Must-Have Fun Phonics Resources for First and Second Grade Teachers: Engage your Students! As a first or second-grade teacher, you know phonics is key to build strong readers. But finding the right resources to keep your students engaged can be challenging. This blog post is here to help you with
Cracking the Code: Essential Strategies for Teaching Tricky Syllable Types Consonant-le and R-controlled Vowels Mastering tricky syllable types can be a stumbling block for young readers. Tricky syllable types, such as consonant-le and r-controlled vowels may need extra attention! This blog post provides effective strategies to help students master these
Strengthen Cause and Effect: 7 Valuable Strategies for your Readers Helping students grasp cause and effect is a crucial step in their reading comprehension journey. Check out these 7 practical and engaging activities to make teaching this concept a breeze. From hands-on projects to interactive games, you’ll find a variety
Teaching Phonics with Fidget Poppers: 6 Tips to Engage and Excite Your Students Teaching phonics is a key part of teaching early literacy, but keeping kids interested can be tough. That’s where fidget poppers come in! These colorful, tactile toys are perfect for making phonics fun. In this post, I
How Can Word Riddles Boost Phonics Skills? Crack the Code! We teachers are always looking for ways to help our students boost phonics skills! Yes, there are phonics programs that provide a base to start from, but some students need enrichment and some need more practice or support. Have you
Boost Your Phonics Lessons: 4 Engaging Activities for Extra Practice Practicing phonics skills is crucial for young readers, but sometimes they think it’s boring. But don’t worry! This post offers 4 engaging activities to make your phonics lessons FUN! From tactile materials to games, these easy-to-do activities will have your
Essential Tools for Enriching your Reading Curriculum Hey teachers! We know many of us have to use a reading anthology program like Journeys or Reading Street as a base for their ELA instruction, or at least our reading and grammar instruction. Many come with differentiation options but the options seem
10 Read Alouds that Might be New to You I was at a few bookstores in Maine recently, and came across some read alouds (picture books) that I had not seen before! And a couple that I already knew and loved. But I wanted to share with you in case
4 Games to Hack for Phonics and Phonemic Awareness Practice When you are helping students with phonics and phonemic awareness practice, it’s important to mix in some fun and really engaging activities and games! Here are 4 games to hack for phonics and phonemic awareness practice. 1. Connect Four The
We know from the science of reading (SOR) that is important for students to practice blending and segmenting all decodable words. Check out these 7 ways to practice CVC Words!
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