tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38233739332392576182024-03-16T17:52:09.070-05:00Littlest ScholarsMaking teaching early literacy easyJessica Laurine http://www.blogger.com/profile/16118811509100465081noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823373933239257618.post-57541607897296068302018-08-29T12:42:00.000-05:002020-01-13T17:12:54.053-06:00Practice Letter Recognition with a Letter Box <h3>
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Letter Box Activity</h3>
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I'm always looking to for fun, purposeful activities to use when I have a few extra minutes! This activity includes music, movement, and letter recognition. Fill a box, bag, or any container you can find with letters. I used these felt letters I got from Target but you can use magnetic letters, letter tiles, or just write letters on small pieces of paper. Have your little scholars sit or stand in a circle and pass the box of letters around as they sing the song. The child with the box of letters at the end of the song will choose a letter, show it to their classmates, and name it. You can repeat this as much as time allows!<br />
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You can find lots more alphabet activities <a href="http://littlestscholars.blogspot.com/2015/03/now-i-know-my-abcs.html" target="_blank">here. </a><br />
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Download the free song and letter card printables <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O0fwIyaSw1O98un1PNMG9Ndnro6NKCqt/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here.</a> Join the conversation in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1678329812491735/" target="_blank">Teaching the Littlest Scholars Facebook group</a>! </div>
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<br />Jessica Laurine http://www.blogger.com/profile/16118811509100465081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823373933239257618.post-70122068257550339272018-08-05T15:20:00.003-05:002018-08-05T15:27:38.362-05:00First Days of School Tip: Use a FlashlightDon't Start School Without a Flashlight<br />
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The first days and weeks of school can be hectic! Use this tip to get your little scholars acquainted with their new classroom. After you introduce new areas of the classroom, check for understanding by turning out the lights and giving one of your little scholars a flashlight. Ask them to shine the light on various places in the classroom. It's a fun way to get acquainted to their new surroundings!<br />
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Here are some ideas:<br />
-Where do you sit on the rug?<br />
-Where is your chair?<br />
-Where do you hang up your backpack?<br />
-Where do we start to line up?<br />
-Where do you put trash?<br />
-Where do you get a pencil if you need one?<br />
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What else can you spotlight in your classroom?<br />
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What is phonological awareness?</h2>
Phonological awareness is the ability to think about, recognize, and manipulate the sounds in spoken language. Phonological awareness activities work with rhymes, words, syllables, and onset rimes--all without the use of print. The last stage of phonological awareness is actually phoneme awareness: blending, segmenting, and manipulating phonemes (sounds). Phonological awareness skills generally develop along a continuum ranging from simple to more complex.<br />
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I've found the key to building phonological awareness skills in your little scholars and making them stick is to use kinesthetic motions and pictures--this way they are hearing, seeing, and moving! I also gradually release responsibility with the "I do, we do, you do" model, giving my little scholars lots of opportunities to practice and receive feedback.<br />
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Rhyming is a complex skill and it is a skill that benefits from being constantly spiraled back to. It begins with your little scholars simply enjoying and imitating rhymes and moves on to recognizing rhymes, then finally producing rhymes.<br />
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Rhyme Away</h4>
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This is one of my favorite transition activities! All you need is a whiteboard, marker, and eraser. Draw a simple picture with objects that are easy to rhyme like a sun, boy, kite, tree, dog, star, etc. Say, "I rode to school in a car, so I need a friend to erase the _____." Invite a child who says "star" to erase the star from the picture. Rhyming can be a difficult skill for children, so the pictorial clues provide scaffolding to children. If you have a student who is struggling with rhyming, invite them to participate when there are only one or two pictures left to erase. This will differentiate this activity for them by limiting the possible choices while building their confidence! </div>
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Whenever I can, I try to incorporate an element of self-check when my little scholars are working independently. I used a yellow marker to make a dot on the back of the card indicating the correct answer. This helps them check their work ongoing instead of waiting until the end of centers or stations to find out they've done it wrong! You can find this activity <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Clip-A-Rhyme-Rhyming-Words-Activity-265355?utm_source=littlestscholars.com&utm_campaign=Rhyme%20and%20Alliteration%20Blog%20Post">here.</a> </div>
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Teaching using kinesthetic motions (or gestures as we call them in my class) is key! I use this chant with gestures to practice recognizing rhymes.<br />
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"Cat, -at, -at, bat -at, -at. They sound the same at the end, they rhyme!"<br />
"Fan -an, -an, frog -og, -og. They don't sound the same at the end, they don't rhyme!"<br />
"Car, -ar, -ar, star -ar, -ar. They sound the same at the end, they rhyme!"<br />
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I say the same chant that I shared in the video above in the prompt on each card. Your little scholars will hear, "Can you identify the picture words that rhyme with wink? Wink, -ink, -ink. What rhymes with wink?" They'll place a clothespin or other manipulative on the picture words sink and drink. </div>
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Mix up the way you assign partners in your class! Instead of peanut butter and jelly or ketchup and mustard, use rhyming words like sheep and jeep and dragon and wagon to assign partners. Hand each student a card and instruct them to partner up by finding someone who has a picture word that rhymes with theirs. </div>
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Rhyming Picture Books </h4>
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There is no shortage of picture books with rhymes but below I've listed just a few of my favorites. </div>
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<a href="https://amzn.to/2RBpmnd" target="_blank">Rhyming Dust Bunnies</a> by Jan Thomas<br />
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<a href="https://amzn.to/2Dk7av1" target="_blank">Four Funny Potatoes</a> by Len Foley<br />
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<a href="https://amzn.to/2Qhrn7K" target="_blank">Aliens Love Underpants</a> by Claire Freedman<br />
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Alliteration</h2>
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Big brown bear and slithering sneaky snake. Those are both examples of alliteration, the repetition of words with the same beginning sound. Alliteration is on the phonological awareness continuum of skills because as young children hear and notice words that begin with the same sound, they are also identifying and isolating phonemes. </div>
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Same Sound Circles</h4>
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<i>See what I did there? Even though not all the words in Same Sound Circles begin with the same letter they do begin with the same sound, so it's alliteration!</i> </div>
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Using paper plates or circles cut out of construction paper, glue a picture card on or above the circle. Provide children with a variety of picture cards to choose from. Children will name the picture cards and place it on the same sound circle.<br />
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In the picture above, you see a paper plate for the picture words dog and dinosaur and another paper plate for the picture words fish and flamingo. Children will place the pictures lined on the left (frog, dig, firefighter, donut) on the paper plate that has other picture words with the same sound. </div>
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I Spy Items </h4>
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Gather a variety of objects: household, classroom, clothing, etc. and place the items on the center of the rug or on a table in your classroom. Invite children to "spy" an item by giving them clues such as, "I spy an item that begins with the same sound as Paxton." Your little scholars would then identify the item that begins with /p/ just like Paxton's name. They'll love this activity because there are few things more exciting and relevant to young children than their own names!<br />
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Create "new" names for your little scholars by adding an adjective before their names that begin with the same sound. Remember, it doesn't necessarily have to be the same letter! Examples are Adventurous Adam, Smiling Sophie, Cartwheeling Kaley, and Hilarious Jorge. The purpose is not to write these names down but to say them aloud so your little scholars hear and begin to notice the same sound at the beginning of each word in their "new" name. You can use these new names when calling on children or during transition times. As they begin to understand the concept of alliteration, you can ask them to make up their own!<br />
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I'm kicking off this series on the Building Blocks of Phonological Awareness with Listening. Before we get into listening, let's talk about phonological awareness in general. </div>
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What is phonological awareness?</h2>
Phonological awareness is the ability to think about, recognize, and manipulate the sounds in spoken language. Phonological awareness activities work with rhymes, words, syllables, and onset rimes--all without the use of print. The last stage of phonological awareness is actually phoneme awareness: blending, segmenting, and manipulating phonemes (sounds). Phonological awareness skills generally develop along a continuum ranging from simple to more complex.<br />
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Why is phonological awareness important?</h2>
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<a href="https://www.ericdigests.org/1997-2/read.htm" target="_blank">Research</a> suggests that phonemic awareness is the single best predictor of reading success. Because the skills develop along a continuum, <b>we can't just start with phonemes! </b>We must start at the beginning, ensuring children have a solid foundation in all phonological awareness skills. </div>
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How do you teach phonological awareness? </h2>
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I've found the key to building phonological awareness skills in your little scholars and making them stick is to use kinesthetic motions and pictures--this way they are hearing, seeing, and moving! I also gradually release responsibility with the "I do, we do, you do" model, giving my little scholars lots of opportunities to practice and receive feedback.<br />
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When it comes to phonological awareness, listening is more than just hearing. Listening is being able to "tune-in" to sounds in the environment and sounds that are spoken. For example, a child with strong listening skills will be able to listen to a series of sounds and name them in the correct order. For example, the child might hear audio clips of a sheep, cow, and horse. The child with strong listening skills will be able to select pictures in the order she heard the sounds. She'd pick up the sheep first, cow next, and horse last. </div>
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One of my favorite activities to develop listening skills is playing bingo! Children are each given a bingo game board with a variety of pictures on it. You can make the sound or play audio clips as your little scholars identify the animal or object that makes the sound. You can download the Farm Sounds Bingo pictured below for free in my <a href="http://bit.ly/2DUyNs0" target="_blank">Listening Activities printables</a>. I've included audio clips that can be accessed by scanning the QR codes. If you are unable to scan the QR codes, you can always just make the animal sounds yourself.<br />
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For this activity, place two or three animal pictures on the table. Make all but one of the animal noises and then ask, "Which animal did not make a sound?" Your little scholars should be able to identify the animal that was left out. I've included pictures of farm animals that can be used for this activity in my <a href="http://bit.ly/2DUyNs0" target="_blank">Listening Activities printables</a>. Download it for free! </div>
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Get those wiggles out and strengthen listening skills at the same time! Tell your little scholars that when the music is on they can dance, wiggle, and move but when the music is off they stop moving. Turn on some <a href="http://amzn.to/2DxaIKd" target="_blank">kid-friendly music</a> and pause it intermittently as the song plays. This game is always a favorite in my classroom! </div>
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1, 2, 3 Listen to Me</h3>
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Give children 2 or 3 step directions and encourage them to follow them in order. Start with two step directions until your little scholars have the hang of it. You might say, "Clap your hands. Touch your head. Jump up and down." This is a great activity to do during transition times! </div>
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Instruments in Order</h3>
Set children's musical instruments on the table. Ask your little scholars to close their eyes. Play 2 or 3 musical instruments one at a time. Ask them to open their eyes and play those instruments in the correct order. I have <a href="http://amzn.to/2G0c2n6" target="_blank">these musical instruments</a> and they are a hit!<br />
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<a href="https://amzn.to/3hWlXNt">staple remover</a><br />
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1. Disassemble the book by removing the staples on the spine. I like using <a href="https://amzn.to/3hWlXNt">this flat staple remover</a> instead of the claw kind because it is easier to use and does less damage to the pages.<br />
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3. Laminate the pages and trim the excess, but be sure to leave enough lamination on the left side for the binding. [I used to buy the Scotch <a href="http://amzn.to/2i5ZvVj" target="_blank">laminating pouches</a> until I discovered Amazon sells other brands for much cheaper. The quality is just as good and they are sometimes nearly half the price!] </div>
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4. Punch holes using a book binding machine or 3-hole punch. I purchased <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006IAS3/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=thelittscho-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00006IAS3&linkId=e262acb2bf14239c667be739a03cf921" target="_blank">this binding machine</a> several years ago and use it quite frequently! It comes in handy for projects like this. If you don't have a binding machine, <a href="https://amzn.to/3fLmyja">binder rings</a> and a 3-hole punch will work just as well! </div>
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Teaching children about the joy one feels when giving gifts is sometimes hard to do! One of my favorite ways of spreading holiday cheer is by making candy coated pretzels. These are easy to prepare and let your little scholars experience for themselves how good it feels to do something kind for someone else during the holiday season.<br />
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Schools have different policies on having and preparing food in the classroom so your little scholars may be able to help with all the steps. I prefer to make the pretzels at home and bring them in a big covered tray to school. I create a list of every adult in the school and assign a different teacher or support staff (or two) to each little scholar in my class. They then get to choose the pretzels for the teacher or support staff they will be giving them to and we put them in the plastic treat bags. My little scholars also pick the ribbon we use to tie the bag and they color and sign their own poems. Once we've got everything assembled, we head out to deliver the treats! We walk through the hallways and my little scholars personally deliver the treats. The teachers and support staff are so gracious and give my little scholars the biggest hugs! When we get back to the classroom we discuss how it makes our hearts feel happy to do something nice for others. Some children may not have the opportunity to buy or make a gift for someone else, so this is an experience they will not forget!<br />
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You can download the poems <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0_icMzX5Gf1RkFOaHdYM0ROTzg/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">[here]</a>. I've included a Christmas poem and a winter themed poem so you can choose which suits your needs best!<br />
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The holidays this year have come and gone, so pin an image from this post so you'll know where to find this next holiday season!<br />
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Jessica Laurine http://www.blogger.com/profile/16118811509100465081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823373933239257618.post-45512756383139373612015-12-13T17:21:00.001-06:002018-11-25T11:29:37.073-06:00Math and Literacy Activities using Scraps of Wrapping Paper [Freebie]Today I was wrapping presents and as much as I tried to measure the paper to fit the gift perfectly, I inevitably had to cut strips of the wrapping paper off to wrap them just right. I was cleaning up the table and this pile of wrapping paper strips was staring at me. I couldn't let this cute wrapping paper go to waste! So I thought of a few fun literacy and math activities using scrap pieces of wrapping paper you have lying around.<br />
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I wrote letters on these strips of wrapping paper to practice letter name and letter sound fluency. It's about that time of year for another round of DIBELS or AIMSweb assessments and this would make practice fun! I wrote letters on several strips of paper and put them in the cute Santa bag. During small group, my little scholars can pull out a strip and say the letter names or letter sounds as quickly as they can. </div>
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I wrote numbers on the scrap wrapping paper strips to practice number identification fluency. As a warm-up before small group math, my little scholars can choose a wrapping paper strip from the bag and identify the numbers as quickly as possible. </div>
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I also wanted to use the scrap of wrapping paper to make a center my little scholars could do independently. I wrote a series of letters on each small strip with a missing letter. My little scholars will say the letters, identify the letter that is missing, and record the series of letters on the recording sheet. I placed the strips in a stocking for a little novelty--I know they'll love it! </div>
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I did the same thing except using numbers for this next center idea. My little scholars will pull a wrapping paper strip out of the stocking, says the numbers, identify the number that is missing, and write the series of numbers on the recording sheet. </div>
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I love including a recording sheet for accountability and you can download one to use by clicking the picture below.</div>
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My <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/All-About-the-Alphabet-BUNDLE-Part-1-of-2-Audio-Interactive-Printable-Book-946738" target="_blank">All About the Alphabet Interactive Listening Center Bundle [Part 1]</a> has made it on a whopping 929 Wishlists! This resource is one of my favorites because I saw firsthand what an impact it made on my little scholars mastery of letters and sounds. The download includes a printable booklet and audio file for each letter A-M (letters N-Z are in the All About the Alphabet Interactive Listening Center Bundle Part 2). <b>The beauty of this resource is that the audio file actually does the teaching for you!</b> I also use this resource to reinforce learning at home--my little scholars just take home the printable booklet and a CD player home for extra practice. This is especially helpful for those that might not have support at home or your English Language Learners. You can download the Letter Aa Interactive Listening Center <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/All-About-Letter-AaInteractive-Listening-Center-with-Audio-Interactive-Book-946317" target="_blank">[here]</a> for free to give it a try! I recently added a full-page version of each printable booklet to the download to make prep even easier! No laminating and cutting--just place each page in a sheet protector and use a binder ring to keep all the pages together! If you aren't the most tech-savvy and would rather have the audio files mailed to you on a CD, you can add that to your cart with your purchase <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/All-About-the-Alphabet-CD-Interactive-Listening-Center-2003758" target="_blank">[here]</a>. Take advantage of the sale and purchase the bundle for 28% off.<br />
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The next most Wishlisted item from my TPT shop one of my first resources I created, my CVC Word Mega Pack. This resource is on 589 teachers wishlists! This resource is 133 pages of CVC word fun--from center or station activities, printables, games, and pocket chart activities this download has everything you need for teaching your little scholars to read those CVC words. You can download a few pages of this unit for free <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Short-E-CVC-Words-Freebie-543065" target="_blank">[here]</a> to see if it's something that suits your fancy. :)<br />
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Rounding out the Top 3 Wishlisted Items from my TPT shop is my Teach Me Sight Words Primer Bundle Part 1. After seeing the impact my All About the Alphabet Interactive Listening Center had on my little scholars letters and sounds mastery, I created a version for sight words! This download <b>includes a printable booklet and audio file that actually teaches the sight words</b>. While your little scholars are interacting with the audio file and printable booklet, they are listening to the sight word being spelled and read over 26 times! This resource also teaches the sight word in the context of a sentence, which research indicates leads to greater mastery of sight words. Set this up as a listening center in your classroom, change out the sight words as you teach them according to your own scope and sequence, and you can just sit back and watch your little scholars learn to read, spell, and write those sight words! Just like my All About the Alphabet Interactive Listening Center, you can print the booklets and send a CD player home to give your struggling scholars more practice! You can download the Teach Me Sight Words Sampler to try it out for free <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Teach-Me-Sight-Words-Sampler-1510136" target="_blank">[here]</a>. If you aren't the most tech-savvy and would rather have the audio files mailed to you on a CD, you can add that to your cart with your purchase <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Teach-Me-Sight-Words-CD-Interactive-Listening-Center-2001433" target="_blank">[here]</a>. I have bundles for Dolch and Fry words as well as each sight word listed individually. Grab all my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jessica-Littlest-Scholars/Category/Interactive-Sight-Words/Search:CD/Order:Best-Sellers#seller_details_tabs" target="_blank">Teach Me Sight Words resources</a> during the Cyber Monday and Tuesday sale for 28% off the already reduced bundle price!<br />
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I cannot wait for Monday so I can clear out my own Teachers Pay Teachers Wishlist! Happy Shopping, friends! :)<br />
<br />Jessica Laurine http://www.blogger.com/profile/16118811509100465081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823373933239257618.post-15987661647326321982015-08-09T15:51:00.003-05:002015-08-09T16:23:32.889-05:00Sight Words and Word Walls Word walls are such a powerful tool to have in your classroom! They help little scholars build spelling and phonics skills as well as serve as an amazing reference during literacy activities. Don't remember how to spell the word "said?" Check the word wall!<br />
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I begin each year with a pretty blank word wall--with just the letters on it (vowels are a different color than consonants) as well as initial sound pictures. The first week of school I add my little scholars' names to the word wall. This is when I begin teaching <i>how</i> use the word wall. What better way to teach the purpose of a word wall than with the most important word to a child--their name! <b>A word wall is just a decoration on the wall unless we teach our little scholars how to use it!</b></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Here are two examples of word walls from my classroom: one from kindergarten and one from PreK. </span><span style="text-align: center;">I read </span><a href="http://larremoreteachertips.blogspot.com/2011/10/debbie-diller-on-word-walls.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">this post</a><span style="text-align: center;"> about Debbie Diller's suggestions for word walls which influenced why I chose this specific word wall design. </span></div>
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In kindergarten, as I introduced sight words or high frequency words I added them to the word wall. The word wall in my kindergarten classroom was on a whiteboard so I was able to use a piece of magnetic tape to affix the words to the whiteboard. I loved the magnet tape because if one of my little scholars needed to borrow a word during Writer's Workshop it came off the word wall easily. Download the word wall words by clicking either of the pictures below. </div>
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In Pre-K as we learned a new letter name and sound I added initial sound pictures from my <a href="ttps://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Beginning-Sound-Bonanza-Complete-Pack-390059" target="_blank">Beginning Sounds Bonanza unit</a>.<br />
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Around March once all my little Pre-K scholars had learned letter names and sounds, I took most of the initial sound pictures down and added a few sight words. When I added the sight words, I indicated the sight word list it was on with a small colored circle in the corner. You can read more about how I organize sight words <a href="http://littlestscholars.blogspot.com/2014/12/sight-word-success.html">[here]</a>.</div>
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Using real photographs instead of clipart supports the shift towards nonfiction text so I've created a set of initial sound photographs for you to use on your word wall if you'd prefer--just click the picture to below to download them!<br />
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Jessica Laurine http://www.blogger.com/profile/16118811509100465081noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823373933239257618.post-1998924629022289142015-03-28T22:33:00.002-05:002018-11-15T15:45:51.421-06:00Now I Know My ABCs! Effective Letters and Sounds StrategiesI am thrilled to share with you a few strategies to teach letters and sounds that have been very effective in my classroom. We know that young children use their senses to learn--they need to <b>see</b> it, <b>hear</b> it, and <b>touch</b> it--so here are some of my favorite ideas!<br />
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I found an ancient textured wallpaper book in a dusty cabinet and decided to make tactile letters using the textured wallpaper.<br />
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I used a die-cut machine to cut the letters and then glued them on cardstock. Voila!<br />
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Another one of my letter sound must-haves is my Teach Me Letters and Sounds interactive listening center. This center also allows students to <b>hear</b>, <b>see</b>, and <b>touch</b> the letters. There are 26 booklets and 26 audio files included in the downloads. The students listen to the audio file while following the prompts in the book. I created this listening center activity out of sheer necessity. My students needed additional explicit instruction with letters and sounds but there were TONS of other standards I needed to teach, so this interactive listening center was born. Once I began using it in my classroom , I saw results immediately. 100% of my Pre-K students mastered letters and sounds and <b>I give this resource much of the credit</b>! I even sent home a portable CD player and some booklets home with my students who struggled for a little extra practice. </div>
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Here's a sneak peek at how you can use this center activity in your classroom to teach letters and sounds. I created this video to show you how it works! </div>
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<b>You can download the Letter A printable booklet and audio file for free to give it a try in your classroom.</b> Just drop your email below and it'll be in your inbox right away! </div>
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<b>Teaching Letter Sounds using Gestures</b><br />
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I have been teaching hand motions along with letter sounds since I began teaching. Using gestures to teach letter sounds allows children to <b>hear</b> the letter sound, <b>see</b> the letter in print (as long as you have it displayed), and <b>move</b> their bodies! This strategy is truly effective and I'll often see some of my former students in the hallway and although they are now in 3rd or 4th grade, they can still demonstrate the gesture for each letter sound. Movements really help anchor those sounds in our little scholars' brains!<br />
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<b>Make It Manageable</b><br />
I divide up my list of sight words into different color groups. The first group is red so it will contain the most frequently used words like: the, and, a, to, etc. You may look at the scope and sequence of your reading curriculum and make your sight word color groups based off when the curriculum introduces the sight words. Breaking the sight words up into smaller groups makes it is easy to manage! I always know which color list of my words my students are working on, since they all master sight words at different rates. You can use the printable below-- just type in your sight words!</div>
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I also made sight word flash cards for my students to use and take home. I printed, laminated, and hole-punched them and kept them on binder rings. Click the picture to grab the flash card template!<br />
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I needed a visual tracker for me and my students. This way I know at a glance how each student is progressing and they get the satisfaction and confidence boost of coloring in another part of the rainbow as they master more sight words. <b>Tracking sight word mastery makes a tremendous impact on my students' motivation</b> and they become incredibly invested in learning more sight words! The tracker also makes a great visual to share with parents and families. Just click the picture below to download the tracker!<br />
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<b>Make It Meaningful </b><br />
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Flash cards and rote memorization just don't cut it when it comes to sight word mastery! Students need multiple opportunities to read and write a new sight word because a child is more likely to commit a sight word to memory when he writes and says the word at least 5 times. Teaching sight words in isolation is not nearly as effective as teaching them in context, so teaching the word in the context of a sentence is a must! </div>
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I always feel like I never have enough time to work with small groups or individual students to build sight word mastery--I just wanted to clone myself so they could get the teacher directed support necessary in order to develop this necessary reading skill! During center time, I tried every worksheet and printable under the sun but none increased student mastery--<b>students either knew the word already or still were confused after completing the worksheet</b>. Why? Because no one was there teach or correct them! It was just a whole lot of going through the motions.<br />
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Since cloning myself was clearly not an option, I opted for the next best thing--a recording of me! I created <b>Teach Me Sight Words</b>--a printable booklet and audio file for each sight word. The audio file guides the student through <b>spelling the word, reading the word in context, writing the word, </b>and<b> </b>the student<b> hears the word spelled or read over 26 times</b>! The printable provides accountability and can be taken home for additional practice. Instead of simply going through the motions of a cut and paste worksheet, <b>the audio file and printable provides the necessary support and scaffolding for true sight word learning that leads to mastery</b>! While there are lots of sight word apps and computer games, I haven't found any that actually <b><i>teach</i></b> the sight words and are easy to differentiate. I use a CD player for my sight word listening center, so I have a different CD for each sight word color list. Because we use the rainbow tracker, my students know which sight words they need to work on and differentiation is as easy as that!<br />
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You can cut the printable books up, let students write on them with a pencil and take them home OR reuse them by slipping the pages in sheet protectors and letting students write on them with dry erase markers. The audio files can be uploaded to iTunes and put on an iPod or iPad or burned to a CD for use on an individual CD player or stereo in your classroom.<br />
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All of my Teach Me Sight Word resources are in my TpT shop! You can purchase sight words individually for $2--that's for the printable book AND the audio file. If you purchase a bundle, you get the sight word printable booklet and audio file for only $1.40 each! If you'd like to try it out first, download my Teach Me Sight Words Sampler and give it a whirl.<br />
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<b>Involve Parents and Families</b><br />
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I explain my rainbow sight word program to my students' parents and families in the beginning of the year and give them each a laminated copy of the rainbow sight word list. On my class Facebook page, I post a picture of each student with their rainbow tracker after they have colored in another section so their parents can see their child's progress. My students love the recognition but their parents love it even more! Students are able to take home the flash card rings for practice but I also made online flash cards by creating a Facebook photo album for each color sight word list. I saved the flashcards as JPEGs and uploaded them just like you would a picture so while the child is riding in the car or at the grocery store he can scroll through the flash card "pictures" on Mom or Dad's smartphone. Parents are so busy and may not have the time or materials to make flashcards, so utilizing something they already have and something their child undoubtedly loves to use makes it a win-win! </div>
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Listening: The game is long over now but it was good until the end when Ole Miss lost. My fiance used to tease that my family is un-American because we didn't watch football growing up. Like ever. Okay, maybe the Super Bowl but that's it. Perhaps having a nationally ranked football team nearby helped turn me into a fan! </div>
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Loving: I am always, always, always hot and now that the weather has turned cold today was the first day I didn't have to turn the air conditioner on in my house. Jason teases that he has to sleep in a sweatshirt, sweatpants, and a hat because I keep the air conditioner set at 66 degrees. Crazy? Possibly. But I sure am comfortable! </div>
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Thinking: I get to go to the NAEYC Conference in Dallas this week but I haven't even started to pack. And I'm not going to check a bag which makes the thought of packing doubly exhausting. </div>
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Wanting: I'm getting married in June and finally ordered my Save the Dates! He's from New Jersey, I'm from California, and we live in Mississippi so we thought a Las Vegas wedding would be so fun for our friends and family! My mom found <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/92796375/scratch-off-lottery-ticket-save-the-date">these</a> perfect Save the Dates. Did you see that they are scratch offs?! Can't wait for them to arrive! </div>
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Needing: We bought a house and moved in June but had quite a hectic summer so I've yet to unpack my home office. I'd show you a picture but just think about a little old lady on an episode of Hoarders. That's about what it looks like. </div>
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Reading: I read more blogs, People magazines, and Facebook posts (just keepin' it real) more than anything but I've started a new Jodi Picoult and I'm already loving it. I've never been disappointed with any of her books! </div>
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One of my favorite parts of teaching the littlest scholars is teaching them how to read! You work so hard to lay the foundation with <b>phonological awareness</b> and the <b>alphabetic principle</b> and before you know it your students are ready to read words! What an exciting time it is for both teachers and students! I created my bestselling <b>CVC Word Mega Pack</b> to give my students plenty of practice decoding, reading, and writing CVC words all scaffolded with pictorial support.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">You can use these Elkonin box cards to segment the sounds in words using chips or other small manipulatives. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;"> </span></h3>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br />You can increase the rigor by having students remove each chip (beginning sound, medial sound, final sound) and write the letter that corresponds with that sound--reinforcing the alphabetic principle! </span></h3>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">I use these cards as a part of my pocket chart center or for fun games during transitions! </span></h3>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">I use these word work mats at my magnetic ABC center. Just laminate and place on a cookie sheet and you're ready to go! </span></h3>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">I think my favorite part of this mega pack are these segmenting and blending cards! You can use them in a variety of ways and can increase the rigor by covering up the picture as your students decode the word. </span></h3>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Your tactile learners will love moving the car along the sounds as they say them and then blending them on the road.</span></h3>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">You can increase the level of rigor by covering the picture (I used an envelope cut in half). The student decodes the word and then checks by removing the card from the envelope. </span></h3>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">My students love this spin and graph or spin and find center! </span></h2>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">I included this spin and graph center as a part of my literacy centers. </span></h3>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Adding the bingo daubers to this spin and find center just makes it more fun! :) </span></h3>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">These cards are used with CVC Bingo! There are a 6 different bingo cards for each short vowel so you can play in a small group without any students having the same card. </span></h3>
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I want to share my tried and true trick for teaching students to tell time without getting the hour and minute hands confused! The secret? Write a student's <b>first name on the hour hand</b> and l<b>ast name on the minute hand.</b> Then students will say the hour first as they find their first name first and the minute second as they find their last name. I use these cheap foam clocks from the dollar store but you can use any clocks you already have in your classroom. If you don't have enough clocks for each student to practice, you can write your name on the hour and minute hands of a clock or even a favorite book character's name! </div>
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I introduced talking Sticks during small group guided reading. Each student was given 3 sticks and I explained when they wanted to contribute to the discussion, they had to place one of their sticks in the Talking Sticks cup. I also explained that the goal was to use all of your sticks before the lesson was over. My students who tend to dominate the conversation were quickly out of sticks and students who rarely participated were encouraged to use all of their sticks before the lesson was over. To foster discussion about the book we were reading, I also used Laura's discussion prompts. Her unit includes discussion prompts for Personal Response, Informational Text, and Literature so no matter what text you are reading you have discussion prompts at your fingertips! It has been weeks since I first introduced Talking Sticks and I can't imagine teaching without them. What I love the most...my students are more thoughtful in their responses because they don't want to "waste" a stick!<br />
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With Talking Sticks Book Discussion the possibilities are endless! Use it during whole group or small group (just vary the number of sticks), you can use the discussion prompts with <i>any</i> text you are reading, you are encouraging your students to engage in meaningful discussions about text and ensuring equitable participation all while addressing the Listening and Speaking Standards. I used Laura's <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Talking-Sticks-Book-Discussion-Kindergarten-CCSS-Aligned-523987">Kindergarten set</a> but she has them available for ALL grades K-5, so you can find the set that is perfect for your students! If you are interested in using Laura Candler's Talking Sticks Book Discussion in your own classroom, you can check it out at her <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Laura-Candler/Search:talking%20sticks">TpT shop</a>.<br />
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One of my favorites books for teaching the difference between tattling and telling is A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue. I read this book at the beginning of each school year and throughout the year when my students need a gentle reminder.<br />
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<a href="https://amzn.to/2JG7K6O" target="_blank">A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue</a> is about a young boy named Josh who doesn't have many friends. In fact, everyone at school called him "Josh the Tattler." His mom grew tired of the tattling and warned him of getting tattle tongue. With the help of Tattle Prince, Josh learned the difference between tattling and telling! You can learn more about the author, Julia Cook, by clicking the book cover below. </div>
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I love this book because it describes scenarios that happen in all of our classrooms each and every day. Sometimes it can be very hard for students to distinguish when they need to tell or when it is best to solve the problem on their own and the examples Julia included illustrate it very clearly. I really like the Tattle Prince's Tattle Rules--what a great way help our students become independent and proactive problem solvers!<br />
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I've created a visual reminder that I display in my classroom. When I notice a student that is just <i>dying</i> to tell me something I remind them to look at the poster to make sure that they really need to tell me.<br />
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There are lots of great ideas to curb the tattling in classrooms. Some teachers have a stuffed animal that students can talk to, students can "tell the shell" and whisper into a conch shell, or create a tattle pledge that all students sign to remind them of their responsibility in contributing to the caring classroom.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #313131; line-height: 17px;">Love these!! Great practice for beginning letter sounds! Cute pictures! Kiddos are always asking why can't we color the pictures, why do we have to take it home to color?"</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #313131; line-height: 17px;">My Pre-K students love these necklaces. My students put them together on Monday and wear them all week which allows us to teach beginning sounds, syllables and focus on one letter/sound."</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 24px;">These phonemic awareness practice sheets help develop those crucial phonemic awareness skills in my little scholars. We focus on one sound each week and the students complete one page as part of their centers work. True to phonemic awareness form these pages do not contain letters as the focus is listening to the initial sounds in the word. </span></span></div>
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Jessica Laurine http://www.blogger.com/profile/16118811509100465081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823373933239257618.post-18496429616001382992013-10-06T22:35:00.001-05:002015-11-01T19:21:56.976-06:00Letter Rr and Spiders...Chock Full of Freebies! Before a new week starts I want to share what we worked on last week! Last week we learned all about the Letter Rr. I introduced the /r/ sound by using <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Beginning-Sound-Bonanza-Complete-Pack-390059">beginning sound pictures</a> and placing them on our beginning sound wall (it will be converted to a word wall later on in the year).<br />
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We also sorted pictures with the /m/ sound (Mm was the letter last week) and /r/ sound.</div>
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During centers my students built letters using <a href="http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/blog/2012/10/free-alphabet-pattern-block-printables.html">this fabulous resource</a> from Confessions of a Homeschooler. </div>
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They listened to my All About the Alphabet: Letter Rr Interactive Listening Center. </div>
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Last week was the first week I had used this interactive listening center. All but one of my 4 year old pre-k students mastered the Letter Rr on Friday--including identification, letter name, letter sound, identification of uppercase and lowercase, and word production! I haven't uploaded the Letter Rr set to TpT yet but Letter Ss (our letter this week) is ready to go! You can check it out <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/All-About-Letter-Ss-Interactive-Listening-Center-with-Audio-Interactive-Book-914352">[here]</a> or by clicking the picture below. </div>
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We also began our Spiders Unit last week! We read The Very Busy Spider and used these stick puppets to act out the story. I placed the stick puppets in a center and y'all should have heard my little scholars retelling the story...precious! You can grab the stick puppets for free <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Very-Busy-Spider-Stick-Puppets-913881">[here]</a>.</div>
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We were focusing on the number 6 last week so we practiced counting and numeral recognition with this I See Spiders emergent reader. We used a stamp pad and our fingers to create the correct number of spiders on each page. Our book only had numbers 1-6 but I've included a page that has a blank so you can write in any number you choose! You can find the free I See Spiders book [here] or by clicking the picture below. </div>
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We're finishing up our Spiders Unit this week and I'll be back to post more pictures! </div>
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<br />Jessica Laurine http://www.blogger.com/profile/16118811509100465081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823373933239257618.post-5653992858632521072013-09-23T20:32:00.003-05:002015-11-04T20:15:02.376-06:00Environmental Print Class ProjectLast week we began our Environmental Print Class Project and I thought I'd share it with you too! I sent home a letter on Monday explaining environmental print and how our project will work. Feel free to use the letter below to create your own :)<br />
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We follow a Letter of the Week curriculum so each week students will collect print that begins with the Letter of the Week. When my first kiddo brought some in on Tuesday I made a very big deal out of it..."Wow! Look at all the letters you found in your house!" Pretty soon we had more environmental print that begins with Mm than we knew what to do with. We added the environmental print to our environmental print <strike>wall</strike> door and my students are beginning to notice that letters aren't just in Pre-K-- they are all around us!</div>
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I introduce each letter with a "mystery bag." Inside said "mystery bag" are various objects that begin with the focus letter sound. I make a huge theatrical production of taking each item out and emphasizing the beginning sound "Mmmmmmmmmmonkey!" and "Mmmmmmmmose!" We then add our <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Beginning-Sound-Bonanza-Complete-Pack-390059">beginning sound pictures</a> to our beginning sound picture wall that will eventually turn into our word wall when my little scholars are ready.<br />
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I always incorporate phonological and phonemic awareness during whole group and this week I reviewed the sounds from the previous weeks /k/, /h/ and /m/ to practice matching the pictures that have the same first sound..otherwise known as alliteration! Each student was given a picture and they took turns coming up and placing their picture on the /h/ /h/ heart, /k/ /k/ kettle, or /m/ /m/ mug. This activity also served as a great informal assessment.<br />
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This week we read the story Monsters in my Mailbox and my little scholars LOVED it! The monsters have names that rhyme (Winky, Finky, Stinky) and there is lots of use of the Letter Mm (they made mudpies, ate marshallows, etc). We had a special delivery in our classroom mailbox....a monster of our own! Tomorrow they will get to make little monsters to take home! :)<br />
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During centers my little scholars made the Letter Mm out of play foam--a totally fabulous alternative to playdough since it doesn't dry out, made macaroni Ms, made <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/ABC-Necklaces-Hands-On-Phonics-and-Phonemic-Awareness-739413">Letter Mm ABC necklaces</a>, and searched for letters at the sensory table.<br />
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Students also reinforced their learning in whole group by using my beginning sounds practice pages to match the pictures that begin with the /m/ sound.</div>
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I also worked on concepts of print and phonics using this alphabet reader with small groups. Students read each page"/m/ /m/ monkey." My little scholars were thrilled that they knew how to "read!" You can grab the Letter Mm alphabet reader for free by clicking the picture below :) </div>
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