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Helping Kids Sound out Words

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I often receive emails asking how to help kids learn to sound out words. Many times, it’s because kids struggle to blend together the sounds in the word. For example, they may sound out the individual sounds in a word, like /l/ – /o/ – /g/ and then say something like, bat. Ugh. And this can be very frustrating for the…
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15+ Activities to Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ Birthday

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Dr. Seuss’ birthday will soon be here {March 2nd} and many teachers are gearing up for a birthday celebration! Whether you are a Dr. Seuss fan or not, you do have to admit that his rhymes are contagiously silly and make a great springboard for so many important literacy skills. Today, we’re sharing more than 15 activities and printables for…
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I Can Rhyme ~ A Silly Rhyming Poetry Pack

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With the approach of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, I thought it would be fun to make a silly rhyming poetry pack that was a little playful with rhyming words. It does feature quite a few contractions, but we have a few freebies for contractions if you are interested in those. To see all the Poetry Packs we’ve created so far, please click…
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CVCe Rhyming Blackout

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After kids learn how to read and spell short vowel words, it’s time for long vowel words! A great place to start is with CVCe words. My Kindergartner has just begun to explore CVCe words more. We even just recently released our CVCe Build and Spell Pack that he has used. This week, he and his older brother {3rd grade} played our…
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CVC Words Rhyming Blackout

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The short vowel patterns in CVC words are the first ones kids typically learn after they know their alphabet sounds {along with beginning sight words.} I like to start with word families then move to reading mixed CVC words before moving to long vowel patterns. This Rhyming Blackout Game {free download at the end of this post}, featuring mixed CVC words,…
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