by Melinda | Nov 17, 2019 | Literacy
I don’t know about you, but I can always use more spelling word activities. The tricky part is that so many activities use specific word lists … which may or may not coincide with the words you want or need to teach. That’s where spelling word activities, that you can...
by Melinda | Nov 10, 2019 | Literacy
Spelling so often seems like learning rules and memorizing sounds and patterns. But what happens when our spelling lessons or activities use the 3 story intellect? Students learn to: Gather information Process information Apply information And at the same time, they...
by Melinda | Oct 27, 2019 | Literacy
Do you use writing prompts to teach phonics? They are a fabulous and sometimes overlooked tool. Writing prompts are a great addition to the worksheets, activities, and phonics games that you probably already use in your phonics or literacy stations. Plus they are easy...
by Melinda | Oct 20, 2019 | Literacy
Kids love playing games so I have a lot of phonics games in my teaching bag of tricks. Do you play games in your classroom? While games are sometimes seen as a distraction or break or maybe even a treat for Friday they are actually a fabulous teaching tool. Games get...
by Melinda | Oct 13, 2019 | Literacy
Do you have some students who got consonant blends right away and now need more challenging practice? I’m sure in the same class you also have some kids who still need more practice with the basics. Having the right mix of consonant blend activities helps you...
by Melinda | Oct 7, 2019 | Literacy
Students can always use additional practice segmenting and blending sounds, whether you are working with CVC words, digraphs, or consonant blends. One thing students need to understand is the difference between digraphs and blends. In digraphs, two letters represent...
