Today I want to share some FUN back to school games for Kindergarten with you, but first – let me tell you what I’ve been up to lately…In my last post I mentioned that we recently bought a house and we’re busy getting settled. You know you’re a teacher when you are excited about decorating and making ... Read More about FUN Back to School Games for Kindergarten

Hi all! I can't believe that it is already OCTOBER. There is so much going on but I'm still loving every second of it. I forgot to post about this previously, but for all the non-ELA related things (including my most recent hall pass invention), you can visit my second blog at MyClassyRoom.wordpress.com I like to try out different formats and settings, so I used to have a blogger "for life", then I created that one on wordpress, and now I'm back on blogger. Besides, there are so many teacher…

A while back,I whipped up a little game for my kids to practice making words. I used a photo of them playing on the floor with it in this post over here, and several people have commented on it and asked about it. The cards are actually name tags from this site. I printed them out, glued them to cardstock, and wrote in the name of the drawing on each tag. I laminated them so that my two year old wouldn't destroy them in the first 3.2 seconds. Then I wrote the letters on some clothes pins…

Here is an activity I use with my 1st grade class. Have your students practice writing 10 words that you have posted on the word wall in your classroom. Then have your students use 3 of the words in sentences. *If you like this form...you may also like the following: Weekly Words to Know - High Fr...

***Updated August 2020 to include a Google Slides™ version, images for Seesaw™ and a Microsoft™ version.***How do you begin your guided reading groups? One of my favorite ways to ease into our small group time is to quickly review the phonics sounds we are working on. That's why I created these char...

Blank board games allow you to create a board game of your own or play a simple board game on the fly. As a teacher, you may use them to help students ...

We have enjoyed the activities in Unit 4 and Audrey's reading fluency has grown tremendously. I am amazed at how fluid she has become since we started

Vocabulary game...use with the spinners on my board (picture only)

The ULTIMATE printable phonics pack! Over 80 no-prep interactive activities-- Sounds, rhyming, syllables, short long vowels, CVC words, blends, and digraphs. $

Using toy blocks to build sight words. Freebie recording sheet on the blog.

The ULTIMATE printable phonics pack! Over 80 no-prep interactive activities-- Sounds, rhyming, syllables, short long vowels, CVC words, blends, and digraphs. $

10 fun word games for kids to play at home.

Need to spice up your word work stations and/or spelling practice during the holidays? This packet includes 20+ seasonal themed spelling activities that are sure to keep your students engaged and having fun while working with words! Everything is print and go ready to save you time! Please check out...

Magnetic Letters: Word Families

How to spell. Top ten tricks to help your kids learn to spell.

Looking for the best spelling apps for your beginning speller? Check these out! They're great beginning spelling apps for kids in kindergarten through third grade. Older, struggling spellers would benefit too!