Teacher Tips #553: Reading, Phonics, Spelling Worksheets and Lesson Plans

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Weekly Tips for Teachers Issue 553: February 14, 2011

This Week: Reading, Phonics, and Spelling Teacher Guide

1. Reading Worksheets 2. Phonics Worksheets 3. Spelling Worksheets 4. Language Arts Lesson Plans 5. English Language Arts Center K-12 Reading Series Phonics and Spelling Instant Worksheets Make It Fun and Easy! Print 2,000+ Pages In Minutes Just Click and Print It... View Complete Sets... View Puzzle Makers... For All Teachers: Our Lessons and Worksheets...

Teacher Resources For Your Week Teaching Tip: Phonics, Reading, and Spelling Lessons One of the most difficult things to do as a teacher is to come up with fun lesson plans week after week. We had our staff put together a number of lesson plans that are sure to be fun for you. 1. Bubblegum Blends - This lesson will bring their attention to which consonants make up the blends within the new words they have been learning. 2. Clouds of Main Ideas - When it rains, it pours! 3. Cooperative Spelling - Students will have to be quick as they work together to figure out the correct spelling of any given word from their spelling list! 4. Fishing for Phonics - The game in the following lesson is a lot of fun and a long-time favorite with kids. 5. Jumping Syllables - The following activity is an excellent way to learn the concept of syllables, by helping students visualize the structure of words. 6. Lily Pad Letters - Incorporating game play with spelling words can make this lesson more exciting for students! Rhyming Word Relay - It's time to rhyme! 7. Sight Word Go Fish - Don't see any sight words? 8. Spelling Shadows - Tracing words has been proven to be an effective tool for memorization. 9. A Story in Sequence - Remembering the order in which events happen is a large part of any story. 10. When They Were Young - Have your students ever wondered why certain story characters act the way they do? Teachers become a Teach-nology member now! Save tons of time! This Week in History 1801: Thomas Jefferson is elected the third President of the United States. 1929: Sir Alexander Fleming discovers Penicillin.

Teacher Inspiration and Humor Inspiring Teacher Quote "Teachers are expected to reach unattainable goals with inadequate tools. The miracle is that at times they accomplish this impossible task." Haim G. Ginott Jokes You Can Tell in Class A woman walked into the elevator tossing her keys up in the air and catching them. After one too many tosses, she dropped the keys, and we watched as they disappeared into the crack between the open doors and the floor. I felt terrible for her. At least I did until she cried, "Oh no! Not again!"

What's Going on At Teach-nology.com Another 1000 Math Worksheets Are Here! As you can tell we have been focusing on building our math resources from huge to enormous. We added exactly 1026 new sheets. We felt that we really needed to provide teachers and homeschoolers with a single resource for all their needs. You now will find just about every major topic in our math worksheets area. If you find that we are missing anything, please let us know. If you have not seen our new 20,000+ page math library, make sure to visit. New Additions Here are the most recent sections we have published: - See Us On Facebook - Follow Us On Twitter - Graphic Organizers - Phonics - Rubrics - Spelling - States of America - Study Skills - Types of Writing - U.S. Constitution - Word Problems - World Leaders Online Teacher Poll Is phonics instruction the best way to teach a child to read? - Take this week's poll - View last week's poll Best of the Web Featured websites for teachers: - I Love That Teaching Idea! - Vocab Maker - Best Teacher Site Archives Other materials and resources on our web site: * Lesson plans * Printables * Rubrics * Teaching Themes * Teacher Tips * Teacher Tools * Teacher Worksheets About Weekly Teacher Tips This newsletter is brought to you by teach-nology.com, the online teacher resource center. Share This Newsletter If you know a teacher who may be interested in receiving this newsletter, please forward it. They can also be added to our newsletter at our home page.

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