blends and phonemes

1-2-3 Come Do Some ST Blend Activities With Me

blends, phonemes, digraphs, st blend, activities for the st blend, list of words that begin with st, list of words that end with st, stocking crafts, Christmas games, word games, daily 5 activities, daily 5 word work, word games, daily 5 activities for decemberThe "Stuff a Stocking" packet, includes a variety of quick, easy and fun ways to help students practice words that begin and end with the ST blend.

blends, phonemes, digraphs, st blend, list of 92 words that begin with st blend, list of 64 words that end with st blend, activities for the st blend, list of words that begin with st, list of words that end with st, stocking crafts, Christmas games, word games, daily 5 activities, daily 5 word work, word games, daily 5 activities for decemberFor one activity, children color and trim a stocking, then stuff it with words that have the st blend in them, by writing the words on the front of their stocking.

blends, phonemes, digraphs, st blend, list of 92 words that begin with st blend, list of 64 words that end with st blend, activities for the st blend, list of words that begin with st, list of words that end with st, stocking crafts, Christmas games, word games, daily 5 activities, daily 5 word work, word games, daily 5 activities for decemberThe packet includes an alphabetical list of 92 common words that begin with st, as well as a list of 64 simple words that end with the st blend. 

Before sharing the lists with your students, as a whole group, have them brainstorm to see how many words they can think of. 

Write the words on the board, and have students look up any words that are new to them, jotting them down in their writing journals.  This is a great vocabulary building activity, and perfect for Daily 5 word work. 

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To be able to "stuff" the paper stockings, laminate & trim them.  Cut a slit under the cuff portion, and attach a large Ziplock Baggie to the back.

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To help build vocabulary, ask children to define the words. When you're done with the game, simply zip the Baggie and tuck in your file.

For yet another activity, students choose 3-5 cards and write sentences incorporating the word cards that they picked. To practice alphabetizing, have students write their word cards in alphabetical order.

I've included a worksheet for this, which would be a terrific Daily 5 word work activity as well. Click on the link to view/download the "Stuff it!" ST Blend Packet.

blends, phonemes, digraphs, st blend, activities for the st blend, list of words that begin with st, list of words that end with st, stocking crafts, Christmas games, word games, daily 5 activities, daily 5 word work, word games, daily 5 activities for decemberThanks for visiting. It's time for me to get to the grocery store.  The cupboard is indeed bare, as I hate going out in the hustle bustle of December.  

The inclement weather and crowds are a bit overwhelming to me, and I'd much rather be curled up by the fire, sipping eggnog and making sketches of stuff I want to design.  Wishing you a warm and cozy kind of day.

"Christmas Time: Snowy climes and silly rhymes, a make-believe sense of time, when the old become young and the young walk the line." -Unknown

Getting Boxed In, Can Be Educational AND Fun!

The 50-word Elkonin Box Packet was such a popular download; I decided to do another packet.

elkonin boxes, lessons for elkonin boxes, elkonin box templates, daily 5 activities, blends, phonemes, phoneme lessons, lessons with blends, segmenting word lessons, common core lessons for kindergarten, common core lessons for first grade, More Elkonin Boxes includes 19 more word templates.  I drew these words from the Dolch noun word list.

I also made a sheet of blank Elkonin Box templates, so that students could try their hand at writing a word at the top and then segmenting the word into individual phonemes underneath.

I believe that by providing a template, students are empowered, instead of being frustrated, as my Y5’s often had a difficult time drawing boxes.

This also expedites the exercise and allows children to concentrate on the lesson at hand.

Click on the link to view/download Elkonin Box Packet #2

elkonin boxes, lessons for elkonin boxes, elkonin box templates, daily 5 activities, blends, phonemes, phoneme lessons, lessons with blends, segmenting word lessons, common core lessons for kindergarten, common core lessons for first grade, In  Introduction To Elkonin Boxes I give detailed instructions of how to guide your students through segmenting simple CVC words and then moving on from there.

This packet includes 3, 4, and 5 Elkonin box blank templates.

Unlike the first two Elkonin Box packets, these do not have pictures, and are boxes that are equal in size.

I also give you a variety of quick and easy ideas of things you can do with the Elkonin boxes,that are sure to not only turn light bulbs on, but get your students excited about segmenting words.

Click on the link to view/download Introduction to Elkonin Boxes.

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