In the post, I provide a schedule for your whole group instruction and identify specific literacy skills to teach during this time and SoR-aligned resources to help you do so.īlock #2: 50 Minutes of Small Group Instruction and Literacy CentersĪfter your whole-group word recognition instruction, you will transition to a 50-minute block where you will provide students with targeted, small-group instruction. Learn more about Whole Group Word Recognition Instruction in this blog post. This is also a great time for dictation practice.
Offer guided practice opportunities and monitored independent practice with that skill. You can begin by reviewing previously learned material and then introduce the new reading/spelling pattern you are focusing on that week. During this time you will focus on phonemic awareness, decoding, encoding and fluency. To start your literacy block, gather students in your meeting for 20 minutes of whole-class word recognition instruction. Block #1: 20 Minutes of Whole Group Word Recognition Instruction Let’s take a closer look at what to do in each part of your literacy block…. You can tweak those minutes based on the needs of your students, your schedule, or the requirements of your school. My preference is to do 20 min block, 50 min block, and another 20 min block. To provide instruction on all of these skills, I suggest splitting up your 90-minute block into three separate parts.
Not only is this honing fine motor skills, but also perfect for your small group, station, individual or early finisher practice.Therefore, it is essential we use the 90 minutes to provide students with explicit and systematic instruction and practice with the following skills: Just print cards, have students highlight word, then use hole punch to punch out word. 50 sight words are included but this is editable so you can add your own. Most kindergarteners have never used a hole punch before, so this is a new and exciting activity that they will enjoy while reinforcing sight word recognition. Here is another engaging yet multi purposeful activity to practice literacy skills. Research has shown that students who use different modalities while learning new skills and concepts retain the information at a much higher rate than those who do not practice with different methods. Need more sight word activities? Check out blog post “ Fun Sight Word Activities For Kindergarten“. This year long bundle has 40 different themes for you to use as a weekly literacy activity is editable, so type in letters and have your little learners use their mini magnifying glasses to find & write those letters! #kindergarten #iteachk #literacy #teachersontiktok #learningisfun ♬ original sound – Kindergarten Chaos Use a mini magnifying glass to search for the 10 hidden sight words is an added fun factor your students will ask for again and again. Just download, add your own sight words, print, and let your students find the words and record on included sheet. Sight Word Activitiesĭo you need a completely editable sight word activity for your kindergarteners? An activity that is fun, engaging, yet has the sight words your class in currently working on? These hidden sight word hunts are a favorite among little learners. □ Would you use these in your classroom? #kindergartenchaos #kindergarten #handsonlearning ♬ original sound – Kindergarten ChaosĬheck out post “ Purposeful Playdough For Little Learners” for more information and homemade playdough recipe. I also included an editable mat to add your own words and sentences. Learning is the best way for little learners to practice what they have been learning! These high-frequency Playdough mats include a decodable sentence and offer a place for students to write their own.