Amanda Mendiola

This is a new twist on the classic game, Go Fish. Students will love this activity because they get to play a game, all while practicing rhyming words. The cards come with pictures and labels. Younger students can begin matching words with pictures, while older students can look at word families.

This mini book template can be used to help students create mini, 7 page booklets. I use them to have students create letter mini-books. You could also have them available as a tool during Daily 5, for work on writing. Directions for assembling: Print 2-sided. Cut along the dotted line, then fold on the solid line. Match up the folds with page 3 on the inside, facing upward.

This game board pack includes practice for students on short vowel sounds. Students will love the colorful game boards with garden critter themed clip art. The game boards included are: short a, short i, short o, short u, short e, and mixed review of all short vowels. This fun game is wonderful for literacy centers and/or early finishers. Note: The game boards were created for 11" X 17" paper. I printed mine on 11" X 17" paper and then laminated them for added durability.

Use these Word Family Cards to help your child or students learn about word families. These cards feature 38 common rimes: -at -ame -ack -am -ain -an -ake -ank -ail -ap -all -ash -ate -aw -ay -eat -ell -est -ice -ick -ide -ight -ill -in -ine -ing -ink -ip -it -ock -oke -op -ore -ot -

Number Concentration is a matching game that focuses on number identification and quantities. It focuses on numbers 1-10. This game makes a great center activity. Students will practice counting, number identification, matching quantities.

Word Work Printables These printables are great word work tools for teachers using the Daily Five in their classroom. Product includes: -Read it-Make it-Write it mat for practicing new words -Word Family sorting mat -Snap! cards (part of the Snap! game included in Word Family Cards) For more word work ideas see my Word Family Cards!

Students will practice addition and subtraction math facts in this space themed game. This game pack includes: addition with numbers to 10, subtraction with numbers to 10, mixed addition/subtraction with numbers to 10, addition with numbers to 18, and subtraction with numbers to 18. Each unique game board also has rocketship/space clipart. Perfect for math centers! Note: These were created for size 11" X 17" paper. I printed mine on 11" X 17" paper and laminated them for added durability.

This is a game that uses ten frames to reinforce counting and number identification. The game is differentiated for different levels of student indpendence. In this simple game students practice turn taking, counting, number identification, and matching quantities with a number. This is perfect as a math station!

This packet contains resources for primary grades teachers to use when implementing lit circles in the classroom. Jobs include: Connection Creator, Character Analyst, Problem Solver, Summary Superstar, and Book Reviewer.

These questions are for both fiction and non-fiction literature. My students use them each time they read a text. The questions provided require children to think about the text they have read and make connections, judgements, and evaluations about it. These questions are not "right there" questions or "think and search" questions. They are higher-level questions that children will need to discuss with a partner or small group.

A St. Patrick's Day themed multiplication game! This fun dice game allows students to practice multiplication facts for numbers 1-6. Students also practice sharing and turn taking as they work in small groups to cover the products. A fun and engaging activity!

Solve animal themed story problems for addition problems within 5. These are all put-together problems (problems that involve putting together 2 groups). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These slides were designed to use with learners in a synchronous virtual setting, or for use while presenting in a classroom setting.  These were not created for independent learning.  As the slides progress,

This fun sports-themed rhyming game gives students a change to practice the tough task of rhyming while having fun. In this game students are generating the rhyming words, instead of finding or matching words that rhyme. Students can also be challenged to write down the rhyming words they name. Some blank card are also included for individualization.

A fun literacy game for students to practice word families and rhyming words. 2 fun games using 1 set of cards. Students can play a memory/concentration game or they can sort the word cards and record them on the recording sheet.

This Sight Word Bingo game can be used to help students practice sight words. The words used in the game are some of the first 100 Dolch words that students need to know. All you need to to is print! 9 different cards are included. Words used: all, are, be, because, came, come, could, for, from, go, have, he, here, jump, like, little, look, make, me, my, of, out, play, said, saw, see, she, they, there, very, was, we, went, were, what, where, will, with, you

Students will get a chance to practice adding in a very concrete visual format in this activity. You will need dominoes for students to use. It makes a great independent math station!

This product is a lesson plan template to help teachers integrate vocabulary instruction into their guided reading groups. The template provides step-by-step instructions for planning the reading and vocabulary activities for each day. This format is flexible and can be used with students at any level.