One of the goals is for learners to be able to sound out words in Kindergarten and how to sound out words for 1st graders. Learning letters and sounds is one thing, but being able to put them together to make words is another. Learning to tap out to write these words is even better. Sounding Out Words in Kindergarten Let's break down 5 tips for sounding out words in Kindergarten and I will … [Read more...]
Exciting Kindergarten SOR Phonics Printables
Teachers need ready-to-use, EASY-to-prep, and FUN activities for Kindergarten SOR phonics. No Fuss, just great materials that are ready to be used and contain Science of Reading phonics materials for Kindergarten Students. PLUS, we need decodables. If this is you... keep reading. And I have a special sorting mat freebie at the end for you to snag. Let's dive into Kindergarten phonics. … [Read more...]
Freebie Dinosaur Themed Letter Game
You need to grab this alphabet game called Dino Stomp. It is pretty simple and fun Dinosaur Themed Letter Game. Start by grabbing the freebie printables below. This game is simple, fun, and has learning integrated into it. Your little learners will love it. Grab these Wind-Up Dinosaurs A few weeks ago, I found these precious wind-up dinosaur toys in the birthday party section at Target. I … [Read more...]
Truck-Themed Learning Activity
Have you seen these precious truck-themed Easter eggs at Dollar Tree lately? I found them recently and had to grab 4 packs. Then, I had to think of a truck-themed learning activity to utilize them, especially since we are learning about -ck soon! Grab Truck Easter Eggs These truck-themed Easter eggs come in a pack of 6, one of each of these colors. This truck-themed style egg was a unique … [Read more...]
Phonics Tools: Paper & Digital Learning Tools
Phonics Tools: Paper & Digital Learning Tools: Last time I showed you my plan for working with students on math skills and it was a HIT so today I am 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: Paper & Digital Learning … [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...]
Fun Ways to Teach /ch/ and ch Digraph
Check out these fun ways to teach /ch/ and ch digraph to your little learners. 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 on to additional sounds to make words. Let's check out digraph activities … [Read more...]
My Misconceptions About Phonemic Awareness
As many reading teachers and textbooks will tell you, the components of reading are phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency, and reading comprehension. 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. And hopefully, this will help your misconceptions as well. I Did Not … [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 found success when the lesson is made fun of! Therefore, I come up with some hands-on activities final -ck learning activities to make this week of phonics more fun for my little learners. Intro Lesson for Final -ck Learning Activities To start phonics off, we … [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 nonsense words. Simple, fun, hands-on phonics fun! Let me show you what these fun phonics activities 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 … [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 Words Game Using Spelligator
Sounding Out Words Game to Promote Learning Let's talk about a fun Sounding Out Words Game. When teachers incorporate games into their classrooms, they do not JUST teach a skill. They are also taught higher-order thinking skills and winning and losing skills. The best part is the fact that your students are merely being children and playing a game. Learning becomes FUN and engaging. Learning is … [Read more...]
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