Lacy's Letters: Phonemic Awareness

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Word Wall Card Sets & Freebie

I think Word Walls are such a great resource for students. I have to admit though, I did not have a Word Wall in my second grade class this year. I have always had them in my first grade classes though, and I have really been thinking about how I want mine to look next year in Kindergarten. Yes. Kindergarten. I posted about my move to Kindergarten in an earlier post. I am both scared and excited.

I was inspired by this cute word wall on Pinterest.

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So I began a few word wall templates. I have not used them yet, as I created them this summer, so I'm hoping they are a good useable size and go with my colors next year. In honor of my 1 Year Blogiversary Giveaway, I am giving everyone this Word Wall Card set as a FREEBIE! Just download them here.

Set 1

Then I played a little more and changed some things to come up with these sets.

Set 2

Set 3

Set 4

Set 5

AND I am also giving some lucky people their choice of any of the sets I created and included in this post. So the first three people to comment on this post will get their choice of word wall sets! Be sure to tell me which set you prefer and include your email.

Remember that my Blogiversary Giveaway is going until June 17th. Winners will be announced June 18th. If you haven't yet, go check it out here on yesterday's post. I had some wonderful blogger friends donate!

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

I'm moving to Kindergarten & Free Letter Cards!

Yep. Kindergarten. If you've been reading my blog, you know that I've taught a few years of first grade, am currently teaching second grade, and now I will be teaching Kindergarten next year. That's what happens when you have a large group of students in one specific grade, and you are the last teacher hired at your school. You move around. But, don't get me wrong. I am grateful to have a job. And I am excited to see what Kindergarten has in store for me!

Being the planner that I am, I have been Pinning and researching since the day I was officially ~~asked~~ told I was moving. Actually, I knew it was coming, so I was preparing even before that. I've found some great ideas already and I started a new board on Pinterest. Check it out here if interested!

When I taught first grade at my last district, we started using a Phonemic Awareness book by Michael Heggerty named the "Yellow Book." Last year, when I taught first grade in my current district, we purchased the "Yellow Book" to use the following year (this year), and then I later found out I was teaching second grade. So, I didn't get to use it this year. But we are now going to use the "Blue Book" for Kindergarten next year. I really like it. I'm especially looking forward to using it as it will be my first year in Kindergarten.

For part of the daily lessons, you need letter cards. So I whipped some up last weekend, and thought I'd share! Even if you don't use the Phonemic Awareness curriculum, there are so many things you can use the letter cards for. Enjoy! If you grab a copy, I'd love to hear what you'll use them for!