I absolutely love using books to teach phonological awareness skills to my kindergarten and first graders!  I love the idea of using words right from the text to play with.  Pretty soon, I am going to be starting up with my kindergarten intervention groups again.  I will work with 5-6 students specifically on phonological awareness skills.  So, I thought that this would be a great time to start getting some more of my phonological awareness activities together.  Here is my latest phonological awareness book companion !  It is a companion to the book If You Take A Mouse To School by Laura Numeroff. There are five different activities in this packet, and also a new feature of my book companions which is four worksheets that do not require any prep on your part except for printing. How Many Syllables?- Students count the number of syllables, and use Do-A-Dot markers to complete the activity. (4 worksheets)     Blending Syllables- Students listen to two syllables, and st...

Hi everyone!  Today I am happy to link up with Speech Peeps for her Speachy Feedback Linky Party!  This is a fun link up where speechies with TpT stores link up and celebrate great feedback that has been left by offering a free item from their stores.  The feedback section on TpT looks a little different now.  When you scroll through, you can now see the number of stars in each area of feedback.  This gives buyers and sellers more insight into products.  So, here it is, the Speachy Feedback Linky Party!     You can click on the picture above to find all of the TpT stores that have participated in this linky party.  If you have left feedback on any TpT products, click through the links to see if you have won a free product on any of the blogs!   Now, on to my favorite feedback this month...   MsVSLP left me some great feedback about my First Grade Common Core Daily Language Workout.   I spent a lot of time making this product, and it made my day to get great feedback ...

It really is the little things in life that make me happy.  Baking cookies with my kids, watching them laugh and play, a tall caramel macchiato, and organizing my Matt and Molly stories!  I know, organizing Matt and Molly stories doesn't seem like a big deal, but I have to say, I was so proud of myself when I did it.  I am lucky to have a variety of these stories to use, and have talked about them before HERE .  My problem was, that the cards were always getting mixed up in the bag, and my paperclip system of holding the sentence strips with the cards was always getting caught up.  I decided to use one my most favorite office supplies, page protectors!  I made a trip to Costco and scored a whole bunch of binders for about $8.  Then, I put the Matt and Molly book in a page protector.  I then sorted the story cards (or took my paperclips off) and put each set of cards in their own page protector.  I put in the sentence strips and any multiple choice answer cards that I have creat...

Well, most of us have been back for at least about a week now, many of you for much longer!  In celebration of getting through, I felt in the mood for a giveaway!  How about a set of my two Common Core Daily Language Workouts?  I have Kindergarten and First grade available right now (more on the way, I promise). Kindergarten Common Core Daily Language Workout  First Grade Common Core Daily Language Workout In celebration of getting through at least the first week, you can enter to win one of two sets of these fun new products!  All you have to do is enter the rafflecopter below. Good luck, and congrats on getting through the beginning of the school year! a Rafflecopter giveaway ...

Wow!  Sorry I have been so absent!  I have been getting my room ready as well as dealing with a lot of different things getting my own kids off to a great year in Kindergarten and First Grade. Now, I'm back, and I have something fun to share with you!  A lot of you have been asking for my First Grade version of the Common Core Daily Language Workout, and here it is! First Grade Common Core Daily Language Workout is a great way to track progress using an RTI approach. This workout is very similar to my Kindergarten workout. There are 18 First Grade Common Core State Standards that are addressed in this ten week packet.  The standards that are included are as follows: Phonological Awareness  RF.1.2b Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds, including consonant blends.  RF.1.2c Isolate and produce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds in single syllable words.  RF.1.2d Segment spoken single syllable words into their complete sequence of individual sou...

All Y'all Need has their monthly link up posted.  This month, they are asking about: school, excited for, prepping, and trying.  I love joining these linky parties and seeing what other people are doing and excited about.  I feel like it gives me a little glimpse into their world.  Below is what I am up to this month.  Remember to go to All Y'all Need and click the links to the other bloggers who have participated to get a little glimpse into their worlds too!   School-ing: For the last three years, my district has recruited amazing speakers for our opening day meeting.  This year, Sam Glenn presented to us about attitude.  He was an amazing and funny speaker who really got us in a great state of mind to start the school year.   Excited: My baby is going to Kindergarten.  I will have a first grader and a Kindergartener.  I can't even believe how fast they have both grown!  So excited for both of them!   Prepping: My room.  I am still not even close to don...