As teachers we are always trying to find engaging games to play during ELA centers. Games are a great way to encourage students to work as a team, taking turns, problem solving, and encouraging each other. By playing these games they won’t even realize they are learning! Here are four
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
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
One thing I distinctly remember from when I was a Kindergartener, was playing with the alphabet magnets on a magnetic easel. When I was in Kindergarten, most of what I learned throughout the year was letters and their sounds through lots of letter recognition activities. These days, most Kindergarteners come
