Ball Words as Sight Words and The Science of Reading
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10M ago
Sight word instruction has come a long way from the days of handing out a list of words to students and telling them to memorize them. We know now, through the Science of Reading, that there is a better way for students. In order to help my readers with this, I have given Ball Words a facelift. When you know better you do better. So let me introduce you to the ‘new’ Ball Words’ and show you some of the changes that will help your students become Ball Word Champs. A Little Background On Ball Words Years and years ago, when I first started teaching, I was having a terrible time motivating my st ..read more
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Mapping Sight Words for Mastery
Differentiated Kindergarten
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10M ago
Anyone who has taught kindergarten for any length of time can tell you that teaching sight words to kindergarteners can be a challenge. However, it is an essential step in helping young learners develop reading skills. By mapping sight words, students can improve their reading fluency and comprehension. The importance of teaching sight words is not a question. However, the process of introducing and mapping sight words can be a challenge. And, it is difficult to find real-life, classroom examples of how it can be done. In this post, I will give you a glimpse of I teach the mapping of sight wor ..read more
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Springtime DIY Sight Word Game
Differentiated Kindergarten
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1y ago
Just in time for spring, here is a simple Springtime DIY Sight Word Game that is sure to get your students excited about practicing high-frequency words. It’s simple to make and super inexpensive. Some Bunny Loves To Read It’s a simple game of Hide and Seek. Because it is hands-on, students will be super engaged and excited to try and guess where all the carrots are hidden by reading the words to program to the top of the cups. How to Play: Program the cups with the words you want students to practice. Place the cups on your playing surface. Decide how many carrots you want to hide and place ..read more
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St. Patrick’s Day Classroom Games
Differentiated Kindergarten
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1y ago
St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner which means it’s time to utilize some tried and true classroom games to keep learning fun and engaging throughout the holiday. Games are a huge motivator for students. In my own classroom, when there is a game available to play, I know my students are ALL IN. Plus, when students play games, their cognition and memory increase. These St. Patrick’s Day Classroom Games for Kindergarten are an excellent way to help students practice ELA and math skills. Students have so much fun that they don’t realize their learning. Check out this collection of some of ..read more
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Pumpkin Patch Banner and Craft
Differentiated Kindergarten
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1y ago
Here’s an easy way to review shapes and create a super cute pumpkin shapes craft and banner for your bulletin board for October. The pumpkin shape craft is super easy to create and the pumpkin patch banner is FREE. Keep reading to find out how I did it and grab your FREE banner at the end. The Pumpkins For Your Pumpkin Patch There’s really not much to this activity. The biggest amount of prep for you will be free-hand drawing different shaped pumpkin heads, eyes, noses and mouths. Here’s the materials you will need: Different shades of orange cardstock. One per student (I prefer to use Astro ..read more
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Commotion In The Ocean Bulletin Board/Door
Differentiated Kindergarten
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2y ago
March is Reading Month! You know it’s coming . . . the dreaded ‘We’re having a door decorating contest.’ Cue the groans. But maybe I’ll inspire one or two of you with my ‘Commotion in the Ocean‘ bulletin board. I will be the first to admit that I was not geeked to do a door decorating thing . . . but when they they say there is an extra recess in it for the winner . . . Well friends, I’m ALL in. So just in case it might give you a little inspiration for your next bulletin board/door decorating contest, I thought I’d share what I did. The Book So first we had to pick a book . . . something brig ..read more
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Keep Segmenting Engaging for Young Learners
Differentiated Kindergarten
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2y ago
Often when you are teaching young students to read, those essential foundation skills like segmenting that are ‘oh so necessary’ can sometimes get tedious and boring. You know your students need them, but face it, after doing the same routine a couple of days in a row, attention and engagement begin to wane. So it’s important to have an arsenal of tools in your toolbox that can help keep these skills interesting and students on task. If you can find tools that appeal to various senses, (movement, sound, or even touch) it will be even more appealing. Let me tell you about a couple of my favorit ..read more
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Hide and Seek Games for Essential Skills
Differentiated Kindergarten
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2y ago
You know when you have 5 minutes before a special or lunch and it’s not enough time to start something new but you want to make sure you are using every spare minute of the day . . . because that time is precious right? Well, I have an amazingly easy game that students LOVE and it’s not fluff. They are actually practicing essential skills . . . they just don’t know it. Hide and Seek to the rescue for essential skill practice where everyone’s a winner! Hide And Seek To The Rescue The concept is really quite simple, you place a selection of cards with an essential skill in a small pocket chart ..read more
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Help For Handwriting
Differentiated Kindergarten
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2y ago
Handwriting instruction can be tricky and frustrating for students and for teachers.  With more and more students coming to early childhood classrooms with fewer and fewer fine motor skills, this is now more true than ever before. Students resist activities that involve writing because . . . well . . . it’s just hard. The problem is that too often, handwriting is taught in isolation, a one and done-type instruction, and without support for building those skills so students can feel successful or repeated practice through multisensory activities.  We know better, but time is short an ..read more
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The Great Fingerprint or Dauber Debate
Differentiated Kindergarten
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3y ago
Personally, I don’t mind messy fingers. It’s not something that bothers me at all as a teacher and it didn’t bother me as a mom with my boys. As long as kids are engaged and learning, let them be messy. But I know I may not be the majority and when it comes to fingerprint activities, I may have an alternative that will make everyone happy. And so, let the great debate begin . . . messy fingerprints or tidy daubers . . . which teacher are you? Fingerprint Activities In The Classroom Of course, fingerprint art and crafts are all over Pinterest and amazing fun for kids, but what I’m talking about ..read more
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