CVC Words

Short A is usually the first phonics sound you teach in kindergarten and first grade so I figured it'd be a great sound to show you teaching...

A few months ago, my good friend Keri from the Sweet Life of Teaching was preparing for a training that she was about to offer. On the table was a roll of vinyl chalkboard paper (I’ve never seen or heard of it until this time). As she was describing what it was and how she uses it in […]

I want to share a simple DIY building word center that you can make for your students! You can use this with CVC words, or have them practice a specific word family at a time. I found this plastic plastic plate at the 99 Cents Store. It is perfect because it has three slots on one side for the kids to build their word, and a large section for them to store the extra letters. I cut out a piece of paper to cover the Transformer picture ( I assumed that would be distracting, lol!) and taped it…

A fun and neat way to blend words!

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Rhyming is one of the first pre-reading skills we can model with young children. And it’s fun to do. Songs and rhyming books are a must with young kids. So are rhyming games, like you can find in our Roll-a-Rhyme Activity. NSis {3 years old} loves to rhyme. So, we played a little rhyming word matching ... Read More about DUPLO Rhyming Word Matching

These early reading word books that I made for the twins (3 years old) have been a big hit in our house. The concept is simple, and I thi...

If you're teaching CVC words in kindergarten and first grade, you'll love this free CVC word list at your fingertips! Use it to create your own fun learning activities for your students. #CVCwords #phonics #kindergarten #firstgrade

I love Blending Books! I made several Blending Books for our classroom. Basically, a Blending Book is made using a three ring binder and ...

Freebie! Three pages filled with those tricky vowel sounds that some students need extra practice with. Students read the 2 words in each box while switching back and forth from a short to a long vowel sound. Use with small group: Listen to students read the list of words. Students could take turns reading one box at a time as they read around the table. Use at a reading center: Set several copies at a reading center for students to partner read. Students can take turns reading each box. Use…

One of my favorite times of the day is Daily 5. Before this year I dreaded this time of year because centers became boring and behaviors became problematic. The Daily 5 has changed this so much for me. I really was afraid that the items would seem mundane after a while but that has not been the case. So this post is going to show you a few of my favorites for Working with Words. I do a lot of the traditional word study activities and wanted to share my class' favorites. Here is where we…

Free Building CVC words using letters s, a, t, and p mats Part of the Reading Adventures 1 Unit 1 Packet.

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YIPPEE~YUPPEE you heard me right....we have "Shake of the Day" in kindergarten! The special student of the day gets to shake the bucket when they arrive at school to see if he/she can make a CVC word. If the student makes a CVC word we will share it with class, and he/she gets a packet of Smarties. Because you know...if they eat Smarties they are going to be smarter! HE HE HE What are some other "Shake of the Day" ideas: Shake all vowels Shake 2 words that rhyme Shake a picture and the…

by Jen Strange Prekindergarten - 1st Grade All elementary school teachers know how important it is to teach segmenting as part o...

Word games: cvc, ccvc, cvcc, and sight words