Last time I showed you my plan for working with students on math skills and it was a HIT so today I back to talk to you all about how we can tackle phonics skills (with some ELA options) in here too. Let's dive into Phonics Tools: Paper and Digital Options. What Could Be Our Phonics Tools? Phonics Tools can be a collection of those materials you already have on hand to teach phonics to … [Read more...]
Four Piece Easter Egg Activities
Stop everything... I found the Easter Egg Unicorn; four piece Easter Eggs. Who even knew these existed?! I grabbed them here on Amazon. This one box will make 42 eggs that are 4 inches with all four pieces put together. The Four Piece Eggs The eggs come in two sections; tops and bottoms. You can easily break them down into four parts. You can see the four dots that are used to assemble … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Integration Way to Teach ch Sounds
When I started teaching Kindergarten, we spent the entire school year focusing on letters and sounds of the alphabet. Now, Kindergarten teachers are teaching the alphabet during the first half of the school year on the alphabet and then we move onto additional sounds to make words. Check out these fun ways to teach the ch sound to your little learners. Introducing the ch Sound On Monday or the … [Read more...]
My Misconceptions With Phonemic Awareness
As many reading teachers and textbooks will tell you, under the components of reading are phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency, and reading comprehensions. Although I often find myself pretty solid with phonics. Sometimes I am too heavy with phonics. And that is exactly where my misconceptions leave me. Let me explain. I Did Not Know What I Did Not Know In the beginning, which I … [Read more...]
Check Out Final -ck
One of the hardest phonics lessons I teach in Kindergarten is the final -ck sound. Whenever a lesson presents a challenge, I have find success when the lesson is made fun! Therefore, I come up with some, hands-on activities to make this week of phonics more fun for my little learners. Intro Lesson To start phonics off, we talk about double endings like -zz, -ss, -ff, and -ll. We talk … [Read more...]
Have You Seen Sound Tents?
Have you seen sound tents? This is a fun way for little hands to work with sounds to build real and silly words. Simple, fun, hands on phonics fun! Let me show you what these fun phonics activity look like and how you can use them in your classroom with ease. How to Prep Sound Tents First, print out the sounds you want to cover in your classroom. You can see the full color pages above. … [Read more...]
Phonics Fun with Sound Sticks
You are going to have so much phonics fun with sound sticks! This is a simple way to teach, review, and practice phonics skills with little learners. It is paperless, hands on, engaging, and FUN. Best yet... you can use it for how you need to use it. There is no right or wrong here! If you are in a school like mine where hands on activities are preferred over printables, I have got a treat … [Read more...]
Sounding Out Fun Game Using Spelligator
Sounding Out Fun Using Spelligator Using Games to Promote Learning When teachers incorporate games into their classrooms, they not JUST teach a skill. They are also teach higher order thinking skills and winning and losing skill. The best part is the fact that your students are merely being children and playing a game. Learning becomes FUN and engaging. Learning is what it is suppose to be in … [Read more...]
Get Ready for Apple Week
This week is one of the best weeks of the entire school year. This week we get to celebrate Johnny Appleseed Day and integrate apples in our classroom. Let's break down TONS of teaching ideas and activities to help you to Get Ready for Apple Week. Teaching Using Biographies Johnny Appleseed Day is September 26th. What a fun way to use the idea of a biography in the classroom. I love to use … [Read more...]
If You Give a Dog a Donut Activities and Fun
The letter Dd is a great time to use the book If You Give a Dog a Donut. I know you will love all of these If You Give a Dog a Donut Activities and Fun ideas for the week. Tying learning into literacy and math skills is a great, solid teaching tip to cover multiple standards in an inventive and engaging way. Charting and Write the Room I love to use this chart (shown in the back) on my … [Read more...]
The Nuts and Bolts of Constructing Word Fun
A huge part of kindergarten is learning to sound out words and determine if they are real or nonsense words. Making this experience hands on and fun is a key element to making teachable moments memorable. I found these fun Learning Resources Constructing Word set and I knew I had to not only have this educational toy but I had to create something to use with it to make even more powerful in my … [Read more...]
Learning with a Light Table
Learning with a light table is a fun way to let little learners play to learn. By tying in math and reading skills your students are already learning about, you will find them working on learning activities on their own. Here are some examples of ways to increase learning activities with your light table. Light Tables Let me start by telling you that my light table isn't fancy or high tech. I … [Read more...]
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