1st grade word work centers

Do you reinvent the wheel every single week when it comes to centers, word work, stations.....whatever you happen to call them? Yeah, me too! I know better, I swear I do but it just never fails. I am here today to tell you that there IS A BETTER WAY! Let me begin by saying I am a big fan of Daily 5. I run my room about as closely to the Daily 5 model as possible but this is one area I just never could give in on. The sisters suggest having out materials for students to build words, write…

Making words is not a new concept but still very effective. It helps students see patterns in words. An old practice that is very applicable to the Science of Reading! Different sounds including short vowels, sneaky e, blends, consonant digraphs, vowel digraphs, bossy r, and diphthongs are all things kids need practice on. I really like these magnets and mini-whiteboards from Really Good Stuff. This is CVC for short a. When I don't need students to have all the letters of the alphabet, paper…

My Kindergarteners have been rocking their CVC words this year. I am so proud of them. I found the best way to teach short vowels, is to expose kids to them in a variety of methods. We talk about them in whole group and in guided reading. Students get independent practice in morning work buckets ... Read More about CVC Word Work {Freebies Included}

Write and Wipe CVC Words to practice writing cvc word spelling patterns. Great for literacy centers, small group rotations, workshop, and early finishers. Read more on my blog theprimarybrain.com

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This is an awesome literacy center for kindergarten or first grade! Students would love playing it during Daily Five or word work. #learningtoread #literacy #DailyFive #ilovetoteach

My students love working on writing blends and digraphs through this fun Blends and Digraphs Write and Wipe Activity! Once my students master the ability to read and write CVC words, then we move on to introducing blends and digraphs. After introducing the sounds, I put these activity mats into their literacy center rotations. Each student will pull a card, say the word, write the word, and use the word in a sentence. When students are able to complete the activity mat with accuracy, I offer…

Use these science of reading based word work options in your word work station during your classroom literacy center time for your kindergarteners or first graders.

This free Kindergarten sentence building and writing center is perfect for practice with making simple sentences for beginning writers!

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Use these easy, cheap, and engaging diy word work and writing centers in your classroom. You will love how versatile and your students will love how fun!

Who doesn't love the Dollar Tree? They have figured teachers out and keep the fun stuff in stock for hands on fun in the classroom. I found the "coolest" materials there yesterday! I picked up these little tongs and plastic ice cubes and knew what I wanted to do with them immediately! My students love using tongs and the ice cubes are perfect for writing letters and words on. Take a look! I will include these in our fine motor bins that we use every morning and have students work in pairs to…

Learning sight words is easy with this daily sight word routine. Perfect for kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade, this weekly sight word routine during your morning work centers or word work centers. These free printable sheets will make learning sight words fun!

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Your students will LOVE this ice cream sight word match up! Perfect for little learners to practice early literacy skills.

This easy sight word game is perfect to use with extra time you may have in class! Students play a game called "Guess My Sight Word" where they use various phonics clues to help them figure out the word. It's easy to play and great to add to your word work center, literacy center, or partner games!

Play this super fun sight word game to improve reading skills! This is a great way to practice fluency with beginning readers! Oh Snap! is can be tailored to your child's reading ability & is perfect for Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and/or 2nd Grade. #sightwords #readingskills #makelearningfun