by Creation Castle | Language Arts, New Teacher
I’m not sure how long clip cards have been around, but I would imagine they have been here a while. And I don’t think they are going anywhere. They can be versatile and academic, but did you also know they can easily be self-checking? We’ll get to that in a minute...
by Creation Castle | Language Arts, Technology
Since phonics focuses on foundational skills, chances are your students will be spending a lot of time practicing or reviewing phonics skills. So that means you need a lot of phonics activities! This can be done in a variety of ways whether they are working with the...
by Creation Castle | Language Arts
How often are you giving your students the chance to review and practice phonics skills to truly master them? If you are a kindergarten or first-grade teacher, chances are probably not enough. Are your students regularly completing word building activities? Do you...
by Creation Castle | Language Arts
File folder games have been around forever. Or at least it seems that way! They certainly have been in classrooms for decades and I don’t see them leaving anytime soon. If you’ve never heard of file folder games, the name is fairly self-explanatory. They are a game...
by Creation Castle | Language Arts, Reading
I enjoy sharing my stories and experiences with you, but if you don’t want to read the backstory behind using the Alphatales books in my classroom, you can jump down to the book details here: AlphaTales BooksPhonics Tales BooksSight Word Tales Books When I found...
by Creation Castle | Language Arts, New Teacher
When you walk into any average American kindergarten or first grade classroom, you’ll likely see about twenty to thirty students in the room. Each one of these students is not only unique in their appearance and personality, but their abilities and skill levels are...
