(oise.utoronto.ca) Letter wands to find items that start with that letter around the room - great idea for the classroom!

Just finished our first week back to school! I had such a wonderful week with my class! They are all so cute and did so well on their first full week of school! I have full day kindergarten and I was really proud of how well all of my students did for […]

Make an alphabet beans literacy game and an ongoing resource to use in lots of activities together! Playful literacy fun and learning for preschoolers!

Hands-on way to practice beginning letter sounds using these picture cards and any movable alphabet or set of letters.

(billings.k12.mt.us) Letter sound song to the tune of Old McDonald - like that you can sing it with the sounds too for the letter

(billings.k12.mt.us) Letter sound song to the tune of Old McDonald - like that you can sing it with the sounds too for the letter

Blending Cards for Kindergarten, first and second grade reading. The cards can be used for instruction for kindergarten and first grade and and RtI for second grade. The cards are set up so that students: 1. Say the sounds • • • (with the large dots) 2. Blend the sounds (with the dotted lines) 3. Say it fast (with the arrow)

Hey guys, how's it going? In math, we have been working on quite a few things!! Normally, teachers like to read Chrysanthemum on the first day of school, and I see name charts all over the place. This is actually a math lesson in our AMSTI unit, so I like to wait until it comes up in the pacing guide. Anywho, a week or so ago, it was time to discover how many letters we had in our names. We read Chrysanthemum, by Kevin Henkes, and then we charted the letters in our name. I modified the…

FREE Beginning Sounds Game - no prep activity to help kids in Preschool, Kindergarten, and 1st grade identify beginning sounds. (language arts)

Fun ways to move for each letter of the alphabet. The perfect preschool activity!

I have shared with you before that this year we are using the Houghton Mifflin Journeys reading series for the first time so I am redoing my...

Ever bought a clipart set and the ideas just started rolling? I am just loving this clipart collection from Scrappin Doodles. So many fun things to make without having to spends hours searching for a picture to represent each letter of the alphabet! I just posted another packet to TPT using the same clipart I used on the A-Z intro pages. If you're interested in checking it out click the picture above to go to my TPT store. Only $3.00! The same clipart was also inspiration for this I Have Who…

Letter of the Week Crafts are a fun way to learn and practice the alphabet. Practice the letter B with this bunny craft for kids! It's a great alphabet activity and fun around Easter too!

Looking for a fun way to review sight words this summer? Try having your kinders construct sight word "ice cream" sundaes! The activity is super simple to put together and will definitely compliment your summer themed literacy centers! We used a template {available for download below}, along with construction paper in various "ice cream" colors {i.e. pink, tan, white, brown, mint green, etc} and word processing software, to create sundae bowls labeled with focus sight words, as well as…

Printable designs for Pattern blocks. Vehicles, Animals, Alphabet Designs, Holiday Designs, and More!

Word Families Simple, easy way for students learn word families. It could be done for blending, ending, beginning sounds, etc.