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This interactive anchor chart is a BIG crowd pleaser!👏 It’s a fun way to help kids learn when to write the /ow/ sound with OU vs. OW. You just need a simple stack of Band-Aids…

When the /ow/ sound comes in the beginning or middle of a word, it’s most often spelled OU. A few examples include sound, loud, & ouch.

But when the sound comes at the end of a word, it is spelled OW. Think of how, now, & cow.

(OW is also used when the /ow/ sound is followed by a single L, N, EL, or ER like in the words owl, town, vowel, & tower.)

👉 Make sure to save this so you have the step-by-step!

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Teacher truth 💣!

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Epic teacher hack! 🍎 This trick is a simple way to make open and closed syllables stick for kids….

Open syllables end with a vowel and the vowel makes its long sound so it says its name: SHE, A, BE, HI…

Closed syllables, on the other hand, end in a consonant and the vowel changes its sound to short: SHED, AT, BED, HIM…

You can help make the concept really stick for kids by attaching a series of open syllable @postit notes to the door frame. Then place postit consonants that make each syllable closed to the actual door.

With just a simple push of the door, the syllables will go from open to closed and the vowel will change from its long to short sound. 🪄

#scienceofreading #teacherhacks #phonicsfun

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This simple little teaching tweak is a HUGE game changer! When you sort your sight words by phonics skill, students’ brains are able to memorize those words faster and easier than ever before.

These print-and-go sheets include Dolch words through second grade + the first 200 Fry words.

👉 Comment FAST and our friendly Plato-Bot will send you the 🔗.

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How do you sound map COULD? Here’s the scoop…

We used to have students memorize sight word flashcards but, thanks to brain research, now we know there’s a MUCH better way…

Sound mapping helps students memorize words in just 4-5 exposures because it draws upon their natural super power for spoken language. 💪

To do it, just follow these five simple steps:

1. Tap the individual sounds in the word on the table.

2. Map those sounds by having kids place a candy heart or other manipulative in each box as you say the sounds again.

3. Graph the sounds by asking students to write the letters used to spell each sound.

4. Write the entire word.

5. And then read it!

Have students repeat the same steps 5 times to help their brain add it to their orthographic lexicon and memorize the word forever.

👉 BONUS TIP: After practicing the word COULD five times, ask students to map the words WOULD & SHOULD so they can notice that the only difference between them is the beginning sound. 💡

👉 Save this so you know the steps when you’re ready to try it!

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Have you ever wondered why the words COULD & SHOULD have a silent L? Here’s the scoop…

When L comes after an A, O or U, it’s usually silent. For example…

HALF
SALMON
YOLK
FOLKS
WOULD
SHOULD

Like a lot of spelling and phonics rules, this one has some exceptions including HALO, BULK, SOLD, & FOLD but, more often than not, it’ll stay true.

👉 Be sure to save this so you have some go-to words to use when you teach it.

👉 And tag a teacher friend who would love teaching it to their kids too.❤️

#scienceofreading

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Supporting teachers is our “thing” so when a Plato Pack member asked for a fast & easy way to practice phonological awareness, we were excited to make her teaching dream come true. 🪄

These daily warm-ups take just five minutes to complete each day and there’s absolutely ZERO prep. Just read the words directly from the sheet and you’re ready to go.🔥

And don’t worry! We made sure to keep the practice playful & fun for kids so they’ll actually get excited to work on the skills each day.

The Plato Pack only opens up for enrollment twice a year and now’s the time – you can grab your spot until this Tuesday at midnight.

🪄Snag this entire set (plus HUNDREDS of other brain-friendly, science of reading aligned teaching tools!) inside The Plato Pack before the doors close up again on January 10th. #linkinprofile

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Fun teacher fact! 🥳 Just 9 prefixes make up 75% of words that use a prefix and 10 suffixes make up 85% of words with a suffix. That’s great news because we can teach them to students and set them up for some serious comprehension success. 💪

What are they??👇

👉The 9 most common prefixes are…

UN- (means not, opposite)
RE- (means again or back)
IN- IM- IG- IL- IR- (all mean not)
DIS- DI- DIF- (apart, away or opposite)
EN- EM- (to cause to be in place)
NON- (not, opposite)
IN- IM- IL- (in)
OVER- (too much)
MIS- (wrong, incorrect)

👉And the 10 most common suffixes are…

-S, -ES (plural noun, 3rd person singular verb)
-ED (past tense, past participle)
-ING (gerund, present participle)
-LY (adverb)
-ER, -OR (noun, person or thing that does something)
-ION, -TION (noun, conveys action or condition)
-IBLE, -ABLE (adjective, capable of)
-AL, -IAL (noun, act or process of)
-Y (adjective, characterized by)
-NESS (noun, state of being)

👉 Save this so you can sprinkle these suffixes and prefixes into your lesson plans throughout the year!

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Let’s kick word ladders up a notch with a playful, hands-on twist! 🥳

Just write one word ending on each ladder rung and then have kids add randomly selected cubes to make their words.

I worked on short vowel CVC words here but you could easily increase the difficulty by:

1️⃣ Writing a variety of short vowel endings on each ladder so students need to quickly switch from reading words that end in AT to IN to OP to UT, etc.

2️⃣ Having students place pairs of digraph cubes like CH, SH, TH at the beginning so they work on initial digraphs

3️⃣ Writing ending blend word families on the ladder rungs so they practice final blends

👉 Be sure to save this so you remember the setup when you need it!

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This phonics hack makes it soooo much easier to learn the soft G and C sound! 🏆 When C or G come before the letters E, I, or Y, they say soft /s/ or /j/. For example…

Cent
Giraffe
Cycle
Gentlemen
Circle
Gym

👉 Be sure to save this so you can remember the trick when it’s time to teach it!

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Sunday is going to be awesome. Why? Because I've pulled together something AMAZING to help YOU! 🎁

As you know, 2022 has been one heck of a year - tremendous uncertainty, BIG challenges, and many difficult decisions.

That's why I want to change the energy. I want to focus on what you and I can do to make 2023 a year of tremendous growth, opportunity, and joy.

And I pulled together a 4-day challenge that will do just that! It’s called Jumpstart Your 2023 and it’s kicking off on Sunday.

And here's the part that will make you really JUMP for joy… It's 100% FREE!

But you have to sign up before the doors close.

👉Comment JUMPSTART below and our friendly Plato-Bot will send you an invite!

P.S. It’s pre-recorded so you can stay in your comfiest pajama pants!

#newyear #kindergartenteacher #firstgradeteacher #prekteacher #2023goals

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They say it’s not about a year of life, it’s about putting life into a year and, when it comes to teaching reading, that’s exactly what you’ve been doing all 2022 long.

Thank you for being here.

Thank you for continuing to help the world become a better place by loving your students, believing they can achieve great things, and using brain-friendly teaching tools and strategies so they can reach their fullest potential.

Not only are you changing THEIR lives, but you’re changing their families and communities too!

I can’t wait to see what’s ahead for us in 2023.❤️

👉 Save this for inspiration in the new year.

👉 Follow @playdough2plato for more science of reading tips and done-for-you teaching tools.

#2022recap #recap2022 #scienceofreading #scienceofreadingteachers #teachingideas

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2023 goals - teacher edition. 💪 As we wrap up this year, it’s a great time to think about habits that are no longer serving us so we can leave them behind and replace them with something new.

Feeling stuck and dreading the day ahead? Nope. In 2023, we want to feel energized, inspired, and excited for what’s coming.

Doing it all yourself? Nah. 2023 is the year of asking for help when we need it and accepting help when it’s offered.

Saying “yes” to ALL the things? Not any more! We’re going to get clear on our priorities, and only say “yes” to things that align with them.

👉 On January 1st, I’m kicking off a F-R-E-E 4 day challenge called Jumpstart Your 2023 to help you start the year strong. I’d love for you to join me! Comment JUMPSTART below and our friendly Plato-Bot will send over your invite.

#happynewyear2023 #newyear2023 #teachergoals

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Easy teacher hack! 🔥 Cut strips of paper and write a silent E word on the front of each one. A few examples to get you started are MAKE, BITE, VOTE, & USE.

Make sure to leave plenty of extra blank space because once you have written the word, you will fold over the end to cover the silent E and write ING. In an instant, the word will change:

Make—> making
Bite—> biting
Vote—> voting
Use—> using

It’s such a great tool for teaching kids how to add ING to the end of silent E words because they can actually see it in real time!

👉 Share this with a friend who would love it!

👉 Follow @playdough2plato for more simple, fun & brain-friendly ways to teach literacy.

#teacherhack #phonicsfun #iteachfirst #firstgradeteacher #iteachsecond #secondgradeteacher #scienceofreading

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Save this so you can pull it out the next time you need a quick & easy literacy center!

BONUS: You can tweak it to work on any phonics skills under the sun - beginning digraphs, ending blends, vowel teams… Just write your post-its to match.

👉 Follow @playdough2plato for more simple and fun science of reading ideas!

#scienceofreading #literacycenters #anchorchart #phonicsfun #kindergartenteacher

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Let’s roll words!🥳 You’ll just need two foam dice from the dollar store.

1️⃣ Write beginning sounds on one die…

2️⃣ And ending sounds (also called rimes) on the other. I used short A word families here, but you could really work on anything - short I words (IP, IN) or silent E words (AKE, IME)…

3️⃣ Stick down a matching colored post-it to make a place holder for each die and

4️⃣ Make a simple “real or nonsense” chart.

Then PLAY!

The game’s simple but you’ll be surprised how much fun kids have with it.

👉 Save this so you remember the set up!

👉 Tag a friend who would love it too. ❤️

#iteachk #iteachfirst

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F-R-E-E-B-I-E alert! 📣 Between teaching, prepping, and attending ALL the meetings, it’s no wonder you barely have time to drink your coffee before it gets cold. 🥵

But that’s why I’m so excited to pass along this batch of print-and-go word family mats! They make it easy to stretch students’ learning AND have fun at the exact same time.

(I LOVE hearing kids say, “I can’t wait to get to school today”, don’t you?!)

Just print out the mats and grab a batch of alphabet magnets…

Letter unifix cubes, Scrabble tiles, and even foam letter dice are fun alternatives too.

👉 Comment SIMPLE and our friendly Plato-Bot will send these 7 mats your way!

#playfullearning #learningthroughplay #kindergartenactivity #firstgradeactivity

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New favorite literacy center!🎄Grab a bag of Hershey’s Kisses and have kids play an addictively fun round of rhyming matchup.

The best part is you can practice any phonics skill under the sun! I worked on short A words in this example, but you could easily use the same activity to practice short O words (hop-top, log-dog) or digraph words (chip-ship, chop-shop)…

👉 Save this so you can quickly find it again later!

#phonicsforkids #scienceofreading #firstgradeactivity #kindergartenteacher #firstgradeteacher #kindergartenactivities

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SIGHT WORDS BY PHONICS SKILL

Can you feel the excitement in the air?🥳

This must-have set of Sight Words by Phonics Skill is going to turn all of your beginning readers into experts!

💡💡We know that children learn sight words 10 times faster when they’re sorted by phonics skill.

Old school lists like Dolch and Fry sorted them by frequency…

…but learning 5-10 different phonics skills a week is not how young brains like to learn.

👉Thankfully, there’s a super EASY fix!

These *newly-updated* print-and-go lists have already done the work and organized the words for you.

👉 Comment below or DM us “Sight Words” and our Plato Bot will immediately send you the link to grab it from our website or TPT store!

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SIGHT WORDS BY PHONICS SKILL

Can you feel the excitement in the air?🥳

This must-have set of Sight Words by Phonics Skill is going to turn all of your beginning readers into experts!

💡💡We know that children learn sight words 10 times faster when they’re sorted by phonics skill.

Old school lists like Dolch and Fry sorted them by frequency…

…but learning 5-10 different phonics skills a week is not how young brains like to learn.

👉Thankfully, there’s a super EASY fix!

These *newly-updated* print-and-go lists have already done the work and organized the words for you.

👉 Comment below or DM us “Sight Words” and our Plato Bot will immediately send you the link to grab it from our website or TPT store!

#sightwords #scienceofreading #wordlists

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SIGHT WORDS BY PHONICS SKILL

If you were offered something proven to make your job easier, would you take it?

I hope so…teaching’s one of the hardest jobs out there.❤️❤️

And when your students come to school, learning to read could be considered one of their “jobs.”

👉👉So, here’s a simple tweak you can give them to make the “job” of learning sight words a whole LOT easier.

✅Even though sight words have traditionally been sorted by frequency in text, children memorize them MUCH FASTER and EASIER when they’re sorted by phonics skill.

And since I’m passionate about making your job easier, too…

…you can grab these convenient (and newly-updated) print-and-go Sight Word Lists that already have the words sorted for you!🙌

👉 Comment below or DM us “Sight Words” and our Plato Bot will immediately send you the link to grab it from our website or TPT store!

#sightwords #scienceofreading #wordlists ... See MoreSee Less

SIGHT WORDS BY PHONICS SKILL

If you were offered something proven to make your job easier, would you take it?

I hope so…teaching’s one of the hardest jobs out there.❤️❤️

And when your students come to school, learning to read could be considered one of their “jobs.”

👉👉So, here’s a simple tweak you can give them to make the “job” of learning sight words a whole LOT easier.

✅Even though sight words have traditionally been sorted by frequency in text, children memorize them MUCH FASTER and EASIER when they’re sorted by phonics skill.

And since I’m passionate about making your job easier, too…

…you can grab these convenient (and newly-updated) print-and-go Sight Word Lists that already have the words sorted for you!🙌

👉 Comment below or DM us “Sight Words” and our Plato Bot will immediately send you the link to grab it from our website or TPT store!

#sightwords #scienceofreading #wordlists

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SIGHT WORDS BY PHONICS SKILL

👉👉👉Are you ready for a HUGE game-changer in the way sight words are sorted?

Maybe you’ve been taught to organize sight words by frequency (using lists like Dolch and Fry,) have students who are struggling, or are ready to implement SOR in 2023…

These. Are. For. YOU!!!🔥

✨Experts have proven that when we sort sight words by phonics skill, students learn them 10 TIMES FASTER!✨

But have you ever felt like trying new teaching strategies can be time-consuming, overwhelming, and expensive?

Here’s a FAST, EASY, and AFFORDABLE solution!

A set of *newly-updated* print-and-go sheets that already have the words sorted for you!🥰

BIGGER and FASTER reading results are just a click away.

✅Click our TPT link below:

www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sight-Word-Lists-by-Phonics-Skill-7610526?st=ca4fcfd876602422...

✅Or click this link to grab it from our shop:

www.playdoughtoplato.com/product/decodable-sight-word-lists/

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SIGHT WORDS BY PHONICS SKILL

👉👉👉Are you ready for a HUGE game-changer in the way sight words are sorted?

Maybe you’ve been taught to organize sight words by frequency (using lists like Dolch and Fry,) have students who are struggling, or are ready to implement SOR in 2023…

These. Are. For. YOU!!!🔥

✨Experts have proven that when we sort sight words by phonics skill, students learn them 10 TIMES FASTER!✨

But have you ever felt like trying new teaching strategies can be time-consuming, overwhelming, and expensive?

Here’s a FAST, EASY, and AFFORDABLE solution!

A set of *newly-updated* print-and-go sheets that already have the words sorted for you!🥰

BIGGER and FASTER reading results are just a click away.

✅Click our TPT link below:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sight-Word-Lists-by-Phonics-Skill-7610526?st=ca4fcfd876602422960b598a45ef6ae5

✅Or click this link to grab it from our shop:

https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/product/decodable-sight-word-lists/

#sightwords #scienceofreading #wordlists

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It's officially official: Today is the last day to join The Plato Pack until August 2023.

If you want to meet ALL of your students' learning needs (not just the ones in the middle!) and save 2 hours of planning time each week, this will do it.

When you join through the end of today, you get:

THE VAULT. Unlimited access to thousands of ready-to-use centers & templates that save you HOURS of planning time each month.

TRAININGS. Step-by-step teaching tips and techniques that are PROVEN to work so you can get bigger, faster, easier results.

TEMPLATES. Strategic monthly planning sheets give you an easy-to-follow sequence for building students' skills. Print and go!

CONFIDENCE. Our proprietary 4-step ACED system gives you unshakable certainty that you're meeting EVERY child's needs & strengths.

What would it mean to you if you could meet ALL of your students' learning needs?

Better still, what would it mean if you could save time doing it with The Plato Pack?

If you’re like most of our members, it means…

More time relaxing over family dinners,

A new chance to master that hobby you’ve been wanting to try,

Netflix binge sessions, reading marathons, and happy hours with friends.

Joining The Plato Pack means trading planning time for personal time.

Are you ready to jump in?

Get started HERE: theplatopack.com/enrollment/

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Its officially official: Today is the last day to join The Plato Pack until August 2023.

If you want to meet ALL of your students learning needs (not just the ones in the middle!) and save 2 hours of planning time each week, this will do it.

When you join through the end of today, you get:

THE VAULT. Unlimited access to thousands of ready-to-use centers & templates that save you HOURS of planning time each month.

TRAININGS. Step-by-step teaching tips and techniques that are PROVEN to work so you can get bigger, faster, easier results.

TEMPLATES. Strategic monthly planning sheets give you an easy-to-follow sequence for building students skills. Print and go!

CONFIDENCE. Our proprietary 4-step ACED system gives you unshakable certainty that youre meeting EVERY childs needs & strengths.

What would it mean to you if you could meet ALL of your students learning needs?

Better still, what would it mean if you could save time doing it with The Plato Pack?

If you’re like most of our members, it means…

More time relaxing over family dinners,

A new chance to master that hobby you’ve been wanting to try,

Netflix binge sessions, reading marathons, and happy hours with friends.

Joining The Plato Pack means trading planning time for personal time.

Are you ready to jump in?

Get started HERE: https://theplatopack.com/enrollment/

#ThePlatoPack #prekteacher #teachingtools #teachers #kindergartenteacher #primaryteacher #firstgradeteacher #playdoughtoplato #teacher #teaching #teachertraining #learning #learningthroughplay #learningmadefun

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Join Malia for a *live* Q&A to get ALL your membership questions answered! Then hop over and join before the doors close on Tuesday at 11:59 pm PST.
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JoAnn, a kindergarten teacher who loves making learning playful & fun, was excited to get 24/7 access to ALL the engaging teaching things…

👉 Comment SNEAK PEEK to see how she instantly got her “spark back”.

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Natasha P. needed an easier way to differentiate for her students' HUGE range of learning needs so she could finally enjoy more work-life balance. Can you relate??

👉 Comment SNEAK PEEK to see her quick and simple solution!

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