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Keep students engaged: EASY phonics center + Freebie!
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Hello Reader, You AND your students will love this super easy phonics center and they will ask for more: These little flip books are one page to print, easy to cut, easy to staple, and great practice for reading word families! Each book also includes one nonsense word. Students have to circle whether it is a real word or not a word. Differentiate with various levels: ā āSee ALL Word Family FLIP Books HERE. Sets are priced as low as $2.00!ā P.S. Grab a FREE sample of one Short a FLIP Book HERE to try it out! You'll love it! |
Joyce and Steve | 1st Grade Pandamania
We are Joyce and Steve, educators with over 60 years of experience. Our mission is to help teachers and homeschool parents target šÆ their instruction to enhance student learning. We are excited to share our ideas, easy-to-use materials, and wealth of knowledge with you. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter and receive tips and FREE resources to help you and your primary students thrive this school year! š
Hello Reader, You heard that right. This is big. We have now made our Phonics Videos for CVC, CVCe, and Suffixes all FREE on YouTube for you to use whenever you need to! Use these 14 Videos for FREE during: instruction morning work small group whole group interventions centers or whenever you have a few minutes for review! See ALL Full-Length SOR Targeted Phonics Videos Why are we doing this? We believe in these phonics videos. We want your students to learn and practice important phonics...
Hello Reader, So here's the story. One busy morning before school, I let my hair go curly instead of styling it straight as usual. I thought it looked pretty good, so I went to school. No one said anything about my new style, good or bad, but I did get some second glances... The bell rang, and I opened the outside door to greet my 1st graders with a big smile. As many of you know, first graders notice everything new. James, in particular. And there he was, first in line, eager to start the...
Hello Reader, It's hard to teach guided reading groups when the rest of the class needs your attention. During centers, are your students: off task? asking for help? lacking confidence? frustrated? misbehaving? When your students lack confidence about the task they are required to complete, they may show it in disruptive ways. Here are some things to be mindful of when you are planning centers: Target activities to your students' needs. Target activities to your students' levels. Be clear...