Word sort activities

A kindergarten, first grade, and second grade teaching blog. I focus on writing, grammar, reading, and social studies.

I bust out the kids' favorite independent reading activities for a minimum stress, maximum fun phonics time. These can be used one on one, as kindergarten reading station activities, or be done with a whole classroom of kids. All 3 of these independent reading activities have many ways to differentiate to meet the needs of

It's that time of year again... We've got just a few short weeks left with our kiddos. Let's be honest though, we're all tired. More like exhausted. Summer

Words Their Way in the Primary Classroom Changing your approach to word study in the classroom to support ALL of your students! This year we began using Words their Way and said goodbye to traditional spelling lists and weekly spelling tests. While this was an adjustment, the results have been amazing! Students at all levels feel challenged and successful! Words their Way can seem OVERWHELMING at first! But with the right plan of attack, teaching word study can become a joyful part of the…

Browse through Short Vowel:long Vowel Worksheet.pdf - Google Drive, and similar images

Boy was it a cold start back after winter break. I can take a few days of this weather, but I'm just about over it. Of course the cold did not slow us down in class. We made the most out of the 3 days and 5 hours that we had this week. (Monday was an admin. day and Thursday was a delayed start.) My goals for this week were to introduce our January math and literacy centers (all 21 of them), to do a little Daily 5 retraining, to launch Rocket Math (addition fact drills), to teach all about Y…

Free Printable Phonological Awareness Literacy Center for PreK and K-Compound Word Puzzles with Cut and Paste Response Sheet and Word List

Today, I’m sharing one more LEGO activity for Toddler Approved’s LEGO Week! Be sure to visit her post to see all of the activities shared. If you’ve followed along for very long, you know that one of my favorite ways to teach spelling is with word sorts. Why? They are hands-on, developmentally appropriate, and allow ... Read More about LEGO Word Family Sorting

Word sort choices to go with words their way.

If your first grade or 2nd grader is working on r controlled vowels, you will love this fun sorting activity to seperate out or sound words that say er. This free printable phonics or sounds activity is a quick and easy way to play and learn!