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Category: Phonemic Awesomeness Activities for kids

Posted on January 18, 2023January 18, 2023

Snowflake Decoding Practice for Short Vowel Word Activities

These letter cards are used daily for the first few minutes of reading instruction in January and February. Then, I print, laminate, and cut each card out for prep. I have used similar cards since August so that children will understand the activity by January. This month, we added blends to build CVC words and …

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Posted on June 6, 2022

Word Family Activities and Games

We have been working on learning CVC and word families this week. I tried coming up with some simple, fun games my kids can play independently to practice and feel more confident. I'll be expanding the list of resources we have been using, but here are the word family activities and games we loved this …

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Posted on January 27, 2022February 7, 2022

CVC Word Building Activity- Science of Reading Center

cvc word building

My child is ready to start learning CVC words. So I put this word-building activity together to keep reading engaging, fun, and hopefully effective.I started learning about the Science of Reading recently, and I love how it has shifted my own "best practices" that I used to use in the classroom and gave me ideas …

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Posted on October 6, 2021October 11, 2021

Book Activities with The Golden Acorn by Katy Hudson 

Here are some of our favorite book Activities after reading The Golden Acorn. This book is perfect for a fall read aloud for toddlers, pre- k. kindergarten, and even firth graders. My kids loved the theme of teamwork and how the squirrel solves his problem with the help of his friends. Find The Golden Acorn …

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Posted on August 29, 2021September 8, 2021

Day 3 Homeschool Preschool with Bugzy & Buddy

Day 3 Preschool Homeschool

Day three of preschool at home for my kids Bugzy and Buddy had some challenges. I kept thinking how my principal use to tell us to “breathe” whenever we had to change plans quickly in the classroom.  On a brighter note, my son’s speech improved today! He was trying to sing and talk more. It …

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Posted on August 26, 2021August 31, 2021

Bugzy & Buddy Homeschool Preschool Day 2

Day 2 Preschool Homeschool

I was overly confident this morning, thinking I was completely prepared for each and every activity day two preschool at home had planned. But I quickly realized I was missing materials that I thought I prepped the night before. When I taught fourth grade, I didn't worry if I was missing something; I would give …

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Posted on July 8, 2021September 21, 2021

Silly Sally Sight Word Activities  

Silly Sally Sight word activities for kindergarten, preschool and first graders. Activities include games, handouts, and sensory activities.

What is the plot of Silly Sally?  Silly Sally finds her way to town "walking backwards, upside down" (Wood, Silly Sally). As she continues on her path, she meets different characters and even finds a new way to reach town by the end of this rhyming story.  Included on this page are affiliate links. I …

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Posted on July 5, 2021September 21, 2021

Sight Word Matching Activity with Silly Sally 

Silly Sally Sight Word Activity using tuff tray for a sensory activity with letters, magnets, wooden letters, and picture book by Audrey Wood.

I recently introduced sight words to my children using the book Silly Sally by Audrey Wood. Her sweet, funny story uses repetition in such a smooth, humorous way that kids can’t help but giggle and read along with you.  We started working on sight words with our Silly Sally Sensory Table Activity. That activity has …

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Posted on July 1, 2021July 1, 2021

Silly Sally Sight Word Sensory Activity

We love the book Silly Sally by Audrey Wood! The repetition and rhyme bring giggles to all the children I have read this book to over the years, especially my toddler and preschooler. I developed a unit of study for this book to help children learn sight words. Here is one easy sensory activity using …

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Posted on June 17, 2021June 17, 2021

Letter Recognition Sensory Activity

Letter Recognition Sensory Activity alphabet and phonemic awareness activity for preschool and kindergarteners.

Keeping learning fun and engaging has always been my goal as an educator for eight years and now stay-at-home-mom. I love teaching, so to see success with my daughter learning the alphabet and sight words has been such a joy lately. I have started creating hands-on learning activities to reinforce phonemic awareness for her, allowing …

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