Let’s talk SIGHT WORDS. Words you recognize by sight, a.k.a, little turds. Just being honest and I know I’m not alone. (I see you nodding your head!) Are you constantly looking for Sight Words Activities to use in small groups, independent centers, or as a review? Education to the Core has been busily creating NO […]

How many hours a week do you spend prepping spelling activities? 🪄 What if you had a resource that would allow you to create 60 spelling activities in 5 minutes or less?! What?!!! 🤯 Are you ready to get some of those hours back?!  Take a look at these fabulous EDITABLE Spelling Activities we have […]

Memories flash back to me standing alongside my peers in Elementary School.  My fingers are crossed behind my back, standing stiff as a board.  Hoping and wishing for an easy word.  I didn’t want to be the first one to sit down if I spelled it wrong.  The exercise is called our “spelling practice” to […]

So your students now recognize their letters and associate these letters with their individual sounds (phonemic awareness). And, they are beginning to grasp that sounds can go together to make words. As a teacher, you are ready to launch your kiddos into the world of reading. But if you are anything like myself and other […]

What is reading intervention?  I’ll break it down like this. It’s Girl Scout cookie season and you cannot resist the sweet smile of the little girls outside Walmart. They sucker you (I mean persuade you) into buying not one, but FIVE boxes of cookies. You start with one cookie but pretty soon you’re half a […]

While activities for emergent readers to practice fluency can look slightly different, the basic concepts are the same – helping students to lessen their focus on decoding words so that they can comprehend the meaning of the text and make connections, all while adding phrasing/appropriate pauses to their reading so it sounds like talking. Not […]

Phonics videos are great to use in a variety of settings!  I use phonics videos to get my students started in the morning, during indoor recesses, brain breaks, 5-minute time gaps, and of course during reading block.  They are a great tool to get your students up and moving while learning phonics skills.  Here are […]

As a former kindergarten teacher, learning the alphabet was the first thing I taught every year. Over time, I have collected multiple alphabet activities for primary learners that can be used in whole group, small group, and intervention groups. Now, with my own preschooler doing distance learning at home, these activities are coming in handy […]

As a homeschool mom, I am always on the hunt for great educational apps. Both educational but still fun and entertaining for my daughter. If it isn’t fun, it won’t keep her attention, so it has to be unique! I have been homeschooling her since August 2020, but I have been diving into educational apps […]

We spend countless hours creating spelling practice activities for our primary students that are fun and not just writing the word multiple times.  Are you ready to get some of those hours back?!  Take a look at these fabulous Painless Spelling Practice Activities we have created for your students to practice their word lists. 30 Painless […]

Have you been wondering how to incorporate centers this school year? We had the same concern and decided to develop individual centers for students. Many students learn best when engaged in hands-on learning, and these centers definitely do that! Students don’t have to share materials, so they are able to do centers in a more […]

This year has me scatter-brained and trying to stay organized with everything being thrown my way. I keep coming across some awesome resources and have put together a list for you. I know that there are many more out there, but here are 17 Teacher Resources You Might Not Know You’ve Been Missing Out On. […]