Do you use letter sound anchor charts in your classroom? Here are the benefits of using a personal letter sound chart for early readers and writers. Visual documentation of growth over time A personal letter sound chart is a record of the sound / symbol associations for an individual student. Like its counterpart, the Read More…
The most important letters to young students – and a fun, free activity!
The letters that are most important to young learners, and a fun activity to do them #letters #teaching #alphabet #kindergarten #earlylearning
Learning through play in Kindergarten: Part 1 – Christmas Bakeshop
Christmas is a magical time to learn through play, and there is a lot of learning through play happening in kindergarten, especially at Christmas time! Part 1: Christmas Bake Shop!
Phonemic awareness – hearing sounds in words with Elkonin sound boxes.
When childrenĀ learn to write, many struggle with moving beyond attempting the first letter of a word, or copying something down. While more confident students will ‘stretch out the word’, others need a more visual, concrete strategy. It wasn’t until I was teaching (and being trained in) Reading Recovery that I learned to teach students about Read More…
How to create a personal alphabet book
Considering creating personal alphabet books with your students? Here are some tips to help keep it manageable!
Teachers Pay Teachers.com – the goldmine of downloads for kids!
I hope I don’t get in trouble for letting you in on this little secret, but I trust you will use this gift for good. This post holds the key to a wealth of information, free (and reasonably priced) downloads for kids. Use with care.
Online letter learning games and apps for kids
What child doesn’t love playing on the computer these days? (And what parent isn’t happy for a bit of time to make dinner?) Interactive computer games can add some fun variety and independence to literacy learning, and have the added bonus of modeling the proper pronunciation of letter sounds for those who may be learning English as a second language.
Links to fun Sesame Street videos for Letters Jj to Rr!
The links below take kids on a letter learning adventure, whether they are mining for Jj words, watching a commercial for Super K cereal, singing an Ll song with Bert and Ernie or solving the mystery of the missing Mm with the Special Letter Unit. Fan of Law and Order? The music may Read More…
Links to Sesame Street letter songs and podcasts on YouTube – Letters Aa-Ii!
Do you want your kids to learn individual letters the way you did? Here are links to some classic Sesame Street letter songs with the Sesame Street gang. Continuing in true Jim Henson humor, parents may treasure the classics or some spoofs of modern day T.V. with ‘A’s Anatomy, ‘G’ee (Glee), Law and Order, Special Letters’ Unit, to name a few!
Alphabet games from TVO kids
Looking for some online games for letter learning at home or in your classroom? That Fun Reading Teacher highlights TVO kids’ alphabet games adds easy to access direct links to her Kids’ Stuff page. Plus – find out how TVO supports the Ontario Curriculum.