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Get Kids to Write More {Free Charts!}

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Sometimes, it’s hard to get kids to write more. All too often, they write one or two sentences and then proudly announce, “I’m finished!” I usually respond with, “But it’s not time to be finished. It’s still writing time.” {I set a timer during writing time. The expectation is you write until the timer goes off.} I decided to combat…
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5 Things Struggling Spellers Need

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Struggling spellers. If you teach one, you know exactly what I’m talking about. And you know how frustrating it can be for you and the student. Today, I’m sharing 5 things struggling spellers need. Before I get too far, I just want to say that every child is different. There isn’t a single solution that will solve the struggle for every…
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Valentine Alphabet Game for the Tricky Letters

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This Valentine Alphabet Game was specifically created to help learners with those tricky letters. Let’s face it: There are certain letters in the alphabet that are just tricky. They might be tricky to write, like b and d. The sounds of the letters can also be tricky, like w and y. Still other letters, like q and z, are very…
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Vowel Team Clip Cards

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My 1st grader is learning all about vowel teams right now. We have our vowel team posters hung up in our schoolroom close to his desk and we’ve been using some of my BOB Books printables from Set 5 here and there, too. This past week, I made him some vowel team clip cards that I’d like to share with…
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Roll and Write Sentences with Quotation Marks

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Working on quotation marks with your students/child? This FUN and engaging game is the perfect way to learn how to use them…plus kids practice spelling at the same time! Like my Roll and Write Different Kinds of Sentences, spelling words are integrated right into the activity! Note: The free download link is found towards the END of this post. Just…
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