The five sounds of ear, air, oar, er, are, on these R Controlled clip cards. Dual-colored spelling clip cards can be found HERE. Teaching bossy r can be easy to explain until you get to the trigraphs. Then the rules are gone and some students struggle with reading and spelling the homophones like: stair and … Continue reading “R-Controlled Clipcards Trigraphs”
Decodable game-style testing ay, ea, ei, e, i, -y, ey, igh, y_e, ie, ign, oa…..and more. Long a, e, i, o. This is a great way to check on the student’s spelling without them knowing that they are being assessed for spelling. It works well in small groups and it is fun. © Pure Joy … Continue reading “Long Vowels Spelling Test Clip Card Bundle”
There are lots of ways to use flashcards in the classroom. Hook them together: a small little hole punched in the corner of each one will keep them together, & make them easier to flip. * I love to hang my flashcards right next to my circle time chair. The flashcards add to the … Continue reading “Different ways to Use Flashcards”
Spelling Pattern Videos YouTube ©Pure Joy Teaching Long a – Game show style spelling test for the spelling patterns of : a-e, ai, ay, ei Twenty spelling words, with images. Four at a time with a countdown clock. Students can write their answer and then check their answers at the end of the test. ©Pure … Continue reading “Videos”
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Do you know all the different sounds letter u can make? This might be a tricky one to teach. Some students that are learning to decode by the traditional phoneme sounds have trouble with words that do not follow the normal sounds. Example words: you, push, pull, put, was, banana. So, with that in mind. … Continue reading “Many Sounds of the Letter u.”
Books By D. Passmore The Pirate Letters Lowercase Handwriting Storybook This book is 4 books in one. The four groups of letters for handwriting are put together in one adventure story. To teach kids to make the letters correctly and remember them in a fun and helpful way. The groups help to avoid common letter … Continue reading “Shop”
I remind them to listen for the vowels. If it is a, o, u, use c. If it is e or i, use the k.
