Sort “A” Emergent Reader: Word Families AT, AP, AN
I am teaching my students to read by introducing different word families (rhyming words). I normally start with all of the words that rhyme with “at.” I show them that…
Letter Order With Foam Ghosts!
We are really focusing on the first letters of the alphabet. We are practicing the names, sounds, and matching the upper to lower case. I made some manipulatives using foam…
“Spooky Eyeball” Letter Hunt
I love making little letter or word hunts out of plastic containers. I use paint cups from Lakeshore to fill with holiday goodies, and then add in letters, numbers, or…
Apples, Apples, and MORE APPLES!!!!!!
I have been going crazy over apples for the last two weeks. Normally, I only do an apple theme for one week, but my timing was off on Johnny Appleseed…
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom!!!
The book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is one of my FAVORITE books to start out the year with. It is great because it is a fun book that talks about…
Ordering the Letters…whole group activity!
When I first started teaching, one of my biggest weaknesses was not being able to plan out how much time each lesson would take. I would either over plan, under…
Alphabet Mystery Box
I have to show you this great product from Lakeshore, that I have been using this summer with my kids! It is called the Alphabet Mystery Box! It basically is…
Lower Case Printing Practice
Printing letters is always something that we are learning and constantly reviewing in Kindergarten. It always surprises me how much (or little) exposure my students have to the alphabet when…
Upper Case Printing Practice
I am excited to share with you my “Upper Case Letters A-Z” unit I just made to practice upper case letters! I am going to use these to introduce and…
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