February Literacy Center Menu

In case you’re looking ahead already to February, here is a preview of my February center menu.

Read, Think Match (2 choices, one with fewer clues and pictures)

Read and Sequence: How to Build a Snowman and How to make cupcakes

Read, Visualize Draw: Snowy Day scene and mystery valentine

Rebuild a Poem: student sheets and pocket chart pieces

Sorting Station: Sort pictures by vowel sound (short or long)

Compound Cupcakes: match top to bottom to make compound words

Slide-a-Word: Use the sliders to make real words

How to Build a Snowman writing and What I Like Writing page

Sticker Story: 2 student sheets

Describe a picture: 4 pictures and student sheet

Sentence Enders: question or statement (my class still needs work with this one!)

Word Endings: ed or ing

Glue a sentence (2 student sheets)

Sentence Scrambler

Extras (not on menu) for early finishers: Post office prompts and student paper and Buddy Reading forms

Also included: directions for the teacher, tips on organizing, rubric and checklist

You can get this at my Teachers Notebook Store.

I’ve updated this from last year and added a lot of stuff. If you bought it last year, please email me and I’ll make sure you got the updated version. This is way better!

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Sarah's First Grade Snippets

2 months ago

🔎 Breaking Down the Word "Education"! 🧠✨Let's take a look at how this word is built.📢 Sounds: The pronunciation of "education" isn’t as straightforward as it looks! The schwa /ə/ appears multiple times, and the "t" is pronounced like /sh/—a great example of how English words shift in spoken form.🔤 Graphemes: Graphemes spell sounds. They can be made up of one or more letters.🗣️ Syllables: Syllables have to do with how we pronounce a word. when we say "education", we break it up like this: ed-u-ca-tion. Syllables revolve around vowel sounds and each syllable has one vowel sound. 🔍 Morphemes: Morphemes are the smallest unit of meaning.e- (prefix) = "out" (assimilated from ex-)duce (base) = "to lead"-ate (verbal suffix) = "to make, cause"-ion (noun suffix) = "state, act, result of"So education literally means "the act of leading out"—a beautiful way to think about learning! 💡🧐 Etymology & Relatives:Rooted in the Latin verb ducere ("to lead"), "education" is connected to words like induce, deduce, introduce, conduct, and reduction—all related to movement and guidance!📚 Teaching morphology helps students understand words deeply, making spelling, reading, and vocabulary stronger! How do you incorporate word study in your classroom? Drop your thoughts below! 👇Interested in learning more? Check out my blog post about morphology! Comment BLOG if you'd like the link.#morphology #WordStudy #ScienceOfReading #Education #StructuredLiteracy ... See MoreSee Less

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Sarah's First Grade Snippets

2 months ago

Do you use blending lines for morphology? This resource has 60 pages of blending lines. Each page focuses on one base. (This set has bases that come from Latin roots.) Comment DECODE for the link. ... See MoreSee Less

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Sarah's First Grade Snippets

2 months ago

FREEBIE! This decoding activity is engaging and effective.Are you looking for activities to practice words with -ng or -nk (otherwise known as "Glued Sounds")? I have a resource packed with plenty of practice pages. Comment "GLUED" to check this out. This page is a FREE sample in the PREVIEW of the resource. Just download the preview and print this page! ... See MoreSee Less

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Sarah's First Grade Snippets

2 months ago

Do you use word matrices? I’m a big fan! They are the ultimate graphic organizers for word relatives! Comment “matrix” to see more like this! (Plus a digital version) ... See MoreSee Less

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Sarah's First Grade Snippets

2 months ago

Comment “SENTENCES” if you’re looking for decodable sentences that could be used for phrasing. Do you have students who read in a choppy, word-by-word manner? Proficient readers group words together in meaningful phrases. A simple strategy can help developing readers do this, too! “Scooping” words into meaningful phrases helps with fluency and comprehension! I’d also throw in that it can lead to word recognition because students are getting more reps with the sentence trying to figure out where phrases are and/or rereading to pause between scoops. �✨ Beginning readers scoop fewer words at a time and more advanced readers scoop longer phrases for smoother, more natural reading. There isn’t always just one right answer. (For example, this first sentence would sound even better phrasing it like this: A man with a tie/has stain/on his coat.) The goal? Moving from choppy reading to fluent, expressive reading!�Older students may also use phrases as more of a comprehension strategy. I like to encourage my own middle schooler to break up super long sentences into phrases- comprehending one phrase at a time and building them together to comprehend the sentence. Have you used scooping with your students?📖💡#scienceofreading #structuredliteracy #iteachreading #readingfluency #fluencysnippet ##readingspecialist ... See MoreSee Less

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