Summer is full of fun…and planning for next school year! As we begin First Grade next year, we’ll be reviewing CVCs. Instead of using lots of great worksheets, we are going to start our year with CRAZY for CVC GAMES! The best part about these CVC games is that the are ALL in black and… Continue Reading
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ONE-TO-ONE CORRESPONDENCE with Classroom Tools
When it comes to teaching our youngest students numbers we often focus on counting. Counting involves memorizing the number words in the proper order (one, two, three, four, five…). Many young children easily memorize the number words in their proper order, but often do not understand the concept of one-to-one correspondence. ONE-TO-ONE CORRESPONDENCE is being… Continue Reading
YAY! The Bundle is Complete!
Letter Z has been added to this amazing set of interactive phonics activities, so this baby is complete! Yay! Grab it at half-off today! For each letter your students will complete hands-on activities for: – Correct letter formation (uppercase and lowercase writing) – Letter recognition – Sorting lowercase and uppercase – Beginning sounds (including long… Continue Reading
STAR WARS Parent-Teacher Conference Pack
This is for all of my teacher friends who love Melonheadz Star Wars characters as much as I do! Two files are included in this Parent-Teacher Conference Pack. One is loaded with Print-n-Use forms. The other is a PowerPoint file with editable forms. This pack also has lots of options for coordinating with parents as… Continue Reading
MAGNETIC Y and C+LE SYLLABLE Packs!
Two new syllabication packs are posted MAGNETIC Y C+LE SYLLABLES! These are the fourth and fifth pack in our series and both build on the VCCV and VCV syllabication rules taught in the earlier packs. They are both half-off through Sunday!! Share Continue Reading
American Government and Civics Tests
Our oldest two children just completed Sonlight’s 18-week American Government and Civics (Level 420). This course is designed for your high school students to read the texts and respond to daily questions, but there is no assessment of mastery included in the course work. So, I added one :). You can get it here. There… Continue Reading
Totally Techie Trigraphs (SCR, SHR, THR)
A little digital something for your Second graders–TOTALLY TECHIE TRIGRAPHS! These are perfect for your Google Classroom, or homeschool. The files in this set will run on any computer that has access to Google Slides or PowerPoint. Three activities are included in this set: In this first activity your students will sort SCR- and SHR-;… Continue Reading
RUDOLPH and FRIENDS–9 DIGITAL MATH CENTERS
Digital centers are so easy to use, and a fun change for your students. You are going to love trying out this set of 9 math centers! Yep, it is FREE today–so hop on over to my store and download your copy. Here’s a peek at the nine different activities:Skills includes: counting, number order, correct… Continue Reading
12 DIGITAL Days of CVC Christmas Centers
Whether you have a single computer in your classroom, or iPads for each student, you are going to LOVE these 12 DIGITAL DAYS of CVC CHRISTMAS CENTERS!The best thing about these centers is that there is ZERO-prep for you! They are perfect for your busy little classroom! Simply upload the .ppsx files to Google Slides,… Continue Reading
NO-PREP Syllable Worksheets
I’ve bundled all of the NO-PREP worksheets from our growing syllable instruction packs for you! Syllabication rules covered in this set include: 1. OPEN and CLOSED simple syllables (3 activities) 2. VCCV with Double Consonants (4 activities) 3. VCCV with Mixed Consonants (4 activities) 4. V/CV (6 activities) 5. VC/V (6 activities) 6. Magnetic Y… Continue Reading