Maya Munson

Looking for a fun way for your students to practice phonemic manipulation? Download this free template to help your students become happily engaged in fun and meaningful word work! All they have to do is choose a simple word (maybe a word wall word), such as AND, and make changes 1 step at a time to make a word train. For example: and - sand - band - ban - Ben - bet - bat - rat - rap - tap - tape - shape For a challenge, encourage your students to do a DIFFERENT change each time (first sound,

Ever wonder what to do during a class birthday celebration? Wonder no more! I was always at a loss as to what to do other than a birthday-themed read-aloud, snack, and singing the birthday song. Until now! This fun activity was created as a way to quiz my students on how well they know one another, but also put the birthday students in the spotlight so they feel special. For this activity, each student fills in their answers for the birthday students (including the birthday students themselves