It's no secret that sounding out words is still a bit of a struggle for my now 2nd grader. Of course, I don't want this to be her go-to reading strategy for every word because that just wouldn't be appropriate. But truly decodable words, like track or stump, still often trip her up. Instead of reading through the word, she takes bits and pieces of the word to guess a random word. For example, she may take the ck, a, and t out of track and guess CAT. *This post contains affiliate links. **The free printables can be found at the END of this post. Look for the teal download ... Continue Reading
Phonics Dice Games for Blends and Digraphs
If your learner is working on blends or digraphs, you'll want to grab a copy of these free phonics dice games for blends & digraphs. *This post contains affiliate links. **The free download can be found at the END of this post. A little background... My daughter, now in 2nd grade, went to a part-time school for half of last school year. The pace of the phonics program they used was too fast for her {not to mention, it wasn't my favorite}. We spent much of the last half of the year filling in gaps. And while she did make progress, I felt we needed to back up and start some ... Continue Reading
Writing Numbers 1-20 Freebie
Writing numbers can be a tricky thing for many preschoolers and Kindergartners. Numbers like 2, 3, 5, and 6 have lots of curvy lines and can be a source of frustration. This year, I created VERY simple writing numbers 1-20 pages for my Kindergartner. She will put it in her handwriting notebook, along with her Alphabet Animal Handwriting Pages. While I love our Trace and Try Number Pages, I wanted something very basic with numbers all on one page. *This post contains affiliate links. **The free printable can be found towards the END of this post. Writing Numbers ... Continue Reading
Easy to Share Info – NEW App Feature!
So, you guys! I'm over the moon excited about a new feature on our beginning spelling app called Alphabetic Spellers. If you already have it and use it, you're going love it EVEN MORE now!! You already know that this app was created so that your learners could practice customized sorts for alphabet, blends, digraphs, CVC words and MORE! But, creating and customizing sorts for each user was a rather tedious process because you had to do it on each device. While it only takes a couple of minutes, that's precious time you could be spending on other things. A few classroom ... Continue Reading
Editable Alphabet Game – Uppercase & Lowercase
Need to work on upper and lowercase letter recognition? This Chicka Chicka Boom Boom inspired editable alphabet game is NO PREP and interactive! *This post includes affiliate links. **The free editable alphabet game link can be found at the END of this post. Editable Alphabet Game There are so many things I love about this game, including it's inspired by one of the greatest alphabet books of all time, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. This game is NO PREP and simple to play, like all our other Print & Play Games. But this time, I have a new trick up my sleeve. This alphabet ... Continue Reading