Who's Who and Who's New: CVC Words

Is this true for everyone?

This was TOTALLY me last week.

I can't even begin to tell you about it.

Well, it’s Kimberly from Loving Kinders and this week I’d like to...

share some of my valentine resources with you!

When it comes to resources I love to spruce it up with seasonal additions to keep learning fun and engaging. Here are some of my valentine must haves.

Right now in kindergarten we are working with CVC words. This is a great resource. I print, laminate and place it in a center to use over and over again. I also pull it out for RTI intervention. You can use magnetic letters or whiteboard markers.

WRITING!!!! Yes! WRITING!!!

I use a Daily Five format so I can place this in my writing center or I can use it whole group. Either way it will go into their yearly portfolio for progress monitoring and it is a wonderful way to gauge student growth.

Word Work is essential in developing phonetics and decoding skills. This CVC activity focuses on finding and sorting vowel sounds. This is the short A section.

Last but CERTAINLY not least, I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE {and yes it's valentines day} mini books. I use them all. the. time. I use them in guided reading, supportive writing, or for a whole group supportive read/write. We write, identify sight words, sound out words, and identify end marks. My kinders love them, maybe more than me but probably not.

This is my entire unit if you are interested.

Until next time lovies....

I just returned from Galveston, TX where I presented a session on how to incorporate QR codes into learning stations to make them fun and engaging but educational at the same time.

It was evident by the size of the audience in my session and the comments from teachers and administrators that there is still lots of interest in QR codes despite the fact that they have been around for years now. Why? Because although they are common place to me, that is not the case everywhere.

When I first came across QR codes I thought, "Black, white and boring!" Aesthetically there really is not much of a "wow" factor.

It was not until two years ago, when I learned how to link QR codes to audio that I began to get interested in them. Having worked with preschool aged students for many years, my mind raced with possibilities for incorporating them into stations.

Soon I discovered how to link QR codes to images and by then I was hooked on them.

There are two types of people reading this right now, those who have used QR codes with their students and those who have not. Regardless of where you land, I hope to share with you new and creative ways you can utilize QR codes with your students.

The following are FREE QR code activities that span a variety of subjects and grade levels.