Robin's Nest Phonics Activities The sun is out and it is officially spring! It seems like it was a long time coming. We just love incorporating seasonal themes into centers and small group instruction. These robin's nest phonics activities are perfect for those spring-themed … [Read more...]
Doggone Fun Activities for Teaching Contractions!
Fun Activities for Teaching Contractions In our everyday speech, we use contractions. Contractions are a kind of "short cut" in the way we use words to communicate. Think about it for a bit. If you were going to tell a friend that you aren't going to lunch, are you likely to … [Read more...]
Teaching Those Crazy Wild Old Words!
Teaching Wild Old Words So what are "Wild Old Words"? Wild Old Words are "rule breaker" words. Students are taught early on that a single vowel in a one-syllable word is short, however, there is a small group of words that breaks that rule. These words are called Wild Old … [Read more...]
Teaching the Sounds of -ed – A Basketball Activity!
Teaching the Sounds of -ed Teaching the sounds of -ed at the end of the word indicates that something has happened in the past. The -ed ending is actually what we call a "morpheme" - a unit of meaning. This concept can be a little tricky for our young readers as the -ed … [Read more...]
Teaching Consonant+le A Basketball Themed Activity
Teaching Consonant+le 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, … [Read more...]
FREE Consonant Digraphs Posters
Free Consonant Digraphs Posters We hope you love these free consonant digraphs posters. These posters include all of our original artwork. A digraph is two letters that work together to make a single sound like sh in ship or brush. Additionally, digraphs can be made up of … [Read more...]
Phonics Games and Activities for the aw au Diphthongs
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 … [Read more...]
Fly Swat! Activities for Sight Words, Alphabet and CVC Words
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 … [Read more...]
Pot O Gold Phonics Activities for St. Patrick’s Day!
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 … [Read more...]
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