Phonics Games for St. Patrick's Day St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner so it's time to pull out all those phonics games for St. Patrick's Day! The Pot O Gold activities are just a few of my favorite St. Patrick's Day themed activities. Sorting activities are perfect for … [Read more...]
Absolutely FREE R Controlled Vowels Posters
FREE R Controlled Vowels Posters! Teaching r-controlled vowels These r controlled vowel posters are perfect for use in your classroom when teaching and practicing words containing r controlled vowels. So what is an r controlled vowel? When a vowel is followed by an r, the r … [Read more...]
Springtime Phonics Activities – Robin’s Nest Activities
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...]
Activities on the Go! R-Controlled Vowels and Vowel Teams
A few years ago my daughter and Lizzie and I were checking out the donated movies at our local Habitat for Humanity store and it just hit me! Those old VHS cases would be perfect storage for teaching activities! They would store so nicely on shelves and you'd just be able to pick … [Read more...]
Hands-On Activities for Teaching or/oar/ore!
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 or/ore/oar phonics bundle, my fabulous artist created "corn" themed borders and game boards and they turned out absolutely … [Read more...]
Cookie Sheet Activities for First Grade!
A few years ago I developed the very first cookie sheet activities for my Pre K and Kindergarten friends. Since that time I've been slowly moving up the phonics ladder. I just can't believe that we now have bundles available through vowel teams! Of course each skill is available … [Read more...]
Winter Themed R-Controlled Vowels Activity
Gotta say- it's all about winter. We absolutely LOVE winter and it's so much fun celebrating this season with winter-themed activities. We created these phonics-based activities for centers and small group instruction just for the blustery months of December, January and … [Read more...]
Even More Basketball Themed Activities!
One of the best little tricks-of-the-trade is to capitalize on a student's interest to keep them engaged in learning the basic skills needed for fluent reading. Your sports-minded students, particularly your little basketball shooters, may enjoy the "Swish!" activities for … [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...]