Letter writing is easy with this free lined paper printable! It's inspired by the Fundations style, with a sky line, plane line, grass line, and worm line.
Having printable Fundations sound cards at your disposal can significantly enhance your or your childs learning experience in mastering phonics and spelling.
This free letter practice printable is perfect for teaching little ones how to write their alphabet. It's inspired by the Fundations style, with a sky line, plane line, grass line, and worm line. The graphics and dotted letter outlines will help any new writer learn to form their letters perfectly! Download and print as many copies as you like! #Homeschool #Kindergarten #Handwriting
FIVE FOR FRIDAY! PHONICS FREEBIE STYLE:) Since I have been a horrible blogger and it has been almost a month since my last post :( I decided to share some of my newest creations with y'all! Enjoy! I have begun to create letter sound sorts for the kindergarten teachers in my building. I am eventually going to bundle them but until then I thought I would share with my followers. A vowel sort FREEBIE to accompany the consonant sort above. I updated my Fundations alphabet chart FREEBIE. It now includes letter and sound matching cards. (I also changed a couple of the images) At my school we were recently lucky enough to have the author Brian Cleary visit. Mr. Cleary has written over 50 books. One of his series of books are called Words are Categorical. These books focus on teaching concepts such as nouns, adjectives, verbs, homophones etc. I created this homophone activity to accompany his books about homonyms and homophones. Finally snag my newest game on TPT for FREE if you download it within the next two hours! I hope you enjoy the freebies! I would love for you to leave me some LOVE and let me know what you think of the goodies:) Until next time,
Teachers trying to teach handwriting face a challenge. Kids need structured practice to improve, but preparing materials takes time. Fundations lined paper is a go-to, but not always at hand when you need it.
Having printable Fundations sound cards at your disposal can significantly enhance your or your childs learning experience in mastering phonics and spelling.
This paper provides extra support for students who have difficulty writing within the lines. In addition to highlighting this paper also includes picture cues for Fundations including sky line, plane line, grass line and worm line.Is this not quite what you need? Check out my store, I offer many opt...
Kindergarten is such an exciting year, at the beginning of the school year students are learning all the letters and by the end of the year many are reading! There is so much to teach throughout the school year and it can be a bit overwhelming. I created this simple phonics scope and sequence to help guide myself throughout the school year. You may find it helpful in your classroom too. One of my favorite parts of thsi scope and sequence is the resource links on pages 3-4. This is a great guide
Here we are, at the end of the school year, and my kiddos have gotten lazy! They are writing fast and messy, with letters flying all over the page. It is time to slow down and remember how to form letters correctly and how to get them to use the lines appropriately. How can we do this with only 2 weeks left? Practice, Practice, Practice! You could even bribe them! I will be telling my kiddos that they will get a special prize if they can show me their best handwriting. And to do this I will keep track of it in their end of the year handwriting packet. Check it out: Click here to get your handwriting freebie!
I have been absolutely overwhelmed and blessed with the amount of support I've gotten from readers this past year. So many of you have reached out about my classroom and asked questions or decor advice. You have given me the experience of a lifetime! I feel it's important that you know before continuing on that it truly takes a village to create my classroom each year. Behind the scenes there are many people who come together to make this possible. Friends and family members help me laminate, cut and even take pictures. I wouldn't have been able to do it if it wasn't for them and I am forever grateful for them for making all my classroom dreams come true! You know who you are. xoxo Like most schools, at the end of each year, we are required to pack everything, stack up our bins and take everything off our shelves so that the furniture can be removed from the classroom to be cleaned and floors washed and waxed. I'll admit, it was a difficult thing for me to do last June after spending so many weeks setting it up last summer. I had felt like I finally found a classroom set up that suited my teaching style and a color scheme that allowed me to return to school each morning ready to start the day! That's why you may find most things in my classroom reveal will appear the same but if you take the time to notice the small details, some changes are there. :) First up, my desk and small group meeting area. These bins featured here are from Big Lots. They can be found each summer during their college line release, but are not usually restocked. You know what that means, when you buy them- go big or go home! Last year I wasn't able to get all the styles in the bright colors. I was late to the party haha! The green and pink bins on the lower shelves are actually spray painted. I was pleased with the coverage but I have a feeling there will be some chips by the end of the year. I'm also sure you're wondering where these gorgeous supply labels are from. My good friend Maria Manore Gavin is a creative genius and has a true eye for design!!! They come in an editable pack (also available in white and brights) and can be found here. I was excited to add some additional teacher storage to my desk area. Is it just me or does it feel like you have constant piles of paper everywhere you turn, no matter how organized you think you are? Everything now has it's own specific place. Well, at least for now.... :) If you're looking to create a space like this, my tip for you is think about your use and practicality. The bins that you will have easiest access too are those on the top. Therefore I chose to store things I am frequently using throughout the day. Each year my good friend Chandra Jayne's Teacher Anchor becomes an absolute staple in my classroom!! You'll always find it within reach at my desk. This year's color scheme truly brings out all the colors of my teaching supplies (it started ever since I was a kid and has kind of become an addiction at this point ha!). More than it's beauty, The Teacher Anchor's effectiveness and practicality is something you can't even put a price tag on. I highly recommend you check out her products over here a C. Jayne Teach ! My favorite spot in my classroom is most definitely my library! It's a place that feeds into my teacher soul and allows me to "get lost in a book." This year I was lucky enough to be able to add to my library space. Previously I had computer tables behind my library. This year, the computers and tables were removed in exchange for Chromebooks. WIN- WIN! :) I ended up pushing my library back closer toward the cubbies and extending the shelves along the wall. How the bins are organized in my library has stayed the same. The top shelf is home to all the holiday/seasonal book bins (Fly Guy and Mo Willems in the picture to the right has since been moved). The middle and lover shelf are the leveled and chapter books. The shelves to the left feature the theme book bins. The organization of the additional book bins also comes with purpose. The top shelf of the addition features author book bins, while the lower incorporates characters. I feel it's important students have access to learn to "shop" for books by theme, season, just right level, character and author. These library labels also include a matching sticker to place on the books in each bin to ensure student organization. They are one of my favorite products purchased on TPT and can be found in Maria Manore Gavin's store here. Trust me, they are worth every penny!! They can also be purchased in white. *Please note they do not include the author and character labels however, it does include an editable template for you to create your own. My library area is usually my meeting area for reader's and writer's workshop, as well as shared literacy, science and social studies. Therefore I have a chart stand that doubles as a white board. Some weeks I co-teach science/social studies so I find it's important to include enough space to add a space for teachers (or students who share) to join me up front (stool to the right). The stool is from TJ Maxx. Since our reader's and writer's workshop monthly curriculum units usually go hand in hand, I find it's effective to group it together as one larger bulletin board. It allows more space for anchor charts and posters. My writer's workshop area also includes my writing process posters. This is used as a class clip chart as we move through the writing stages each unit. The pack includes many color schemes to suit your theme. You can find them in my store here! My library area is separate from my student book bins for reader's workshop. I find this to be effective when we transition from our mini lesson at the mat to independent reading around the room. Students can easily and *quietly* retrieve their bin. The student book bins labels can be found in Learning in Wonderland's store here. With the additional wall space from my library being pushed back, it also allowed extra counter space for me to display themed books. I'm really excited for this space! There are so many possibilities with the extra shelf space. It is also home to our writer's workshop paper choices and writing supplies. Once again, student materials are removed from our meeting area to allow for a smoother and quieter transition from the mini lesson. If you've been following along since the beginning, you know I'm a HUGE fan of math workshop. I am alllll about making math fun and engaging for our little learners. In order to make this successful in your classroom, you need a special space. I have created a student centered "number corner." Here you will find plenty of anchor chart space and math posters, manipulatives, games, tools and models. I spend a lot of time allowing students to explore this space before moving into teaching into the rules and routines for using our number corner. The key to making it effective in your classroom is clean and clear organization. Share with your students the names on the labels and the purpose for where things are. Don't be afraid to mess it up one day to model how things should NOT look and have them work together to put things back in their place. This will build their comfort with this environment so that students know where to find things. Be sure to encourage them to get and return materials on their own. The pink bins are our math tubs. To the left are where I store games and math models in pocket protectors. The games featured here can be found in a Math Game Bundle in my TPT store. They are my most frequently sold product because they are easy to prep and can be used all year long! The small teal bins to the right are where students can find their "tools." I printed Reagan Tunstall's Math Tools on colored cardstock and laminated for durability. They have lasted from year to year and are the perfect support for our little learners! The teal bins and drawers are home to math manipulatives. The labels can be found in Amy Groesbeck's store here. Many of our math routines are also seen in calendar. If you're looking to find our more about how I run calendar in my classroom, you can find a post on it here. Many of the materials here can also be found in Maria Manore Gavin's store. What I love is that it includes many different size and colors options for you to create your own calendar space. To the left you will find my objectives board. You can find these resources over at Amy Groesbeck's store on TPT here. It also is where I am trying out a new class goal setting system, also in her store here. Next to calendar you'll find my FUNdations space, along with student material bins. As I mentioned last year, I attempt to spice up the FUNdation decor as much as possible. If you teach it, you know what I mean and I'm sure you may fee the same way. Guilty... :) It is not pictured here but I include and interactive word wall pocket chart for students to be able to take and return word cards as need. If you're wondering how I run and organize my classroom community supplies, view my post here. Student seat sacks are my savior! They are going on their third year here and are holding up well! Don't worry, they are washed after each year. I have created editable name tags to match my theme to use in my seat sacks. They can be found here! They can be scaled to size if you're looking for additional uses for them as well. By accident, I was playing around with the size and printed the name tags too small BUT found that they actually made great cubby tags. I wouldn't have ever thought of using them for that purpose but was pleased to see how they came out. They were printed on card stock and laminated for durability. If you're still reading this and not just window shopping through pictures, I truly appreciate all your support!!!! Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner
It's no surprise that when kids come to kindergarten, you as the teacher have absolutely no idea what you're going to get. Some kids will be reading at the beginning of the year, others will have never seen their name in print. So how are these kids who have no idea what a letter is supposed to catch up? How can you guarantee that those kids--the ones who tell you an O is a circle and a U is a smiley face--will leave reading on a level D? Well, they've got to learn their letters and sounds first--and quickly. The Fundations letter tiles provide a routine way to review the letters, their sounds and alphabetical order on a daily basis. Just give each kid a tray and call out the letter-word-sound combo. Have the students find and match the letter tiles as they repeat the letter-word-sound combo back to you. This type of exposure, combined with instruction in text (poems, guided reading books) allows children to rapidly pick up the letters and their sounds. And for you, the teacher, it helps you assess whole-group daily to see who knows which letters and who still needs help! Download the template HERE. It's not the actual Fundations one, but I made it as close as I could. The thing about the Fundations letter/sound combination is that they're easy to remember. "A-apple-/a/, B-bat-/b/, C-cat-/c/." They're also easy to recite and isolate as needed. When I ask a child, what sound does F make? I'll hear them whisper to themselves "F-fun-/f/... it's /f/." In my classroom, students have the Fundations cards on the word wall, they've got the Fundations alphabet chart in their writing folder and their take-home binders and there's a poster-size alphabet chart hanging on the wall for quick reference. Plus I show it on the SMARTboard when we're not using it for something else. So they're pretty much drowning in a sea of Fundations. ;) Whether you're a parent or a teacher, you can use Fundations to help your children learn letters and sounds. Just Google "Fundations support pack filetype:pdf" explore, print, and teach away!
Teachers trying to teach handwriting face a challenge. Kids need structured practice to improve, but preparing materials takes time. Fundations lined paper is a go-to, but not always at hand when you need it.
Find a huge bundle of 20 kindergarten writing prompts right here. GET YOUR FREEBIE HERE!
Start the year off right with these adorable Back to School Kindergarten Worksheets. Preview and get your FREE printable worksheet today!!
Print this free kindergarten assessment pack to use as end of the year testing for your kindergarten students. This is a great way to see where your students are at, and find any areas for development.
Letter writing is easy with this free lined paper printable! It's inspired by the Fundations style, with a sky line, plane line, grass line, and worm line.
Click HERE to go to my TPT store! I am having my first SALE! I am very excited. I have posted a couple new items tonight just in time for the sale. I have been working on a word mark up packet for the second grade teachers in my district that practices Fundations skills in level 2. I have finally finished it and got it posted at my store. I created a bookmark cheat sheet for students to accompany my pack and that took me some time. I am still not sure if it is perfect yet so I am hoping for some feedback!! Here is a peek at my new pack! It includes daily practice for Level 2 --Units 1-17. Below is a copy of my Cheat Sheet bookmark for students. I am still not 100% sure that it is completed so any ideas or suggestions please feel free to share! Click HERE to get your FREE bookmark!
A few years ago my campus adopted a resource called Fundations. It is great for to use with your guided reading target group. They also have a handwriting resource that I use with the whole class. The hand writing paper looks like this When you teach the letters you have sky line letters (h), plane line letters (a), and worm line letters (j). So Say I am teaching the lowercase letter h. I would say to students...Start on the sky line. Write a straight line down to the grass line then back up to the plane line curve and down to the grass line. ( While I am saying it I am also modeling it) If you are interested in how to teach the other letters or in the paper leave me a comment with your email and I will email it to you. Still haven't figured out embedding documents. Sorry :-(
A few years ago my campus adopted a resource called Fundations. It is great for to use with your guided reading target group. They also have a handwriting resource that I use with the whole class. The hand writing paper looks like this When you teach the letters you have sky line letters (h), plane line letters (a), and worm line letters (j). So Say I am teaching the lowercase letter h. I would say to students...Start on the sky line. Write a straight line down to the grass line then back up to the plane line curve and down to the grass line. ( While I am saying it I am also modeling it) If you are interested in how to teach the other letters or in the paper leave me a comment with your email and I will email it to you. Still haven't figured out embedding documents. Sorry :-(
FUNdations is often not much fun at all, so I wanted to "spice" things up a bit by creating activities and worksheets that would be engagi...
