Hello darlings! Just a few more days until I leave 3 Teacher Chick and launch my new blog That Teaching Spark. The blog still looks yucky and I am just waiting on the designer for some finishing touches! She has been awesome! Make sure to check back for some amazing gift card giveaways, TPT Product giveaways, and crafty giveaways! This post is an overview of the Word Study Program I use in third grade. Stick with me though, because you could do the same thing in your classroom, you just need…
During my literacy/reading centers, I often times came across students that either wanted to work alone without manipulating letter tiles, or they wanted to take their work home to complete. Since I couldn't find a recording sheet with tile images included, I decided to make my own! When I showed my...
Have you ever wondered if there is an order you should be following for teaching reading? Learn more about pre-reading skills, CVC words, learn to read at home
This FREE product is 2 pages long. It is a Word Study-Spelling Homework Menu that your students can use for any spelling words. I use Words Their Way in my first grade classroom. I attach each child's word sort to the menu each week, and they can choose 5 activities to complete throughout the wee...
The kids and I have been talking about words with ing added on the end. My youngest has just started coming across these words in his reading and his big sister was showing him how to break the wo…
Sweet & Spicy Bacon Wrapped Chicken Tenders - one of the best things we ate last week. Only 4 simple ingredients - chicken, bacon, brown sugar and chili powder. They only take about 5 minutes to make and are ready to eat in under 30 minutes. Sweet and salty in one bite!
Make spelling practice, homework, and/or word work engaging, interactive, meaningful and fun all while differentiating! Here is a freebie spelling menu with the "Swirly Words" spelling activity template. This is a favorite in my classroom as students write their words on a swirl! For more spelling ...
This is a binder folded back and taped to hold cards for the blending portion of the 3-part drill. One card is held onto each of the 3 rings in the binder by using a one whole punch. Thank you for submitting this picture, Susanne Whitehouse!
Spelling Instruction throughout the Year! - Simply Skilled Teaching
Learning Spelling Words ...How can you make this tedious activity fun and engaging for your students? You CAN! Check out how I get my students EXCITED about learning how to spell their weekly spelling words!
Phonics Crash Course, Part 2, phonics rules and terminology that they should have taught you in college, but didn't. a perfect cheat sheet for kindergarten, first,, and second grade teachers
