mmm is for muffin
So far in our “sss is for sounds” series for Montessori Preschool we’ve focused on the letter sounds for a (“ah” is for ants), i (“ih” is for insects), s (“sss” is for snakes), and t (“tuh” is for...
View Article“lll” is for lemonade
We’re back with our “sss is for sounds” series, learning and building phonemic awareness! This week, I thought we’d enjoy a quintessentially summer treat before the season passed, so we explore the...
View Article“nnn” is for plane
Yup, you read that right. “nnn” is for plane is the next mini-unit in our “sss is for sounds” series exploring phonemic awareness. I’m a big Jolly Phonics fan and one of my favourite ideas from their...
View Article“b” is for bird
I have some bird-obsessed children, so a bird unit study was the perfect way to learn the “b” letter sound as part of our “sss is for sounds” phonemic awareness series. This unit study incorporates...
View Article/i/ is for igloo
I have had the idea for this /i/ is for igloo mini-unit for our sss is for sounds series since last summer. I feel like I’ve waited way too long to finally have snow… and now it’s actually too cold...
View Article/f/ is for fire: teaching phonic sounds
We did this /f/ is for fire unit study last summer, before the tragedy, to help Ella combat some fears about house fires. We are bringing back some of the fire safety activities and thought I’d share...
View ArticleW is for Wave
We’re studying Australia this month, so when I was faced with the task of presenting a new letter sound to the kids “w” is for wave seemed very appropriate. For our “sss is for sounds” series, we do a...
View ArticleD is for Donut
D is for Donuts – that’s good enough for me! Oh, donuts donuts donuts start with d! Yes, this is the song that has been sung in our house since this simple and easy “d is for donuts” unit study that we...
View ArticleWave in a Bottle Science Experiment
Recently, we studied waves for a day while learning the “W” letter sound. One of the coolest things we did that day was this simple oil and water science experiment to make our own wave in a bottle....
View ArticleP is for Puff the Magic Dragon
Have you been following along with our Learning Phonics series, “sss is for sounds?” We have so much fun with these day-long mini-unit studies, which utilize Orton-Gillingham & Jolly Phonics ideas...
View Articlemmm is for muffin
So far in our “sss is for sounds” series for Montessori Preschool we’ve focused on the letter sounds for a (“ah” is for ants), i (“ih” is for insects), s (“sss” is for snakes), and t (“tuh” is for...
View Article“lll” is for lemonade
We’re back with our “sss is for sounds” series, learning and building phonemic awareness! This week, I thought we’d enjoy a quintessentially summer treat before the season passed, so we explore the...
View Article“nnn” is for plane
Yup, you read that right. “nnn” is for plane is the next mini-unit in our “sss is for sounds” series exploring phonemic awareness. I’m a big Jolly Phonics fan and one of my favourite ideas from their...
View Article“b” is for bird
I have some bird-obsessed children, so a bird unit study was the perfect way to learn the “b” letter sound as part of our “sss is for sounds” phonemic awareness series. This unit study incorporates...
View Article/i/ is for igloo
I have had the idea for this /i/ is for igloo mini-unit for our sss is for sounds series since last summer. I feel like I’ve waited way too long to finally have snow… and now it’s actually too cold...
View Article/f/ is for fire: teaching phonic sounds
We did this /f/ is for fire unit study last summer, before the tragedy, to help Ella combat some fears about house fires. We are bringing back some of the fire safety activities and thought I’d share...
View ArticleW is for Wave
We’re studying Australia this month, so when I was faced with the task of presenting a new letter sound to the kids “w” is for wave seemed very appropriate. For our “sss is for sounds” series, we do a...
View ArticleD is for Donut
D is for Donuts – that’s good enough for me! Oh, donuts donuts donuts start with d! Yes, this is the song that has been sung in our house since this simple and easy “d is for donuts” unit study that we...
View ArticleWave in a Bottle Science Experiment (with Video)
Recently, we studied waves for a day while learning the “W” letter sound. One of the coolest things we did that day was this simple oil and water science experiment to make our own wave in a bottle....
View ArticleP is for Puff the Magic Dragon
Have you been following along with our Learning Phonics series, “sss is for sounds?” We have so much fun with these day-long mini-unit studies, which utilize Orton-Gillingham & Jolly Phonics ideas...
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