.Discover 5 creative ways to teach literacy on a budget with our range of activity ideas and tips in our latest blog.
I absolutely love working with sight words. Over the years I have tried to come up with new and engaging activities for sight words that...
These FREE counting syllables activities are great for developing phonological awareness. They're great for a space themed unit in Preschool, PreK and
Over the summer holidays, I've joined together with a group of bloggers to bring you weekly craft and play ideas using simple supplies from around the home or garden. We're starting with sticks (either sticks
Hi everyone, I'm finally ready to reveal my new guided reading pack and I'm so excited about it! Last year, I made it my mission to improve my guided reading
Are you required to teach a list of vocabulary words each week? This list of vocabulary activities will help teach students to read!
Nu het voor alle kids vakantie is, krijg je als ouders wel eens te horen: ik verveel me! We hebben helemaal geen leuk speelgoed. Ik weet niet wat ik moet doen.
Download worksheets and activities on short vowels a, e, i, o, u for kindergarten. Listen and identify short vowels or middle sounds. Free printable include
This notepad flip and spell word family activity for kindergarteners and preschoolers is a fun learning game that makes phonics and spelling fun for kids!
CVC and CCVC words are one of the first words read by kids so they are the building blocks to a wonderful world of literacy. We have an easy CVC words activity to share with
Use these paper clip activities and games with paper clips to help kids with precision, dexterity, in-hand manipulation, and more!
*This post contains affiliate links. Read more about this in my full disclosure policy. Back in June, I posted an activity I did called Roll a Sentence. To start the year off with writing, I got a crazy idea and when I told ALuv about it, he begged me to hurry and make it for him. ... Read More about Roll a Silly Sentence (FREE Printable Included!)
Literacy Center Ideas - hands-on literacy center activities perfect for 5-8 years | you clever monkey
Free Printable Rhyming Puzzles The last couple of weeks we’ve been learning about rhyming. We’ve been reading some of our favorite rhyming books like Giraffe’s Can’t Dance, Nanette’s Baguette, and Commotion In The Ocean. These Free Printable Rhyming Puzzles will help the students practice matching words that rhyme. . I wanted the students to be able to […]
This kindergarten blog post will illustrate 17 different activities that can be used to build fine motor activities into your curriculum.
These editable sight word games are so much fun and simple to prep! Type in any words you want and all 20 sight word activities auto-fill!
If you’re teaching kids how to identify beginning sounds, these board games are a fun way for them to show you what they know!
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37 fun language arts games and activities to teach kids in kingergarten through middle school the fundamentals of language and literature!
It's easy to make beautiful, sparkly letters out of borax crystals. Combine a little STEM learning with literacy for a fun kids' activity.
After our Word Family Snowball Toss activity, I was trying to think of a way to repurpose the ping pong balls and thought it would be fun to use
Learn 10 fun and easy Kindergarten sight word activities that will also develop fine motor skills using household or low cost items.
What's more fun than learning the alphabet and sight words than with a game? This alphabet and sight word tic-tac-toe game is sure to be a hit!
Today's blog post will be a quickie. I was just so excited about my latest Target find, I had to share it with my teaching friends! So let's get started with our build a sight word fun! I knew it was going to be a good trip because this was the first thing I saw when...
This Compound Words Printables and Activities Pack is designed for First and Second Grade students. There are 22 printables in total and 2 games for literacy centers/stations! The games are diverse in their difficulty so that you can cater for all the abilities in your classroom. The printables are NO PREP and include: ♥ Compound Word Match – Cut and paste the words to match the compound word pictures. ♥ Compound Words – Paste the pictures to create compound words (Level 1) ♥ Compound Words - Paste the pictures to create compound words (Level 2) ♥ Making Compound Words – Cut and paste the pictures to create compound words and then write the compound word. ♥ Compound Word Parts – Shade the different parts of the compound words in different colors. (Level 1) ♥ Compound Word Parts - Shade the different parts of the compound words in different colors. (Level 2) ♥ Compound Picture Words – Finish the compound words. ♥ Rainbow Compound Words – Join the word parts and write down the compound word. ♥ Compound Word Split – Split the compound words into its word parts. ♥ Mismatching Words 1 – Find the ending word part which does not match ♥ Mismatching Words 2 – Find the beginning word part which does not match ♥ Compound Word Sort – Cut and paste the words into the correct columns (Level 1) ♥ Compound Word Sort – Cut and paste the words into the correct columns (Level 2) ♥ Compound Word Match – Draw a line between the pictures to create compound words. ♥ Finding Compound Words – Find the compound words in the sentences and draw a picture, ♥ Finding Compound Words – Highlight the compound words in the sentences. ♥ Winter Compound Cloze – Fill in the missing compound words. ♥ Summer Compound Cloze – Fill in the missing compound words. ♥ Silly Compound Words – Join the word parts to create silly compound words. ♥ Story Compound Words – Find the compound words in the short story. ♥ Compound Words – Complete the activities. ♥ Creating Compound Words – Complete the activities to create compound words. Games included: 1) Recreate the triangle puzzles to create compound words. 2) Join words parts on the cupcake base to create compound words. Please see the preview for full view of printables!!! ♥♥♥ Follow me to be the first to hear about FREEBIES and updates ♥♥♥ ♥♥♥ Earn TPT Credits when you leave feedback ♥♥♥ I welcome and appreciate any feedback, comments or suggestions. You may also contact me on [email protected]
These hands on activities are perfect for introducing the VCe syllable pattern. Perfect for first grade or second grade literacy centers!
These compound word puzzles are an easy way to bring some fun learning to your literacy centers! Pair them up and watch a word appear!
Focusing on spelling helps kids become better readers! Here are 50 hands-on spelling activities for both phonics and sight words, perfect for young kids.
Learning how to tie shoelaces is easy peasy with this shoe-tying board for practicing, fine motor skills, and distinguishing left and right.
As our kids get older, they're ready to drop their nap time, but still need some quiet time to rest and recharge (and so do I!). Since my oldest shares a room with her napping sister, I've had to find activities that she can do quietly without waking her sibling. These are some of our favorites! Books are obviously the
