Gingerbread Boy Activities!

More Gingerbread resources!

http://rockabyebutterfly.blogspot.com/2010/12/g-is-for-gingerbread.html

http://www.squidoo.com/the-gingerbread-man

http://www.squidoo.com/gingerbread-coloring-pages

http://jennsbeautifulblessings.blogspot.com/2009/09/gingerbread-lapbook-and-unit-study.html

Ideas for Letter Cycle and Name Cycle and Letter Workboxes

Letter M

http://rockabyebutterfly.blogspot.com/2011/11/letter-m-workboxes.html

http://rockabyebutterfly.blogspot.com/2011/01/mmmmm-books.html

Letter T

http://rockabyebutterfly.blogspot.com/2011/03/letter-t-books.html

Letter L

http://rockabyebutterfly.blogspot.com/2011/11/letter-l-workboxes.html

As we look at these boxes, we gather more ideas to add to the Letter Cycles or Name Cycles we develop.

Have a Smart Board? Awesome Lessons HERE!

Smart Lesson ideas for YOU!

http://smartlessonstop.com/

PETE the CAT Smart Lesson here: 

http://www.smartlessonstop.com/content/rockin-pete-cat

Pat Cunningham and WORD WORK WINS AGAIN!

What Really Matters in Spelling Research-Based Strategies and Activities By Patricia Cunningham

This book arrived twice this week on my porch and I downloaded it to my kindle. I ordered it ‘used’ from Amazon. I support Amazon for so many purchases. This week is the first time I was sooooooooooo disappointed with a purchase! Luckily Amazon helped me return the waterlogged and disgusting moldy used book to the seller. GROSS, who does this????? Amazon refunded my $$$$$.

I now have a new copy of Pat’s awesome book! 

It arrived 5 hours ago, I have already read it cover to cover!!!!! I cannot wait to include my new learning with the second grade teachers I am working with next week after Thanksgiving and the coaches.

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited to read it again!

The Name Game

The Name Game could be added to the Letter Cycle or the Name Cycle

http://lochelskindergarten.blogspot.com/2011/08/name-game.html

Phonological Awareness

Many of the schools I am working with are using the PAST (Phonological Awareness Skills Test) as a screener. 

http://www.specialconnections.ku.edu/~specconn/page/instruction/ra/case/caseb/pdf/caseb_scene1_2.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonological_awareness

http://phonologicalawareness.org/

http://www.literacyfirst.com/downloads/PASTValidity_Reliability.pdf

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=3&sqi=2&ved=0CEAQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kansasreadingacademy.org%2F~kra%2Fpdf%2Fhandouts%2FPAST_Test_Indiv_Sheet.doc&ei=3l_ITpaJMqaC2AWq3IXyDw&usg=AFQjCNE8EuzeH7FAzPd3WM7Rd8B391zheQ&sig2=_FEXs8665LnUMdDJvwWqsg

Why teach PA?  http://www.ldonline.org/article/6254/

What is PA?  http://www.educationoasis.com/resources/Articles/phonemic_awareness.htm 

http://www.etacuisenaire.com/pdf/kindergarten/chapter_2.pdf

Another PA resource!  See page 35 for a list of skills in order:  http://www.paec.org/itrk3/files/pdfs/readingpdfs/cooltoolsphonological.pdf

YOPP:  http://teams.lacoe.edu/reading/assessments/yopp.html

http://www.pcboe.net/les/elderweb/phoneme%20segmentation/Yopp_Singer_Phoneme_Segmentation_Test.pdf