Dr. Seuss Inspired Truffula Tree Word Families
To practice sorting through word families and differenciating between letters and words, set up a reading activity inspired by Dr. Seuss's The Lorax.

Tracey McKie saved to school stuff/kids
Short A Activities and Resources (including freebies!)
Short A is usually the first phonics sound you teach in kindergarten and first grade so I figured it'd be a great sound to show you teaching...

Stephanie Jackson saved to First Grade
Pool Noodle CVC Words Activity - Planning Playtime
Your kindergartners will love reading with this fun Pool Noodle CVC Word Activity. This one works in the kiddie pool or in the house. Check it out!

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Spin a Word Family - Playdough To Plato
Learning word families is a fast way to help children recognize a lot of new words quickly because they are groups of words that share the same sound and spelling. By learning the ending {-og} for instance, your child quickly understands how to read and write {dog, log, frog, fog}. This fun, hands-on word family game will have […]

Reatha Nelson saved to Kindergarten reading
Ten Pin Linky: Top 10 Reading Pins
I love me a pinning party! I am so excited to be linking up with Just Reed for the first time ever! I have tried to include pins I have actually tried out or used in my own classroom (there may be one or two that I am planning to try out next year) Click on any picture to go to my pin, click the blog name to go to the blog post about the pin! 1. I LOVE this you tube video - Impossible Wordless Film. I used it at the beginning of my formal observation this year to teach an inferencing…

Marty Myatt saved to Education for Kids
Sight Words and Word Families Week 2 - In My World
Sight Words and Word Families Week 2 You know what they say, “Better late than never!” I popped in today to show you what Filip and I did for Sight Words and Word Families Week 2 and to give you some free samples of what we used to help you decide whether you’d like to try …

Abbey Jenkins saved to Classroom
Easter Egg Word Family Activities Kindergarteners Will Love
Easter Word Family Activities Kindergarten Children Will Love, Word Family Eggs, DIY word family activities, Great Spring Word family games for kids
Fluency Sentences Short a Words
One of the most important skills for beginning readers to attain is fluency in reading. Fluency means the ability to read text quickly and accurately. When students gain an understanding of word families, and start to see "chunks" in words, they become better readers. Instead of sounding out each ph...

Rosey Rose saved to School stuff
Word Family Sort Game
March 2019
This fun word family sort game takes just a few minutes to make and it's a fun way to help your kids practice word families.

Lindi Hogan saved to teacher magic