I literally created a decade ago. Readers were having a hard time trying to locate the files, and honestly, I was too! Oh, how I wish I … [Read more...]
Teaching the Long a Spelling Pattern – ai ay Phonics Bundle!
ai ay 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 ai ay activities in the phonics bundle, my fabulous artist created "snail" themed borders and game boards … [Read more...]
Teaching Long Vowel Spelling Patterns – Write It!
Teaching Long Vowel Spelling Patterns These Write It Phonics Cards are ideal for teaching and practicing long vowel spelling patterns. Simply print the cards, laminate and bind them together with a loose-leaf ring. Have the student use a dry erase marker to write to correct … [Read more...]
Dab It! Fun Phonics Learning Games
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 … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Phonics Activities
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 … [Read more...]
Long Vowel Sounds Spelling Patterns Write-It Phonics Cards
I've certainly received tons of feedback on our Write-It Phonics Cards line. The original Write-It Phonics Cards Bundle contained card packets for addressing phonics skills from beginning sounds to r-controlled vowels. This bundle is just an extension and addresses the long … [Read more...]
Teaching Long Vowel Spelling Patterns
Those tricky vowel sounds! Shortly after students learn the letters and sounds of the alphabet we introduce the concept that some letters, when placed together (vowel digraph), make the long vowel sound. For example, when the letters "ai" appear together, they make the long 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...]
Long Vowel Spelling Patterns
Many of my first and second friends are now working with long vowel sounds. Those vowels can be so tricky as sometimes the vowel says a short sound and sometimes a long sound, and then to top it off, there are several different spelling patterns for long vowels. When our young … [Read more...]