Long Vowel Cut and Paste Activity
This Cut and Paste Long Vowel Activity is just what my students needed to practice their long vowel spelling patterns. First, we review the two spelling patterns on the worksheet to ensure all students can read the pattern correctly. Next, students highlight the spelling pattern within each word at the bottom of the page. Then, students cut out ... Read more 08 May 2018 - less than 1 minute read
Learn About Kindness through Lapbooks
Teaching my students to be kind is SO IMPORTANT to me. It is a major goal every year to instill the desire to be kind within my students before they head off to second grade. My students have to be given examples of what kindness looks like before they can be expected to put kindness into practice. I created this Kindness Lapbook to give multipl... Read more 04 May 2018 - 1 minute read
Jar of Sunshine FREEBIE!
It’s that time of year where the whole school is testing and winding down to close out the school year. I thought our admin could use a little pick me up, so our class created a Jar of Sunshine for each of our administrators. This is also a great gift for Teacher Appreciation Week! We filled the inside of each jar with sweet notes that can be... Read more 01 May 2018 - less than 1 minute read
May Reflection Prompt Cards
Can you believe the school year is already almost over?!?! May always brings beautiful weather, Mother’s Day, and fun end of the year projects. However, this can be a difficult month for so many of our students who live day to day without their mother in their lives. In this reflection prompt set, we discuss what is special about our mothers. I ... Read more 27 Apr 2018 - 1 minute read
CVC Word Practice Activity
Learning CVC words in first grade is SO MUCH FUN! My students love all the various activities we do to work on these short vowel sounds. This year, my students needed a lot of extra practice with cutting, so we are using a cut and paste activity to review cvc words. In this activity, students begin by highlighting the sounds they are looking fo... Read more 24 Apr 2018 - 1 minute read