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...]
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...]
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...]
Soccer Themed Activities! It’s World Cup Time!
Soccer is my sport! I love, love, love soccer. My oldest child was five when we enrolled him in our city recreational league. Our family has been hooked ever since. You know how organizations are always short on volunteers? Well, the soccer league was short on coaches. … [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...]
Activities on the Go!
It just hit me one day! I was cleaning the basement and came across a whole stack of old Disney movies. I just couldn't throw them away- oh, the memories. What could I do with all those movies? Okay, maybe it's not the best solution for the movies themselves, but the CASES! … [Read more...]
7 Syllable Types Classroom Posters
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-syllabe words and are now ready to learn strategies for decoding multisyllabic words. So, really, what is a syllable? Simply … [Read more...]
Write It Phonics Cards for Vowel Teams
The Make, Take & Teach Write-It Phonics Cards have been one of the all time favorite activities for literacy centers for practicing targeted phonics skills. I started with the beginning and ending sounds and am slowly but surely working my way up the phonics ladder. I just … [Read more...]
Sight Word Games for our Little Baseball Fans
Oh...it's summertime! It's pretty important to keep our little ones engaged and there's no better way to do that than to use games and activities. Here's a fun little baseball-themed activity for practicing the Dolch 220 sight words. I love this game because it's fast-paced … [Read more...]