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Lead in Literacy - Christina Mrs Winters Bliss

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FREEBIE Yearlong Phonics Cumulative Review - Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd morning work

By Lead in Literacy - Christina Mrs Winters Bliss

This is a sample of my yearlong phonics cumulative review activities. This resource gives Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade students the systematic & explicit practice needed to master 1st grade phonics skills! This resource is the perfect

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Phonics

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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Digital Download PDF (16.61 MB)

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FREE Decodable Books with Comprehension Questions

By Lead in Literacy - Christina Mrs Winters Bliss

This resource is a free sample of my full Decodable Books and teacher lesson plans resource. These science of reading-aligned decodable stories are phonics-based texts that contain target phonics skill words, previously taught phonics skill words

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

RF.K.2, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3, RF.K.3b, RF.K.3c, RF.K.3d, RF.1.3, RF.1.4

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Digital Download ZIP (110.99 MB)

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FREE Phonemic Awareness Activities - Yearlong Lessons - Kindergarten & 1st Grade

By Lead in Literacy - Christina Mrs Winters Bliss

This is a free sample of my Kindergarten & First Grade Phonemic Awareness Yearlong Curriculums. This sample includes 5 weekly lesson plans & corresponding word mats.Strengthen Kindergarten and first-grade students’ phonemic awareness skills

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Phonics

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

FREE

Digital Download ZIP (32.97 MB)

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FREE Word Mapping - Connecting Phonemes to Graphemes

By Lead in Literacy - Christina Mrs Winters Bliss

This freebie is a sample of my Word Mapping MEGA Bundle. The science of reading shows that mapping words can strengthen phoneme-grapheme associations to create strong readers! Through this resource, students connect the speech sounds (phonemes) of a

Subjects:

Spelling, Reading Strategies, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Google Apps, Centers

CCSS:

RF.K.2, RF.K.2d, RF.1.2, RF.1.2c, RF.1.3, RF.1.3b

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Digital Download PDF (18.00 MB)

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FREE Decodable Sentence Building Sentence Writing Activities - Print and Digital

By Lead in Literacy - Christina Mrs Winters Bliss

This freebie is a sample of my Decodable Sentence Building Activities. These differentiated decodable sentence building activities give kindergarten, first and second grade students practice reading and writing words that contain targeted phonics

Subjects:

Reading, Writing, Phonics

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Centers

CCSS:

RF.1.2c, RF.1.3, RF.1.3b, RF.2.3, RF.2.3a, RF.2.3b

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Digital Download PDF (11.84 MB)

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FREE Decodable Passages with Comprehension Questions

By Lead in Literacy - Christina Mrs Winters Bliss

This resource is a free sample of my full Decodable Passages resource. These decodable passages with comprehension questions are the perfect resource for beginning readers. Each passage is a phonics-based controlled text that contains target

Subjects:

Reading, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

RF.K.2, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3, RF.K.3c, RF.1.2b, RF.1.3, RF.1.3a, RF.1.3b, RF.2.3

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144

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FREE Sound Wall Explicit Lessons and Sound Wall Activities

By Lead in Literacy - Christina Mrs Winters Bliss

This sound wall teacher guide with lesson plans includes everything you need to explicitly and systematically introduce and utilize a sound wall with your Kindergarten, 1st grade or 2nd grade students. Over and over, I kept hearing the question,

Subjects:

Spelling, Writing, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

FREE

Digital Download PDF (27.34 MB)

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FREE Syllable Types and Syllable Division - Digital & Printable

By Lead in Literacy - Christina Mrs Winters Bliss

You may know that syllables are the units of sound we use to divide words. But did you know that the Science of Reading shows us that teaching students the six syllable types helps them to decode bigger, more complex words and become more effective

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Phonics

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Google Apps, Centers

CCSS:

RF.1.2, RF.1.3b, RF.1.3d, RF.1.3e, RF.2.3a, RF.2.3c

FREE

Digital Download PDF (11.37 MB)

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Tips and Tricks for Implementing a Sound Wall in your Classroom

By Lead in Literacy - Christina Mrs Winters Bliss

Are you new to sound walls and learning how to set on up in your classroom? I'm sharing tips and tricks in this video for setting up your sound wall so it becomes a valuable tool for your students! My Sound Wall With Mouth Photos was used in this

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas

FREE

Video
Duration: 20:11

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FREE Heart Words - Teaching High Frequency ( sight words ) - Science of Reading

By Lead in Literacy - Christina Mrs Winters Bliss

This is a sample of my Heart Words Resource that includes 5 heart words.The traditional method for learning high frequency words by rote memorization doesn’t work for all students. Using orthographic mapping strategies, the science-based heart word

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Google Apps

FREE

168

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FREE Picture Writing Prompts - DIFFERENTIATED Prompts with Self Editing

By Lead in Literacy - Christina Mrs Winters Bliss

Free Differentiated Writing Picture Prompts w/ Picture Supported Word BanksGet your students excited about writing with these engaging picture prompts! These prompts have a picture supported vocabulary word bank to support emergent writers. Each

Subjects:

Short Stories, Writing

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

W.K.1, W.K.2, W.K.3, W.1.1, W.1.2, W.1.3, L.K.1, L.K.2, L.1.2

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Digital Download PDF (8.78 MB)

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FREE Word Sorts - DIFFERENTIATED Printable & Digital Phonics Activities

By Lead in Literacy - Christina Mrs Winters Bliss

FREE Word Sorts - Printable and Digital DIFFERENTIATED Phonics Activities for distance learning with Google Classroom & SeesawHelp your students master phonics skills and spelling patterns with these engaging, interactive printable and digital

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Google Apps, Centers

CCSS:

RF.K.3, RF.1.3, RF.1.3b

FREE

Digital Download PDF (1.63 MB)

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FREE Digital Phonics Word Building - print and digital activities

By Lead in Literacy - Christina Mrs Winters Bliss

These FREE science of reading-aligned word building activities give kindergarten, first and second-grade students explicit and systematic phonics skills practice! This resource includes NO PREP DIGITAL activities and PRINTABLE word building

Subjects:

Reading Strategies, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Google Apps, Centers

CCSS:

RF.K.3, RF.1.3, RF.2.3

FREE

Digital Download PDF (1.86 MB)

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FREE Phonics Activities CVC - Printable & Digital - Science of Reading

By Lead in Literacy - Christina Mrs Winters Bliss

This is a sample of my printable and digital Phonics Activities Yearlong BUNDLE.Help Kindergarten, first and second-grade students practice and master phonics skills and spelling patterns with these NO PREP, printable and digital, science of

Subjects:

Reading, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Centers

CCSS:

RF.K.3, RF.1.3, RF.1.3a, RF.1.3b, RF.1.3c, RF.1.4, RF.2.3, RF.2.3a, RF.2.3b

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142

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Writing Process FREE!

By Lead in Literacy - Christina Mrs Winters Bliss

The Writing Process FREEBIE!These writing process printables can be used as an anchor chart or clip chart in your classroom. Perfect for teaching the stages of the writing process! See ideas on how to use this on my BLOG POSTIf you like this

Subjects:

Writing

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

FREE

182

Digital Download PDF (3.94 MB)

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100th Day of School FREE

By Lead in Literacy - Christina Mrs Winters Bliss

100th Day of School FREEBIE!100 Rhyming Words perfect for a word work center or homework. ⭐️ Now includes DIGITAL Google Slides and Seesaw Activities! ⭐️I made a color and black and white version of each page. Depending on how you plan to use it you

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Physical Education

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables

FREE

169

Digital Download PDF (9.77 MB)

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FREE Write the Room Decodable Sentences

By Lead in Literacy - Christina Mrs Winters Bliss

This is a FREE sample of my Write the Room Decodable Sentences Yearlong Bundle!These differentiated wrote the room decodable sentence activities give kindergarten, first and second grade students practice reading and writing words that contain

Subjects:

Reading, Writing, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

FREE

Digital Download PDF (11.69 MB)

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Welcome! I hope the resources in my store are helpful to you! I have taught 1st grade for 21 years now, each day is full of BLISS with my Firsties! When people compliment me I can only reply, "I have been blessed to do a job I love!"

MY TEACHING STYLE

My class is full of fun learning experiences met with rigor!

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

School site Teacher of the Year Walmart "Teacher of the Year" :)

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I have a BA in Liberal Studies and Psychology from Cal State University of San Bernardino and a Masters Degree in Education from Claremont Graduate University.

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I hope you will stay a while and look around at resources that will make teaching BLISSFUL! :)

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Graphing, Numbers, Order of Operations, Science, Social Studies, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Computer Science, Life Skills, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Character Education, Word Problems, Problem Solving, Short Stories, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Poetry, Autumn, Halloween, Speech Therapy, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Tools for Common Core, Summer, Informational Text, Handwriting, School Psychology, Phonics, Classroom Community