Yeah! Spring is almost here! Living in the north, when the calendar says it’s spring it often doesn’t feel like spring at all. It is not uncommon to still have several inches of snow on the ground well into April. But when we flip that calendar to May- well, that’s when it feels like spring […]
Hard and Soft Sounds of C and G Shortly after students learn the letters and sounds of the alphabet we teach them that the vowels and several consonants actually have two sounds. The consonants “c” and “g” are two of the letters that make different sounds depending on the letters that follow them in the […]
Kindergarten Math Activities! Your kindergarten students will love these spring themed kindergarten math activities! When teaching early math skills, hands-on activities are critical in helping our little learners understand number concepts. Adding a little seasonal twist into these activities certainly makes them engaging. The Make, Take & Teach Spring Themed Math Bundle for Early […]
Hard and Soft Sounds of C and G Shortly after students learn the letters and sounds of the alphabet we teach them that the vowels and several consonants actually have two sounds. The consonants “c” and “g” are two of …
St. Patrick’s Day Games! Emmett and Eleanor absolutely love these St. Patrick’s Day games for learning and practicing sight words and targeted phonics skills! I just love these games too! They are fast paced and offer tons and tons of …
Games for Teaching Contractions In our everyday speech, we use contractions. Contractions are a kind of “short cut” in the way we use words to communicate. Think about it for a bit. If you were going to tell a friend …
My little friend, Emmett, just loved creating a valentine collection bag for his preschool classroom. His mom, Kyle (aka the artist behind MT&T), created these cute templates for decorating the bags used for collecting his classmates’ valentines. Aren’t they just …
These alphabet activities for Valentine’s Day are perfect for your kindergarten literacy centers during the month of February! Actually, these alphabet activities can be used year round! Although all the activities can be used for small group instruction and independent …
Teaching the FLOSS Spelling Rule Teaching the FLoSS spelling rule can be easy! Memory aids are often used to help students remember certain spelling rules. The FLoSS rule is one of the first spelling rules taught to our first and second …
Happy Valentine’s Day! These Valentine’s Day math activities are just a “sweet” addition to your Valentine’s Day math centers! We’ve developed three Valentine’s Day themed activities for our kindergarten and first grade friends. So first up, is the Valentine Match …
For my kindergarten and first grade friends just learning to read CVC words, I created this fun and engaging lotto game with a Valentine’s Day theme. The best part? You can download this activity for FREE. Yep, that’s right, it’s …
Make Your Own Phonics Phones! Phonics phones and mirrors are two of the most important items in an early elementary small group instructional area. Phonics phones amplify the student’s voice helping the student to focus and pay attention to the …
We created these “sweet” little word family activities just for Valentine’s Day! Teaching word families is often one of the first steps in teaching students to decode words. Introducing word families helps students recognize “chunks” within a word. Working with …
