Making the Connection Between Phonemic Awareness and Phonics
Teaching beginning readers is such a challenging job, but it is so rewarding to watch things start to click for our little readers. Our students need…
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Phonics Instruction Made Easy
Phonics instruction is important because students have to know how to decode print in order to become fluent readers that can comprehend what they read. While…
Editable Word Work Activities
Word Work is such an important skill to practice in the primary classroom. Word Work, or word study, is often considered “spelling practice” in classrooms. While…
Reading Warm Ups
Time spent in small reading groups is so important, and we have to make the most of our time while I have them at my reading…
Digital Word Work
Teaching phonics is an essential skill for readers, but if it’s not jazzed up, it can be downright borrrring for kids. I absolutely LOVE teaching phonics. …
Phonics Spinners
I am always trying to think of ways to make phonics practice more fun. These phonics spinners will be the perfect addition to independent reading centers…
Phonics Based Poetry
After creating my Phonics Based Fluency Passages, I had some requests for a Phonics Based Poetry packet. I love writing poems, so these were so fun…
Phonics Based Fluency Passages
I love working on fluency in my classroom. I am always looking for new ways to practice fluency and integrate it with every part of our…
Long Vowel Word Work
Can I just tell you how much I LOVE Fall Break?! Unfortunately, the weather has been rainy and cold and I have only left the house…
Short i and Short o
This week we are learning about short i. I loved using my Short a Word Work packet last week, so I am just as excited to…
Word Stairs
This week I found myself with 5 extra minutes before a fire drill. Not one to sit around and waste time ,{which is a disaster waiting…
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Gearing up for December and Sparkly E
Last week, we began working on words with silent e. This is always a turning point for many of my students because all of the sudden,…
