If your students have learned their beginning sounds, practiced their end sounds, chances are they are ready to dive into those tricky vowels sounds. Giving kids a strong foundation for this important skill is a must which is why I LOVE our new word family centers pack. It’s a great way to compare and contrast…
Fun fact: Did you know that every word in English has a vowel? In fact, every SYLLABLE in English has a vowel. So why is that such a big deal? Well, kids learn to read middle vowels in CVC words AFTER they learn to read those ending consonants. For instance, a new reader might see…
Do your kids have a serious case of spring fever, too? This word family activity is a great way to focus all of that warm weather daydreaming on an important reading concept: word families! Watch them turn into a beautiful garden right before your eyes. Put simply, word families are groups of words that share…
For most kids, those tricky middle vowels in CVC words take lots of practice to finally stick. But thankfully, this batch of print-and-play word family games are a quick-prep, motivating way to focus on individual vowels. Simply snag your set below! If you’re in the mood for more word fun, hop over to our shop…
When Easter is over, what do you do with those extra plastic eggs? Instead of tucking them back into storage, keep them out for this hands-on word family game! See the surprisingly simple step-by-step below and then request an invite to our 4 week course, The Reading Roadmap, so you can get the proven, ready-to-deploy…
With St. Patrick’s Day quickly approaching, this fun leprechaun-inspired word family sort is a must-try. Kids will love playing with gold (who can blame them?!) and YOU’LL love that they’re practicing important reading skills. To make it easier for you to get EVERY student bigger results, the freebie comes in TWO versions so you can…
This playful penguin word family sort is sure to be a hit with kids and you’ll love that they’re practicing important reading skills. To make it easier for you to get EVERY student bigger results, the freebie comes in TWO versions so you can quickly adjust the difficulty: One focuses on rhyming And the second…
Teaching kids how to read and write word families increases their reading fluency by showing them spelling patterns in words. These hands-on, motivating games and no prep activities make memorizing the most common word families uber fun for kids. The activity pack is perfect to use as literacy centers, word work stations, homeschool activities… so many things!…
These 18 literacy centers make it fun for kids to practice reading and writing 40 of the most common short vowel word families:
-AB, -AD, -AG, -AM, -AN, -AP, -AT, -AX, -EB, -ED, -EG, -EM, -EN, -ET, -IB, -ID, -IG, -IM, -IN, -ING, -IP, -IT, -IX, -OB, -OD, -OG, -OM, -OP, -OT, -OX, -UB, -UD, -UG, -UM, -UN, -UP, -US, -UT, -UX and -UT.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> 5 Word Family Posters
–> Word Family Puzzles
–> No Prep Color by Word Family Sheets
–> Word Family Mats
–> CVC Clip Strips
–> Say and Spell Task Cards
–> 5 Pocket Chart Games
–> 2 Word Family Sorts
–> 9 Word Family Board Games
That’s 18 motivating short vowel word family centers in all!
These Word Family Spiders are cute AND educational! If you follow me on Playdough to Plato’s new Instagram page, you already know that our family has a serious case of Halloween fever. And I love it. So I decided to overcome my arachnophobia and pull together a low-prep, spider word family activity for my oldest son,…
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…
I’m always on the hunt for simple prep, motivating learning activities for kids. That’s our thing, after all! So I couldn’t wait to get my hands on The Educators’ Spin on It’s new book, 100 Fun & Easy Learning Activities for Kids. And I’m excited to report that it’s as engaging and playful as I hoped. First up:…
Give students at-a-glance access to high frequency words to include in their writing with this fully editable student word wall.
Did you swap out your classroom word wall for a sound wall but still want a writing reference that students can use to find the right spellings fast? This word wall can be glued into a file folder and kept in each student’s desk.
Are you looking for a fun way to make CVC words POP… literally?! These playful popcorn sorts work on 10 different short vowel word families and they’re so motivating, kids will actually ASK to repeat them. Grab your copy below and then hop over and snag our mega pack of print-and-play word work activities in our…
Picture sorting is a simple and engaging way for children to learn about short vowel sounds in consonant-vowel-consonant words like cat, bed, top and cut. When they say the name of pictures out loud, children can stretch the sounds out S-L-O-W-L-Y, isolating the middle sound in the CVC words. Find more preschool activities with our…
Looking for a spring-themed word family activity your kids will LOVE?! This flower CVC match up is a playful way to practice sounding out three letter words. CVC word games are fun and engaging way to introduce reading to kiddos! Snag your free activity below and then hop over and grab 14 more board games…
Fun fact… Did you know that every word in English has a vowel? In fact, every SYLLABLE in English has a vowel. So why is that such a big deal? Well… Kids learn to read middle vowels in CVC words AFTER they learn to read those ending consonants. For instance, a new reader might see…
It’s beginning to feel a lot like fall so it’s the perfect time to set up a new sight word game kids will beg to play over and over again. Fall Sight Word Dash is motivating AND editable so you can practice any words under the sun! Snag your free game below and then hop over…
Do you spend countless hours hunting down “good fit” word work activities and literacy centers for each of your reading groups? Word work is an amazing way to take students’ reading to the next level because it gives kids a chance to play with words – breaking them apart, putting them back together, reading and writing them, sorting…
Clever word work centers make it fun for kids to practice everything from rhyming to word building, sight words, word families, spelling and more. These motivating word work centers are so entertaining that kids won’t even realize they are learning. Snag your free game below and then hop over and grab 14 more board games for your…
Absolutely everything you need to teach kids how to read in one spot. So easy for grown ups and motivating for kids!
My boys have been on a LEGO kick the last few weeks. The other day, as I watched them play, an idea popped into my mind: in addition to building THINGS with this favorite toy, they could also build WORDS. Later that evening, I pulled out their box of Duplos {the extra large size gave me…
We are almost halfway through October and that means Halloween is just around the corner! It’s the perfect time to overcome my arachnophobia and share a free printable spider game with all of you. This playful sort is a fun-filled way to help children learn word families. Scroll below to grab your freebie and then…
Get these 11 magic E long vowel word family printable posters to add a perfect visual to your classroom walls or bulletin boards! They can be be used when introducing new long vowels, reviewing learned long vowels, or even as visuals for centers.
MAGIC E LONG VOWEL POSTERS INCLUDED:
These 15 short vowel word family printable posters are a perfect visual to add to your classroom walls or bulletin boards! They can be be used when introducing new short vowels, reviewing learned short vowels, or even as visuals for centers.
SHORT VOWEL POSTERS INCLUDED:
Grab 12 inflectional ending centers in one easy download! The playful activity pack makes it fun to practice adding -ED, -ES, -ING and -S to words and includes tons of motivating options that are perfect for one-on-one instruction, small groups, literacy centers OR whole class lessons…
There’s even an irregular verb activity so you can introduce “rule breakers” too!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> 4 Foldable Mini-Books (one each for -ED, -ES, -ING and -S)
–> 4 Verb Cover Ups (present tense -ING, present tense -S and -ES, past tense -ED and past tense irregular verbs)
–> Hide and Seek
–> Past Tense Puzzles
–> Word Family Puzzles
–> Smarty Pants
–> Roll, Read & Write
–> Rill and Write
–> Pig Pen
–> Outer Space Sort
–> Spin a Word Ending
These 10 playful R-controlled vowel centers make it fun to practice 5 different spelling patterns in words: AR, ER, IR, OR and UR.
Play a round of Ropin’ Rodeo, match up R-controlled vowel puzzles, sort popcorn word families…. kids will love playing all 10 centers!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> Smarty Pants flip and write game
–> Ropin’ Rodeo game board
–> Treasure Hide and Seek pocket chart game
–> Space I Spy write around the room
–> Superhero Sprint dice game
–> Puzzle Pairs match up
–> Popcorn Words read and sort activity
–> Word Family Puzzles
–> Clip Cards
–> And What’s Right read and color sheets
That’s 10 engaging R-controlled vowel centers in all!
Short U centers just got a whole lot more fun! This playful set of 11 print-and-play activities keep kids engaged while they work on the 9 most common short U word families:
-UB, -UD, -UG, -UM, -UN, -UP, -US, -UT, -UX
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND
–> 5 playful board games
–> 4 spin, read and color sheets
–> 5 sound it out mats
–> 5 I Spy games
–> Word family puzzles
–> Clip cards
–> Flip and write “Bubble Bash” game
–> 2 no-prep color by word family sheets
Focusing on one vowel at a time helps many kids learn to differentiate those tricky middle sounds once and for all.
This mega pack of Short A centers includes 13 playful print-and-play activities honing in on the 8 most common short A word families:
-AB, -AD, -AG, -AM, -AN, -AP, -AT, -AX
Just print and play!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND…
–> 7 motivating game boards
–> 7 no prep spin and color sheets
–> 7 I spy games
–> 8 roll and graph centers
–> Word family puzzles
–> Flip and write game
–> Sound it out building cards
January math and literacy centers just got a whole lot easier to plan! Just hit print.
These 20 print-and-play stations practice sight words, shapes, math facts, telling time and so much more.
They are perfect for kindergarten and first grade!
Check out the full list of what’s included below.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
LITERACY CENTERS
–> Rhyming Sort
–> Beginning Sound Cards
–> Ending Sound Cards
–> CVC Word Sort
–> Word Family Clip Strips
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Board Game
–> EDITABLE Flip & Write Sight Word Game
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Graph
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Spin & Write Game
–> EDITABLE Spin & Cover Sight Word Game
–> 3 Story Starters + Word Cards
MATH CENTERS
The set also includes math activities teaching critical skills including numbers, telling time, addition and subtraction.
–> 2 Sets of Mystery Number Challenges (Counting by 1s AND Skip Counting by 2, 5 and 10)
–> 2 Sets of Math Fact Puzzles (Adding within 12, EDITABLE Puzzles)
–> EDITABLE Spin a Math Fact Sheet
–> EDITABLE Color by Math Fact
–> Number Bond Write & Wipe Cards
–> 3 Sets of Telling Time Puzzles (Telling time to the nearest hour, half hour and quarter hour)
–> 2D Shape Match Up Game
–> 2 Versions of Spin & Cover Game (2D and 3D Shapes)
–> 2 Versions of Roll & Cover Sheets (Numbers 1-6 and Adding 2-12)
THAT’S 20 JANUARY MATH AND LITERACY CENTERS IN ALL!
Planning your December math and literacy centers? Just hit print!
These 20 print-and-play stations practice sight words, shapes, math facts, telling time and so much more.
They are perfect for kindergarten and first grade!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
LITERACY CENTERS
–> Rhyming Sort
–> Beginning Sound Cards
–> Ending Sound Cards
–> CVC Word Sort
–> Word Family Clip Strips
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Board Game
–> EDITABLE Flip & Write Sight Word Game
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Graph
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Spin & Write Game
–> EDITABLE Spin & Cover Sight Word Game
–> 3 Story Starters + Word Cards
MATH CENTERS
The set also includes math activities teaching critical skills including numbers, telling time, addition and subtraction.
–> 2 Sets of Mystery Number Challenges (Counting by 1s AND Skip Counting by 2, 5 and 10)
–> 2 Sets of Math Fact Puzzles (Adding within 12, EDITABLE Puzzles)
–> EDITABLE Spin a Math Fact Sheet
–> EDITABLE Color by Math Fact
–> Number Bond Write & Wipe Cards
–> 3 Sets of Telling Time Puzzles (Telling time to the nearest hour, half hour and quarter hour)
–> 2D Shape Match Up Game
–> 2 Versions of Spin & Cover Game (2D and 3D Shapes)
–> 2 Versions of Roll & Cover Sheets (Numbers 1-6 and Adding 2-12)
THAT’S 20 DECEMBER MATH AND LITERACY CENTERS IN ALL!
Get ready to save TONS of planning time!
This mega pack of October math and literacy centers practices letter sounds, word families, sight words, shapes, graphing and so much more.
All 16 centers are perfect for kindergarten and first grade!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
LITERACY CENTERS
–> Rhyming Puzzles
–> Uppercase ABC Game
–> Uppercase-Lowercase ABC Game
–> 5 CVC Word Family Spin and Color Sheets
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Board Game
–> EDITABLE Spin & Write Sight Word Games
–> EDITABLE Cover Up Sight Word Game
–> EDITABLE Flip & Write Sight Word Game
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Graph
–> 3 Story Starters + Word Cards for Your Writing Center
MATH CENTERS
The set also includes math activities teaching critical skills including numbers, graphing, addition and subtraction.
–> 3 Sets of Number Puzzles (1-20, Making Ten, Adding to 12)
–> 1-10 Number Dominoes
–> 3 Sets of Build and Compare Challenge Cards (0-20, 0-50, 0-120)
–> One More – One Less Game
–> Subtracting from 10 Write and Wipe Cards
–> 2 Subtraction Mats
–> EDITABLE Math Puzzles
–> 2D Shape Clip Cards
–> 3D Shape Clip Cards
THAT’S 16 OCTOBER MATH AND LITERACY CENTERS IN ALL!
Get ready for some serious inspiration! This mega pack of September math and literacy centers practices letter sounds, word families, sight words, shapes, graphing and so much more.
All 15 centers are perfect for kindergarten and first grade!
Check out the product description below to see what’s included.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
LITERACY CENTERS
–> Rhyming Puzzles
–> Rhyming Sort
–> Uppercase ABC Game
–> Uppercase-Lowercase ABC Game
–> Beginning Sound Puzzles
–> CVC Word Family Puzzles
–> CVC Word Family Sort
–> EDITABLE I Spy Game
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Game Board
–> EDITABLE Hide & Seek Sight Word Pocket Chart Game
–> EDITABLE Flip & Write Sight Word Game
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Graph
–> 3 Story Starters + Word Cards for Your Writing Center
MATH CENTERS
The set also includes math activities teaching critical skills including numbers, graphing, addition and subtraction.
–> Ten Frame Clip Cards
–> 1-120 Base Ten Block Clip Cards
–> Tractor Hide & Seek Number Game
–> One More – One Less Game
–> Addition to 10 Write and Wipe Cards
–> Roll & Subtract Subtraction Game
–> Shape Graph Game
–> EDITABLE Word Graph
THAT’S 15 SEPTEMBER MATH AND LITERACY CENTERS IN ALL!
August math and literacy centers just got a whole lot easier to plan! These 19 print-and-play stations practice letter sounds, word families, sight words, shapes, graphing and so much more.
They are perfect for kindergarten and first grade!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
LITERACY CENTERS
–> Rhyming Puzzles
–> Uppercase ABC Pencil Match Up
–> Uppercase-Lowercase ABC Pencil Match Up
–> Beginning Sound Clip Strips
–> EDITABLE Lunch Rush Sight Word Game Board
–> EDITABLE Hide & Seek Sight Word Pocket Chart Game
–> EDITABLE Flip & Write Sight Word Game
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Graph
–> CVC Word Family Puzzles
–> 3 Story Starters + Word Cards
MATH CENTERS
The set also includes math activities teaching critical skills including numbers, graphing, addition and subtraction.
–> 2 Roll & Cover Pattern Block Mats
–> 2 Roll, ADD, Cover Pattern Block Mats
–> Roll & Color Number Game
–> Roll & Add Addition Game
–> Roll & Subtract Subtraction Game
–> Shape Graph Game
–> 4 Graphs of the Week
–> EDITABLE Word Graph
–> 2D Shape Clip Cards (2 versions: read the word + read the shape)
THAT’S 19 AUGUST MATH AND LITERACY CENTERS IN ALL!
End of year centers your students will LOVE! Finish the year stronger than ever with 21 math and literacy centers practicing word families, sight words, telling time, skip counting, number bonds and so much more.
The end of year centers are easy to differentiate, making them perfect for kindergarten and first grade!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
LITERACY CENTERS
The mega pack makes it so easy to differentiate. Stretch activities for your strong readers and break down the activities for your struggling kiddos.
–> Color Up. Work on letter sounds, digraphs or blends! Simply grab a card, say the word out loud and color the beginning sound.
–> Spin a Word Family. Spin a word, read it and color it on your sheet. There are 5 versions so you can practice every vowel.
–> Word Clip Cards. Have students read and clip CVC words or, if they’re ready for a challenge, give them the Magic E version instead.
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Game. Race to the finish line as you read and write sight words along the way!
–> EDITABLE Roll and Write. Roll a die and write the matching word. Because the game is editable, you can practice any words under the sun!
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Puzzles. Match each sight word with its twin! When you’ve finished, write your pairs on your record sheet to practice spelling.
–> EDITABLE Hide and Seek. Play a pocket chart sight word game with the class!
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Card Game. Have students practice their sight words with a friend!
–> 4 Story Starters. Get kids writing with creative story prompts and end of year word cards.
MATH CENTERS
The set also includes math activities teaching critical skills including numbers, telling time, addition and subtraction.
–> Mystery Numbers. Practice counting in numerical order from 1-120.
–> Skip Counting. For students who are ready to be stretched, practice skip counting by 2, 5 or 10 instead.
–> Shape Graph. Work on 2D or 3D shapes AND build graphing skills at the same time. Just spin a shape and add it to the graph!
–> Number Bonds. Figure out the missing number and write it on your number bond!
–> Telling Time 4 in a Row. Read the analog clock and then find the digital time that matches! There are two versions included so that you can easily differentiate for a variety of learners: telling time to the nearest hour and quarter hour.
THERE ARE 21 END OF YEAR MATH AND LITERACY CENTERS IN ALL!
If your math and literacy centers need a little love this spring, this pack is for you!
The print and play pack includes 18 math and literacy centers practicing word families, sight words, telling time, skip counting, addition, subtraction and so much more.
The spring centers are easy to differentiate, making them perfect for kindergarten and first grade!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
LITERACY CENTERS
The mega pack makes it so easy to differentiate. Stretch activities for your strong readers and break down the activities for your struggling kiddos.
–> CVC Word Family Sort. Pick a card from the pile and sort it into the right CVC word family.
–> Vowel Team Sort. If students are ready for a challenge, sort magic E CVCe words instead.
–> CVC Word Puzzles. Match each picture with the matching CVC word! Then write your pairs on your record sheet for extra reinforcement.
–> Magic E Word Puzzles. For children who need more of a push, pull out the magic E version of the game.
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Game. Race to the finish line as you read and write sight words along the way!
–> EDITABLE Roll and Write. Roll a die and write the matching word. Because the game is editable, you can practice any words under the sun!
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Puzzles. Match each sight word with its twin! When you’ve finished, write your pairs on your record sheet to practice spelling.
–> 3 Story Starters. Get kids writing with creative story prompts and spring word cards.
MATH CENTERS
The set also includes math activities teaching critical skills including numbers, telling time, addition and subtraction.
–> Mystery Numbers. Easily differentiate by having kids focus on the numbers 1-20, 1-50 or 1-120.
–> Skip Counting. For students who are ready to be stretched, practice skip counting by 2, 5 or 10 instead.
–> Shape Graph. Work on 2D or 3D shapes AND build graphing skills at the same time. Just spin a shape and add it to the graph!
–> Subtraction Mats. Spin two numbers, write the subtraction problem and solve it!
–> Telling Time Puzzles. Read the analog clock and then find the digital time that matches! There are three versions included so that you can easily differentiate for a variety of learners: telling time to the hour, half hour and quarter hour.
–> Making 10. How many more flower seeds do you need to make 10? Use the task cards to find your answer and then keep track of your results on your record sheet.
–> Subtracting from 10. Roll a die and subtract that many flower seeds from your ten frame. How many are left?
–> Add and Color. Solve each addition problem, color the box according to the key, and make the mystery picture magically appear.
THERE ARE 18 SPRING MATH AND LITERACY CENTERS IN ALL!
Looking for penguin centers your students will beg to repeat over and over again?!
This print and play pack includes 17 math and literacy centers practicing word families, sight words, number concept, addition, subtraction and so much more.
The penguin activities are easy to differentiate, making them perfect for kindergarten and first grade!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
LITERACY CENTERS
The mega pack makes it so easy to differentiate. Stretch activities for your strong readers and break down the activities for your struggling kiddos.
–> Fact Sheets. Learn about penguins and then complete either a KWL chart or fill out a fact sheet.
–> Penguin Alphabet. Such a motivating way to work on letter recognition and upper and lowercase pairing.
–> Alphabet Spin. Spin a letter and color a word that starts with it!
–> Word Family Sort. Sort and then sound out CVC words.
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Game. Race to the iceberg as you read and write sight words along the way.
–> EDITABLE I Spy. Find the sight words hidden around the room. Then write the words in the right spot on your sheet!
–> EDITABLE Hide and Seek. Play a super fun pocket chart game with the whole class!
–> 3 Story Starters. Get kids writing with creative story prompts.
MATH CENTERS
The set also includes math activities teaching critical skills including numbers, patterns addition and subtraction.
–> Comparing Penguins. Use clothespins to clip the biggest number! You can either work on 1-10 or stretch kids who are ready by practicing 1-100.
–> This or That. Color the biggest number in each pair.
–> Odd or Even. Sort numbers into the right pile: either odd or even.
–> Fish Patterns. Create AB, ABB, ABCD, AABB, AAB and ABC patterns. Then invite students who are ready for a challenge to create patterns of their own.
–> Write and Wipe Making 10 Cards. Write and solve penguin-themed making ten addition problems.
–> Write and Wipe Subtraction Cards. Then invite students to write and solve subtraction within 10!
THERE ARE 17 PENGUIN ACTIVITIES IN ALL!
Students will love these 13 Hanukkah centers! The math and literacy activities are easy to differentiate for a variety of levels making the set perfect for kindergarten or first grade.
Use the fact sheets to teach important details about Hanukkah and then work on sight words, CVC word families, 2D shapes, tallies, story writing and more.
The Hanukkah pack includes 13 motivating math and literacy centers kids will love.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
LITERACY
–> Hanukkah KWL Chart
–> 2 Versions of Hanukkah Fact Sheets
–> Dreidel Alphabet Game
–> Rhyming Match Up
–> CVC Word Family Pairs
–> EDITABLE Hide and Seek Sight Word Game
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Board Game
–> 3 NO PREP Story Starters
MATH
–> 2D Shape Match Up
–> Spin and Color 2D Shapes
–> Dreidel Spin and Tally Game
–> Color Patterns
Looking for fall activities your students will beg to play over and over again?!
This print and play pack includes 14 math and literacy centers practicing letter sounds, word families, sight words, number concept, 2D shapes and so much more.
The fall activities are easy to differentiate, making them perfect for kindergarten and first grade!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
LITERACY CENTERS:
The mega pack also includes literacy centers that make it so easy to differentiate. Stretch activities for your strong readers and break down the activities for your struggling kiddos.
–> Alphabet Acorns. Such a motivating way to work on letter recognition and upper and lowercase pairing.
–> Letter Sound Puzzles. Find the letter that starts each word. The set even includes digraphs!
–> Rhyming Sort. Find the words that sound the same.
–> Word Family Sort. Sound out 24 CVC words.
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Game. Race to the tree as you read and write sight words along the way.
–> EDITABLE I Spy. Find the sight words hidden around the room. Then write the words in the right spot on your sheet!
–> EDITABLE Color by Sight Word. A fun literacy craftivity!
–> 3 Story Starters. Get kids writing with fun story prompts.\
MATH CENTERS:
The set also includes math activities teaching critical skills including counting, number writing, patterns and 2D shapes.
–> 1-12 Number Sort. Build number sense as you sort four different ways to write the numbers 1 to 12.
–> Base Ten Puzzles. Count the base ten blocks and find the matching number. It’s a fun way to work on 1 to 120!
–> Roll and Cover. Practice quickly recognizing 1 to 6 OR, for kids who are ready for a stretch, work on adding up to 12.
–> Leaf Patterns. Create AB, ABB, ABCD, AABB, AAB and ABC patterns. Then invite students who are ready for a challenge to create patterns of their own.
–> Write and Wipe Making 10 Cards. Write and solve fall-themed making ten addition problems.
–> Write and Wipe Subtraction Cards. Then invite students to write and solve subtraction within 10!
THERE ARE 14 FALL ACTIVITIES IN ALL!
These playful magic E centers make it fun for kids to learn the bossy E rule. They’ll love playing the games so much that they won’t even realize they’re learning!
And to make it easy for you to differentiate, the bundle includes centers focusing on just one long vowel at a time (long A words, for instance) PLUS activities combining multiple vowels at once so you can stretch students who are ready for more challenge.
Check out all of the fun included in this Magic E pack below.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND
This mega bundle includes 45 Magic E centers:
–> 11 long A centers including clip cards, board games, pocket chart hide and seek and puzzles
–> 11 long I centers including color by word family sheets, roll and graph games and board games
–> 8 long O centers including say and spell cards, puzzles, a flip and write game and board games
–> 9 long U centers including I spy, pocket chart hide and seek and board games
–> Motivating games and sorts combining multiple vowels at once
–> And colorful posters highlighting common words with each vowel
The centers are great to use as literacy centers, guided reading activities or word work stations!
If you’re looking for motivating bug and butterfly activities for Pre-K or kindergarten, this set is for you!
The bug and butterfly set includes plenty of variety so that you can easily differentiate for different learners. Work on alphabet letters, word families, sight words, counting, adding, life cycles and so much more!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> Rainbow butterflies practicing upper and lowercase pairs
–> Alphabet puzzles working on letter sounds
–> 2 EDITABLE sight word games
–> Rhyming clip cards
–> Word family clip cards and writing activity
–> 0-20 counting clip cards
–> Ten frame coloring sheets
–> Roll and cover pattern block mats practicing counting and adding
–> Ladybug addition sheets
–> Butterfly life cycle hats
–> Butterfly life cycle posters
–> Ladybug life cycle wheels
–> Ladybug life cycle posters
–> 4 story starters
Ready to geek out on outer space activities? Inspire kids to fall in love with the solar system with these 25 playful science, math and literacy activities. Just print and play!
Kids are fascinated by space and these 25 science, math and literacy activities take their excitement to a whole new level.
There’s so much included in this set! Check out all the fun details below.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
SCIENCE
–> Solar System Hats
–> Space Bingo (class set!)
–> Space Match Up
–> Clip the Planet
–> How Far are the Planets from the Sun?
–> Planet Fact Sheets (Including ready to read summaries for each planet)
–> Oreo Moon Phases
–> More Water or Land?
MATH
–> Space Race
–> 2D Shape Concentration
–> 2D Color by Shape Game
–> 3D Color by Shape Game
–> Comparing Space Rockets (Greater than and less than)
–> AB, ABB and ABC Space Patterns
–> Skipping Stars (Working on skip counting by 2, 5, 10 and all three at once)
LITERACY
–> Roll an Alien (It’s EDITABLE so you can practice any words under the sun!)
–> Space Race Sight Word Game (Also EDITABLE!)
–> 5 Spin a Word Family Sheets
–> Outer Space Alphabet
–> Handwriting Activity Pages
–> NO PREP Space Stories
–> My Space Flip Book
–> My Trip to the Moon First, Next, Then Story
–> Mini Planet Book
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Practicing vowel teams? This mega pack includes 14 centers and 9 posters focusing on nine of the most common vowel teams: -AI, -AY, -EA, -EE, -IE, -OA, -OE, -UE, and -UI.
Play a vowel team board game, solve a batch of clip cards, roll and graph vowel team words… There are so many fun options in one easy download!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> 9 “When 2 Vowels Go Walking” Posters
–> Vowel Team Bingo (Class Set)
–> Say It, Spell It
–> Dab the Real Word
–> Word Sort
–> Clip Cards
–> Color by Word Family
–> Real or Nonsense
–> Bowling Bash Board Game
–> Firehouse Dash Board Game
–> Police Zip Board Game
–> Hide and Seek Pocket Chart Game
–> Roll and Graph
–> Popcorn Sort
–> Vowel Team Puzzles
Teaching kids to read takes a lot of repetition to make sure that kids are grasping important skills like recognizing common vowels sounds and turning them into CVC words. I love to choose just one vowel (either A, E, I , O U) to focus on, giving students a solid foundation for success. But keeping…
Teaching new readers can feel like a daunting task – for both students and teachers. There are so many moving parts. When teaching vowels I like to dig deep into just one at first. It helps boost kids’ confidence and gives them a solid foundation for their reading. Double score! And our short U Pack…
For most students, working on short vowel sounds like A, E, I, U takes lots of practice. So let’s make all of their hard work super motivating and fun with a laser focus on just one vowel- O. This engaging pack has 12 fun activities for kids to choose from! And with easy prep and reusable…
Teaching kids to read and recognize common vowel sounds is an important step in their reading journey. Often focusing on just one vowel at a time is a major help for helping students really master the concept. And what better place to start then with short A centers? With 13 centers to choose from, these…
Teaching new readers to read confidently is like putting together a puzzle. There are so many pieces that fit together. Having a strong foundation of the basics is SO important. And learning vowels gives students a big boost toward reading independently. Which is why I love to dive deep and focus on just one vowel…
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Vowel sounds (A, E, I, O and U) are often the most difficult for children to master. These hands-on puzzles and word cards give kids plenty of practice sounding out short CVC words and identifying the missing middle vowel sound. They’re great to use as literacy centers, guided reading activities or word family games with new readers. …
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Are you looking for a fun way to practice magic E words this winter? This icy magic E sort is a must-play! You can stay warm and cozy inside while you practice six long vowel word families. Snag your set below and then hop over to grab our Vowel Team Centers in our shop for…
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Ready to tackle those tricky CVCe words?! These magic E centers are so much fun that kids will actually ASK to repeat them. And to make it easy for you to differentiate, the bundle includes centers focusing on just one long vowel at a time (long A words, for instance) PLUS activities combining multiple vowels…
Make it fun for students to practice reading and writing short O words with this motivating batch of 12 short O centers!
The mega pack includes 12 print-and-play activities focusing on the 7 most common word families:
-OB, -OD, -OG, -OM, -OP, -OT, -OX
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND
–> 5 playful board games
–> 5 no-prep roll and write sheets
–> Flip and write “Bubble Bash” game
–> Sound it out mats
–> Roll and graph game
–> Flip and write “Flower Power” game
–> Hide and seek pocket chart game
–> 2 no-prep read and color sheets
Help students learn to read and write short I words with these 14 motivating centers!
The mega pack of short I centers includes 14 print-and-play activities focusing on the 8 most common word families:
-IB, -ID, -IG, -IM, -IN, -ING -IP, -IT
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND
–> 6 flip and color games
–> 8 engaging board games
–> 8 no prep roll and write sheets
–> 8 hands-on playdough mats
–> Hide and seek pocket chart game
–> Ice cream sort
That’s 14 addictively fun short I literacy centers in all!
Get ready for some serious fun! These 12 playful print-and-play centers motivate kids to practice reading and writing the 6 most common short E word families:
-EB, -ED, -EG, -EM, -EN, -ET
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND…
–> 4 motivating game boards
–> 4 sound it out playdough mats
–> 4 I spy games
–> 4 roll and graph centers
–> 24 clip cards
–> 2 no prep cut and sort sheets
That’s 12 short E print-and-play centers in all!
Helping kids notice differences between short vowel sounds can be tricky but, thankfully, these 10 short vowel emergent readers are here to help!
They’re perfect for new readers in Pre-K and Kindergarten.
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INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> 10 emergent reader books in color practicing all five vowels PLUS the common sight words “this, is, look, there, a, do, you, see, the, like, my, and, I, can, we, need, is, with, she, could, went, to.”
–> A second set of the same 10 books in black and white in case you’d like to save ink.
–> Matching reading pointers students can use to point underneath each word as they read. The pointers are a playful way to build kids’ one to one correspondence and help them remember to read left to right across the page.
–> Pocket chart cards you can use to practice the text as a whole class or during your read around the room center.
–> Follow up practice pages to use as guided reading activities, morning work, a literacy center or homework.
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar is one of our family’s favorite children’s stories. We’ve read it so many times that Big Brother (age 5.5) can recite the words without even cracking open the book. So I was excited to pull together a fun follow up activity for my kids: Very Hungry Caterpillar puzzles. These simple, colorful…
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Gobble, gobble! Get into the Thanksgiving spirit with a math and literacy pack that’s perfect for preschool and kindergarten.
The 16 motivating math and literacy activities include ABC games, counting activities, sight word games, little reader books, graphing sheets, rhyming clip cards and more.
Check out all the fun details below!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
LITERACY
–> Rhyming Clip Cards. Build rhyming skills.
–> Handwriting Pages. Practice letter formation and letter sounds.
–> Alphabet Dab. Work on letter recognition and upper-lowercase pairs.
–> Mayflower Race. Race around the game board reading and writing sight words!
–> Roll and Write. Roll the die and write the word that matches.
–> 5 Story Starters. Get kids writing with fun story prompts.
–> Little Reader Books. Practice early reading skills with two emergent readers: Five Little Turkeys and I Love My Family.
MATH
–> 1 to 20 Clip Cards. A fun counting, number recognition and fine motor activity in one.
–> Ten Frame Dab. Practice the numbers 1 to 20 with a playful ten frame game.
–> Color by Ten Frame. A motivating way to build number concept.
–> Feather Patterns. Practice AB, AAB, ABB, ABC and AABB patterns with a Thanksgiving twist.
–> Cut and Paste Patterns. Find the missing Thanksgiving picture!
–> Roll and Graph. Roll the dice, add the dots together and graph the matching number.
–> Adding to Ten. How many more wishbones do you need to make ten?
–> Subtracting Sheets. Roll the die and take away that many pies. How many are left?
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Just print the pages you’ll use and slide them into place. Easy peasy.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> Bright, colorful binder covers
–> Section dividers including an editable copy so you can type custom pages
–> Divider tabs including two editable ones
–> Binder spines
–> Alphabet and sight word assessments
–> Student data sheets that allow you to easily track reading progress throughout the year
–> A class reading level chart so that you can quickly group children with similar reading levels
–> Student grouping pages
–> Small group lesson plan sheets
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