*This post contains affiliate links. ALuv (in 1st grade) is working through the Words Their Way short a/a_e sort this week and I've created a few extra Long a (a_e) activities to accompany the sort. {download link found at the end of this post} The focus of these printables are to bring the ... Read More about More FREE A_E Printables!
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Sorting the Alphabet
Yesterday, I posted a concept sort with buttons. And since we're on the topic of sorting, I thought I'd share the sort we did with the alphabet. (This lesson can be as complicated or as simple as you'd like.) I created a chart with the lowercase alphabet (click to download for FREE) and away we ... Read More about Sorting the Alphabet
FREE Long Vowel Printables
It's time for some long vowel printables! To introduce ALuv {age 6} to them, I focused first on phonemic awareness. Basically what this means is that these activities didn't involve print...he was only listening for sounds. Download the FREE Long Vowel Listening Activities and Long Vowel ... Read More about FREE Long Vowel Printables
Give me a U!
After working on and off (and on and off) for the last few weeks, ALuv officially knows his short u word sort from here. I've listed some of the things he did with short u below. I'm sure we did other things, but I haven't been documenting so well these days. I don't know if it's the pregnancy ... Read More about Give me a U!
Sight Words: When They Just Don’t Stick
*This post contains affiliate links. I've been asked a few questions recently about what do when sight words just aren't "sticking" for a child. My approach to literacy has and always will be a developmental approach. My developmental philosophy has been grounded by the authors of Words Their ... Read More about Sight Words: When They Just Don’t Stick