Looking for ‘oo’
Last week our sound was ‘oo’ as in look. I have really enjoyed starting my phonics lessons with YouTube clips from the Electric Company. I know I’m showing my age here, but I just love sharing these with my kiddos…
Category: phonics
Oh so much fun with ‘oo’
Last week our story was, “Dot and Jabber and the Great Acorn Mystery” and our phonics skill was ‘oo’ as in spoon. I saw a cute spoon anchor chart on Pinterest. The teacher had written all the words on spoons….
Final Syllable -le
Final syllable -le can be so hard to teach and to be honest I kinda dread those lessons. Some kids are born with a gene that makes them spell words -el No Matter What!! It can be so frustrating for…
Bossy R!
Bossy R can be so tricky for firsties. Last week we were working on the Bossy R with /o/ words as in -or and -ore. I really wracked my brain trying to come up with something clever that would get…
More FREE Reading Street Decodables for First Grade
I just finished up the decodables for, “A Place to Play.” You can get them for free {here}. Each decodable has phonics and comprehension practice. My kids love these. They work great whole group, small group, buddies, parent volunteers or…
Reading Street Decodables
I fell in love with the decodable activites that I found at Life in First Grade. Unfortunately, she did not have the new decodable stories and I found that I really needed them in my classroom. So I contacted Life…
