Mrs. Winter's Bliss - Resources For Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd Grade
Time-saving + research-backed resources, professional development training, activities, and centers aligned with Science of Reading!
Literacy activities that combine reading and writing reinforce each other and promote learning. In this post, I recommend differentiated literacy center activities that combine reading and writing and share FREE Reading Response Activities for kindergarten, first and second grade students. I think literacy center time is the best part of the school day! Yes, centers take time to prepare and… Read More
In this post, I explain how to teach high-frequency sight words using the Heart Word method and share my Heart Words resource and activities to help kindergarten, first and second grade students learn sight words. For many years we taught students their sight words through rote memorization. We thought if a student saw a word enough times, it would eventually stick… Read More
In this post I’m sharing 6 tips for building k-2 students’ reading comprehension and providing details about my standards-based Reading Response Activities resource for Kindergarten, first and second grade students. These activities help develop reading comprehension and make a meaningful no-prep literacy center, small group activity or whole class lesson. As teachers we teach a variety of reading skills and… Read More
In this post, I share steps for how to begin using a science of reading-aligned sound wall in your classroom. You’ll get details about my own SoR-aligned phoneme sound wall resource with mouth articulation photos perfect for kindergarten, first and second grade classrooms. Word walls have been around for as long as most of us can remember! While I think… Read More
Blending is the main strategy we use to help students learn to decode, but there are common mistakes teachers make when teaching it. I’m sharing the four most common mistakes we make when teaching students to blend, tips to help you avoid them and my NO PREP Fluency Builders – Word Blending Activities that provide meaningful and strategic blending practice…. Read More
These socially distanced reading centers allow students to engage in meaningful literacy station work while maintaining safety & distance. Learn how you can easily implement them in your classroom today! Make sure to download a free socially distant reading center in the post! When I started hearing talk about what it would look like to return to the classroom for… Read More
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