Hope Blumenthal

Everything you need to teach these 4 suffixes is included in this pack! I don't know about you, but my kiddies will spend a lot of time on learning these sounds especially since they are mostly in multisyllabic words. Included in this 68 page pack are: ~Anchor Charts ~Common Core State Standards ~Word lists for all ending sounds ~Poems and word hunts for all sounds ~I Have Who Has game for –tion and –ture words ~Center Word Sort for –tion and –ture words ~Center Word Sort for –ous and –us word

Non-fiction text features are always fun to teach. Students love non-fiction text and it is always great to find fun ways to help them understand how important text features really are when reading. Captions are my favorite text feature! I always tell my students that when I read non-fiction I look at the photographs and read the captions first. Captions always tell us interesting information about the photograph and text. This pack is very simple. Just 65 interesting photographs with room to

Comparatives are a fun topic to teach! This packet is a SUPER resource to use while teaching your students about words that have the suffixes -er and -est. Here is what is included: ~Anchor Charts for a starting teaching point ~4 Practice Worksheets for instruction or practice ~3 Center or Independent Activities: Word Sort, Super Sentences, Sentence Poke and Peek I hope you find this useful for your growing students! Happy Teaching, Friends!

Freckle Juice is such a fun book by author Judy Blume. Although it is a short text, there are a lot of good reading skills that can be pulled out of it! And the students love reading it as well, especially when Andrew draws blue freckles on his face! I created this guided reading packet to use with my small group. Included in this pack: Common Core State Standards that are covered in this unit. -Unit Guide -Anchor Charts: There is an anchor chart for each skill and strategy that is used in

It's a totally 80's party with this AWesome word work pack for the /aw/ sound spelled aw, au, al, ough, augh. This 106 page pack has absolutely everything you need to introduce, teach and practice with this sound. Your kiddies will have so much fun with the 80's theme of the activities. Included in this pack: -Common Core Standards -Teacher Notes -Anchor Charts -Word Lists -Intro Story with Miss Walker -Stories about each friend and word hunt/questions -I have Who Has -Read and Write the R

This pack has everything you need to teach/practice with consonant digraphs in words that are 1, 2, 3 and 4 syllables. I made this packet for my third grade students who need more practice with the digraphs ch, sh, th, wh, tch. Included in the packet are: ~Anchor Charts ~Word Lists ~I Have Who Has ~Read the Room ~Practice Sheets: 3 Word sorts basic and challenge levels, Circle the digraph, Silly story ~4 in a Row Game ~Word Sort Center ~Noun, Verb, Adjective Word Sort Center Happy Teaching

Your students will love this fun I Have Who Has game with the difficult sound of /au/ spelled au, aw, augh, ough, and al. There are 30 cards in this set! Have fun!

Oh Boy! Get out the pool toys and join the fun with this 67 page MEGA word work pack with the diphthong /oi/ spelled oi and oy. This pack has everything you need to teach the sound to your students and they will be sure to have fun with the cute summer/pool theme. Included in this pack are: ~ Anchor charts ~Common core standards ~Word lists with 1, 2, and 3 syllable words ~Mini lesson to introduce sound & poem ~2 versions of a short story with word hunt and questions ~I have who has ~Read and

Your students will blow you away with their behavior when using this fun behavior management plan! Students try to fill up the gumball machine with gumballs in order to earn a special reward. Everything you need is included in this pack: ~Bubble Gum Machine Poster, Gumballs and Signs (2 options- large gumball machine and gumballs OR small gumball machine and gumballs) ~Whole class/Group/ Individual behavior plan options ~Reward Binder filled with rewards students choose from once the machin

This file has an original story full of silent consonants gn, kn, and mb. Students have to read the story, circle or highlight the words with silent consonants and then sort the words on a chart. Then students answer three questions about the story. A good way to have students apply what they know about reading silent consonant words while practicing fluency and comprehension.

This pack is the perfect tool to assess your students after you work on identifying character traits. Included in this pack are 3 anchor charts- character traits, words, and actions. The assessments are 4 short stories for you to choose from with selected response and/or written response questions. You can do just one or any combination depending on what you need for your students. A great way to see if you students are getting this skill! This pack is for one individual teacher to use. Pleas

Let's Play Ball!! Three Strikes and You're OUT is a huge 84 page mega word work pack that has everything you need to teach the diphthong /ou/ sound. Your students will have so much fun learning the /ou/ sound with all of the activities included in this amazing pack. This pack was made for my second graders but it would be great for first and third graders as well, depending on the level and ability of your students. There are a mixture of one, two, and three syllable words with the /ou/ sound

In this file you will find an activity for the challenging phonics sound of air, are, ear. There is an original silly story that is full of words with he targeted sound. Students read the story, circle or highlight the word, draw a picture of the story, and answer two questions about the story.

This file is a quick assessment after you teach your students about fact and opinion. There are some statements where students decide if it is a fact or opinion and a short passage where they have to write 2 facts and an opinion about spiders. I hope you find it useful!

Your students will love this fun I Have Who Has game with the difficult sound of double oo that sometimes sounds like hook and sometimes sounds like soon. There are 30 cards in this set with mostly one and two syllable words! Have fun!

Practice the rule breaker- short e spelled ea and the normal long e spelled ea with this fun I Have Who Has Game. This game has a mixture of one and two syllable words with both sounds. There are 30 cards total in this set. Have fun!

Syllables are huge on the Common Core State Standards! And not just counting syllables, but also knowing the rules on how to break apart words into their syllables! Scary- right?!?! I came up with the idea to count syllables to their beat. Just like a beat in music, words have beats also. Add music to anything and kids are instantly engaged! After introducing syllables this way, I then teach my kids to dot the vowel sounds and scoop the syllables to the beat while using the basic syllable rules.

Roald Dahl does an amazing job telling this story and my students love reading it during guided reading. I created this packet to use during the weeks that I teach this story. This packet has absolutely everything that you need to teach all that the story has to offer, and believe me there is so much! Included in the packet: ~Common Core State Standards that are covered in this unit. ~Unit Guide with vocabulary, skill/strategy and word work. ~Anchor Charts: There is an anchor chart for each

Your students will have fun practicing the bossy r sounds of /ar/ and /or/ with this I have Who has game. There are 30 cards in this set with a mixture of 1 and 2 syllable words. Have fun!

Keep track of your students progress with these Dolch Sight Words assessment recording sheets. Included are lists for each level of Dolch Words preprimer through third grade. The sheets have 5 spaces for you to record their assessment results so you can see progress through the year. Great information for data binders and parent meetings! ***Look for my other unit "Check It Out" for a complete set of word cards with a student check system to ensure progress and keep your kiddies motivated to r