Teaching silent letters can be so much fun! In my classroom, we call these letters ghost letters! It really helps the kids learn the sounds. To begin, we make a list of all the words we can think of! At first, the kids will usually give words that just start with n or r, instead of words with kn or wr. But they quickly get the hang of it! Sometimes I even draw ghosts around the letters on the board or in their books. I LOVE when they even draw them on words they find! :) We sort words and highlight those spooky little letters. We play games to practice reading words with ghost letters. This Roll & Read helps build fluency AND practices those words. The kids always love this fun little book. They read a ghost letter word. Read a sentence with that word. Then create their own sentence. They get pretty creative with these! Then we end with a fun little mini craft. :) As a class, we brainstorm words with kn, wr, mb, and gn. They we add them to our own spooky little ghosts. They'll remember those ghost letter forever!!! Hop over and check out this fun pack!
Teaching silent letters can be so much fun! In my classroom, we call these letters ghost letters! It really helps the kids learn the sounds. To begin, we make a list of all the words we can think of! At first, the kids will usually give words that just start with n or r, instead of words with kn or wr. But they quickly get the hang of it! Sometimes I even draw ghosts around the letters on the board or in their books. I LOVE when they even draw them on words they find! :) We sort words and highlight those spooky little letters. We play games to practice reading words with ghost letters. This Roll & Read helps build fluency AND practices those words. The kids always love this fun little book. They read a ghost letter word. Read a sentence with that word. Then create their own sentence. They get pretty creative with these! Then we end with a fun little mini craft. :) As a class, we brainstorm words with kn, wr, mb, and gn. They we add them to our own spooky little ghosts. They'll remember those ghost letter forever!!! Hop over and check out this fun pack!
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Yay!! It's Friday! Woooo-hoooo!! Today I had my kids work on a really fun activity. Most of my students are progressing along nicely with learning their letters and sounds but many of them still mix up b's and d's! Do you kids have this problem?? My good friend came up with a great activity set to help those struggling students master the difference between b's and d's! Take a look at the activities:: This first game is a simple b/d race. The students rolled a dice with only the letters b and d on it. (We used garage sale stickers on a dice where I wrote the letters b and d.) We also were resourceful and used glue sticks as the game pieces. They simply rolled the dice, said what letter it landed on and moved the glue stick up until one of the letters won! The next activity had the kids sort 20 cards depending on the initial letter of the word. This was a great game for my visual learners! (Another picture of some of the word cards.) They then recorded them on the sheet with a dry erase marker. This is another recording sheet where students could record their b and d words or come up with their own words, if they were able to do that! It was a great way to differentiate for my higher leveled students. Lastly they had to circle b's and d's according to what the directions said! They did awesome with this activity too! I will be using this activity set a lot in the coming weeks until we can master those pesky b's and d's! Click here to check out this activity!! I also wanted to show you what my co-worker did with her kindergartners for the 100th day of school yesterday! It took them a loooooong time but they turned out great! They made pictures of what they would look like when they are 100 years old! I just didn't have the time or patience for this activity--- but her kids did an awesome job!! Aren't those pictures so precious??? I love them!!
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One of my favorite classroom cooperative learning games is the game "I Have, Who Has." It is a great way to reinforce or review skills being taught and once you teach students how to play the game, you can use it for almost anything content by just switching out what students are learning. not only reinforces skills but also keeps students excited and engaged throughout. Let's dive into how this game works and its myriad benefits for your classroom. How to Play Playing "I Have, Who Has" is simple and effective. Each student is given a card, ensuring everyone's participation. In cases where students outnumber cards, buddy systems can be set up, while students can handle multiple cards if there are extras. The game begins with the "I have start" card holder, initiating a sequence where students take turns following the card order until reaching the end card. To try this game out, you can grab a free Alphabet version of this game at the end of this post. Benefits and Variations: This cooperative learning game isn't just about fun; it cultivates active listening skills while solidifying content knowledge. Whether played as a whole group during morning meetings or in smaller groups for focused learning, "I Have, Who Has" can be easily adapted for your needs. For added excitement, consider "racing the clock" with a timer, motivating students to beat their previous time records. Be sure to check out the "I Have, Who Has Bundle," which is ideal for quick reviews or engaging time fillers year-round. "I have, Who Has Bundle" What is included? Included are the math skills of identifying numbers 1-25, numbers on ten frames 1-20 and both 3d and 2d shapes. As well as phonics skills including beginning sounds, CVC words, rhyming, nonsense words, and CVCe words. They are easy to print to have handy for whenever you have a few extra minutes in your classroom. Or you can try out this free I Has Who Has Alphabet Freebie I hope that you and your students enjoy playing this game!
Have you ever heard the term phonemic awareness and wondered what it is? I get a lot of emails from parents who are ready to teach their child how to
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DISCLAIMER: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT ENDORSED BY UFLI FOUNDATIONS. IT IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE PROGRAM IN ANY WAY. NO PART OF THIS UNIT COPIES ANY MATERIAL FOUND IN THE MANUAL OR IN THE TOOLBOX. Letter Sound Sorts ~ UFLI Foundations Aligned | Science of Reading Lessons 1 - 34 I needed a quick activity for some of my students that needed extra practice with sound sorting. For center purposes, I divided lessons 1 - 34 into groups of 4 letters. These pages are created with that in mind. For example; the first sound sort is a, m, s, t (lesson 1-4) I have provided 2 versions (one is more scaffolded for students that need more support) so that you can differentiate for your students. These are great for centers, small group, pull-out, and home practice. Other UFLI Aligned Units: Print and Sort ~ UFLI Foundations Aligned | Lessons 1 - 34 Letter Sound Sorts ~ UFLI Foundations Aligned | Lessons 1 - 34 Vocabulary Cards ~ UFLI Foundations Aligned | Lessons 5 - 53 Vocabulary Cards ~ UFLI Foundations Aligned | Lessons 54 - 92 Decode and Color ~ UFLI Foundations Aligned | LESSONS 6 - 53 Decode and Color ~ UFLI Foundations Aligned | Lessons 54 - 92 Making Words ~ UFLI Foundations Aligned | Lessons 5 - 53 Making Words ~ UFLI Foundations Aligned | Lessons 54 - 92 Write the Room ~ UFLI Foundations Aligned | Lessons 6 - 53 Write the Room ~ UFLI Foundations Aligned | Lessons 54 - 92 Dictated Sentences ~ UFLI Foundations Aligned | Lessons 6 - 53 Sentence Scramble ~ UFLI Foundations Aligned | Lessons 4 - 53 Match and Map ~ UFLI Foundations Aligned | Lessons 54 - 92 Also, if you are looking for a unit to help you to teach the rules for mapping high-frequency words this is the unit for you! Orthographic Mapping High-Frequency Words | Science of Reading I will be continuing to create more units that align with UFLI Foundations so please make sure you click the green star to follow me so you don't miss out. Happy Teaching! Natalie
Here we are, at the end of the school year, and my kiddos have gotten lazy! They are writing fast and messy, with letters flying all over the page. It is time to slow down and remember how to form letters correctly and how to get them to use the lines appropriately. How can we do this with only 2 weeks left? Practice, Practice, Practice! You could even bribe them! I will be telling my kiddos that they will get a special prize if they can show me their best handwriting. And to do this I will keep track of it in their end of the year handwriting packet. Check it out: Click here to get your handwriting freebie!
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