What does your daily calendar time in Kindergarten look like? It usually consists of the same songs and same routine, day after day. I found that my students were getting so bored with their calendar time and we needed something to change it up. Here’s how you can make calendar
Are your students practicing CVC words? Mastering CVC words is an essential step in early reading development, helping students blend and segment sounds to build fluency. Incorporating hands-on, engaging activities into your lessons can make learning more interactive and enjoyable. Whether you’re looking for independent work, partner activities, or fine
Not sure how to write a lesson plan to teach CVC words and teach it in just 15-20 minutes? I am going to walk you through a step-by-step guide of my phonics lessons from start to finish with a simple CVC words lesson plan. You can also grab the FREE
The main phonics skill you will be focusing on in Kindergarten is CVC words. Typically, I spent about 2-3 months working on decoding, blending, spelling and fluency with just CVC words! Once your students are able to read CVC words, their reading ability will skyrocket! Here’s how to teach CVC
Phonemic Awareness is one of the main skills that you will teach as a Kindergarten teacher. But, how do you know if your students are really “getting it”? It’s important to complete phonemic awareness assessments in Kindergarten to help guide and differentiate your instruction and assist those who need additional
Teaching phonemic awareness is an important part of the Kindergarten curriculum. Not sure what phonemic awareness is? Read more about the importance of phonemic awareness here. There are five main activity types to practice in Kindergarten- rhyming and alliteration, phoneme categorization, oral blending, oral segmentation, and phoneme substitution. These strategies
Teaching phonemic awareness is an important part of the Kindergarten curriculum. Not sure what phonemic awareness is? Read more about the importance of phonemic awareness here. There are five main activity types to practice in Kindergarten- rhyming and alliteration, phoneme categorization, oral blending, oral segmentation, and phoneme substitution. These strategies
Teaching phonemic awareness is an important part of the Kindergarten curriculum. Not sure what phonemic awareness is? Read more about the importance of phonemic awareness here. There are five main activity types to practice in Kindergarten- rhyming and alliteration, phoneme categorization, oral blending, oral segmentation, and phoneme substitution. These strategies
Phonemic awareness is a critical skill for early readers—and it’s a big part of the Kindergarten curriculum. If you’re not quite sure what phonemic awareness is or why it’s important, you can read more about it here. In Kindergarten, we focus on five main types of phonemic awareness activities: rhyming
