Phonics Activity Book
Teachers know that phonics instruction is essential for teaching students how to read. Therefore, they spend hours developing creative lessons and activities to make phonics lessons…
Curriculum
Curriculum | phonics | Reading | Writing
Dictation sentences
Phonics skills create a solid foundation for students to become successful readers and writers. Honestly, they can handle many challenges when they understand how vowels, consonants,…
Phonics Activities
Learning to read is such a complex skill. Thus, teachers break down the process into stages. It often begins with learning individual letters and the sound…
Daily Math Notebook
Math is such a complex subject for students to learn. There are so many skills, and they often build on top of each other. Therefore, if…
Phonemic Awareness
Phonemic awareness sets the foundation for being a strong reader and writer. Honestly, this involves much more than just learning the letters and the sounds they…
Sound Fluency Cards
Learning how to read is such a complex task. Students must know their letters and the sounds they make. Additionally, they have to be able to…
First Grade Morning Work
When students enter the classroom, they are so excited to see their friends. Some want to talk about what they did the night before while others…
Reading Activities for 1st Graders
1st grade is an important year for building reading skills! At this level, students dive a little deeper into reading and work on developing their comprehension…
Curriculum | Fluency | Reading
The Importance of Using Fluency Folders in the Classroom
Reading fluency is an important skill for all students, even children just learning the alphabet and letter sounds. Fluency is the ability of students to read…
Curriculum | phonics | Reading
The Science of Reading — Decodable Text for Beginning Readers
Reading skills are so important! Great reading skills set students up for academic achievement, not just in language arts, but in all of their subjects. They…
The Benefits of Flexible Homework & Homework Menus
Okay, confession time: I am not a huge fan of homework. I know, I know… Homework is one of those staples in the classroom that you…
My Favorite Items for Phonemic Awareness
Phonemic awareness plays a HUGE role in reading success. Children that struggle with phonemic awareness have more difficulty with reading and writing. In the younger grades,…
