Short Vowel Memory Game Materials Templates (see image below) Scissors Card stock Preparation Print the templates. Print one colored background on the back of the pictures cards and the other background on the back of the short vowel sound cards. … Continue reading
Roll a Snowman Games and FREEBIE I love snow! I love building snow people! I love dice! I love dice games! I put them all together and come up with four Roll a Snowman Games for the new year. Well, actually one … Continue reading
FREE Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Card Game and The Virtual Book Club for Kids Blog Hop There are way too many wonderful Bill Martin Jr. books out there and it was so hard to choose just one book to focus … Continue reading
Product Giveway I asked BMTM’s Facebook friends if they were interested in a product giveaway and the answer was a resounding YES! So, I have been working hard to create a giveaway that is simple and gets what you want … Continue reading
Short Vowel Bingo Game I am very excited to share this short vowel bingo game I created. Super easy to play- just print it, put it together and play! Perfect for young children who are just learning their short … Continue reading
Five Short Vowel Games Here are 5 short vowel games (one for each vowel) I created to help students practice these sounds. Each vowel has its own board, but the spinner, cards and recording sheet can be used with all … Continue reading
Using Coordinates to Play Memory I learned of this idea YEARS ago at a conference somewhere about something. Cannot quite remember which one. Anyway, I loved the idea so I created my own version and took it into my classroom. … Continue reading
Bottle Caps ABCs Many thanks to my local Starbucks for collecting all these caps for me. If you are interested in trying these activities or Bottle Cap Math, ask your local coffee shop to save some for you! Bottle Caps … Continue reading
Teaching Your Child’s Name This post is from my very dear friend, fellow blogger, former teaching partner and boy mama, Malia, from Playdough to Plato. Be sure to stop over and check out her blog when you have a minute. There … Continue reading
As my son is reading more and more words, he is encountering new and different spelling patterns. Lately, it seems the consonant blends are popping up everywhere including on his sight word list from school. We have been working on … Continue reading
Short Vowel Flip Book This is one of my very favorite short vowel activities. I will preface that by saying I did NOT invent this idea. You will find it all over the web in variety of forms and formats. … Continue reading
A Phonics Primer I have had a few people ask me for some good activities for working on phonics skills with their child. This, as you may know, is a HUGE topic with tons and tons of information available both … Continue reading