Word Work

This board includes many spelling and word work strategies and resources to help supplement the Words Their Way, anthology, and Writer's Workshop approaches needed for students to learn the phonics skills necessary to become a super star speller. For the primary grades: kindergarten, first grade and second grade. #phonics #firstgrade #kindergarten #secondgrade #wordwork #literacy #wordstudy
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Words Their Way OUR Way PART 1: Getting Started - The K Files
Managing and organizing your Words Their Way groups can be a challenging task. ​ ​Learn more about how to manage your Words Their Way organization strategy and become more EFFICIENT planning your Words Their Way activities to better meet the needs of all your students. Differentiation is a must when it comes to spelling and word work. ​ ​Your students deserve it and you need these tools to make your life easier! I'm spilling my secrets, tips and tricks. #spelling #phonics #literacy
Independent Word Study Centers - The K Files
Looking for INDEPENDENT spelling activities for ANY spelling list? ​ ​These word study center activities and task cards will supplement your Daily 5, Words Their Way and word work centers. The word study activities include magnets, letter tiles, word family houses, rainbow write, story writing and hands on activities. Each activity includes step-by-step VISUAL directions to help your students complete each of these word work activities with accuracy. #spelling #wordstudy
Gumball Phonics™ - The K Files
Are you looking for a way to help your young readers remember spelling patterns? This FREE unique color-coded phonics strategy will help young readers and writers DECODE unfamiliar words, rather than GUESS. These Gumball Phonics©️️️ reading strategies will keep your young writers and readers engaged and alert for the phonics and spelling patterns they are learning. #phonics #literacy #spelling #firstgrade #literacy
Personal Word Wall for Word Detectives
This personal word wall is perfect for your Reading and Writing Workshops. ​ ​Students add their own words to the folder that can travel with them wherever they go. You won't here them asking you "How do I spell..." quite as often because they will have their sight words right at their fingertips. Your Word ​Detectives will be all the more independent! #firstgrade #worddetectives
Phonics Workshop: How to Organize it all - The K Files
A simple solution to organizing your Phonics Workshop supplies so you are not wasting time during your mini-lesson. Create easy transitions by creating Phonics Bins. These FREE labels will help you distribute your white board, erasers and dry erase markers in minutes.
Teaching the Types of Context Clues - The K Files
If you would like to purchase these anchor charts to help you teach context clues, consider making one of your own students the Context Clues Guru for your class. Teach students how to use context clues to find the meaning of an unknown word using 6 different types of context clues: synonyms, antonyms, definition, word parts, explanation and description.
Be a Smart Cookie! A Differentiated Sight Word Fluency System - The K Files
Are you looking to improve your student's sight word fluency? Well, be a smart cookie with these sight word rings, with a fun sight word incentive! Students will be both engaged and motivated with these sight word activities on rings. Meet with your students once a week and assign them with a differentiated sight word list using Fry's or Dolch sight word lists. Watch their sight word knowledge grow in no time. #sightwords #fluency #wordwall #literacy #kindergarten #firstgrade
@TheKFiles posted to Instagram: Grab these labels FREE on the blog...if you are like me, saving minutes throughout the day is a challenge. Transitions from one lesson to another and gathering and distributing supplies can be a challenge if you are not organized. I have got a solution for you…. create Phonics Bins! . . . . . #firstgrade #iteachfirst #iteachtoo #teachersfollowteachers #iteach1st #teachersofinstagram #teacherspayteachers #teachersofig #phonics #phonicsfriends #kindergarten #kinde
Reading Strategies Guru Anchor Charts
These reading strategies and skills anchor charts will feature your student as the guru! If you want to keep your students engaged and taking ownership of their learning in your student-centered classroom, these anchor charts are for you. Print the anchor chart props and add your students photo. Display these in your classroom and refer to them all year long.
Be a Smart Cookie! A Differentiated Sight Word Fluency System - The K Files
Are you looking to improve your student's sight word fluency? Well, be a smart cookie with these sight word rings, with a fun sight word incentive! Students will be both engaged and motivated with these sight word activities on rings. Meet with your students once a week and assign them with a differentiated sight word list using Fry's or Dolch sight word lists. Watch their sight word knowledge grow in no time. #sightwords #fluency #wordwall #literacy #kindergarten #firstgrade
Beanie Baby Reading Strategy Posters
My students love our beanie baby Reading Strategy Friends! It's a fun way to motivate your students to use many phonics decoding strategies during your guided reading groups when you set them as reading goals. You will see improved fluency, phonemic awareness, and spelling skills. Students will be motivated to use these strategies during their phonics activities and Readers Workshop too! #phonics #firstgrade #kindergarten
Word Detective Phonics and Reading Posters
These Word Detective theme Phonics and Word Study posters will provide visual reminders of reading and phonics strategies. Works perfectly alongside Words Their Way or any Spelling and phonics program. Assign your students a Phonics goal and give them a goal card as a reminder to utilize their Word Detective skills as they decode unfamiliar words. Perfect for Reader's Workshop and Guided Reading activities. #firstgrade #readersworkshop
Word Detective Phonics Tool Kit
Calling all Word Detectives! This Phonics Word Detective Kit will motivate your young readers to decode unknown words instead of guess. This phonics tool kit will encourage first grade readers to use phonics strategies. Packed with phonics activities and reading strategies that will engage your students during Reading Workshop, literacy centers while promoting phonemic awareness. Perfect for Readers Workshop and guided reading groups. #readersworkshop #firstgrade
A True Interactive Phonics Word Wall - The K Files
Is your Word Wall just taking up space? Are you concerned that your Word Wall decor is simply that...decor? The Interactive PHONICS word wall is a trending new approach to Word Wall activities in the primary grades. Word Wall activities are countless with this approach to phonics instruction. Check it out, your kindergarten, first grade and second grade students will flourish with interaction with your Word Wall ideas. #wordwall #firstgrade
A True Interactive Phonics Word Wall - The K Files
Teaching r-controlled vowels? Ditch your traditional word wall and go with this TRULY interactive Phonics Word Wall. Make the switch to the Phonics Word Wall to help your phonics and spelling instruction. It aligns with Words Their Way and any spelling curriculum! Your students will refer to the Word Wall during your readers and writers workshop, and you won’t worry about wasting valuable wall space because your word wall won’t just be “décor” any longer. It is a win win! #firstgrade #phonics