10 Most Commonly Misused Words

Here is a great infograph on 10 Commonly Misused Words from AM Strategies:

I will admit it... I have misused a couple of these in the past - but no more!

Resource Roundup: April 23, 2013

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Ideas for the Classroom: Bear Hunt

This short two-day Thanksgiving week was going to be great.  I just knew it.  I was in a good mood.  My students were in a good mood.  What could go wrong? 

Well, pretty quickly Monday morning I realized that many of my students hit Thanksgiving overload.  They had done so many fun Thanksgiving activities in class, that coming down for reading intervention to find yet another thanksgiving activity left them less than enthused.

Glancing around the room for an idea as my disappointed second graders sat in front of me, I pieced together this game that I am calling “Bear Hunt.”   I used it all this week (all two days!) and my students love it.  Here it is:

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TPT: Short Vowel Word Work Activities

To help build early literacy skills, I created Short Vowel Packets for each vowel.  The packets mainly work with CVC words and common word families like -an, -et, -ip, -ot, and -ug, but a few other non-CVC word families like -ill, -ock, and -uff are also included.

Here are a few FREE sample pages from the Short A Packet:

 

Each packet includes:
-Two Vowel Posters
-Five Word Work Activities and Games:
1) Circle It
2) Highlight & Rewrite
3) Word Sort
4) Matching
5) Roll 'em & Read 'em

You can purchase each vowel packet individually or bundled together for a discount.  To see a preview of the packets or to purchase them, you can find them here:

• Short A Packet
• Short E Packet
• Short I Packet
• Short O Packet
• Short U Packet
• Short A, E, I, O, and U Discount Pack

TPT: Long Vowel Word Work Activities

Many of the students who come down to the Reading Room for interventions struggle with long vowel sounds.  I made these packets to help them work through various long vowel patterns.

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Each packet includes:
-Three Vowel Pattern Posters
-Five Word Work Activities and Games:
1) Circle It
2) Highlight & Rewrite
3) Word Sort
4) Matching
5) Roll 'em & Read 'em

You can purchase each vowel packet individually or bundled together for a discount.  To see a preview of the packets or to purchase them, find them here:

• Long A Posters and Word Work Activities
• Long E Posters and Word Work Activities
• Long I Posters and Word Work Activities
• Long O Posters and Word Work Activities
• Long U Posters and Word Work Activities
• Long A, E, I, O, U Posters and Word Work Activities

TPT: Halloween Word Work, Worksheets, and Activities Packet

UPDATE:  This Packet is now 50% off (only $3.50)!

This Halloween Word Work and Activity Packet has nine different activities for your students.  You can click here to purchase it.  These activities are great for 1st - 4th Grade.