https://padlet.com/caemckenna/wmn5j5bwy6828qqp I am focusing on tools that will make reading and comprehension easier for my first grade students, with specific focus on phonemic awareness and word compilation. en-us 2020-08-23 18:25:21 UTC 2026-02-03 16:25:19 UTC hello@padlet.com caemckenna https://padlet.com/caemckenna/wmn5j5bwy6828qqp/wish/693477954 Mastering sight words are an important part of mastering reading. This game asks students to be a sight words hopper by helping Cuz-Cuz jump over mud puddles. Each mud puddle features a sight word, such as "have" and "can," and students must jump over the correct sight word read out by the narrator. This is a great way to engage students and also review/reteach sight words. ]]> 2020-08-23 18:33:00 UTC https://padlet.com/caemckenna/wmn5j5bwy6828qqp/wish/693477954 caemckenna https://padlet.com/caemckenna/wmn5j5bwy6828qqp/wish/693478289 With this game, students match rhyming words by dragging and dropping the correct items to the center of the machine. This game focuses on building language skills. By learning words that have similar endings, it becomes easier for students to notice the slight differences in words and become better readers. This game can be done as a group for struggling learners' and individually for students that show success in rhyming. ]]> 2020-08-23 18:33:32 UTC https://padlet.com/caemckenna/wmn5j5bwy6828qqp/wish/693478289 caemckenna https://padlet.com/caemckenna/wmn5j5bwy6828qqp/wish/693478701 Review your young readers' phonological awareness skills with this worksheet that helps students practice hearing blends. Perfect for kindergarten and first-grade classrooms, this multiple-choice, fill-in-the-bubble worksheet asks students to identify objects like grapes and bread by their name. Then, they will be asked to pick the correct beginning consonant blend for each word represented on the sheet.]]> 2020-08-23 18:34:19 UTC https://padlet.com/caemckenna/wmn5j5bwy6828qqp/wish/693478701 caemckenna https://padlet.com/caemckenna/wmn5j5bwy6828qqp/wish/693490273 This is a great resource for struggling students with phonemic awareness. I will use it in early stages of learning and teaching, and then use as a resource for struggling learners. ]]> 2020-08-23 18:56:30 UTC https://padlet.com/caemckenna/wmn5j5bwy6828qqp/wish/693490273 caemckenna https://padlet.com/caemckenna/wmn5j5bwy6828qqp/wish/693492986 This upbeat dance can be used to teach how words are broken down into syllables. This is a great way to get students up and out of their desk and excited about learning syllables. As breaking words down into syllables is an important part of reading, I find this important to have in this toolbox. ]]> 2020-08-23 19:01:29 UTC https://padlet.com/caemckenna/wmn5j5bwy6828qqp/wish/693492986 caemckenna https://padlet.com/caemckenna/wmn5j5bwy6828qqp/wish/693494576 An interactive video that will allow students to see how vowels can change words and understand their differences. This is an impactful activity for decoding words. It can be altered for struggling and excelling learners. ]]> 2020-08-23 19:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/caemckenna/wmn5j5bwy6828qqp/wish/693494576 caemckenna https://padlet.com/caemckenna/wmn5j5bwy6828qqp/wish/693499820 This interactive activity allows for students to get up and move and also get rhyming practice. This is a great activity to get students out of their desks while also giving them rhyming practice. As students progress and solidify their rhyming skills, I will be able to update the words and alter the lesson as I see fit. ]]> 2020-08-23 19:14:18 UTC https://padlet.com/caemckenna/wmn5j5bwy6828qqp/wish/693499820 caemckenna https://padlet.com/caemckenna/wmn5j5bwy6828qqp/wish/693504433 Students will practice picking out the correct end blends in this spelling worksheet. Students will be asked to identify the correct ending of words, blend and then select it on this multiple-choice worksheet. First graders can use this reading activity to help build phonological awareness and learn to recognize different spelling patterns. This can be done in a group for struggling learners, and independently for students showing success in end blends. ]]> 2020-08-23 19:23:03 UTC https://padlet.com/caemckenna/wmn5j5bwy6828qqp/wish/693504433 caemckenna https://padlet.com/caemckenna/wmn5j5bwy6828qqp/wish/693507817 Students will be able to identify words beginning with the "sh" diagraph and recognize which letters make this sound. This will be able to be used with advanced learners with harder words, and more easy words for struggling learners. This can also be combined with a reading aloud activity of a provided text that has heavy usage of "sh". ]]> 2020-08-23 19:29:10 UTC https://padlet.com/caemckenna/wmn5j5bwy6828qqp/wish/693507817 caemckenna https://padlet.com/caemckenna/wmn5j5bwy6828qqp/wish/693509423 By using pool noodles to teach phonics students will be able to have a hands on approach to learning and word composition. It’s a fun manipulative students will enjoy working on. Students will be able to create words and practice their phonemic awareness through this activity. ]]> 2020-08-23 19:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/caemckenna/wmn5j5bwy6828qqp/wish/693509423 caemckenna https://padlet.com/caemckenna/wmn5j5bwy6828qqp/wish/693517794 In this phonemic awareness lesson designed for a first-grade classroom, students engage in games and chants to recognize the same sounds in different words. Students match objects with the same beginning or ending sound, identify whether a given sound occurs at the beginning or ending of a word, and connect phonemes with graphemes.]]> 2020-08-23 19:46:26 UTC https://padlet.com/caemckenna/wmn5j5bwy6828qqp/wish/693517794 caemckenna https://padlet.com/caemckenna/wmn5j5bwy6828qqp/wish/693536808 A fun engaging phonemic awareness song for students to hear sound patterns in language that they can use to help grow and master their understanding of phonemes. ]]> 2020-08-23 20:24:32 UTC https://padlet.com/caemckenna/wmn5j5bwy6828qqp/wish/693536808 caemckenna https://padlet.com/caemckenna/wmn5j5bwy6828qqp/wish/693538977 Students will be able to blend letter sounds together to create basic words and break them down by their phonemes. There are added pre-lesson worksheets that can be used for EL and struggling learners. ]]> 2020-08-23 20:28:09 UTC https://padlet.com/caemckenna/wmn5j5bwy6828qqp/wish/693538977