by Melinda | Oct 3, 2022 | Literacy
Fall, winter, spring, summer — each season has its own vibe. We associate different holidays, images, and even colors with each season. Connecting with the seasons is one way to keep kids engaged. That might look like harvest themed bulletin boards or snowflake name...
by Melinda | Sep 19, 2022 | Literacy
CVC words or consonant-vowel-consonant words are some of the first words we teach new readers and spellers. These words are generally easier to segment and blend, and students develop skills that help them with more complex phonemes and words. CVC words are not...
by Melinda | Aug 22, 2022 | Literacy
Systematic synthetic phonics teaches students to link sounds and symbols. In other words, they connect phonemes to graphemes or sounds to letters. It’s called synthetic phonics because students learn to link the sounds and written symbols and then blend or synthesize...
by Melinda | Aug 8, 2022 | Literacy
Creating phonics lesson plans is essential to help your students with reading, writing, and spelling. Phonics lesson planning based on systematic synthetic phonics doesn’t have to be hard. Let’s start with the what and why on systematic synthetic phonics. Synthetic...
by Melinda | Jul 25, 2022 | Literacy
Too often students dread spelling and think of it as boring, rote memorization. Classroom spelling games to the rescue! I use classroom spelling games to bring variety to spelling review and spelling practice. You can even use them for a spelling warm up. Students...
by Melinda | Jun 13, 2022 | Literacy, Time Saving Tips
“I don’t know what to write about.” How many times have you heard that when you ask students to start a new assignment or write in their daily writing journal? Not knowing where to start is a common stumbling block. Some students dread writing and get blocked before...
