by Jaymie Genovese | Feb 12, 2025 | centers, Phonics
Are you looking for some fun, easy to use diphthong activities for 1st grade? Today, I’m talking all about diphthongs, what they are, and simple ideas for teaching them! If your students have mastered vowel teams, then it’s time to work on learning...
by Jaymie Genovese | Nov 13, 2024 | centers, Phonics
I’m obsessed with Write-and-Wipe pockets. I love that they are durable, easy to use in the classroom, and save SO much paper from being wasted! Several years ago, I created 1st grade math printables to use inside the pockets. They made an easy math center, and I knew...
by Jaymie Genovese | Feb 7, 2024 | Phonics
R-Controlled Vowels: What They Are and How to Teach Them AR, OR, ER, IR, and UR are the basic R-controlled vowels typically taught in first grade. Sometimes you might hear them referred to as “Bossy R”. They are an important phonics skill for your students...
by Jaymie Genovese | Dec 11, 2023 | Phonics, reading, winter
Silent e and bossy r are two of my favorite phonics skills to teach! Once students have mastered these skills, there is SO many more words students can decode! Reading authentic text is an important element of phonics instruction, and helps students develop their...
by Jaymie Genovese | Oct 2, 2023 | Phonics, reading
Activities for Teaching Two Syllable Words with a Closed Syllable Are you looking to help your students learn how to decode two syllable words? In this blog post, I’m sharing four teaching activities for reading and dividing words with two syllables. I’ll...
by Jaymie Genovese | Jun 21, 2023 | back to school, centers, Phonics
CVC word activities are the perfect way to jumpstart your first-grader’s reading skills! These 3-letter words with a consonant-vowel-consonant pattern and a short vowel sound are essential for early reading success. Today, I’m sharing 8 hands-on games and...
