The H Brothers activity is a fun way to introduce your students to digraphs. Remember, digraphs are two sounds coming together to make an entirely new single sound. Because this is sometimes a confusing concept for kids, multisensory props and gestures are crucial. Below are a few ideas to get you started: CH: wear a Continue Reading

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My eldest son is almost finished with Kindergarten…. I can hardly believe it!! He is growing up way to fast… we recently sat down with his teacher and she shared that he is not keeping up with the class in his reading. We know this has been an area of struggle for him, and weren’tContinue Reading

This oo words worksheet is so fun it won't feel like a worksheet at all! (This post contains affiliate links.) Have you seen all the free resources I've sha

This activity can be used to reinforce the digraphs ch, sh, th, and wh. Children sort objects beginning with these sounds into popcorn boxes.Tags in this resource…

Hi guys! Happy Friday! Apart from feeling a little crummy at the beginning of the week (fever & cold carrying over from last week..) I had such a great week with the kids this week! Here are some of the highlights! 1. COMPOSING NUMBERS + ADDITION We wrapped up composing numbers and started addition this week. Here is one of our new centres, addition with unifix cubes! For example (for the card at the bottom right corner) the kids would grab 1 blue unifix cube and 3 purple unifix cubes and…

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These sight word activities will keep your students actively engaged (and having fun!) while getting tons of practice with the sight words YOU choose.

It's time to work on building number sense! Kids need to understand the different number combinations, and my students were struggling with balancing equal equations. I needed an abacus for all the different combinations 1-20, so I made them!In this product you will get:* Templates for numbers 1-20 ...

We have officially completed Ready2Ready Level 2 Unit 8! I can't believe we are already this far into our reading program. Audrey continues to do so

These editable sight word games are so much fun and super simple to prep! Just type in any words you want and all 20 sight word activities with be auto-filled! The kids are going to have a blast learning sight words in fun, hands-on ways! They would be perfect for literacy centers or small group instruction.

I adore the Dollar Tree and I especially love their teacher section! Teaching goodies + $1 = a very happy teacher! Recently, I found these adorable sight word dice. Each pack comes with 3 different dice that include a lot of our kindergarten sight words! I picked up 2 packs and solved a pretty great […]

Ai/Ay Vowel Team read aloud and craft. Craft by Across the Hall in 2nd Grade

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Activity for ages 5 to 8. If you’re looking for a fun way to introduce common digraphs, you’ll love these free dice and digraph cards. The charts are great for teaching beginning and ending digraphs and are handy for use as flash cards too. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Digraph Posters I printed the digraph posters […]

I absolutely LOVE creating new posters and charts to help my students learn new skills. My co-workers have asked for several of them over the past year, so I have decided to post them all to share. I have gotten a majority of these ideas from other bloggers and pinners, but have come up with some as I have collaborated with other co-workers in Kentucky. Below are some of my favorite posters :)