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Lesson Planning Ideas: Teaching Phonics

Hello!  I am going to begin a little series of teaching ideas.  I’m going to start with September.  Never mind that we are halfway through the month y’all.  The world is spinning fast.  I decided to begin this series with word work {a.k.a. phonics instruction}.  My hope is to boost your bag of tricks and make lesson planning just a bit easier! Phonics is how I started my school day so it’s up first!

Teaching Phonics

After our morning work, announcements, and morning meeting, we launch into phonics and word study during whole group on the rug.

Fancy Definition:
Explicit phonics instruction is instruction in which the teacher directly tells students the expected outcome, overtly models the skill, and provides students with many opportunities to apply the skill with ongoing feedback. 

The critical components of an explicit  phonics  lesson  are  outlined below:

    • Phonemic  Awareness  Warm‐Up
    • Introduction/Review  of Sound/Spelling(s)
    • Blending 
    • Word Word
    • Decodable Text
    • Dictation

Let’s go through each of the above components now, and I will share a couple ideas of how I did this in my classroom!  (All resources shared in this post are linked at the bottom) 

PHONEMIC AWARENESS

For our phonemic awareness warm-up, we are doing oral activities to review learned patterns and build on our new sound spelling pattern.
These are usually oral and kinesthetic back and forth exercises between class and teacher.

Say it Fast:
I will say a word that is segmented and you will say it fast!
Teacher: dramatically segmenting using a puppet, tapping, fingers, or some visual of separation of sounds.  “c—-a—-t”
Class: “Cat!” while giving one clap.
Repeat with about 10 words

Tap it out:
I will say a word fast and you will break it apart and tap it on your arm.
Model word: b—–a——t
b—tap bicep
a—-tap middle crease of arm (elbow area)
t—-tap forearm
say it fast—>slide your hand from your bicep down to your forearm and say, “bat”

Riddles
Teacher: What rhymes with pig but starts with /d/?     class: dig!
Teacher: What rhymes with book but starts with /c/?     class: cook!
Teacher: What rhymes with hand but starts with /s/?   class: sand!

INTRODUCTION/REVIEW OF SOUND SPELLING

Students become excited and inquisitive each Monday (or even Friday afternoon!) asking which new pattern we will conquer for the week.  I love introducing the new patterns with anchor words.  You can use props, videos, and costumes to really drive home that new pattern with an anchor word.  Since I am using short a as my example, I would bring in a large apple or use a realistic decor apple that is large.  I could also use a decorative bat (the flying kind) or another fun prop that my students would remember.  I would place that prop in a prominent place of our room with the word displayed on it in large color coded letters. (consonants blue and vowels red)  Students love to generate a list of rhyming words to go with our anchor words so we do that on chart paper one of the days.  (remember to color code or somehow highlight the pattern within the words)

I usually make a little folder on my desktop with the phonics name and then find 3 to 5 phonics videos on youtube that I drag into the folder.  As part of our introduction, we will watch a short a video.

 

Useful Videos!

Here are three videos from my short a folder.  The third video is always a hit. My students would always beg for me to be sure to add Geraldine to the folder.  Sometimes the sounds are a bit too British sounding, but usually we watch them because they are the perfect amount of learning and silliness for the morning.

BLENDING
I grew up in a phonics heavy elementary school and began my teaching career in a strict phonics based reading program, so I have a thing for teaching blending that is a borderline fetish.  I can be one crazy lady when I am teaching my students to blend properly.  All you really need is a list of words or a decodable sentence to use.

 Phonics Posters Found Here

Display your list on the elmo or in front of your students and only show them one letter of one word at a time.   Let’s stick with cat as an example.   Uncover the c and say, “sound” /c/ have the students mirror /c/.  Then uncover the a and say “sound”,  /a/.  Students mirror /a/.  Then go back and say “sound”, /c/ “sound”/a/. Students mirror /c/ /a/. Next blend the first to sounds by running your finger underneath the c and the a and saying, “blend” /ca/. Students mirror /ca/.  Uncover the t and say, “sound” /t/. students mirror /t/.  Go back and say “sound /c/ sound /a/ sound /t/”  then say, “blend” /cat/ the blended word.  At first it feels very strange and choppy to say sound and blend every time, but eventually your students will do this with just your voice and a finger guiding them and will really understand the process.  It won’t feel disjointed or choppy at all.

This blending process can be taken to word lists, sentences, and decodable text.  I find that teaching this explicitly really makes my life easier when we come to unfamiliar yet decodable words at the reading table.  I only have to point and then run my finger under words and students automatically sound sound blend.

WORD WORK

Word work is something that I do both at the guided reading table, and what my students do independently during their guided reading block.

Each
week students work through 5 main activities with our spelling pattern
of the week.  I also have bonus activities out for those fast
finishers.  These are open ended activities that I rotate throughout the
month.

On Monday students practice decoding our pattern on the pocket chart and matching a picture to each word.  My students do this in partners.  I love this activity because it is targeted practice on exactly what they need.  They are applying decoding sounds, blending, searching for meaning, and able to self check with the pictures making sense.
 short i …again….

 

On Tuesday, students build words with magnetic letters.  They also color code the words when they color and write them working on differentiating the consonants from the vowels.

 

 Please excuse me for not having a short a example.  I am dying a little inside…

On Wednesday, students read, trace, write, and match the words independently.

 good game short i….you win

On Thursday, students love to do a “dab book”.

 Each book has 14 words.  Students have to decode the choices to find the right match.

Finally Friday!  On Friday, students practice their sentence writing!  They choose a picture of choice and glue it in the space to the left.  Then write a sentence with that word inside.

 y says i or e pattern
{Fast Finisher Word Work Ideas}
Sight Word Sticks 10 popsicle stick games using your own sight word list
Word Wall Activities
10 activities based on your own word wall words.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Word-Wall-Centers-1222134

 

Phonics Posters
Phonics Tracers

DECODABLE TEXT
If your school does not provide you with decodable text, you can find it online through Reading A to Z or other a quick search on the internet.  It is not the most thrilling or captivating reading material, but it is so important for students to get the chance to practice decoding learned phonics patterns.

DICTATION
Dictation is reading a word or sentence aloud and having students write it down accurately.  It is done after students are successful at the other components of phonics.  It can be a powerful teaching tool if you give the time to talk it through and correct mistakes together.  I dictate words to my kids and let them write on the table with dry erase or on a lined paper when we are working on letter formation and handwriting.  Keeping it fresh and different is key.  We do this one to two times a week either whole group as I model editing my mistakes and making sure my letter formation is on point etc.

Later, I allow students to do this in partners.  We use these phonics recording sheets and students quiz each other at word work as a fun activity.  I will throw this into our weekly activities, or keep it as a fast finisher activity.

I love that all of these phonics components can be done within the guided reading block in whole group, small group, and individually.

Thanks You!

Hopefully, this post brings some inspiration to your word work planning!  Have a terrific week!
Resources from this Post
Big Bundle of Phonics (entire year)  also sold individually
Phonics Word Sort Recording Sheets
Spelling for the Year 
Flipping for Phonics
Sight Word Sticks
Word Wall Centers
Phonics Posters Short Vowels
Phonics Posters Long Vowels, vowel teams, r controlled 
Bundle of Phonics Posters
Phonics Posters Blends Digraphs
Tracers for Phonics
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    Comments

    1. Raintree says

      September 13, 2015 at 6:06 pm

      I was wondering how you differentiate your phonics instruction. I know you have explained how you do it in math groups. But what about phonics. So frequently I have students who need more challenge while others are far behind. How do you meet these needs with word work activities??

      Also what is the goal sheet you have in your short a pocket chart?

      Reply
    2. Kattreena says

      September 13, 2015 at 9:10 pm

      Hi, there! I was just wondering if you read the decodable texts together as a group or if the students read it independently. I was also thinking of having the students reread it and highlight/underline with crayons the phonics pattern. Thanks! 🙂 I teach second, so I think I could have MOST of my students read this independently.

      Reply
      • ReaganTunstall says

        September 13, 2015 at 10:37 pm

        Yes! The first time through I treat it much like any read aloud. Book walk, sight words, vocabulary (if any) and then they read it as I listen. The second time through they highlight the spelling pattern as they read. They take it home for the week.

        Reply
    3. meesabelle says

      September 13, 2015 at 10:32 pm

      I'm really diggin' the Word Hunters spinning game. Do you have a suggestion on how to use that at the beginning of the year when there aren't that many words up on the word wall yet?

      Melissa
      First Grade Frame of Mind

      Reply
      • ReaganTunstall says

        September 13, 2015 at 10:38 pm

        I have more than one version of that in the packet. The easier set asks for letters with 2, 3, 4 letters. You could hand them a little container of kinder sight words to use at the very beginning of the year. I go ahead and put the kinder words up for my firsties at the beginning of the year so we start with those.

        Reply
      • ReaganTunstall says

        September 13, 2015 at 10:39 pm

        *words* with 2,3,4 letters

        Reply
    4. Unknown says

      September 14, 2015 at 12:44 am

      I was thinking about purchasing The Big Bundle of Phonics, would I have to also purchase the other 10 packets that you listed in order to do everything that you've talked about in your post? I love all of your suggestions, they are very helpful. Thanks, Beverly

      Reply
    5. ReaganTunstall says

      September 14, 2015 at 1:01 am

      Hi Beverly,
      The big bundle will give you all the word work activities for all of the patterns. The other units are recommended, but I created them over time and slowly added them to what we were doing

      Reply
    6. Beth Kappmeyer says

      September 14, 2015 at 12:48 pm

      Thanks for sharing your daily phonics plan! Would you be able to share all your phonics videos that you use? I would love to incorporate these into my phonics lessons!
      Thanks for another great post!

      Reply
    7. online nursing degree program says

      September 16, 2015 at 6:11 am

      I liked the way you wrote the article. It was very straightforward and your knowledge on the subject is fantastic. This is very creative and very much helpful for teaching children.

      Reply
    8. Stephanie T says

      September 17, 2015 at 1:19 am

      Reagan,

      I have already purchased your big phonics bundle and my kiddos love it! Quick question… For the different patterns there are several sheets for one activity (ex: short e- trace write match- has 3 different sheets…) should they do all 3 in one day? Hope this makes sense!

      Reply
    9. Stephanie T says

      September 17, 2015 at 1:20 am

      Reagan,

      I have already purchased your big phonics bundle and my kiddos love it! Quick question… For the different patterns there are several sheets for one activity (ex: short e- trace write match- has 3 different sheets…) should they do all 3 in one day? Hope this makes sense!

      Reply
    10. Heather @ Kickin' It With Class says

      September 21, 2015 at 1:23 am

      I keep coming back to this post over and over. I love your ideas and I really want my kids to be able to have such great phonics instruction/ word work too. I am thinking about the Monday word sort with matching pictures… how many copies do you make? You said you have them do it with a partner but I imagine you don't have 10 sets or 10 rotations so I am just wondering what that looks like. I hope that makes sense!!
      Heather
      Kickin' It With Class

      Reply
    11. Natalie says

      September 21, 2015 at 2:36 am

      This is amazing! Thank you for such a detailed description. I can use a lot of these ideas in my Kindergarten class!

      Natalie
      http://www.desksecrets.com

      Reply
    12. Anonymous says

      October 4, 2015 at 2:40 pm

      I am needing "generic" activities to use with the Readers Workshop model.
      Any suggestions would be helpful

      Reply
    13. melissa says

      January 27, 2016 at 1:09 pm

      How can I get copies of the build, color, write sheets with the word families???? I did not see them on teachers pay teachers except for in the big bundle.

      Reply
      • ReaganTunstall says

        January 27, 2016 at 5:38 pm

        Those are in each of the phonics packets in my store under the spelling/phonics tab on the left hand side.

        Reply
    14. Stacia Shafor says

      May 2, 2016 at 3:15 pm

      Hi Reagan,
      I’ve been looking into getting some red and blue magnetic letters but can’t seem to find any that look like your. could you please share where you got them from?

      Take care,
      Stacia

      Reply
      • ReaganTunstall says

        May 3, 2016 at 6:44 am

        You can find them here. http://amzn.to/1rtaZnF

        Reply
    15. Brandi Mattox says

      March 28, 2017 at 9:20 pm

      I really like your pocket chart idea and matching a picture support. The fact that students can apply decoding sounds, work on blending, searching for meaning, and are able to self check with the pictures support is awesome!

      Reply
    16. Liz says

      October 9, 2017 at 10:43 am

      Love your detailed information.

      Reply
    17. T says

      October 25, 2017 at 7:41 pm

      Hello. I’m just trying to purchase the word work activities but I don’t see a link for it

      Reply
    18. Brooke says

      August 14, 2018 at 6:45 am

      I see this is for first grade. Do you have instructions for what you would use for Kindergarten?

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      April 2, 2019 at 5:44 pm

      There is visibly a bunch to realize about this. I think you made certain nice points in features also.

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      April 3, 2019 at 2:05 am

      There is very little free time for teachers even outside of the classroom, leaving educators constantly on the lookout for useful ways to make their job more convenient and effective. Find these lesson planning templates which are extremely helpful in creating lesson plans for free.

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        • Label Obsessed!! {Free}
        • A Trip to IKEA
        • Organizing for Next Year
      • ►June
        • Word Work Storage and Yearly Plan
        • I'm Flipping over Flip Books!
        • All About Me Flip Book
        • The Math Journal Component
        • Effectively Teaching with iPads
        • Teacher Gift Tag
      • ►May
        • Making Writing Portfolios
        • Birthday Sale!
        • Free Candy Awards
        • Mother's Day and Gifts for Helpers
        • Teacher Appreciation Week!
        • What's Your Behavior Number? Freebie
        • Science Writing and Technology
      • ►April
        • Word Wall Centers For Any Word Wall!
        • May Math Journal
        • We've Got their Whole World In Our Hands
        • Camp Number Sense!
        • Keeping the Joy in Teaching
        • All in a Day's Work...
      • ►March
        • Neon Bloggers Take San Antonio!
        • The Big Phonics Bundle! {Purposeful Word Work}
        • My Coin Crew!
        • Spring Break Vacation and New Products Posted
        • Spring Forward with Motivation!
        • Spelling Ideas!
      • ►February
        • Workshop Talk!
        • All About Guided Math
        • Making Sight Words STICK!
        • All About Math Journaling
        • A Box of TREAT!
        • Mastering Measurement!
        • February Journal and My Throne of Lies...
      • ►January
        • Take off One Shoe...For Fractions!
        • Oh For The Love of Math!
        • Guided Reading and Guided Math Essentials
        • First Grade Texas Conference RECAP!
        • CENTER of Attention!
        • A Little Motivation Never Hurts...
    • ►2013
      • ►December
        • Happy New Year 2014!
        • Winter Math Goodies!
        • Five for Friday
        • Parent Gifts and a Little Math Journal
        • Two Literacy Lifesavers!
        • Iced In at a National Conference in Dallas
        • Cyber Monday & Tuesday
      • ►November
        • Guided Reading Goods!
        • Prepping for December
        • December Math Journal
        • Nerdy Birdy! Turkey FACTS
        • Activities Like... {with a freebie too}
        • Scattered Recap...
        • Purposeful Word Work -- Blends!
        • Guided Math in First Grade
      • ►October
        • Trick or Read! Door Decorating, Freebies, and More!
        • Place Value Ideas and Rise and Shine Update!
        • The Time and Prep Factor
        • Critical Writing & Art with Columbus
        • Sounding Off....freebies and EMO.
        • Plenty Of Pumpkins and Other Fall Fun!
        • No Mayhem Monday!
      • ►September
        • This Week's Math: Resources and Freebies!
        • Five For Friday!
        • Guided Math Freebie and Sight Word Tracking
        • Making Ten Freebies and Our Self Portrait Gallery
        • Shaky Shaky Drop---Ten Frames
        • Highlights of our Learning Launch!
        • Math: How Do We Fit it All In?
        • Classroom Systems That Work!
        • O"FISH"ally in School....and a little bit of life...
      • ►August
        • Day 2 Breaking News...
        • Ready or Not...Meet the Teacher!
        • Back To School--It's NO JOKING MATTER!
        • Data and Learning Portfolio For Young Learners
        • Classroom Tour 2013-2014
        • Teacher Week! Let's Talk about Me!
        • Classroom Organization in Pictures
        • Must Haves for My New School Year
      • ►July
        • FUNdamentals and Friendships
        • Class Pet Writing Journal
        • Organization and Reteach!
        • Guided Reading-Transitional Readers Cheat Sheet!
        • How to Implement the Rise and Shine Binder {and a freebie}
        • Rise and Shine Binder
        • School Beginnings Update
        • Oh Good Graph!
      • ►June
        • A Teacher's Math Resource Units 1-6 Complete!
        • Meet Ups & Updates
        • A Teacher's Math Resource!
        • Big News!
        • Road Trippin' Without Falling Down
        • Chalky Classroom Garden Decor
        • A New Adventure in Professional Development!
        • Adding Tape Math
        • The Last Day...
      • ►May
        • Mark and Sally Learn To Tally!
        • The Last Week Of School Survival
        • Sliding Out of Town and Into a New Decade
        • Win a CUTE T-Shirt!!!
        • Five for Friday!
        • Classroom Details! {the nitty gritty}
        • Mother's Day
        • Math Center Ideas and a Sale
        • I Have News!
        • Five for Friday! Holla!!!
      • ►April
        • It's Official. I am a hoarder. Oh, and a Farm Freebie.
        • Book Reviews and SSSSSScenters
        • Fighting Bone Cancer
        • Hap Palmer CD Winner!
        • Math and Technology
        • Snake Safari!
        • Blog Stalker Bffs and Fraction Freebies
        • Catching up. A Freebie. Some Video.
        • Fly on the Wall Linky
        • Symmetrical Salad, 2-D Desserts, and My Fight with Siri
        • Math is a Picnic...in the Classroom!
        • Feelings and Rocks
        • Literacy Picnic In the Classroom!
      • ►March
        • Spring Daily Math and Language
        • Five For Friday
        • How Do You Spell......?????
        • Crunchin' Numbers! {Freebie}
        • My Year In Bulletin Boards! {Teacher Eye Candy}
        • St. Patrick's Day Sale!
        • My Spring Fling with Captain Obvious!
        • Riveting Reading Instruction
        • Five for Friday
        • Psst! Hey You!! Want a Freebie?
        • Unicorns...What Else?
        • Testing My Limits and Linky Visual Plans
      • ►February
        • Full Speed Ahead!
        • Looking Back and Heading Forward
        • Hall Pass Linky!
        • President's Day Visual Plans, Freebies, & Finds!
        • Sunday Funday!
        • Five For Friday!
        • All You Need Is LOVE!!!
        • Valentine's Day Week!
        • *Not Teaching Related! Boo-RAH!!!
        • February Math Centers!
        • Techy Teacher Tuesday! Free App and Literacy Activity!
        • Prepping Penguins!
        • Visual Plans and I Dyed My Hair!
      • ►January
        • Swimming With Sharks...and a little Claustrophobia!
        • Visual Plans and 100th Day Freebie
        • Sight Words and Thinking Maps!
        • Balance-Updates-and Lesson Plans
        • Dr. MLK Jr. Day!
        • Puppy Love Literacy!
        • Pinterest killed my Mojo
        • Visual Plans and Highlights
        • Home Office Makeover Reveal
        • Mega-Mode in January!
        • Visual Plans And New Year's Freebie
        • Classroom Pictures-Ready for January!
        • Mailbox Station
    • ►2012
      • ►December
        • Look Away- I'm Hideous!
        • Jam Packed January and an Office Make-Over!
        • Texas Blogger Meet Up!
        • Sound Science
        • Parent Gift Factory...
        • Visual Plans For a Busy Week
        • Silence for Sandy Hook
        • Just 24 Hours Ago...
        • Making Reindeer Food Meet the Standards!
        • I met Kim Adsit!!!
        • Plans, Crafts, Parent Gifts, and Let's Meet!
        • Tech the Halls!
        • Monday Made It Freebies!
        • Visual Lesson Plans For Gingerbread Week
        • It's Gingerbread Week!
      • ►November
        • Techy Santa!
        • Visual Plans and Estimate to Win Today!
        • Run Turkey Run!
        • Attack Attack! Calling for Reinforcements!
        • Let's Get Real Personal Post.
        • Products and My Daily Schedule
        • Visual Plans...and life!
        • Veterans Day Unit UPDATE!
        • We've all Gone MAD!
      • ►October
        • Spooky Fact Families Freebie
        • Pumpkins and Common Core... What More?
        • Pumpkin Week & Visual Plans
        • Wrapping Up the Week
        • Our Bat Book Study
        • Top Ten Blogging Side Effects...
        • Bats, Stellaluna, and Visual Plans!
        • Spider Art and Writing
        • Don't Call the Exterminator!
        • Keeping Writer's Workshop Alive!
        • Spider Week and Visual Plans
        • Freebies and Pumpkin Estimation Winner
      • ►September
        • Week 6 Plans and Writing Lesson
        • What's Working?
        • How I Run my Math Block
        • October Math Centers
        • Teaching Writing Ideas and Plans
        • Fall Sale and a Funny!
        • Word Work, Apples, and Caterpillars...
        • Visual Lesson Plans with Links!
        • Skip Counting Freebie and My Week in Pictures
        • Whatever Gets You Out of Bed in the Morning...
        • Pests or Pals?
        • Top Ten, Freebies, and Plans
      • ►August
        • First Week's Fun
        • Surviving the First Day!
        • Reading Lesson Anchor Charts
        • Where I Teach Wednesday
        • Are You Ready to Expo?
        • My Visual Lesson Plans!!
        • Mouse Pad Makeover
        • Sneak a Peek at My Purchases
        • Odds and Ends
        • Anchor Charts For You
        • On Your Mark,Get Set,GO!
        • Special Delivery!
        • New Awards For Students
        • Classroom Tour 2012-2013
        • Titles, Questions, and Tutorials
        • Classroom Progress 2012
      • ►July
        • Heading in to School Today!
        • Feelin' Texan
        • Fall Art and Writing Projects
        • Tell Me More!
        • Pixy Stick Birthday Makeover
        • 10 Lessons for Teaching Reading
        • Pinterest Inspired Crafts
        • Back To School Prep!
        • Teach Like A Theme Park?
        • Surprise Vacation!
        • Old School New School
        • Back To School 10 Math Centers {&Freebie}
        • Nerd Alert!
        • Currently Burn Ban!
        • Motivating Students with Props from the Dollar Store!
      • ►June
        • WHAT DID SHE SAY?!
        • Check Check...Is This Thing On?
        • Dancing and Math
        • I Messed Up!
        • Summer Laziness????
        • A Year Of Daily Math!
        • Best Summer Ever!
        • Flipping Out for Freebies!
        • Daily Math Requests
        • Texas Sized FUN at the blog meet!
        • Currently Redecorating!
      • ►May
        • Our Last Day in Pictures
        • End of Year Freebies
        • Surviving One More Week-IDEAS!
        • Crafts, Chefs, and Spaghetti!
        • Oh Momma--It's Coming!
        • Read to Puppy!
        • Currently Moooo-ing!
        • Don't Judge and Freebie!
      • ►April
        • Academic Awards for Elementary Students
        • Farm Fun and Freebie
        • Candy Awards
        • Oh Momma!
        • Are My Kids Still Chasing Me?
        • Bulletin Boards & BFFs
        • Dear Teacher Diary...
        • Four Friday Freebies!
        • Skyping Good Time!
        • We Ate a Frog Today!
        • Snack Sized Learning and a Letter Writing Freebie!
        • Today Rocked!!!
        • Spring Daily Language Review and A Couple Pictures
        • The Bunny
        • Math Math Math!
        • Shhhh Don't Tell My Diet.
        • Spring Daily Math
      • ►March
        • This Week's Pictures
        • Lunch Linky and The Daily Five Update
        • Science Freebies
        • Dumpsville- Population Zero!
        • Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
        • First Grade Fashions and Academics Too!
        • The Real Rocks of Limestone County
        • Gone Buggy Unit for Free
        • Planning With Ryan
        • Bloggers GONE WILD--Spring Break Meet Up!
        • Morning Work Freebie and a Linky Party!
        • Elmer and A Sale!
        • Teaching Writing and Life Lessons
        • I Think I Can! I Think I Can!
        • Reference Wall Freebies
        • No More Word Verification!
        • Lenny the Leprechaun
        • We Looked for A Leprechaun!
      • ►February
        • Write on the Money?
        • Feels Like a Monday!---and a freebie!
        • Giant TPT LINKY PARTY!
        • Looking For A Leprechaun
        • Today I Celebrate Being in Remission!!!
        • Feeling Super Presidential!
        • I think I am global.
        • Do You Feel Lucky?
        • Rowing my Boat. Keeping Afloat.
        • Happy Valentine's Day! Freebie
        • March Math Centers!
        • Shock and Awe
        • Penguins and Polka Dots
        • Giraffes in Antarctica!
        • Currently Contemplating...
        • My February Lesson Plans and Winners!
        • I hope this is Freeze Tag.
        • Build A Graph Freebie and Celebrating The Non-Fiction Superbowl!
      • ►January
        • Grab a snack it's a long post!
        • Daily Language Work
        • Goats, Trolls, and a FREEBIE!
        • Do You Speak Blog?
        • Mid-Week Pick Me Up
        • Dream Squashing In Full Effect!
        • This Little Piggy
        • San Antonio Texas Blogger Meet Up!
        • Daily Warm Ups for Math and Language!
        • Math Centers!
        • I'm Baaaaack...{from the salon}
        • Catching Up!
        • Currently, MLK, and Other Assorted Topics (HAIR)
        • Writing and Centers
        • My Friday Fix!!
        • What to Do with Ten Extra Minutes...and more
        • Geometric Quilting Update
        • Highlights of the Last 2 Days!
        • 2012 Morning Work Freebie and Another Top Ten!
    • ►2011
      • ►December
        • New Year's Sale!
        • Build a Pizza Math Center!
        • Monster Game Freebies!
        • Coziness, Confessions, and Lesson Plans!
        • 11 in 11 Linky FUN
        • I promise I know how to count...really...Free Reading Logs Updated
        • Bulletin Boards for Winter!
        • Merry Christmas!
        • Holiday Identity Crisis.
        • How Do Penguins Drink Their Soda?
        • The Emperor's Egg
        • My Pastor Ate Baby Jesus
        • Currently... Laughing
        • Top Ten Reasons I know Christmas is Near...
        • Sock Snowman Gift and Merry Christmas Splat the Cat!
        • All Aboard The Polar Express
        • Arrrrg!
        • Freebie, Giveaway, and a Recipe!
        • Cookies and Pepcid for Dinner
        • No More Reindeer Games!
      • ►November
        • Dream Squasher
        • In Charge of Chocolate and Cuteness
        • Black Friday through Cyber Monday Sale!
        • Rudolph the Chip-Nosed Reindeer & a Freebie
        • Christmas Art Projects!
        • Thankfully Giving!
        • Writer's Workshop Pet Edition
        • Not a DULL moment!
        • Daily Calendar Freebie and a mess of other ideas
        • Veteran's Day is Next Week!
      • ►October
        • November Unit Update!
        • 7 Things you'll wish you could forget
        • Bats, Phonics, and My Friday Fix!
        • Pumpkin Glyph Bulletin Board Freebie
        • Math Quilts
        • Halloween Dress Up Linky!!
        • Harry the Dirty Dog
        • Stellaluna Book Study!
        • Jack O Faces FREEBIE
        • Framed!!
        • Read on Little Dudes....Read on...
      • ►September
        • Oh Good Graph!
        • I Have Officially Spread Myself Too Thin
        • Fun with Fiction
        • Indoor Recess? Problem SOLVED!!
        • Totally Bugged.
        • You are the Wind Beneath My Wings...
        • Math Tubs
        • Writer's Workshop
      • ►August
        • Number Bracelets!
        • Breakfast in my Classroom {horrors}
        • Meet The Teacher Night
        • Things I have been working on...
        • Gone Buggy!
        • Top Ten Reasons You Know it is BACK TO SCHOOL time!
        • Classroom Pictures Part 2. D-O-N-E!!!
        • Classroom Tour 2011-2012 Part One
      • ►July
        • Book Barn!
        • Shape Up!
        • Teacher Feature
        • Writer's Workshop
        • Classroom Labels
        • I am a R-O-B-O-T
        • Vowels Visual
        • Monster Math Tubs
        • Can O' Worms
        • Earbud Storage
        • Discovery Bottles
        • WORD DOCTOR
      • ►June
        • Teacher Tipster...My NEW BFF!
        • Back to School....and writing...
        • Lovely Labels!
        • Classroom Organization
        • Minute to Win It
        • Teacher Song!
        • June Joy!
    • ►2010
      • ►August
        • Classroom Details
        • Back To School 2010-2011
        • Classroom 2010- 2011
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