" Tell me and I will forget, show me and I will learn,
involve me and I will understand."
- Benjamin Franklin
Highlight-A-Letter
What a fun way to master the letters and their sounds! This activity provides opportunity for the students to practice the letter sounds and highlight them. A fantastic activity I've researched from a very helpful kinder website, it will also aid the teacher in assessing the mastery of the letter names and letter sounds at the end of a quarter.
Color Names
My kinder is on their journey to success! In this activity, students will learn and master the color names. They use the mats to form the words using playdough. They can also copy the words and decorate them with rainbow colors or draw curls on the words. It definitely encourages creativity! My creative Kinderrific, this is for you!
Sight Words Rub
What a fun way to learn a sight word! Rubbing it! This activity is perfect hands-on activity for Word Work. It requires use of crayons, papers, and sight words cards. These cards have rough sandy surface that will be visible when rubbed to papers.
What a fun way to master the letters and their sounds! This activity provides opportunity for the students to practice the letter sounds and highlight them. A fantastic activity I've researched from a very helpful kinder website, it will also aid the teacher in assessing the mastery of the letter names and letter sounds at the end of a quarter.
Color Names
My kinder is on their journey to success! In this activity, students will learn and master the color names. They use the mats to form the words using playdough. They can also copy the words and decorate them with rainbow colors or draw curls on the words. It definitely encourages creativity! My creative Kinderrific, this is for you!
Sight Words Rub
What a fun way to learn a sight word! Rubbing it! This activity is perfect hands-on activity for Word Work. It requires use of crayons, papers, and sight words cards. These cards have rough sandy surface that will be visible when rubbed to papers.
Say It, Build It, Write It
With the goal of achieving mastery of knowledge of sight words, students will use magnetic letters, dry erase markers, and the board. They will say, build, and write the sight words. This is great for both Word Work and Work on Writing Activity.
Alphabet Pompoms
This Word Work Activity will enhance students' recognition of the lower case and upper case letters.
Consonant Blends
This is an excellent activity to increase phonemic awareness. Students will gain increase in comprehension of concepts by using picture clues and practice the sounds.
With the goal of achieving mastery of knowledge of sight words, students will use magnetic letters, dry erase markers, and the board. They will say, build, and write the sight words. This is great for both Word Work and Work on Writing Activity.
Alphabet Pompoms
This Word Work Activity will enhance students' recognition of the lower case and upper case letters.
Consonant Blends
This is an excellent activity to increase phonemic awareness. Students will gain increase in comprehension of concepts by using picture clues and practice the sounds.
Word Detective
In this Work on Writing Activity, sight words are written jumbled and backwards. Students will pretend as Super Sleuths! They will solve the case or word by writing each letter in an opposite/ backward direction, thereby creating the original and accurate sight word. Have fun Super Sleuths!
CVC+e Words Stones
This is a Word Work Activity with focus on students learning the CVC+ e rule. This will help them become familiar in reading the words ending in -e. This activity will surely help them read words quickly. Using stones/rocks, students will practice saying, reading, and forming these words.
Vowel Sounds Game
This is an awesome activity to increase phonemic awareness skills. Students will classify words according to the correct vowel sound.
In this Work on Writing Activity, sight words are written jumbled and backwards. Students will pretend as Super Sleuths! They will solve the case or word by writing each letter in an opposite/ backward direction, thereby creating the original and accurate sight word. Have fun Super Sleuths!
CVC+e Words Stones
This is a Word Work Activity with focus on students learning the CVC+ e rule. This will help them become familiar in reading the words ending in -e. This activity will surely help them read words quickly. Using stones/rocks, students will practice saying, reading, and forming these words.
Vowel Sounds Game
This is an awesome activity to increase phonemic awareness skills. Students will classify words according to the correct vowel sound.
Picture/Word Puzzle
Another activity that I've spent so much time creating over the summer is this one. This is an awesome activity for both Work on Writing and Word Work. Students will look at the picture clues to help them complete the puzzle. They can use letter tiles to create the word puzzle or they can write the words. Either way offers a fun activity to help the students recognize and learn words using picture clues.
Alphabet Stones
Another choice they can work on to master the sounds of the letters and recognize the formation of the lower and upper case letters. A great hands-on activity for all the kids on Word Work !
Letters Stamp
In this activity, students will enjoy creating words with the use of stamp letters. They can stamp their names, friend's names, spelling words, sight words, and word wall words. Perfect for curious minds!
Another activity that I've spent so much time creating over the summer is this one. This is an awesome activity for both Work on Writing and Word Work. Students will look at the picture clues to help them complete the puzzle. They can use letter tiles to create the word puzzle or they can write the words. Either way offers a fun activity to help the students recognize and learn words using picture clues.
Alphabet Stones
Another choice they can work on to master the sounds of the letters and recognize the formation of the lower and upper case letters. A great hands-on activity for all the kids on Word Work !
Letters Stamp
In this activity, students will enjoy creating words with the use of stamp letters. They can stamp their names, friend's names, spelling words, sight words, and word wall words. Perfect for curious minds!
Sight Word Chalk Writing
Students practice reading and writing sight words using various chalk colors. This is a good hands-on activity for Work on Writing.
Picture Sequence Game
Kindergartners learn quickly if concepts are presented through visuals. This activity stimulates reasoning and critical thinking ability. Students are provided picture clues. They will put the pictures in order of the events shown in the pictures.
File Folder Phonemic Awareness Games
Students are engaged in these exciting hands-on file folder activities that will help increase their phonemic awareness.
Students practice reading and writing sight words using various chalk colors. This is a good hands-on activity for Work on Writing.
Picture Sequence Game
Kindergartners learn quickly if concepts are presented through visuals. This activity stimulates reasoning and critical thinking ability. Students are provided picture clues. They will put the pictures in order of the events shown in the pictures.
File Folder Phonemic Awareness Games
Students are engaged in these exciting hands-on file folder activities that will help increase their phonemic awareness.
Magnetic Sight Words
Also great for Word Work Activity, students are provided a list of sight words. They use the magnetic sight words and form the words on the metal/ aluminum plate.
Playdough Sight Words
This is another set of sight words students will have fun learning. Using the playdough, the children will form the sight words and practice reading the words out individually or with a buddy. An excellent hands-on activity for Word Work!
CVC Word/Picture Match
This is an excellent activity to reinforce word building and vocabulary. Using picture clues , students will create or build words.
Also great for Word Work Activity, students are provided a list of sight words. They use the magnetic sight words and form the words on the metal/ aluminum plate.
Playdough Sight Words
This is another set of sight words students will have fun learning. Using the playdough, the children will form the sight words and practice reading the words out individually or with a buddy. An excellent hands-on activity for Word Work!
CVC Word/Picture Match
This is an excellent activity to reinforce word building and vocabulary. Using picture clues , students will create or build words.
Photo Tiles Match
This activity is ideal for students who need more visual stimulation to help them learn. Students will match the pictures to words that mostly follow the CVC pattern.
Listen and Learn
This activity is excellent for Listen to Reading. This program provides activities to increase their knowledge of phonemic awareness, vowel sounds, consonant sounds, following directions, and sequencing. Another great feature of this program is that, students can work together in a small group setting and help each other. Kinder, sounds like you will learn a lot and having fun too! That's the way to go!!!
Pumpkin Alphabet Match
This is another activity that will help the students recognize the lower case and the upper case letters. They can also use this activity to master the sounds of letters.
This activity is ideal for students who need more visual stimulation to help them learn. Students will match the pictures to words that mostly follow the CVC pattern.
Listen and Learn
This activity is excellent for Listen to Reading. This program provides activities to increase their knowledge of phonemic awareness, vowel sounds, consonant sounds, following directions, and sequencing. Another great feature of this program is that, students can work together in a small group setting and help each other. Kinder, sounds like you will learn a lot and having fun too! That's the way to go!!!
Pumpkin Alphabet Match
This is another activity that will help the students recognize the lower case and the upper case letters. They can also use this activity to master the sounds of letters.
Playdough Sight Words
This is a wonderful activity for both Word Work and Work on Writing. Over the summer, I've kept myself very busy creating these mats. The mats shown have sight words Kindergartners need to learn by heart. They use markers to write on the mats and use playdough to form the sight words. Sounds like a fun thing to do!
Alphabet Sequence
We all know that Kindergartners must master the basic foundational skills necessary to help them become successful readers and learners. This activity is one of them. This will help them master the sequence of the alphabets. They can also use this to review letters and their corresponding sounds, and most importantly, learn pictures/objects that correspond to the letter.
Playdough Alphabets
This is a wonderful and engaging Word Work Activity. Students use playdough and these alphabet mats I've printed out from KreativeKinder website that show lower and upper case letters. This is great for letter recognition.
This is a wonderful activity for both Word Work and Work on Writing. Over the summer, I've kept myself very busy creating these mats. The mats shown have sight words Kindergartners need to learn by heart. They use markers to write on the mats and use playdough to form the sight words. Sounds like a fun thing to do!
Alphabet Sequence
We all know that Kindergartners must master the basic foundational skills necessary to help them become successful readers and learners. This activity is one of them. This will help them master the sequence of the alphabets. They can also use this to review letters and their corresponding sounds, and most importantly, learn pictures/objects that correspond to the letter.
Playdough Alphabets
This is a wonderful and engaging Word Work Activity. Students use playdough and these alphabet mats I've printed out from KreativeKinder website that show lower and upper case letters. This is great for letter recognition.
Word/ Sentence Puzzle
This is ideal for Work on Writing Activity. Students will practice writing words or sentences on puzzle strips. This activity can also be used to study and learn spelling words.
Super Boy/ Super Girl Letters Match
We know boys love Superman, Batman, Spiderman, and anything man man! This activity is perfect to catch their focus. I found this activity from a great website. I cut the cards and glued the lower case letter bubbles on clothes pins. Students will have fun matching the lower case and upper case letters. Great for hands-on Word Work Activity!
Go Fish Phonics
A perfect manipulative to develop basic skills. Students can sort consonants and vowels. This is also great for making patterns. This can also be used to enhance phonemic awareness skills and word building.
This is ideal for Work on Writing Activity. Students will practice writing words or sentences on puzzle strips. This activity can also be used to study and learn spelling words.
Super Boy/ Super Girl Letters Match
We know boys love Superman, Batman, Spiderman, and anything man man! This activity is perfect to catch their focus. I found this activity from a great website. I cut the cards and glued the lower case letter bubbles on clothes pins. Students will have fun matching the lower case and upper case letters. Great for hands-on Word Work Activity!
Go Fish Phonics
A perfect manipulative to develop basic skills. Students can sort consonants and vowels. This is also great for making patterns. This can also be used to enhance phonemic awareness skills and word building.
Alphabet Foam Blocks
This is ideal for building students' vocabulary and stimulating their language and imaginative skills. Perfect for Word Work Activity!
Number Word Trace
This is a Work on Writing Activity. Students will practice reading and writing number words. Students will surely know how to write number words.
Sentence Trace
This is also a Work on Writing Activity. Students will practice reading sentences and trace them. Great hands-on activity!
This is ideal for building students' vocabulary and stimulating their language and imaginative skills. Perfect for Word Work Activity!
Number Word Trace
This is a Work on Writing Activity. Students will practice reading and writing number words. Students will surely know how to write number words.
Sentence Trace
This is also a Work on Writing Activity. Students will practice reading sentences and trace them. Great hands-on activity!
Wikki Stix
Wikki Stix has so many uses. These soft, bendable non- toxic objects can be used to form letters, numbers, and words. Have fun!
Playdough Sight Words
This is in addition to other playdough activities. Great for Word Work Activity! Students will use the sight word mats as their guide in forming the words using the playdough. Sounds fun!
CVC Frames
This is an excellent activity especially for beginning readers. It follows CVC pattern and are accompanied by pictures and illustrations to reinforce word building and vocabulary. Using picture clues , students will create or build words.
Wikki Stix has so many uses. These soft, bendable non- toxic objects can be used to form letters, numbers, and words. Have fun!
Playdough Sight Words
This is in addition to other playdough activities. Great for Word Work Activity! Students will use the sight word mats as their guide in forming the words using the playdough. Sounds fun!
CVC Frames
This is an excellent activity especially for beginning readers. It follows CVC pattern and are accompanied by pictures and illustrations to reinforce word building and vocabulary. Using picture clues , students will create or build words.
Sentences with CVC Pattern
Aided with visual representations, students will learn to read sentences with CVC pattern. This activity contains easier set of sights words. Perfect for students who are just grasping the concept of sounds and simple words. Have fun Kinder! I know you will be great learners! For me, there is no other happiness in this world than to see you become successful readers. I worked very hard on these activities over the summer with you in mind the whole time.
Sentences with CVC+e Pattern
This activity is a bit challenging for those who are just starting to learn phonemes. But this will offer a perfect practice for students who have mastered the letter sounds and are ready to move on to other challenges. They will learn that most words ending in -e are silent. This activity is engaging to students because it is aided with visual representations so that students can connect pictures into words.
Sentences with Consonant Blends
I know I have so many SUPER KIDS in my class! Educational studies have shown to prove that each student is unique and learn differently. Some students learn faster than others and can comprehend quickly, while others need more extra time to grasp the skills taught by the teacher. This activity is perfect for Advanced Learners. It has many challenging sight words and consonant blends. SUPER KIDS, this is for you!
Aided with visual representations, students will learn to read sentences with CVC pattern. This activity contains easier set of sights words. Perfect for students who are just grasping the concept of sounds and simple words. Have fun Kinder! I know you will be great learners! For me, there is no other happiness in this world than to see you become successful readers. I worked very hard on these activities over the summer with you in mind the whole time.
Sentences with CVC+e Pattern
This activity is a bit challenging for those who are just starting to learn phonemes. But this will offer a perfect practice for students who have mastered the letter sounds and are ready to move on to other challenges. They will learn that most words ending in -e are silent. This activity is engaging to students because it is aided with visual representations so that students can connect pictures into words.
Sentences with Consonant Blends
I know I have so many SUPER KIDS in my class! Educational studies have shown to prove that each student is unique and learn differently. Some students learn faster than others and can comprehend quickly, while others need more extra time to grasp the skills taught by the teacher. This activity is perfect for Advanced Learners. It has many challenging sight words and consonant blends. SUPER KIDS, this is for you!
Letter Graphing
This activity will reinforce recognition and mastery of all letters in the alphabet. The letters are grouped into three groups. Students will complete the graph by counting the number of letters they see on the poster. A fantastic Word Work activity, the students will enjoy making graphs and coloring them.
This activity will reinforce recognition and mastery of all letters in the alphabet. The letters are grouped into three groups. Students will complete the graph by counting the number of letters they see on the poster. A fantastic Word Work activity, the students will enjoy making graphs and coloring them.
St. Patty's CVC Words Pattern
This colorful activity with the theme of Saint Patrick's Day celebration, students will look at the pictures and connect them to the right words that follow the CVC pattern. I've found this helpful activity from a great kinder website. What an awesome activity for Word Work and for helping the children increase knowledge in phonemic awareness!
Snowman Sight Words
Another alternative for learning sight words, this activity has a winter theme. Students will have fun learning sight words in a different design. I know you will enjoy this activity, because you are all Kinderrific!
Snowman Roll-A-Word Graphing
This is a fantastic Word Work activity! It reinforces faster recognition of sight words. Students will roll the cube and record how many times they see and read each particular sight word. They will then complete the graph. This activity also encourages creativity since they are allowed to use different colors to use in the graph.
This colorful activity with the theme of Saint Patrick's Day celebration, students will look at the pictures and connect them to the right words that follow the CVC pattern. I've found this helpful activity from a great kinder website. What an awesome activity for Word Work and for helping the children increase knowledge in phonemic awareness!
Snowman Sight Words
Another alternative for learning sight words, this activity has a winter theme. Students will have fun learning sight words in a different design. I know you will enjoy this activity, because you are all Kinderrific!
Snowman Roll-A-Word Graphing
This is a fantastic Word Work activity! It reinforces faster recognition of sight words. Students will roll the cube and record how many times they see and read each particular sight word. They will then complete the graph. This activity also encourages creativity since they are allowed to use different colors to use in the graph.
CVC Letter Tiles
When children are given varied choices to learn similar concept, they become very engaged. I have found these great activities from a very helpful kinder website. This activity can be answered in many ways. They can use letter tiles to form the CVC words pattern. They can write the words inside the puzzle boxes. This will be enjoyable to children because the CVC patterns are represented with illustrations.
Easter Eggs CVC Words Pattern
Another alternative to learning words with CVC pattern, the words in this activity are pasted in various colors with the Easter theme. Students will read and match each picture to the correct word.
CVC Words Cards
This is also a fantastic Word Work activity! Students will practice reading words with CVC pattern and will complete the puzzle boxes to write the names of the pictures.
When children are given varied choices to learn similar concept, they become very engaged. I have found these great activities from a very helpful kinder website. This activity can be answered in many ways. They can use letter tiles to form the CVC words pattern. They can write the words inside the puzzle boxes. This will be enjoyable to children because the CVC patterns are represented with illustrations.
Easter Eggs CVC Words Pattern
Another alternative to learning words with CVC pattern, the words in this activity are pasted in various colors with the Easter theme. Students will read and match each picture to the correct word.
CVC Words Cards
This is also a fantastic Word Work activity! Students will practice reading words with CVC pattern and will complete the puzzle boxes to write the names of the pictures.
Rainbow Sight Word
Variety is key in keeping the students highly engaged in activities. In this activity, students are given sight word mats. They are guide to forming the sight words. They practice reading and writing the words. In fact, they can use these words in various ways. They can copy the words and create their own design. They can also decorate the words with rainbow colors. They can draw curls on the words. This activity definitely encourages creativity. Have fun kinder! You are super!
Sight Word Trace
In this activity, students will enjoy tracing sight words and practice reading them. Fantastic for Word Work activity!
Friend's Name Trace
What a fun way to learn a friend's name! In this activity, students will practice writing their friends' names. They can copy the name on another paper and decorate it.
Variety is key in keeping the students highly engaged in activities. In this activity, students are given sight word mats. They are guide to forming the sight words. They practice reading and writing the words. In fact, they can use these words in various ways. They can copy the words and create their own design. They can also decorate the words with rainbow colors. They can draw curls on the words. This activity definitely encourages creativity. Have fun kinder! You are super!
Sight Word Trace
In this activity, students will enjoy tracing sight words and practice reading them. Fantastic for Word Work activity!
Friend's Name Trace
What a fun way to learn a friend's name! In this activity, students will practice writing their friends' names. They can copy the name on another paper and decorate it.
Words with Double Consonant
This activity focuses on the rule about words with double consonant. They will know that words with double consonant form a single sound. This is a strategy they need to learn to become fluent readers. Students will be familiar with the words by practicing how to read these words. Have fun Kinder!
Alphabet Maze
This is a fun activity! Students will enjoy completing the maze by following the letters in order.
Sight Word Trace
Another fantastic activity for Word Work! With the goal of mastering sight words in mind, students will have fun practicing these sight words by tracing them on the mats.
This activity focuses on the rule about words with double consonant. They will know that words with double consonant form a single sound. This is a strategy they need to learn to become fluent readers. Students will be familiar with the words by practicing how to read these words. Have fun Kinder!
Alphabet Maze
This is a fun activity! Students will enjoy completing the maze by following the letters in order.
Sight Word Trace
Another fantastic activity for Word Work! With the goal of mastering sight words in mind, students will have fun practicing these sight words by tracing them on the mats.