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Rainbow Digraph Puzzles

April 1, 2019 by Alex Filed Under: Digraphs, First Grade Reading, Free Printables, Kindergarten Reading, Plato's Blog, Sounds in Words, Spring 7 Comments

Digraph puzzles for ages 5 to 7. My students are always thrilled when rainbows appear in the springtime.  And these rainbow digraph puzzles are an easy way to bring the rainbow fun indoors to our literacy centers. Grab your freebie below and then make sure to grab our complete digraph activity pack from our shop […]

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Alex

Alex is a Kindergarten teacher with a passion for making learning fun and engaging. She earned a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education, and Masters Degrees in Special Education and Curriculum Design. She shares classroom ideas and inspiration on her blog, The Kindergarten Connection.
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Rainbow + Unicorn Centers

February 5, 2019 by Malia Hollowell Filed Under: Addition to 10, Digraphs, First Grade Math, First Grade Reading, Kindergarten Math, Kindergarten Reading, Math, Plato's Blog, Shapes, Shop, Sounds in Words, Subtraction to 10, Teaching Themes, Word Family Activities 2 Comments

It’s a cold, hard fact: kids HATE being bored. They lose focus, they get off task… That’s why it’s so important to make learning fun! When practice seems more like PLAY and less like WORK, kids stay engaged. They learn more, they stay focused… Since nothing screams “motivation” quite like rainbows and unicorns, this month’s […]

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Alex is a Kindergarten teacher with a passion for making learning fun and engaging. She earned a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education, and Masters Degrees in Special Education and Curriculum Design. She shares classroom ideas and inspiration on her blog, The Kindergarten Connection.
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Digraph Snowball Cover

December 8, 2018 by Emily Filed Under: Digraphs, First Grade Reading, Free Printables, Kindergarten Reading, Plato's Blog, Sounds in Words, Winter 8 Comments

Activity for ages 5 to 7.  It’s ‘SNOW’ much fun to practice digraphs! This playful, hands-on activity is a great way to add some excitement to your literacy centers this winter! Scroll below to grab your freebie and then make sure to hop over and snag our digraph snowball puzzles for more reading fun. Getting […]

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Farm Activities!

September 27, 2018 by Malia Hollowell Filed Under: ABC Games, Blending Phonemes, Counting to 120, Digraphs, Fall, First Grade Math, First Grade Reading, Kindergarten Math, Kindergarten Reading, Letter Sounds, Math, Numbers, Plato's Blog, Shop, Sight Word Games, Spring, Teaching Themes 2 Comments

Perfect for 4 to 7 year olds. Whether you’re prepping a farm unit or just need motivating ways to teach STEM, math, science, reading and writing skills, this farm MEGA pack is a must-try. Sign up as a member of our new monthly subscription, The Plato Pack, (and get your time saving mega pack!) HERE. SO […]

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Beach Bucket Digraph Sort

June 29, 2018 by Emily Filed Under: Digraphs, First Grade Reading, Free Printables, Kindergarten Reading, Plato's Blog, Sorting, Sounds in Words, Summer 2 Comments

Activity for ages 5 to 6. It is buckets of fun to review and practice digraph sounds! This colorful, hands-on digraph sort is a great way to add some fun to your reading practice this summer. Scroll below to grab your freebie and then hop over and snag our Beach Vowel Team Sorts for more […]

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Flower Garden Digraphs

April 14, 2018 by Heather Filed Under: Digraphs, Free Printables, Kindergarten Reading, Plato's Blog, Sounds in Words, Spring 7 Comments

Activity for ages 5 to 7. These flower garden digraphs are the perfect way to bring some spring blooms into the classroom. And they’re a fun, hands-on way to help your students learn digraph sounds: ch, sh, th and wh. Scroll down to download your freebie and then hop over and grab our free digraph […]

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Gingerbread Cookie Digraphs

December 4, 2017 by Ashley Filed Under: Digraphs, First Grade Holidays, First Grade Reading, Free Printables, Kindergarten Holidays, Kindergarten Reading, Plato's Blog, Sounds in Words, Winter Leave a Comment

Activity for ages 5 to 7. These delicious looking gingerbread cookies will make identifying and sorting digraphs fun for little learners! They are a perfect addition to holiday centers or morning tubs. Getting Ready The prep for this activity was minimal. I simply printed the gingerbread cookie and digraph cookie sheets (below) on cardstock to […]

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Phonics Games That Make Learning to Read Fun

November 27, 2017 by Brenda Priddy Filed Under: ABC Games, Blending Phonemes, Blends, Consonant Blends, Digraphs, First Grade Reading, Isolate Sounds, Kindergarten Reading, Letter Names, Letter Sounds, Long vs. Short Vowels, Motivating Reluctant Readers, Plato's Blog, Preschool Reading, Sound Out Words, Sounds in Words, Teaching Tips Leave a Comment

Activity for ages 4 to 7. Teaching kids to read is one of the most important tasks a kindergarten and first grade teacher has. Some students learn quickly, while others need a bit more help. For those reluctant kids, nothing makes phonics more fun than games. These phonics activities offer motivating ways to practice vowel […]

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Digraph Clip Cards

October 8, 2017 by JENNIFER Filed Under: Digraphs, First Grade Reading, Free Printables, Kindergarten Reading, Plato's Blog, Sounds in Words 2 Comments

Activity for ages 5 to 7. Need good, hands-on digraph activities that will keep your students engaged and having fun? You’re in luck! These digraph clip cards are a great way to review digraphs all year long. They’re the perfect compliment to our free digraph wheels too! Getting Ready Teachers are busy, so easy prep activities are important. And boy […]

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Digraph and Blend Chart

July 10, 2017 by Malia Hollowell Filed Under: Blends, Consonant Blends, Digraphs, First Grade Reading, Free Printables, Kindergarten Reading, Plato's Blog, Second Grade Reading, Sounds in Words 6 Comments

Activity for ages 6 to 8. Digraphs and blends tend to trip up new readers. Just when kids finally have their letter sounds down, out pop tricky letter combinations that change those sounds. Oy! This digraph and blend chart is a helpful way for students to keep letter clusters straight once and for all. Grab your copy below […]

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240+ Word Work Activities… And Growing!

June 7, 2017 by Malia Hollowell Filed Under: ABC Games, Alphabet Writing, Blending Phonemes, Blends, Breaking Words Into Syllables, Consonant Blends, Digraphs, First Grade Reading, Fluency, Isolate Sounds, Kindergarten Print Concepts, Kindergarten Reading, Letter Names, Letter Sounds, Long vs. Short Vowels, Magic E, Motivating Reluctant Readers, Name Games, Plato's Blog, Preschool Print Concepts, Preschool Reading, Rhyming, Shop, Sorting, Sound Out Words, Sounds in Words, Spelling Patterns for Vowels, Swapping Middle Sound, Syllables with Vowel Sounds, Teaching Tips, Word Family Activities 4 Comments

For ages 3 to 7. Do you spend countless hours hunting down “good fit” word work activities 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 […]

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Digraph Wheels

January 5, 2017 by Rosemary Filed Under: Digraphs, First Grade Reading, Kindergarten Reading, Plato's Blog, Sounds in Words 12 Comments

Activity for ages 5 to 6. These bright, hands-on digraph wheels make a wonderful literacy center focused on learning common digraphs such as “ch” and “sh”. It’s the perfect compliment to our super popular Digraph Activity Pack! Getting Ready To prep for the activity, I began by printing the digraph wheels on cardstock to give them extra durability. Then I […]

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Snowball Digraph Puzzles

December 2, 2016 by JENNIFER Filed Under: Digraphs, First Grade Reading, Free Printables, Kindergarten Reading, Plato's Blog, Sounds in Words, Winter 3 Comments

Activity for ages 5 to 7. Our snowball digraph puzzles are a fun, hands-on winter literacy center or word work activity. Just match the digraph to a word that starts with it. No snowsuit required! Getting Ready To prep, I printed the Snowball Digraph Puzzles (below) on cardstock and laminated them for extra durability. I wanted […]

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Digraph Playdough Mats

November 18, 2016 by Rosemary Filed Under: Digraphs, First Grade Reading, Free Printables, Kindergarten Reading, Plato's Blog, Sounds in Words 11 Comments

Activity for ages 5 to 7. Kids will learn  common digraphs in no time with these cute playdough mats. They are easy to prepare and make an awesome word work station or literacy center. They’re the perfect compliment to our popular Digraph Activity Pack!  Getting Ready To prep the playdough mats (below), I began by printing them on […]

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Digraph Activities!

July 11, 2016 by Malia Hollowell Filed Under: Digraphs, First Grade Reading, Isolate Sounds, Kindergarten Reading, Plato's Blog, Second Grade Reading, Shop, Sounds in Words Leave a Comment

Activities for ages 6 to 8. Just when kids have finally mastered letter sounds, along come tricky digraphs like CH-, TH- and SH- to trip them up again. These ten digraph activities make it fun to master the most common digraphs in words: CH, CK, KN, NG, PH, QU, SH, TH, and WH. Grab your set in […]

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Cookie Jar Beginning Digraph Sort

June 1, 2016 by Alex Filed Under: Digraphs, First Grade Reading, Free Printables, Isolate Sounds, Kindergarten Reading, Letter Sounds, Plato's Blog, Sorting, Sounds in Words 5 Comments

Mastering letter sounds can be a tricky thing, and learning digraphs can be even more challenging. After all, now kids need to remember not only what letters say on their own, but what certain combinations say when put together! Since we are all about making learning fun, this cookie jar beginning digraph sort was the perfect way to […]

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Free Digraph Clip Cards

November 13, 2015 by Rosemary Filed Under: Digraphs, First Grade Reading, Free Printables, Isolate Sounds, Kindergarten Reading, Letter Sounds, Plato's Blog, Sounds in Words 6 Comments

There are so many fun ways to teach kids about digraphs (two letters that make just one sound such as -SH, -CH and -TH). Whether you’re looking for a morning word work activity, literacy center, or homeschool game, these digraph clip cards are sure to do the trick! Grab your set (below) and then hop over and snag […]

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Free Digraph Gumball Puzzles

October 21, 2015 by Rosemary Filed Under: Digraphs, First Grade Reading, Free Printables, Isolate Sounds, Kindergarten Reading, Letter Sounds, Sounds in Words 2 Comments

Activity for ages 5 to 8. If you’re looking for a fun way to teach digraphs like SH-, CH- and TH-, you’ll love these free gumball puzzles. The digraph puzzles are so easy to make and fun to play. They’re great to use as literacy centers or guided reading activities! Getting Ready To prep, I simply printed the gumball puzzles (below) on […]

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Free Digraph Sort and Find

August 26, 2015 by Rosemary Filed Under: Digraphs, First Grade Reading, Free Printables, Isolate Sounds, Kindergarten Reading, Plato's Blog 4 Comments

Activity for ages 5 to 7. Once kids learn stand alone letter sounds, they’re ready to tackle digraphs – two letter combinations that make just one sound like the pairs -CH, -SH and -TH. Just like our digraph cards, this simple sort and find is a motivating, hands-on way to make learning them fun for […]

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Free Digraph Cards and Dice

August 24, 2015 by Rosemary Filed Under: Digraphs, First Grade Reading, Free Printables, Isolate Sounds, Kindergarten Reading, Plato's Blog, Second Grade Reading 16 Comments

Activity for ages 5 to 8. If you’re looking for a fun way to introduce common digraphs, you’ll love these free dice and digraph cards. The charts are great for teaching beginning and ending digraphs and are handy for use as flash cards too. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Digraph Posters I printed the digraph posters […]

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Endless Word Work Bundle

March 13, 2015 by Malia Hollowell Filed Under: ABC Games, Alphabet Writing, Blending Phonemes, Blends, Breaking Words Into Syllables, Consonant Blends, Digraphs, First Grade Reading, Fluency, Isolate Sounds, Kindergarten Reading, Letter Names, Letter Sounds, Letter Writing, Long vs. Short Vowels, Magic E, Name Games, Plato's Blog, Preschool Reading, Rhyming, Shop, Sight Word Games, Sound Out Words, Sounds in Words, Spelling Patterns for Vowels, Swapping Middle Sound, Syllables with Vowel Sounds, Teaching Tips, Word Family Activities 8 Comments

Absolutely everything you need to teach kids how to read in one spot. So easy for grown ups and motivating for kids!

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Alex is a Kindergarten teacher with a passion for making learning fun and engaging. She earned a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education, and Masters Degrees in Special Education and Curriculum Design. She shares classroom ideas and inspiration on her blog, The Kindergarten Connection.
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