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‘ay’ and ‘ai’ Spelling Sliders
31 May 2019

‘ay’ and ‘ai’ Spelling Sliders

by Hannah | posted in: Digraphs | 0

In this fun, interactive activity, words are made by sliding the letter strip up or down the slider. Children get practice in reading words with different spellings, but the same sound – ay and ai.

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alternative spellings, digraph, digraph ai, digraph ay, elementary, first grade, kindergarten, phonics activity, primary, sounding out, word lists, year one
Letter Sounds on Sticky Notes
30 Apr 2019

Letter Sounds on Sticky Notes

by Hannah | posted in: Letter Sounds | 0

This letter sounds activity is designed to help teach and reinforce letter recognition. Write the letter sounds you want to practice on sticky notes and start playing.

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alphabet, early childhood, early years, elementary, kindergarten, letter recognition, phonics activity, playbased learning, PreK, preschool, primary, reception, toddler, word lists
Rhyming Words Racetrack
26 Mar 2019

Rhyming Words Racetrack

by Hannah | posted in: Rhyming | 0

This is a fun way to read words as part of a game. Write the rhyming words in a racetrack, roll the dice, and off you go.

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first grade, kindergarten, preschool, rhyming, segmenting and blending
Jigsaw Puzzle with Glued Sounds
28 Feb 2019

Jigsaw Puzzle with Glued Sounds

by Hannah | posted in: Blending and Segmenting | 0

This game introduces glued sounds and helps children ‘chunk’ parts of a word together, to make them easier to read. It’s a simple jigsaw puzzle format that is a fun and effective way to practice phonics.

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first grade, glued sounds, kindergarten, letter sounds, puzzles, second grade
‘ck’ Flip Flap
27 Dec 2018

‘ck’ Flip Flap

by Hannah | posted in: Blending and Segmenting | 0

This ‘ck’ Flip Flap Activity involves practice in reading words containing the ‘ck’ sound and spelling.  It is a fun multi sensory activity, that can be used to teach, or to reinforce this sound.

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digraph, digraph ck, first grade, flip flap, kindergarten, letter sounds, two letter sound, word lists
Letter Sounds on a Roll of Paper
30 Oct 2018

Letter Sounds on a Roll of Paper

by Hannah | posted in: Pen and Paper Phonics, Phonics, Uncategorized | 0

The Main Idea: This is a letter sounds activity, where letter sounds are written on a roll of paper. The goal of this activity is to teach, or reinforce the recognition of letter sounds. This is done by writing the letters on a … Continued

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early childhood, kindergarten, phonics, reading
Sight Word Matching Activity
24 Sep 2018

Sight Word Matching Activity

by Hannah | posted in: Pen and Paper Phonics, Sight Words | 0

The Main Idea: This is a sight word matching activity. The goal of this activity is to teach, or to reinforce, how to read words or sounds. This is done by writing words on small cards and turning them over … Continued

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early childhood, education, first grade, kindergarten, phonics

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