Literacy manipulatives

As our kids get older, they're ready to drop their nap time, but still need some quiet time to rest and recharge (and so do I!). Since my oldest shares a room with her napping sister, I've had to find activities that she can do quietly without waking her sibling. These are some of our favorites! Books are obviously the

Phonics Activities Your Kids Will Love: Fun Phonics Games to play over and over! Great to use with your Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and even 5th grade classroom or homeschool students. {K, first, second, third, fourth, fifth graders}

Here are some new activities that I have put into our Math Work Stations (we are now working on the Quarter 2 Math Common Core Standards where the children need to compose and decompose numbers). T…

Say it, read it, build it literacy printable for beginning readers

How often is your child or student building words each week? Phonics, word building and spelling practice are all essential components of building readers and writers. As children get older we seem to become more relaxed about their phonics practice, but they really should have a regular systematic routine through 5th grade. In my classroom we play a lot of phonics games which require reading and then we like to build the words from the phonics games. This taps into multiple learning styles…

Enhance your students' literacy skills with phonics manipulatives and reading tools! This blog post is packed with engaging reading tools to support phonological awareness for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade learners. Discover the benefits of using literacy manipulatives and help your students develop strong reading skills in kindergarten, first, and second grade.

Hey there! I hope you are enjoying your start to spring! Spring makes me think ….summer! 😉 Today I am sharing with you all about my new packet… a Binder of Literacy Centers! This binder came to my mind after spending way too much time ensuring my literacy centers were differentiated! Not that the differentiation wasn’t worth it…...

These silly Magnatiles would be perfect for reading RTI intervention! It takes a crazy teacher momma to be thinking about intervention strategies while

Use the FREE literacy manipulatives to create a literacy toolbox for kinder, first, & second grade for small groups, centers, or at home.