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!
Are your students able to complete a hundreds chart with ease?
Do you notice they struggle with a portion of the chart in isolation?
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. It was a great way to motivate them while reviewing key math and phonics skills they needed!
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!
Encouraging K-1 students to write narrative stories can be difficult as we all know. They have had plenty of experiences, but they are not always able to think of one when it is time to reflect and write about their lives.
Ezra Jack Keats books are the perfect way to inspire your early writers!
I have always loved my word wall that I used in Kindergarten, but this summer I decided I wanted to refresh this area for first grade!
Classroom Seating for K-2
8/28/2021
I've always been a table teacher. I had desks when I taught 5th, and during the pandemic. However, I prefer tables because there is much more space in our room!
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