I am a 1st grade teacher in Iowa. I have been teaching for 11 years. I have a BS from Drake University with endorsements in Reading and Social Studies. I also have my Master's from Drake in Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leadership.
I used these cards to practice reading high frequency words in sentences after we have practiced a word. I usually print them on 6x4 index cards and use a binder ring to give students individualized practice. The cards include a pyramid card for the 50 kindergarten FAST sight words.
This is something I use for the fluency rotation and a 1 page way to send home the decodable skill from EL for the week. This contains the concepts and decodable for First Grade, Module 1, Cycles 5-11
This is something I use for the fluency rotation and a 1 page way to send home the decodable skill from EL for the week. This contains the concepts and decodable for First Grade, Module 1-3, Cycles 2-18 Module 4 added soon!
This is something I use for the fluency rotation and a 1 page way to send home the decodable skill from EL for the week. This contains the concepts and decodable for First Grade, Module 3, Cycles 12-18
This is an Orton Gillingham (OG) inspired visual review and digital blending board. The visual review card slides can be edited to review the concepts that your class needs. The blending board are long a with magic e words. All of the blending board words are real words and have a picture of the word on the final slide.
This is to be used in small group of whole group to practice decoding the cycle words for 1st grade EL Skills Block Module 2, Part 2, Cycle 8. There are also 16 bonus words included and orthographic mapping of the cycle high frequency words. The blending board is in the style of Orton Gillingham with with white consonants and yellow vowels. This cycle practices -ck and wh.
This is to be used in small group of whole group to practice decoding the cycle words for 1st grade EL Skills Block Module 2, Part 1, Cycle 7. There are also 14 bonus words included and orthographic mapping of the cycle high frequency words. The blending board is in the style of Orton Gillingham with with white consonants and yellow vowels.
This is to be used in small group of whole group to practice decoding the cycle words for 1st grade EL Skills Block Module 2, Part 1, Cycle 6. There are also 11 bonus words included and orthographic mapping of the cycle high frequency words. The blending board is in the style of Orton Gillingham with with white consonants and yellow vowels.
This is to be used in small group of whole group to practice blending the cycle words for 1st grade EL Skills Block Module 2, Part 1, Cycle 5. There are also 12 bonus words included and orthographic mapping of the cycle high frequency words. The blending board is in the style of Orton Gillingham with with white consonants and yellow vowels.
K - 2nd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
Cycles 5-11, First Grade from EL Skills Block This sheet has sections to practice the following: letter/grapheme sounds, decodable words, high frequency words, and the decodable text.
This is something I use for the fluency rotation and a 1 page way to send home the decodable skill from EL for the week. This contains the concepts and decodable for First Grade, Module 1, Cycles 2-4
These are pyramid cards using the cycle words (decodable and high frequency). I use this words to give student additional practice reading the words. I have used them whole group, small group, and as independent fluency practice. This set is for Cycles 2-4 Module 1 of 1st grade skills block. The words are cvc, vc, and son ccvc.
Cycle 11, First Grade from EL Skills Block This sheet has sections to practice the following: letter/grapheme sounds, decodable words, high frequency words, and the decodable text.
Cycle 10, First Grade from EL Skills Block This sheet has sections to practice the following: letter/grapheme sounds, decodable words, high frequency words, and the decodable text.
Cycle 9, First Grade from EL Skills Block This sheet has sections to practice the following: letter/grapheme sounds, decodable words, high frequency words, and the decodable text.
Cycle 8, First Grade from EL Skills Block This sheet has sections to practice the following: letter/grapheme sounds, decodable words, high frequency words, and the decodable text.
Cycle 7, First Grade from EL Skills Block This sheet has sections to practice the following: letter/grapheme sounds, decodable words, high frequency words, and the decodable text.
Cycle 6, First Grade from EL Skills Block This sheet has sections to practice the following: letter/grapheme sounds, decodable words, high frequency words, and the decodable text.
I am a 1st grade teacher in Iowa. I have been teaching for 11 years. I have a BS from Drake University with endorsements in Reading and Social Studies. I also have my Master's from Drake in Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leadership.
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