Consonant letter blends are two or three letters that are beside each other (in a word) without a vowel between…
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Using Word Ladders In Your Classroom
It has taken until November to finally start spelling. Normally, I try to start spelling at the end of September,…
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Is Home Reading Important in the Primary Grades
Reviewing last year, I was considering how to improve my home reading system. I was late starting it and then…
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Do You Have A Buddy Class?
One way to build community is to have a buddy class in your school. Having buddies gives students the opportunity…
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3 Ways to Teach Common Exception Words In the Class
Memorizing words is not easy for many students, young or old. As teachers we need to be providing skills to…
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Before You Start Spelling – 5 Skills Students Should Learn
I am a big advocate of teaching formal spelling, but before I start, I want to see some consistent skills…
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Are You Teaching All the Letter Sounds A to Z
Have you looked at or read the Common Exceptions Word List? What about a Sight Words List? What are sight…
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Starting A Spelling Phonetically Program
Do you struggle with teaching spelling? Have you tried a spelling phonetically program before? I learned about this years ago…
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Using Boom Cards™ in Your Classroom
It’s been a year since the Pandemic officially started. Our province shut down during Spring Break 2020, which will be…
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Handwriting Numbers – 5 Tips To Help Your Students
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Handwriting numbers for young students is harder than it appears. Did you really want to…
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Spelling Is Important – You Can Learn to Spell
Do you ever read an email and immediately notice mistakes? Are the errors distracting you from what the author is…
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What Are Common Exception Words
Every couple months I will see an Instagram post from a teacher I’m following offering activities for common exception words….
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