I have been using DonorsChoose since my first year of teaching. Thanks to them, I have provided my classes with many amazing resources!
I have always enjoyed teaching opinion writing to K-1 students. Opinion writing is more motivating, as we all know they have opinions they love sharing!
However, getting K-1 students to include a reason for their opinion can be tricky.
Over the past eight years, I have used these books to launch our opinion writing unit. They have helped my students understand why their opinion need a reason in an engaging way!
2023 Classroom Reveal
2/25/2023It sounds odd to be doing a room reveal at this point in the school year - but I have a great reason. My old room was closed off at the end of last year for a remodel.
Tips for Incorporating Geography in K-1
12/04/2022
How do you help your students understand geography in K-1?
Ending Blends Games for K-2
11/27/2022Decoding words with ending blends has always been a confusing concept for my early readers. I find when they encounter these words in a long sentence, they become even more overwhelmed!
Games are an engaging way to help students review key skills daily. They enjoy the repetition and predictability of the game, while increasing their ability to decode new words.
As a teacher, I know that low prep are always a favorite of mine. All you need to do is print these games and then your job is done!
TpT's Back to School Bonus Sale is happening August 30th and 31st! Save 25% with promo code: BTSBONUS22
Here are some resources to help you start the year strong!
Sustainable Oral Care Swaps
8/17/2022For the past 5 years I have been swapping out wasteful items in my life, and switching over to more sustainable items. I wanted to start sharing some of my favorites with you!
My 1st graders tend to struggle with understanding what equal really means. I have always found that using a balance scale to visualize this concept helps a lot!
I have always used games to reinforce the concepts my students learn it class. I started creating them over 17 years ago when I worked in a Title 1 school.
Valentine's Day ELA Games for K-1
2/08/2022
Are you looking for activities for your Valentine ELA centers next week? Here are two of my favorite print and play phonics games!
Valentine's Day Short Vowel Games
- short a words (ex: pal, tap, jazz)
- short e words (ex: neck, fell, hem)
- short i words (ex: lick, fib, miss)
- short o words (ex: pop, loss, box)
- short u words (ex: jug, fuss, sum)
- mixed short vowels (ex: fizz, max, loss, vet, yum)
Check out this video for a closer look!
Valentine's Day Short Vowel Bingo
• 6 - 3 x 3 boards with Short Vowel Sounds (letters only.)
• 6 – 5 x 5 boards with Short Vowel Sounds (letters only.)
• 6 – 3 x 3 boards with Short Vowel Words (cvc and some short vowel ending blends; wish, rest, past..)
• 6 – 5 x 5 boards with Short Vowel Words (cvc and some short vowel ending blends; wish, rest, past..)
• Heart game pieces, 2 sets, one for 3 x3 boards and one for 5 x5 boards.
A fun activity for reinforcing medial sounds!
Both of these sets are on available in my TPT shop!
TPT Seller Spotlight for K-1 Resources
1/11/2022
One of the resources featured is my Kindergarten Bingo set.
This set includes 7 math and literacy skills: Uppercase and lowercase letters, number words, numbers 0-10, numbers 0-20, color words and shapes. Each skill has 6 bingo boards for a total of 42 boards!
I use this in centers and as an alternative to worksheets for homework.
The other resource is my Short Vowel Games Bundle.
This set features 6 different games all with short vowels. Some sets are decodable cvc words, while others contain blends and digraphs.
This allows you to easily differentiate activities for ELA centers and homework.
Thanks to TPT for this feature and a Happy 2022 to all my readers!
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