It is officially time to teach those tricky CVCe words! As our beginning readers and writers move past CVC words, it is important to spend time on these long vowel patterns. But there’s a reason we call it “super sneaky silent e”! For some reason it can be one of the hardest patterns for our kiddos to remember.These CVCe word activities will amp up your phonics lessons and literacy centers and give your students hands on and meaningful CVCe words practice. There are also plenty of freebies ...
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How to Manage Effective Turn and Talks
My first year teaching in first grade, there was no way I was trying turn and talks. I was just trying to survive! When I moved to kindergarten, I literally laughed at the idea of trying turn and talks in my Kindergarten classroom. They can’t do that!Boy, was I wrong!Done right, turn and talks can me a powerfully effective tool.Here are my best tips for teaching turn and talks in Kindergarten and 1st Grade.Do You Want Turn and Talk Partners?First, you will want to decide if you will assign turn ...
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Free Bee Activities for Kindergarten and 1st Grade
Spring is the perfect time for all the honey bee activities for both kindergarten and 1st grade! Students get such a kick out of learning about these buzzy creatures.These free bee activities include options for differentiation, so they are perfect for both kindergarten and first grade!This blog post contains Amazon affiliate links. Rest assured, I only recommend products I truly love!The Very Greedy Bee ActivitiesThe Very Greedy Bee is one of those books that never fails to entertain! Students ...
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Kindergarten Phonics Scope and Sequence
We know how important teaching phonics in Kindergarten is, but too often, this is an area teachers are not given enough resources for. You know you need a Kindergarten phonics scope and sequence, but where do you even begin?When planning for your Kindergarten phonics instruction, a scope and sequence will help guide your planning and instruction.Think of your scope and sequence like a map for your phonics instruction. You can look at where you are and see where you need to go next.But here’s ...
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3 Easy Easter Egg Activities for Centers
I love Easter egg activities for April sensory bins and centers, because they are so easy but kids love them! These Easter egg activities don’t require much prep, but they are super hands on.For all of these Easter egg centers, you will need 12 plastic eggs and a permanent marker to label them 1-12. I grabbed a bag at The Dollar Tree and still had some left over!If you want to make this an Easter sensory bin station, just add crinkle paper! I also found that at The Dollar Tree.Easter Egg Sight ...
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The Trick to Teaching Digraphs You NEED To Hear!
I don’t know why, but teaching digraphs in Kindergarten and 1st grade has always been my favorite phonics skill to focus on. There is just something about those tricky digraph h brothers!When I first began teaching digraphs in first grade, I noticed that my students struggled to hear the difference in the sounds, particularly digraphs ch and sh.When I moved to Kindergarten, I came up with a trick to teach digraphs that my students don’t forget!What Are Digraphs?If you’re asking yourself, “What ...
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