A kindergarten, first grade, and second grade teaching blog. I focus on writing, grammar, reading, and social studies.

If you’re looking for some Vowel Team Word Sorts, you’re in the right place! My first grader and I have been working through vowel pairs since Christmas. I created these simple sorts for her to review the vowel teams we’ve worked on. Did you know we have even more Vowel Team Printables? Yep, we do! ... Read More about Vowel Team Word Sorts – Cut & Sort

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...

Today, I’m sharing one more LEGO activity for Toddler Approved’s LEGO Week! Be sure to visit her post to see all of the activities shared. If you’ve followed along for very long, you know that one of my favorite ways to teach spelling is with word sorts. Why? They are hands-on, developmentally appropriate, and allow ... Read More about LEGO Word Family Sorting

Word sorting and matching game with this UG Word Family printable worksheet in color.

Have fun practicing long o oa and ow words with these fun and engaging phonics games. Games can be used for literacy centers, small group instruction, fast finishers, interventions, and more! These phonics centers include sentence scrambles, word sorts, roll and read games, memory/matching cards, reading race games, and Scoot games. Teaching long o words with oa and ow in phonics has never been more fun!

Sounds of Y word sort. Great for teaching and practicing the vowel sounds of Y!

Are you looking for fun and effective activities to teach vowel teams? These teaching tips will help you teach reading skills by explicitly teaching phonics skills including vowel teams. Add these 6 activities to your reading small groups lesson plans today! Get activity ideas including games, word sorts, read alouds, and more! Read more here!