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

Words Their Way in the Primary Classroom Changing your approach to word study in the classroom to support ALL of your students! This year we began using Words their Way and said goodbye to traditional spelling lists and weekly spelling tests. While this was an adjustment, the results have been amazing! Students at all levels feel challenged and successful! Words their Way can seem OVERWHELMING at first! But with the right plan of attack, teaching word study can become a joyful part of the…

Open and closed syllable activities help kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students decode longer words. Today I'm sharing how I teach this essential concept with syllable houses, posters, sorting activities, puzzles, and more!

Find 10 FREE sight word games and activities for your students to use during literacy centers. Many of these require very little materials to make.

Word sort choices to go with words their way.

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Word Family Crafts for Kids (AT CAT, UG BUG, EE TREE, UCK DUCK, ING KING, OG DOG and more!)

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

My sight word activities this year have included a lot more movement for my active learners. Learning our sight words has been a bit more of a challenge for some of my kindergartners. A

I hope you’re having a great weekend! Today I want to share with you one of my favorite classroom activities…. WORD SORTS. Pinterest Word sorts have become a Monday morning staple in my classroom… Every Monday, before introducing the phonics pattern for the week, I like to give my students the opportunity to see if they […]