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  • Need help planning for a short November? Try these low-prep and engaging spelling ideas for November!

    Low-Prep Spelling Ideas for a Short November

  • These back to school spelling activities practically prep themselves!

    Back to School Spelling Activities That Practically Prep Themselves

  • Learn why phonics and crafts is a powerful combo for early readers.

    Why Phonics + Crafts = A Powerful Combo for Early Readers

  • These seasonal spelling activities can be used for every month of the school year.

    Seasonal Spelling Activities for Every Month of the School Year

  • Find out the secret to easy, independent phonics centers in the k-1!

    The Secret to Easy, Independent Phonics Centers in K–1

  • These resources and strategies will show you how to introduce digraphs in the primary classroom.

    How to Introduce Digraphs in the Primary Classroom

  • Teaching vowel teams is easy with these 5 tips for teaching this important phonics skill in first grade.

    5 Tips for Teaching Vowel Teams in First Grade

  • This photo showcases decodable texts focusing on different cvce word patterns.

    The Best Decodable Texts for Teaching CVCE Word Patterns

  • Embrace the power of editable spelling worksheets for grade k-2.

    The Power of Editable Spelling Worksheets For Grades K-2

  • Try using educational coloring pages to practice any skill with these winter themed color by code activities.

    Using Educational Coloring Pages to Practice Any Skill

  • Looking for a way to plan a year of first grade spelling activities without the stress? If so, this free reference sheet has you covered with ideas for first grade spelling units as well as resources you can use to target each spelling pattern!

    Planning a Year of First Grade Spelling Activities

  • Looking for a way to integrate technology in your first grade classroom and tackle spelling skills at the same time? If so, then these digital spelling games have you covered throughout the year with Boom Card decks dedicated to digraphs, r blends, cvce words and more!

    Integrating Technology with Digital Spelling Games in First Grade

  • The Best Spelling Games for Kindergarten and First Grade Classrooms

    Best Spelling Games for Kindergarten and First Grade

  • Grab this free set of Editable Spelling Activities for your Kindergarten and First Grade students.

    Boost Your Spelling Instruction with Free Editable Spelling Worksheets for Kindergarten and First Grade Students!

  • Improve your students' spelling skills with easy-to-use editable spelling worksheets. You can use these spelling activities with any list!

    How To Use Editable Spelling Worksheets to Improve Spelling

  • With these editable spelling activities, get your back-to-school season off to a great start. Save yourself prep time throughout the year with these easy to use spelling worksheets your students will love

    Editable Spelling Activities For The School Year

  • Learn how to use "magic e" as a fun and effective way to master cvce words!

    Magic E: The Fun and Effective Way to Master CVCe Words

  • Use these fun and easy spelling activities to keep your students engaged as they learn.

    Easy Spelling Activities Your Students Will Love

  • First Grade Spelling Activities

    How To Use Boom Cards To Teach Spelling

  • spelling games for a first grade classroom

    3 Simple And Fun Spelling Games For Elementary Students

  • Three Ways to Make Spelling Practice FUN

    3 Fun and Engaging Ways to Practice Spelling

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Phonics crafts that are actually phonics practice? Phonics crafts that are actually phonics practice? Yes, please! ✂️

These digraph crafts are more than just something cute to hang on the wall!

Students read the words, identify the digraphs, and sort and glue the words onto their crafts. So they’re getting plenty of phonics practice along the way!

And the best part? I have these crafts for blends, magic e, vowel teams, and more!

Comment CRAFTS and I’ll send you the link! 💜
Independent reading lasting about 3 minutes? Been Independent reading lasting about 3 minutes? Been there 😅

When I taught reading stamina, I always started small. A goal they could actually reach, lots of talking about what good reading habits look like, and a few ideas for what to do when they start losing focus.

It takes time, but it does get better! And before you know it, those few minutes start turning into much longer stretches of focused reading 🤩

Save this for your independent reading time or comment STAMINA and I’ll send you the link to these activities.
Teaching a new phonics skill? You don’t need to co Teaching a new phonics skill? You don’t need to come up with a completely different lesson every day 😅

I love the idea of giving students multiple opportunities to practice the same skill in different ways. 

With this routine, students get to practice through a craft, worksheet, phonics crown, word search, and decodable passage. 

And the best part? You can use the same routine for so many different phonics skills!

Want to try it? I have a FREE sample using the SH digraph. Comment PHONICS and I’ll send it to you 💛

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Need an easy sentence editing routine you can just Need an easy sentence editing routine you can just print and use?

Students read the sentence, find the mistakes, and fix it. Simple, consistent practice without having to reinvent the routine every week.

Comment FIXIT and I’ll send you the link!

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