The Changing Rule (Y to I Rule) + Free Printable
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The Changing Rule (Y to I Rule) + Free Printable

ByKatie

Learn all about the Changing Rule with step-by-step teaching instructions. Plus, grab a free printable to make teaching and practicing this rule simple and effective! All About the Changing Rule The Changing Rule is a key spelling rule to teach your students—it really makes a difference in their spelling success!  That’s because the rule helps students understand how to spell words that end in Y correctly when a suffix is added.  ➡️ Changing Rule: If a word ends with a consonant+y, change the y to i before adding a suffix (as long as the suffix does not start with the letter i). When to Use the Changing Rule Let’s…

Long U Worksheets: 5 Free Printables
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Long U Worksheets: 5 Free Printables

ByKatie

Get five FREE Long U worksheets, each targeting different skills and reinforcing the two sounds and different spellings of Long U. Your students will master Long U with these worksheets! The Sounds of Long U Long vowel sounds are very common sounds in English words. We teach kids that long vowel graphemes (spellings) say their…

Decodable Compound Word Puzzles – FREE Printables!
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Decodable Compound Word Puzzles – FREE Printables!

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Get 18 FREE printable Decodable Compound Word Puzzles! Students read and match the words to create a compound word and complete the rainbow! Students will better understand compound words and build confidence in reading multisyllabic words. Why We Love It These printable puzzles help introduce young students to the concept of compound words, an important…

Build a Sentence Worksheets – FREE Printables!
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Build a Sentence Worksheets – FREE Printables!

ByKatie

Get these FREE printable Build a Sentence Worksheets with scaffolds for students to practice syntax and building sentences in an engaging way! Kids will learn to identify and properly order the subject, predicate, and object of a sentence. Why We Love It These worksheets are a great activity to use alongside early lessons in sentence…

Best Spelling Strategies for Effective Teaching
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Best Spelling Strategies for Effective Teaching

ByKatie

Want to help your students become confident spellers? Learn SEVEN powerful spelling strategies for effective teaching! These research-backed techniques are easy to implement, helping students master spelling tricky words with confidence and accuracy. Teaching Spelling Strategies English is a morphophonemic language, which is just a fancy way of saying that word spellings are influenced by…

Sentence Anagrams for Syntax Practice
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Sentence Anagrams for Syntax Practice

ByKatie

Sentence anagrams are a must in your structured literacy classroom routine! Learn what sentence anagrams are, why they’re effective, and get a FREE printable to use with your students. What Are Sentence Anagrams? A sentence anagram is a fun word-play activity that targets many important literacy skills like syntax, phonics, fluency, and comprehension. Students are…

Dropping Rule: Free Printables for Teaching Spelling
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Dropping Rule: Free Printables for Teaching Spelling

ByKatie

Learn how to teach the Dropping Rule, an important concept that makes spelling and reading words easier and more accurate! As a bonus, get a FREE printable worksheet and mini-poster to help students master the rule and apply it automatically. What Is the Dropping Rule? The Dropping Rule is an important spelling rule that applies…

Holiday Morphology Word Building – Free Printables
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Holiday Morphology Word Building – Free Printables

ByKatie

Grab these FREE printable holiday-themed morphology word part cards! Kids will have fun with this targeted activity as they try to combine 27 common prefixes, bases, and suffixes to form lots of real words. Why We Love It Managing the classroom countdown to winter break can feel like a full-time job! Keeping routines consistent and…

Free Holiday Phonics Practice for R-Controlled Vowels
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Free Holiday Phonics Practice for R-Controlled Vowels

ByKatie

We’re excited to give away 3 free, holiday-themed ugly Christmas sweater worksheets designed to help your students practice r-controlled vowels. Why We Love It This resource includes three free worksheets that combine the charm of ugly Christmas sweaters with essential phonics practice! Each worksheet includes 16 images of ugly sweaters. Each sweater has a word…