File Folder Activities for Learning the Alphabet!

admin October 24, 2016 No Comments

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 created file folder activities for my second grade teacher friends to address higher level phonics concepts.  They were such a hit and the students absolutely loved them.  I just couldn’t wait to create a series for kindergarten and first grade.  The File Folder Phonics for learning the Alphabet is just one in a series that I have in the works.  When you download this file you’ll receive 26 file folder

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11 Hands-On Activities for Teaching ir/er/ur!

admin October 17, 2016 No Comments

When teaching a phonics skill it’s often helpful to use a key word and picture to help the students remember the sound to the letter combinations. For the ir/er/ur phonics bundle, my fabulous artist created “bird” themed borders and game boards and they turned out absolutely adorable! This phonics bundle contains 11 hands-on activities for teaching and practicing the ir/er/ur r-controlled vowels. The activities are great for either small group instruction or for activities within your independent literacy centers. Here’s a quick peek at several of the activities in this bundle. Of course, when teaching a skill, it’s always helpful to have a word list on hand.  Providing your students with a white board and then giving them words to spell

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Long Vowel Sounds Spelling Patterns Write-It Phonics Cards

admin September 12, 2016 No Comments

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 vowel sound spelling patterns. Teachers just love that they can be used over and over again when laminated. They are perfect for independent practice in centers or for introducing a spelling pattern during small group instruction. As with the original bundle, each set can be purchased separately, however, if you really like the cards the bundle is the way to go.  Simply print the cards (I printed mine on card stock), laminate and then bind them together with a loose

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Activities for Teaching the oa/ow/oe Digraphs

admin August 11, 2016 No Comments

When teaching a phonics skill it’s often helpful to use a key word and picture to help the students remember the sound to the letter combinations. For the oa/ow/oe phonics bundle, my fabulous artist created these “bubble” themed borders and game boards and they turned out absolutely adorable! I just love them! This phonics bundle contains 11 hands-on activities for teaching and practicing the oa/ow/oe digraphs. The activities are great for either small group instruction or for activities within your independent literacy centers. Here’s a quick peek at several of the activities in this bundle. Of course, when teaching a skill, it’s always helpful to have a word list on hand.  Providing your students with a white board and then giving them

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CVC Word Building Activity

admin August 8, 2016 No Comments

As students are learning the letters and sounds of the alphabet it is important that they use the letters to read and write words. They need to understand that letters represent sounds and that the sounds combine to make words. At this stage in reading instruction we introduce CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words. CVC word building cards are helpful in teaching students that simple words can be created with 2 learned consonants and a vowel.  It’s really exciting when our young readers begin to realize that they can actually sound out words! These CVC Build A Word cards are ideal for either small group instruction or as an activity for your independent centers. I like to use these magnets from Banks School Supply because

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Even More Resources for Teaching Magic e

admin August 3, 2016 No Comments

Shortly after learning the letters and sounds of the alphabet, students learn that the vowel sounds have both a long and short sound. One way to make the vowel say its name (long vowel) is to have the “magic e” at the end of the word. An “e” at the end of a short word jumps over the consonant and changes the short vowel sound to a long vowel sound. We often teach that the “e” has magical powers at the end of a word. Students will need to learn phonics rules such as the magic e to become proficient readers and writers. They will need to be directly taught the rules and then offered opportunities to practice reading and writing

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File Folder Phonics Bundled!

admin July 21, 2016 No Comments

These file folder activities have been super helpful in providing added practice with targeted phonics skills. They are perfect for independent centers! There’s a little bit of assembly required, but once laminated the file folders will last for years and years! To keep the file folders organized I picked up these handy file folder storage units at our local Office Max. They store all the file folders so nicely and fit easily on a shelf. It’s quick and easy to find the file folder activity you want! There are quite a few word cards for each activity so it’s pretty important to keep the cards with the correct folder. To help with the organization I color-coded the borders of the

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Teaching Long Vowel Spelling Patterns

admin July 18, 2016 No Comments

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 sound as in the word “snail”. “ay” also makes the long a sound. These are the two most common vowel digraphs that make the long a sound and are often introduced first. When children are learning to spell words it’s important for them to know the most common placement of the digraphs in the words. The “ay” is most often used at the end of a word and the “ai” in the middle.  Just a

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Consonant-Vowel-Consonant Cupcake FREEBIE!

admin July 14, 2016 No Comments

Ever in need of a quick little activity to support learning CVC words? This cupcake match activity might just do the trick. It’s super simple to assemble. Just print the cupcakes and the recording form. Have your students match the beginning consonant to the word family to see how many words they can make! Fun activity for independent literacy centers. Enjoy! The Consonant-Vowel-Consonant Cupcake Match can be downloaded for FREE from my TpT store.  

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Activities for Teaching the au/aw Digraphs

admin July 11, 2016 No Comments

When teaching a phonics skill it’s often helpful to use a key word 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 turned out absolutely adorable! I just love them! This phonics bundle contains 11 hands-on activities for teaching and practicing the au/aw digraphs. The activities are great for either small group instruction or for activities within your independent literacy centers. Here’s a quick peek at several of the activities in this bundle. Of course, when teaching a skill, it’s always helpful to have a word list on hand.  Providing your students with a white board and then giving

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