Day 5 of my 31 Days of Kindergarten series and it’s time to chat about How to Start Literacy Stations in Kindergarten. Stations are my wheelhouse and I feel very confident introducing and running them in my classroom. I have taken several workshops dedicated to literacy work stations and eventually got the opportunity to become […]

Fun hands on sight words worksheet! Works great with Do A Dot pen!

I cannot believe it's almost back to school time! These 5 pages are perfect for the beginning of the year in kindergarten. Skills practiced: *sorting letters/words *beginning sounds *Number recognition *Counting *Ten Frames **If you like this freebie, check out the full packet here: Kindergarte...

These activity cards are an excellent way for your preschooler to work on masterig their Beginning Letter Sounds! An imperative skill to learn before they begin reading.

20 FREE Rhyme Time Game Boards. Fun rhyming activity for preschool or early kindergarten!

FREEBIE! Sensational Stamps: Alphabet, rhyming, beginning, middle, ending sounds.

When kids learn how to break words into syllables, they take a big step toward reading. Your kids are sure to love learning syllables with these cookie jar picture sorts! What are Syllables? Put simply, syllables are parts of words that have a vowel sound. Cat has one syllable: /cat/. Elephant has three: /el/ /e/ /phant/. And […]

Free Rhyme Printables

Free Printable Rhyming Puzzles The last couple of weeks we’ve been learning about rhyming. We’ve been reading some of our favorite rhyming books like Giraffe’s Can’t Dance, Nanette’s Baguette and Commotion In The Ocean. These Free Printable Rhyming Puzzles will help the students practice matching words that rhyme. . I wanted the students to be able […]

Syllables Worksheet - Dot the Syllables - This Reading Mama

FREE Letter Sounds Alphabet Cards - These are such a fun, hands on educational activity to help kids identify the alphabet letter that goes with the beginning letter sounds. Perfect for preschool, prek, kindergarten to get ready to read.

Learn basic concepts, alphabet sounds, and get ready to read... with these free printable alphabet picture cards!

Back To School Raccoon Rhymes: a fun matching activity for phonological awareness! Students match the rhyming pictures and then complete a cut & paste worksheet! These cards can be used in small group or as an independent center. These cards are great for pre-k students learning to recognize rhy...

Rhyming is an important step toward reading because it teaches kids to recognize patterns in words – a skill they’ll use when they learn spelling patterns later. Just like the activities included in our rhyming pack, these picture mats are a fun, hands-on way to help build rhyming confidence and skills in no time. Getting Ready The […]

Print this out for Literacy Centers. Children pull out a craft stick with a word on it. They then build it with letter tiles or letter magnets. Then they can write it. Can be laminated for multiple uses. ...

So, how scary is RTI to everyone? Or, is that just me?! I don’t know what it was about RTI, but it has always terrified me. What was I supposed to do? Was I doing it right? Was I serving the right kids? And, FOR THE LOVE OF PETE, is it Response to Instruction or …