Sunday, November 18, 2018

igh - three letters that make long /i/ sound

The three letters -igh, make the long /i/ sound
in words: high (four letters, two sounds), night, lights, right, bright, sight, slight, flashlight, flight and height.  
Say hello to our friend i!
Our friend i is here to help us read /igh/ words
 
/igh/ Words and Words Segmented
 







 
 
 Printable Student Practice Page
Student Example


igh craft
igh craft
Segmented Words
 


Monday, November 12, 2018

Sound Patterns: /ew/, /ick/, and /ow/ activity and videos

 
Sorting Board Words
/ew/ Sound Pattern
/ick/ Sound Pattern
/ow/ Sound Pattern
 
Sorting Board Words
Sorting Board
Sound Pattern Videos
/ow/
/ick/
/ew/



 

Saturday, November 3, 2018

November Learning

November Learning
Color Coded Words 
Writing Activity

Class Generated Story
Student Example
 
Sorting Activity according to beginning blend/diagraph
Student Example
Number Bonds to 10
Number Bonds to 15
Number Bonds to 20
Happy Turkey Day!
 

Sunday, October 21, 2018

Halloween Compound Words, Activities and Introduction Video

Compounds word are words that consist of two words that have meaning and can stand alone. Some compound words (thirty-one) have a hyphen separating the words  and are considered hyphenated compound words. 











Video
 

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

4 In A Row Open Ended Game Inspired by 4 in a Row

My students love playing 4 In a Row so I decided to replace the black and red chips with words.
This post consists of  several templates to use in your classroom.  The first is a fill in template. You chose the category and the  two words you want students to practice.  The remaining templates are templates I filled in and used in the classroom.  They are ready to print and use. In the example below  the category was initial consonant digraphs specifically /th/.  The two words chosen were the and this
In this example the category was - verbs and the two words words chosen were: likes and can 
The Object of the Game  
The first player to get 4 words in a row (across, down or diagonally wins)
                                                                        This is a fill in template
For the fill in template you can assign words, have kids pick flash cards or spin for words that you determined 


Ready to use templates