One of our favorite ways to learn and practice our skills is with clip cards. Kids love using clothespins, and I love how much they are building up their fine motor skills in addition to the math and literacy skills we focus on! We have been working hard on mastering our CVC words, and moving on to blends and digraphs. We are naturally starting to flow into reading words with 4 letters that begin … [Read more...]
Roll-a-Word Word Building Activity
We spend a ton of time building words in our learning to read adventures! Making word building fun is crucial for optimum learning and to keep kids engaged. This Roll-a-Word word building activity is just that- fun! Roll-A-Word Word Building Activity You will need: Balls (pit balls are great for this) Dry erase marker White board/paper First, write letters all around the balls. I used … [Read more...]
Digraphs Board Game
As we move past CVC Words into blends and now digraphs, kindergarteners are starting to really gain momentum with reading! This Digraphs Board Game is a great way to introduce beginning readers to digraphs without requiring them to sound out the whole word, which they might not be ready to do. Listening for the digraphs in these words will help them gain recognition of when to use those … [Read more...]
Free digraph and CVCe printables
Beginning readers must not only learn to decode letters and their sounds, but they must also learn that some letters work together to make new sounds, and that vowels are not always "short." These free digraph and CVCe printables provide fun practice for your students as they practice identifying digraph sounds and reading a variety of long vowel words. About the Printables Digraphs are … [Read more...]
