Growing and Knowing in Elementary

Word mapping is an excellent way to develop your students letter-sound correspondences. This activity specifically focus on ea as /short e/ and a as /short o/. This activity aligns with UFLI Foundations, however was made independently of UFLI. To complete, students will look at the pictures and count the sounds in each word. For example, "bread" has 4 sounds (/b/, /r/, /ea/, /d/). Students will use only 4 boxes, one for each sound, and assign the appropriate letters for each sound.

Print small or large, this is a great tool to help with your writers!

THIS IS A GROWING BUNDLE. Word mapping is an excellent way to develop your students letter-sound correspondences. These activities focuses on various skills within the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence. This activity aligns with UFLI Foundations, however was made independently of UFLI. Here's an example in how the activity works: To complete, students will look at the pictures and count the sounds in each word. For example, "bread" has 4 sounds (/b/, /r/, /ea/, /d/). Students will use only 4 b

Practice spelling with prefixes and suffixes while also helping students understand meanings to increase vocabulary! Includes: -less -ful un- re- pre- dis- review doubling rule for -ed, -ing, -er, -est drop e spelling rule y to i spelling rule

Use these as references for all students, print them at mini handouts for review, or enlarge for classroom display! These posters are great resources for students to use and refresh their memory throughout the year.

Word mapping is an excellent way to develop your students letter-sound correspondences. This activity specifically focuses on /au/, /aw/, /augh/. This activity aligns with UFLI Foundations, however, it was made independently of UFLI. *Example does not align with the skill* To complete, students will look at the pictures and count the sounds in each word. For example, "bread" has 4 sounds (/b/, /r/, /ea/, /d/). Students will use only 4 boxes, one for each sound, and assign the appropriate letters

Use this graphic organizer to support your writers in a biography of famous African Americans during Black History Month!

Visual schedules can be really helpful for kiddos who need to see their day laid out! These can be edited to fit your daily routine and students can check off as their day goes!

Word mapping is an excellent way to develop your students letter-sound correspondences. This activity specifically focuses on ee, ea, ey. This activity aligns with UFLI Foundations, however, it was made independently of UFLI. *Example does not align with the skill* To complete, students will look at the pictures and count the sounds in each word. For example, "bread" has 4 sounds (/b/, /r/, /ea/, /d/). Students will use only 4 boxes, one for each sound, and assign the appropriate letters.

Word mapping is an excellent way to develop your students letter-sound correspondences. This activity specifically focuses on diphthongs (ow, ou). This activity aligns with UFLI Foundations, however, it was made independently of UFLI. *Example does not align with the skill* To complete, students will look at the pictures and count the sounds in each word. For example, "bread" has 4 sounds (/b/, /r/, /ea/, /d/). Students will use only 4 boxes, one for each sound, and assign the appropriate letter

Word mapping is an excellent way to develop your students letter-sound correspondences. This activity specifically focuses on oo and u as /oo/. This activity aligns with UFLI Foundations, however, it was made independently of UFLI. *Example does not align with the skill* To complete, students will look at the pictures and count the sounds in each word. For example, "bread" has 4 sounds (/b/, /r/, /ea/, /d/). Students will use only 4 boxes, one for each sound, and assign the appropriate letters.

Word mapping is an excellent way to develop your students letter-sound correspondences. This activity specifically focuses on reading longer words with -es, -ed, and -ing. This activity aligns with UFLI Foundations, however, it was made independently of UFLI. *Example does not align with the skill* To complete, students will look at the pictures and count the sounds in each word. For example, "bread" has 4 sounds (/b/, /r/, /ea/, /d/). Students will use only 4 boxes, one for each sound, and assi

Flexible seating is a great way of providing students with choice! This provides a flexible, visual chart that can be placed anyway to help you and your students know their seats for the day! Some options of flexible seating are provided, but you are more than able to edit the slides to add seating options to fit your preferences!

A total Solar Eclipse will be hitting the US on April 8! The next one won't be back until 2044. Use these slides to introduce eclipses with a craft and video. :-) Gifs utilized from Canva and Gifphy. Video from Youtube, spaceplace.nasa.gov.

FREE Science of Reading Resource! K-2 Spellers can use the sound boxes to identify the number of sounds in a grade-level word, and then associate the appropriate sounds with their corresponding letter in each box. 2-3 Spellers can use the syllable boxes to help identify the different syllable types (open, closed, r-controlled, final stable syllable, VCe, vowel teams) within a word and spell accordingly. Great way to support your visual learners!

Word mapping is an excellent way to develop your students letter-sound correspondences. This activity specifically focuses on long i vowel team (ie, igh). This activity aligns with UFLI Foundations, however, it was made independently of UFLI. To complete, students will look at the pictures and count the sounds in each word. For example, "bread" has 4 sounds (/b/, /r/, /ea/, /d/). Students will use only 4 boxes, one for each sound, and assign the appropriate letters.

Word mapping is an excellent way to develop your students' letter-sound correspondences. This activity specifically focuses on /oo/. This activity aligns with UFLI Foundations, however, it was made independently of UFLI. *Example does not align with skill*: To complete, students will look at the pictures and count the sounds in each word. For example, "bread" has 4 sounds (/b/, /r/, /ea/, /d/). Students will use only 4 boxes, one for each sound, and assign the appropriate letters.

Print this as an anchor chart or student copy to refer back to! Students can use these strategies to assist them in independent math work.

Word mapping is an excellent way to develop your students letter-sound correspondences. This activity specifically focuses on r-controlled vowels. This activity aligns with UFLI Foundations, however, it was made independently of UFLI. *Example does not align with the skill* To complete, students will look at the pictures and count the sounds in each word. For example, "bread" has 4 sounds (/b/, /r/, /ea/, /d/). Students will use only 4 boxes, one for each sound, and assign the appropriate letter

Use these number posters as a helpful tool for your students to remember their math facts! To add extra pop of color to your room, print on colored paper, cut, laminate and hang in your classroom!