Rachel Kelly

Teacher candidate at the University of Windsor

[Rachel Kelly @MsRachelKelly16]

This activity is a great versatile tool to introducing words to the students! It gets them thinking about what letters to use, the real world connection through the drawing, etc! This can be adapted to multiple purposes! @PJLanguageArts
https://t.co/cax5RlslSP

[Rachel Kelly @MsRachelKelly16]

Pirate Ships - Just like the game Battleship! This activity teaches students sight words. It can be used as an assessment tool, as well as a game for the students to engage in! This is a great way to get students learning while having fun! @PJLanguageArts

[Rachel Kelly @MsRachelKelly16]

This activity allows students to identify letters and words. Students are encouraged to use the clothes pins to spell out the word on the popsicle stick. This activity is a good tool to teach students spelling, verbal pronunciation, etc! @PJLanguageArts

[Rachel Kelly @MsRachelKelly16]

The Story Seeds Podcast: students, grades 1-8 are able to listen to different stories, or send in their own written prompt. This podcast can be used in a variety of ways, such as for read alouds or writing inspirations!
@PJLanguageArts
https://t.co/fGskUodlQA

[Rachel Kelly @MsRachelKelly16]

Secret sentence - This activity is a great way to have students work on their analytical skills. Students must use the first letter of every photo to identify the letter they need to piece together their secret sentence! @PJLanguageArts https://t.co/G31S2RgbOt

[Rachel Kelly @MsRachelKelly16]

Circle Round: this podcast is aimed for students, aged 4-10. This podcast is approximately 10-20 minutes each. Each podcast entails a story that has an underlying theme related to meaningful messages (i.e. morals). @PJLanguageArts
https://t.co/oqUylKTAUR

[Rachel Kelly @MsRachelKelly16]

Guess Who with a twist-this is a fun and educational way to get students engaged in sight words! This allows students to work on their identification of sight words, as well as their communication. What a great way to get students engaged @PJLanguageArts
https://t.co/L7xd75kreb

[Rachel Kelly @MsRachelKelly16]

CVC bingo: students roll the die and piece together the letters to find the CVC word on their card. This is a great introductory and sight game for students to learn CVC words. This activity can be adapted to multiple language aspects. @PJLanguageArts https://t.co/Ux83CA8ffl

[Rachel Kelly @MsRachelKelly16]

This podcast is a great educational resource for educators! It talks about different strategies that K-12 teachers can use while teaching reading, writing, and digital literacy! It has multiple episodes supporting a range of topics @PJLanguageArts
https://t.co/jvTgZGNCLb

[Rachel Kelly @MsRachelKelly16]

Another task box! This activity is an excellent source to educating students into comprehending ending sounds of words. Students must match the picture and the ending sounds together. This is a resourceful activity for students who are visual learners! @PJLanguageArts

[Rachel Kelly @MsRachelKelly16]

This task box is a great way to introduce letters to students. The goal is for students to form lower case and upper case letters using play dough; this is a great tactile and introductory activity for kids! @PJLanguageArts

[Rachel Kelly @MsRachelKelly16]

Syllable count - this task allows for students to learn how to identify syllables. Using pom poms, students will recognize how many syllables are in each picture. This activity is great for St.Patricks Day, and is a fantastic tactile and cross-curricular task! @PJLanguageArts

[Rachel Kelly @MsRachelKelly16]

This activity allows students to practice identification of sight words. Turning this lesson into a game enhances student engagement, as they are more likely to participate and be interested in the material at hand. @PJLanguageArts https://t.co/VC2ylUfcTq

[Rachel Kelly @MsRachelKelly16]

This activity teaches students the difference between upper case and lower case letters! Students will be able to identify the corresponding letters; what a great starter activity to introduce letters! @PJLanguageArts
Look at this... 👀
https://t.co/kEqs5zLWk7 via @pinterest

[Rachel Kelly @MsRachelKelly16]

Pop its - these are great sensory resources that can be adapted and used to teach students language arts. This can be versatile; it can be used to learn the alphabet, vowels, or possibly even spelling words (i.e. push down letters to spell the word)! @PJLanguageArts

[Rachel Kelly @MsRachelKelly16]

The Little Ladybug Shop has created a list of the top 10 books to use as reosurces to teach the students grammar! Follow the link to see what is suggested! These books can be elaborated on and turned into assignments too! https://t.co/ag6Lj3w2Lp @PJLanguageArts

[Rachel Kelly @MsRachelKelly16]

Magnetic letters are a fun and diverse way to teach and assess student knowledge. The letters are versatile; students can create different words, phrases, show nouns, and an endless amount of possibilities! @PJLanguageArts

[Lauren Addison (Milne) @Mrs_L_Addison]

I ❤️ our new magnetic letters for small group work. I found these ones on Amazon. They are perfect for little hands. So many opportunities for word manipulation, decoding, blending, etc. I ❤️ that the digraphs are included. @SoRclassroom @tldsb_literacy @LeslieFrostPS

[Rachel Kelly @MsRachelKelly16]

Grammar Jenga! This activity is a great educational game to get the students thinking and engaged! The goal of the game is to teach the students about proper nouns. However, this game can easily be adapted based on grade level and topic of choice! @PJLanguageArts

[Rachel Kelly @MsRachelKelly16]

This inquiry sheet can be used after reading with your class! These questions can be used for class discussion, journals, etc! These inquiries are great brainteasers to get the students engaged and analytical in their reading!
@PJLanguageArts

[Teacher2Teacher @teacher2teacher]

Asking questions is a skill – and it can be taught!

That's why T @sam_futrell1 gives learners a leg up with this "inquiry question cheat sheet:"

#TeacherPD #EduTwitter

[Rachel Kelly @MsRachelKelly16]

Introducing spelling - assign the students letters and see how many different words they can spell! This game can be used as an assessment tool, introductory or rhyming activity, etc. This shows the students, team work, socialization, and literacy skills!
@PJLanguageArts

[Christie Bishop @LadybugCJB]

@teacher2teacher When they get to be letters and spell words. Then we change letters to make rhyming words.