Song about saying please and thank you and other manners to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Hi! I'm Teri! I am a first grade teacher and blogger at A Cupcake for the Teacher. On my blog I share classroom ideas, tips and tricks, and K-2 teaching resources. I enjoy writing and crafting, so I love to create activities that tie both together.

Bossy R activities for first grade can be fun and engaging when you add a cute story like The Bossy R sisters! This lesson on r-controlled vowels was a hit with my first grade students and it's sure to help your students learn all about this spelling pattern too. R-controlled vowels can be difficult for first graders. They all sound so similar and it can be confusing to kids. It's important, when teaching this skill, to give your students lots of visual clues to help them remember the…

To create a awesome bulletin board for a classroom, all you need is imagination. Here are some creative bulletin board ideas for your inspiration. Make a cool bulletin board with love and have fun with your kids.

fantastic RTI resource!!

Time is flying by in K-Land. I have been missing in action for the last month on the blog, but never fear we have been busy as can be in ro...

Phonics Activities Your Kids Will Love: Fun Phonics Games to play over and over! Great to use with your Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and even 5th grade classroom or homeschool students. {K, first, second, third, fourth, fifth graders}

"Rhyming Basket" Song & Lakeshore Learning Vowel Teaching Tubs

GREAT source of anchor charts that teach different phonics skills - I have books in my library that correlate with different phonics skills being taught at that time. These are great for that!

Instead of using flashcards to practice letter sounds, try different activities that are fun and engaging. Our Initial Sounds Clip Cards are easy to prep, can be played independently or in a small group, and give choices so you don't have to come up with the answer blindly. Initial Sounds Clip Cards Early pre-reading skills are so important to master to create a strong foundation to build on. Preschoolers and kindergarteners who can recognize their letters and have moved on to letter sounds…

PHONICS worksheets and activities for kindergarten prek and preschool - print for FREE - teach initial sounds - beginning sounds in CVC words and letter sounds - great for phonemic awareness and phonological awareness - try FREEBIES and literacy center ideas

Toothpick shapes with marshmallows. I love making these with the kids.

Do your kids love ice cream as much as mine? If I mention ice cream in the classroom, there is a sort of instant excitement. Lately, we have been all about ice cream themed fun, so this ice cream beginning digraph sort was the perfect activity to work on sorting sounds! Ice Cream Beginning Digraph Sort After learning our individual letters and sounds (and often simultaneously, depending on each child's needs) we are ready to tackle those tricky digraphs, or two letters together that make a…

FREE word wheels for spelling, reading or articulation practice! My kids will love these.