I think phonics may almost be my favorite part of our day. I absolutely love teaching sound patterns to kids. You can get SO creative and m...

Every great reader has their beginnings in sounding out words!

Howdy! I am Mr. Greg from The Kindergarten Smorgasboard. My real name is Greg Smedley-Warren. I have been teaching for 11 years. I spent a year teaching fifth grade, two years in second grade and am now in my 9th year in Kindergarten. Kindergarten is my passion and my calling but honestly, that wasn’t how it started. When I was moved to Kindergarten (not voluntarily!) I called my mommy and cried. But on the first day, I fell in love and knew that Kindergarten is where I belonged. I have…

Ar Anchor Chart- Pirate Letters

I LOVE making charts! Step into my classroom and you’ll probably say, “Wow, someone has too much time!” but to be honest, I don’t! I just love them so much and love the w…

Bossy R Anchor Chart by Alex DePaolo. R-controlled Vowels.

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PHONICS UNIT 9: R-CONTROLLED VOWELS Unit 9 in my primary phonics series as all about tackling “BOSSY R”, or R-CONTROLLED VOWELS. If you haven’t used my phonics programs yet, you can CLICK HERE to visit my phonics homepage for everything you need to teach phonics in kindergarten and first

Help your students master r-controlled vowels with these bossy r posters and anchor charts. This set includes color posters, black and white pages, and pieces to create large anchor charts. Includes: 7 color posters (8 1/2" x 11") 7 black and white pages Color pieces for creating your own anchor charts. Choose between "Bossy R" or "R-Controlled Vowels" wording

Anchor Chart Art! Check out this adorable chart for R controlled vowels!