https://padlet.com/cindy_zahn/vvx5mprgl2uo what topic? Share briefly something "fun" you added to your unit:) en-us 2017-06-18 22:15:03 UTC 2026-03-12 12:13:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/cindy_zahn/vvx5mprgl2uo/wish/2231581135 My phonics lesson focused on compound words. I wanted to include a lot of activities for students in this lesson so that is what I did. Kids will get to have a game or activities at the end of each day during my lessons. Something fun I included was compound around the world.  Students will stand up in a circle. One at a time students will share a compound word using the clapping method. If a student can’t think of a word, repeats someone's word or doesn't use the clapping method they will be out. The last student standing wins.
Sierra Flores]]> 2022-06-27 15:51:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_zahn/vvx5mprgl2uo/wish/2231581135 cassiesuerussell https://padlet.com/cindy_zahn/vvx5mprgl2uo/wish/2233635643 Phonics can seem like a lot of worksheets and repetition. To break that up, I added a BINGO game in that helps students with identifying vowel teams. This will hopefully give them practice with this concept while having a little fun!]]> 2022-06-29 19:32:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_zahn/vvx5mprgl2uo/wish/2233635643 https://padlet.com/cindy_zahn/vvx5mprgl2uo/wish/2234421694 My phonics lesson focus on CVCe word pattern for 1st grade students. On of my favorite projects is a craft at the end of the unit. Students will create a "magic e" and surround it with environmental print words that they find. I like the project because it gives them practice looking and listening for the pattern and allows them to change to get creative with markers and glue! 
Shayla M.]]> 2022-06-30 15:52:40 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_zahn/vvx5mprgl2uo/wish/2234421694 cassiesuerussell https://padlet.com/cindy_zahn/vvx5mprgl2uo/wish/2235304996 My phonics unit focused on types of syllables.  I found a great 6 syllable types chart that we would fill in together throughout the week.  There were two games in the unit, Don't Be Greedy, which practiced consonant -le words, and vowel team BINGO.  My 6th grade daughter was lamenting about how boring phonics was in elementary school so I was thinking of her when I added these games.  I think phonics can be pretty dry and feel like a lot of busy work for students.  Adding a game in here or there to spice it up will be important.
-Cassie]]> 2022-07-01 20:44:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_zahn/vvx5mprgl2uo/wish/2235304996 crysreyn https://padlet.com/cindy_zahn/vvx5mprgl2uo/wish/2235727829 My phonics lesson focused on the short a sound. I thought it would be fun to try to make a 5 day unit on one sound. Something fun I added to the unit is an I Spy game with words. I was hoping it would allow me to use this game to assess what they are learning with the content I am teaching. 

-Crystal M]]> 2022-07-03 04:26:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_zahn/vvx5mprgl2uo/wish/2235727829 https://padlet.com/cindy_zahn/vvx5mprgl2uo/wish/2235894576 Blends! I dove into the importance of learning blends. In the beginning of my 5-day lesson, we focused heavily on beginning blends and how to find them and identify them. Once they understand the concept, we moved on to ending blends. ]]> 2022-07-03 16:11:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_zahn/vvx5mprgl2uo/wish/2235894576 https://padlet.com/cindy_zahn/vvx5mprgl2uo/wish/2236174869 the 3 degrees of adjectives. I thought it was a good lesson that would be nice to take the 5 days to teach. Something fun I added was working with partners. I have them working with partners almost every day on a project. They are finding different objects around the room and comparing them using the positive, comparative, and superlative degrees of adjectives.
Cheyenne C.]]> 2022-07-04 04:19:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_zahn/vvx5mprgl2uo/wish/2236174869 beachpaige5 https://padlet.com/cindy_zahn/vvx5mprgl2uo/wish/2236787440 My 5 day phonics unit that I created was on prefixes and suffixes. I broke it down into 6 of the most common prefixes and suffixes and then worked on combining that with decoding words that use suffix or prefix. 

Paige B. ]]> 2022-07-05 00:52:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_zahn/vvx5mprgl2uo/wish/2236787440 saydeewillson2000 https://padlet.com/cindy_zahn/vvx5mprgl2uo/wish/2236873442 My phonics unit focused on Consonant Digraphs. I taught students about different digraphs that appear in words as well as what sounds each digraph makes and to identify and recognize words with digraphs in them. Students learned that digraphs are two letters that make one sound. There were lots of fun activities for each day of the lesson. These included videos, games, reading passages, and fun worksheets! I cannot wait to use these in the classroom!
-Saydee Willson]]> 2022-07-05 02:39:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_zahn/vvx5mprgl2uo/wish/2236873442 https://padlet.com/cindy_zahn/vvx5mprgl2uo/wish/2237032631 My phonics unit focused on long and short vowel sounds and spelling patterns. I dedicated each day to a different letter. The routine for each day had a similar start but there was a different activity each day. I tried to include individual, group, and class  activities so it was a bit of a switch up each day.  Each day I included a different song/video to engage the students. 

-Emily Tweten]]> 2022-07-05 06:25:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_zahn/vvx5mprgl2uo/wish/2237032631 https://padlet.com/cindy_zahn/vvx5mprgl2uo/wish/2243231078 My phonics unit focused on compound words. I provided 5 different interactive lessons for students to understand the concept of compound words. Students will be provided with multiple lessons that focus on different learning styles, so each students will be able to best understand what compound words are. I think when this concept is being discussed, it is important for students to best understand through hands on experiences and them physically walking through a problem. 
-Alexis Trujillo ]]> 2022-07-14 06:47:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cindy_zahn/vvx5mprgl2uo/wish/2243231078