Spelling Activities

Well friends, it's official I am obsessed with Daily Five! I read the book & stalked all your blogs & became....OBSESSED! I am loving it & so are my kiddos! It was very intimidated at first because I wasn't sure how I was going to fit it into my schedule & then I found out we are required to do an uninterrupted 90 minute reading block which does not include RTI...ugh! Well, I'm making it work & LOVE IT! Here are a few shots of my kiddos in action! I know, I know...holy cuteness! Here we are…

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

Make a super cool 3D artwork with this simple foam recipe for kids activities. Kids love creating artwork! They love to draw, paint, use microwave puffy paint, glitter and glue and more! So we are always on the lookout for a super cool new way for my kids to make artwork. Kids can make 3D […]

What a day we had in first grade today! If you had walked in at one moment today you would have hear everyone howling “Ow!” and seen over 40 bandaids were in use! No, I wasn’t torturing my class! Haven’t you heard of the hurtful letters /ow/ and /ou/? Whenever they are together they get ... Read More about Injured Letters and CCSS Non-Fiction Texts FREEBIE

Does your child cry out ~ Help Me Spell!?? We have two emerging readers who are beginning to memorize sight word lists and learn to spell them

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

Whew! Can I just say this week was exhausting!? There seemed to be a high level of excitement in the air, maybe it was the snow, the 100th day, or the snow? How about both! The kids were PSYCHED all week for our 100th day celebration. We started by making our 100th day placements early on in the week (so we could get those babies laminated in time), our 100 year old portraits, and every day we have eagerly been counting down the days. By Friday, we weren't sure if we were even going to have…

Want a fun activity for students to practice building CVC words? This activity is a perfect addition to literacy centers, intervention programs and so much more. There are 72 picture cards included which cover short a, short e, short i, short o and short u words. Simple print and laminate the pieces...

For the last several weeks we have been learning all about word families. We have been reading: My students love these books. After readin...

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Here’s a fun way to practice reading and spelling, and they are so easy to make. All you need is some colorful craft foam and a permanent marker. Spritz on a little water, and they stick to glass. Tips for creating foam flowers: I used a teardrop shaped cookie cutter and a circle shaped cookie cutter to press the imprint into the foam, then cut out the shapes. You can also draw freehand with a blunt object like an unsharpened pencil or the tip of a scissors. Using a permanent marker will…

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