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    CVC Words and Short Vowels: My Favorite Reading Activities!

    Activities for CVC words have always been something I have reached for in the classroom. My teaching career started in Kindergarten. Then I moved to First Grade after my first year. I taught the lowest readers in First Grade and spent a lot of time teaching foundational skills such as short vowels and CVC words. I have found that making sure I had fantastic short vowel reading centers and CVC activities gave my students the extra practice and review that they needed when they were not at my teacher table. There is also a FREE CVC activity in this post, so please keep reading! CVC Words Activity Bundle I have…

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    FREE St. Patrick’s Day Activity

    Who doesn’t love a free St. Patrick’s Day activity for the classroom? When I was in the classroom, I would theme as much as I could around what ever holiday was the closest. In March, everything would be based on St. Patrick’s Day. We would do lucky charms math, leprechaun STEM activities, and pot of gold writing prompts. EVERYTHING was themed! Themed activities just made the same standards seem fresh and exciting. I have put together a FREE St. Patrick’s Day Activity for you to use in your classroom this spring! Students (and teachers) love Write the Room activities because they get to MOVE! Hang these task cards around the…