It's that time of year again! The college basketball championship is in full swing and, honestly, my team was ousted in the first round. Kind of takes just a little bit of fun out of watching the games, but I have to admire the all those young players. It's still fun to watch. … [Read more...]
Teaching Short Vowel Sounds – A Basketball Themed Activity
Teaching Short Vowel Sounds with ALL NET! Your little basketball fans are just going to love learning and practicing short vowel sounds with the Make, Take & Teach Short Vowel All Net! activity. When you download this activity you'll receive 7 short vowel basketball … [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...]
Basketball Themed Sight Word Games and Activities
Basketball Themed Sight Word Games Go Green! Go White! If you recognize that chant you're probably guessing that I'm a Michigan State fan. I just love college sports and basketball is one of my favorites. This basketball themed sight word games and activities bundle … [Read more...]
Soccer Themed Sight Word Activities
Soccer is my game! I have so many fond memories of standing on the sidelines and watching my own children play. Having three children involved in the sport, it seems like we were always at the soccer field. My kids are all now in college and I sure miss those days. Maybe not so … [Read more...]
Football Themed Sight Word Activities
The leaves are turning colors (at least here in Northern Michigan) and there is a crispness to the air that can only mean one thing. It's football season! Many of our kiddos are football fans and it's always fun incorporating their interests into classroom learning … [Read more...]
Baseball Sight Word Bundle
It's spring and that means it's baseball season! Many of our little learners are now involved in t-ball and are all about the sport. It's always fun to incorporate student's interests into classroom activities. This baseball themed bundle contains several hands-on activities for … [Read more...]
Basketball Themed Activities for Phonics and Sight Words
St. Patrick's Day is over and right on the heels of the holiday is college basketball season! Well, who's your favorite team? I have to say when it comes to college athletics, I'm all about those Michigan State Spartans! That team plays with such passion it's hard not to get … [Read more...]