Teaching sight words is important - but it can also be tricky! Especially when you have early readers who read SO differently from one another, and you may need 10 different lists just to meet all their levels! (I don't know about you, but that's a lot of prep time.) These editable sight word games and centers are not only a super time-saver for teachers, but are super-engaging for students. With … [Read more...]
February Sight Word Games and Centers
As your students grow into strong readers, I bet they are learning a ton of sight words! Did you know sight words make up more than half of the words we read? Keeping learning fun and engaging while having students who read at multiple levels can be challenging, but it doesn't have to be! These February Sight Word Games and Centers are editable - they work for all learners, no matter what words … [Read more...]
Valentine Spelling CVC Words
Valentine's Day may be one of the sweetest times of year! It is also a time when early reading skills are being mastered in the classroom. Our Valentine Spelling CVC Words activity combines hearts with letter sounds and building simple words. This is the perfect time of year to strengthen letter sounds and blending skills in such a fun way! Valentine Spelling CVC Words This free printable … [Read more...]
Heart Digraph Puzzles for Valentine’s Day
My students always love when we learn about digraphs, because it makes them feel like such "big kids" to say they know what a digraph is (that is a pretty neat word, after all!) Plus, it really opens up the door to reading so many new words. These heart-themed digraph puzzles are perfect for working on beginning digraph sounds sh, ch, th, and wh with early readers this Valentine's Day! Heart … [Read more...]
Pull and Trace Alphabet Magnets
I absolutely love using alphabet magnets in my classroom because there are so many learning activities for them! From letter recognition to spelling, to CVC words, sight words, and more - there are so many ways to play and learn with alphabet magnets. One of our favorite ways at the beginning of the year is to use them for letter matching as we begin to identify letter names. This pull and trace … [Read more...]
Sight Word Matching Mittens
Some of my Pre-k kids are so ready to start reading! They have their letter sounds down, are working on blending sounds to make words, and are learning sight words. I am not usually a huge promoter of teaching sight words in preschool, but some kids are just ready to be exposed to them. Instead of using skill and drill or flashcard type learning with sight words, using games like … [Read more...]
