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Make it Multisenory: A Tactile Spelling Activity!

If you are searching for a way to strengthen your phonics instruction, I definitely recommend making it a multisensory experience for...

Using Elkonin Boxes with Multisyllabic Words

Recently, I shared a post about a tactile spelling activity. While you could easily apply that same concept to multisyllabic words, I...

A Freebie: Using Elkonin Boxes to Support Phonemic Awareness Development

Since we all love a good freebie, I thought I would share one of my favorites, available in the Tally Tales TPT store! This one is...

LOVEly Instruction: Hands-on, Tactile Learning Experiences

Hello friends! Can you believe we have reached the last week of February already? March is coming at us fast. In honor of our last week...

LOVEly Instruction: Building Fluency with "Pyramid Reading Passages"

I love phonics instruction. Maybe it's just part of my K-2 heart, but I love watching readers grow as a result of explicit, skill-based...

LOVEly Instruction: Low-prep, teacher-made materials

Confession: I love the "fancy" teacher stuff. I love shopping on Amazon, perusing Pinterest, and envisioning all the shiny, new things in...

LOVEly Instruction: Morpheme Monsters - Teaching about Prefixes and Suffixes

It seems odd to begin my "LOVEly Instruction" showcase with a lesson on monsters (and you will really question my decision as you review...

Beginning Consonant Blends Mega-Pack

Today I want to highlight a TallyTales product devoted entirely to beginning consonant blends: the Beginning Consonant Blends MegaPack:...

A Handwriting Freebie: "Mr. BD Eyes"

Hello, friends! Today I have a sweet little character to introduce to you (and hopefully, your students/children as well!) Years (and I...

Teaching Decoding Skills for Multisyllable Words

I recently had some questions about the syllable bags my students create in our class. Today, I want to elaborate on this a bit. I am...

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