Vowel Tree with Free Download

This summer I saw this great idea on Pinterest from My Montessori Moments. Go the her site here!  She has  free download of the vowel tree but I did not realize that before I made my own.

This is simple way to practice word work. You can use this printable for word families, CVC words and to stretch out words. My students love seeing the word change when they slide the letters down the vowel tree. I use magnetic letters with my tree but if you do not have letters My Montessori Moments have a printable with the letters on it. 

You can grab my printable HERE!

Twist and Shout CVC word with FREE download!!!!

This summer I saw this amazing idea on Michelle's Charm World and I knew that I was going to make it!!!!! 

Here is the original post: click to go to Michelle's site 

Then I made the following cards and recording sheet to go with this fun idea!

This is the recording sheet. There are 2 versions to chose from depending on if you want to use the word family cards. 

Print, cut and put the cards into a container. The students pull out one card and read the word. Then they can twist the word with the nuts and bolts and then record the word on the sheet! 

You can grab these FREE and FUN printables HERE!

Please let me know if you love this and I will continue to add free printables on this site! :)

Magic spoon! free printable :)

I recently saw this great idea on PINTEREST.....I knew I wanted to make my own.  This is such a fun, cheap and easy center to make for word work.  Here is a sample of my version....

This center is easy to change depending on your word list AND it is very cheap. I got a box of 24 gold spoons for 3 dollars at Party City! :)


The site  TEACHER BITS AND BOB : Click here to go there  has 3 free pages of printables!!!! Thanks so much for sharing your amazing idea! :)

Shake, Rattle and Read!!! Fun and FREE Download

I was at Party City recently and they had these super fun bowls....They look like the smaller gumball containers. They were only 1 dollar and they came in fun colors!

I knew that I was going to use them for something! I quickly grabbed a few and I my mind was buzzing with ideas! I decided to do a real and nonsense game with them! 

I also found these cheap and cute foam cubes at the Dollar Tree!  I made my sheet with the colors cubes on the recording sheet. My students learned quickly that the cubes always went in the color order blue, orange, and green.  So the word above would be FUG....and a nonsense word.

You can grab this printable by clickining HERE!!!!! (I will have to update when I get home from Spring break...the file is not wanting to pull up) :(

Kindergarten is CHARMING!!!! (are you looking for a fun way to help with academic and behavior goals?)

I am lucky to work at a school where my team is supportive and we work great together! To kick off the 3rd nine weeks of school we decided to make a KINDERGARTEN CHARM BRACELET. Just like PANDORA from grown ups each bead would represent a different skill! :) 

Close up of one Bracelet!

I keep track of who gets WHAT bead with this simple check list with the bead across the top and the students names down the side!

WOW this sounds like a LOT of work...Well it is NOT! We decided as a team to do 1 or 2 assessments each week.  We tried to make them part of our SOL's that we were already teaching. We only wear the bracelets on Friday and in my class we do NOT wear them out of the room. (so really only until lunch time)

We also thought about the students that may NOT be able to master some of the academic skills so our beads represent behavior, academic and life skills. 

Here is a list of a few of our beads:

Coin ID: Shiny Silver Bead

Beary Best Work: Bear bead

Shoe Tying: Bow bead

Kindness: Heat shaped bead

All 52 letters ID: Alphabet bead

Count by 5's: shiny green bead

Compliment from a teacher: Pearl bead

We got all of our beads from Oriental Trading Company and they have some great ones. The bracelets are Pony bead bracelets and will fit about 23 beads! 

 We will continue to do our weekly assessments for our Kindergarten Pandora ALL year. If a student misses the first assessment they will always get another chance! So far our students looooooove them. Hallway behavior has not been better (You can only get a PEARL compliment BEAD from ANOTHER teacher :) and students are always trying to be the quietest, straightest and most polite! 

I really do believe Kindergarten is a Charming Place! :)