Building Word Activity with Constructing Bolts: 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 this 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 … [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 … [Read more...]
Centered on Learning: The Letter Uu
Let's talk about some skill building, engaging activities we can use with out students to get them excited about learning with The Letter Uu. After all, eager learners who WANT to work on skills are the students we want to have. We don't get these types of students instantly. The Letter Uu Breakdown Here is an breakdown and explanation of our weekly learning centers from this week. We have … [Read more...]
Letter Gg Learning Ideas
I love diving into letters with a letter of the week. I know many schools do not use a letter of the week anymore, but my school district requires it as we use Recipe for Reading. And honestly... it isn't a bad thing at all! So let's dive into the Letter Gg Ideas to make this letter meaningful. Letter Gg Learning Ideas With Gel Bags I do not just focus on one letter all week long. Instead I … [Read more...]
Centered On Learning: The Letter Gg
How can we allow our students to practice building skills and working with learning ideas in a way that is engaging, fluid, and leveled? We allow our students to have time during centers to focus on the Letter Gg! We want to be centered on learning. The Letter Gg Center Activities Centers are often referred to by many terms by teachers and are organized in many different ways. Some people … [Read more...]
Why You Should Be Playing 20 Questions
What is the game 20 Questions and why should you be playing 20 questions in your classroom? This is a fun game that your students will enjoy! This game is a favorite of mine because I love to play to learn and I love to have children work on asking and answering questions as often as possible. Explain the Game 20 Questions 20 questions is a FUN game that your students will love. This game … [Read more...]
Letter Yy Ideas
Are you ready for the letter Yy? There are so many times that we get to this letter and I am out of ideas to make it fun. Are you in the same boat? Well, let's look at some fun ideas to bring the letter y to life. Letter Yy Ideas Check out these printable activities. We love to practice handwriting practice to review letter formation.We also use the sheet on the right to identify the … [Read more...]
Letter Kk Ideas
Letter Kk is so much FUN. It is a great time to learn about the letter that sounds like the letter C. Here are great Letter Kk Ideas to make learning fun inviting and engaging. I start this letter like I do all my letters, we read the Alphatales book about the letter Kk and follow it with the mini-books. We also watch this video from Have Fun Teaching for the Letter Kk. Letter Kk … [Read more...]
Letter Mm Activities and Printables for Kindergarten
If you are looking for Letter Mm Activities and Printables for Kindergarten, you have found the right place. Check out these printables, decodable activities, and so much more. We use these packs with the Recipe for Reading letter order BUT we also have an option that follows the Orton Gillingham Letter Order, which is based on the science of reading research. Letter Mm Activities and … [Read more...]
Letter Nn Activities
Letter Nn Activities are here to help you and your students LOVE learning about the letter Nn. I have a ton of fun, engaging, and meaningful Letter Nn activities that will be ideal to teach your little learners into letter n experts in no time. Let's start with some phonics printables. We do one day of sensory phonics, three days of these printables activity sheets, and then a charting day. We … [Read more...]
Letter Pp Activities
This week we are diving into the letter Pp activities. And man... is this week loaded with PERFECTLY fun activities. We complete these letter Pp phonics sheets for three days. I love to use these printables to see who can recognize the uppercase and lowercase Pps. And we work on these letter handwriting sheets. I strongly believe that handwriting practice should not only focus on the … [Read more...]
All About the Letter T
Working on learning all about the Letter Tt soon? Get ready! Let's make learning all about the letter Tt activities the best! One of my favorite subjects to teach in K is phonics. I LOVE teaching students the sounds letters make and how to put those sounds together to make words. {I can't lie... I love every subject in K. But I really REALLY love phonics too!} My school began teaching the Saxon … [Read more...]