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By Tess the Krafty Teacher
Long Vowel Teams are so tricky for students to spell! This first grade phonics unit has loads of practice to help students master spelling and reading long vowel teams. It includes instruction and practice on long a vowel teams of ai and ay, long e
Subjects:
Reading, Phonics
Grades:
1st
Types:
Unit Plans, Printables, Lesson
CCSS:
RF.1.2, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2d, RF.1.3, RF.1.3b
$10.00
Digital Download PDF (19.05 MB)
By Tess the Krafty Teacher
Syllable Types and learning to divide syllables will help students be more fluent readers and more accurate spellers! This bundle of my two syllable resources allows you to teach syllable types and division with lots of practice pages!Explicitly
Subjects:
Spelling, Reading Strategies, Phonics
Grades:
1st, 2nd, 3rd
Types:
Worksheets, Activities, Posters
$8.00
$6.00
Bundle
By Tess the Krafty Teacher
R controlled vowels and syllables or Bossy R vowels are so important for reading. Direct explicit instruction in reading and spelling of these is crucial for your first graders to become independent fluent readers and writers.This VR Bossy R phonics
Subjects:
Reading, Phonics
Grades:
1st
Types:
Unit Plans, Printables, Lesson
CCSS:
RF.1.2, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2d, RF.1.3, RF.1.3b
$9.00
Digital Download PDF (16.27 MB)
By Tess the Krafty Teacher
Silent E is Magic! It has six different jobs at the end of a word. But the most common is making the vowel say it's long sound or name.This CVCE Magic E phonics unit has everything you need to teach kindergarten or first graders to decode and spell
Subjects:
Reading, Phonics
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st
Types:
Unit Plans, Printables, Lesson
CCSS:
RF.1.2, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2d, RF.1.3, RF.1.3a, RF.1.3b
$10.00
Digital Download PDF (18.94 MB)
By Tess the Krafty Teacher
Did you know that the brain doesn't store whole words visually? A whole process actually happens in the brain called orthographic mapping. This process allows us to decode and recall words.Young learners need support and practice word mapping to
Subjects:
Reading, Reading Strategies, Phonics
Grades:
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st
Types:
Activities, Printables, Centers
CCSS:
RF.K.1b, RF.K.2, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3b, RF.K.3c
$5.00
Digital Download PDF (27.65 MB)
By Tess the Krafty Teacher
Engage your Pre-K and Kindergarten learners in a journey towards mastering their letters with Alphabet Arcs! Designed to captivate young minds, this comprehensive set offers a versatile approach to letter recognition and intervention strategies,
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Phonics
Grades:
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st
Types:
Printables, Centers
CCSS:
RF.K.1d, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3b
$3.50
1
Digital Download PDF (4.12 MB)
By Tess the Krafty Teacher
Are you looking for a quick and simple way for students to practice decoding and reading words with accuracy, fluency, and speed? These decoding words activities - phonics fluency decoding drills are just what you need to assist your students with
Subjects:
Reading, Early Intervention, Phonics
Grades:
2nd, 3rd
Types:
Worksheets, Homework, Printables
CCSS:
RF.1.2b, RF.1.3, RF.1.3b, RF.1.3c, RF.1.3e, RF.1.3f, RF.1.4, RF.2.3a, RF.2.3b, RF.2.3c, RF.2.4
$3.50
Digital Download PDF (0.41 MB)
By Tess the Krafty Teacher
Do you want to know precisely where students are phonics wise? As a reading interventionist, I always need to know where my students are performing. I have to know where to start and prove how much progress we have made. I created these phonics
Subjects:
Spelling, Reading Strategies, Phonics
Grades:
1st, 2nd, 3rd
Types:
Assessment, Printables, Classroom Forms
$10.00
$6.50
1
Bundle
By Tess the Krafty Teacher
Explicitly teaching students how to visually see different syllables and decode multisyllabic words is one of the keys to transitioning to fluently reading grade level text in second and third grade.This resource will help you teach your students
Subjects:
Reading, Spelling, Phonics
Grades:
2nd, 3rd
Types:
Activities, Centers
CCSS:
RF.1.2, RF.1.2a, RF.1.3b, RF.1.3c, RF.1.3d, RF.1.3e, RF.2.3, RF.2.3a, RF.2.3b, RF.2.3c
$4.00
1
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By Tess the Krafty Teacher
Explicit teaching of consonant blends and digraphs can catch struggling students and keep or get them on the path to proficiency. Blending is important but blends two letters that are together and the sounds blend together especially when students
Subjects:
Reading, Phonics
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st
Types:
Unit Plans, Printables, Lesson
CCSS:
RF.1.2, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2d, RF.1.3, RF.1.3a, RF.1.3b
$12.00
Digital Download PDF (41.08 MB)
By Tess the Krafty Teacher
Consonant LE syllables are a second grade staple. Easy to teach to read but sometimes tricky to spell. Have your students practice independently with this BAM game.Place all the cards face down. Students should take turns drawing a card. If the
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Spelling, Phonics
Grades:
2nd, 3rd
Types:
Activities, Games, Centers
$3.00
Digital Download PDF (0.41 MB)
By Tess the Krafty Teacher
Use a Science of Reading approach to your first grade phonics! Using the best brain research I have done all of the work for you for your phonics block! When completed this bundle will include 8 units and a few bonus interventions to teach your
Subjects:
Reading, Spelling, Phonics
Grades:
1st
Types:
Unit Plans, Printables, Centers
$67.50
$50.00
1
Bundle
By Tess the Krafty Teacher
Open syllables were the last type that I learned and the ones that my students struggle with the most! And they are usually the most common spelling of the long vowels!This open and closed syllable phonics unit has everything you need to teach first
Subjects:
Reading, Phonics
Grades:
1st
Types:
Unit Plans, Printables, Lesson
CCSS:
RF.1.2b, RF.1.3, RF.1.3b, RF.1.3c, RF.1.3e, RF.1.3f, RF.1.4, RF.2.3a, RF.2.3b, RF.2.3c, RF.2.4
$8.50
Digital Download PDF (16.88 MB)
By Tess the Krafty Teacher
Did you know that closed syllables (short vowels) make up almost 50% of all syllables in English? So it is crucial that students learn these to read and that all starts with CVC words!This CVC short vowel phonics unit has everything you need to
Subjects:
Reading, Phonics
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st
Types:
Unit Plans, Printables, Lesson
CCSS:
RF.1.2b, RF.1.3, RF.1.3b, RF.1.3c, RF.1.3e, RF.1.3f, RF.1.4, RF.2.3a, RF.2.3b, RF.2.3c, RF.2.4
$15.00
Digital Download PDF (30.86 MB)
By Tess the Krafty Teacher
Making the switch to Science of Reading based Heart Word instruction for sight words? YAY! Need a heart words parent letter to explain the change? That's exactly why I created this resource! This Parent letter will let all of your students'
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Spelling, Phonics
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd
Types:
Printables, For Parents
$3.00
1
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By Tess the Krafty Teacher
These quick, fun, low-prep, Mother's Day and Father's Day Card writing activities will be sure to become a treasured keepsake.It is inclusive with:momgrandmaauntspecial ladydadgrandmaunclespecial guyto cover ALL the options!Questions that 1st, 2nd,
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd
Types:
Activities, Printables, For Parents
$6.00
$4.50
1
Bundle
By Tess the Krafty Teacher
Encourage independent reading with these printable decodables! Passage and Book options! Decodable readers are essential for Kindergarten and First Graders who are mastering the sounds of English to learn to read. A Decodable reader is a controlled
Subjects:
Reading, Reading Strategies, Phonics
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st
Types:
Guided Reading Books, Printables, Centers
CCSS:
RF.K.1, RF.K.1c, RF.K.3, RF.K.3c, RF.K.3d, RF.K.4, RF.1.1, RF.1.2b, RF.1.3, RF.1.3b, RF.1.4b
$10.00
Digital Download PDF (11.88 MB)
By Tess the Krafty Teacher
One of my students' favorite centers is 4 in a row! They love these phonics games for Kindergarten and First grade.This resource has a variety of Science of Reading based phonics skills.The phonics skills covered are:CVC wordsDigraphs and BlendsFLSZ
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Spelling, Phonics
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st
Types:
Activities, Games, Centers
CCSS:
RF.1.2a, RF.1.2b, RF.1.3, RF.1.3a, RF.1.3b, RF.1.3c, RF.1.3f
$4.75
14
Digital Download PDF (1.13 MB)
By Tess the Krafty Teacher
Having a Science of Reading based K-2 Phonics Scope and Sequence is a powerful tool to help teachers provide systematic, explicit, direct instruction in phonics. This scope and sequence is based on the latest scientific research on how children
Subjects:
Reading, Reading Strategies, Phonics
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd
Types:
Printables, Classroom Forms, Professional Development
CCSS:
RF.1.2a, RF.1.3, RF.1.3c, RF.2.3a, RF.2.3b, RF.2.3c
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55
Digital Download PDF (0.34 MB)
By Tess the Krafty Teacher
Are you looking for a quick and simple way for students to practice decoding sentences and reading specific phonics patterns with accuracy, fluency, and speed? These phonics fluency decoding drills are just what you need to assist your students with
Subjects:
Reading Strategies, Early Intervention, Phonics
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Types:
Homework, Printables, Centers
CCSS:
RF.K.2, RF.K.3, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3b, RF.1.2, RF.1.2a, RF.1.2b, RF.1.3, RF.1.3a, RF.1.3b, RF.1.3c...
$16.50
$12.00
11
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I am a Reading Specialist/Lit Coach! Reading is my passion!

MY TEACHING STYLE

I LOVE teaching Reading!!!! I teach most of my Science and Social Studies through reading. I love Guided Reading and teaching phonics and word work! I also love utilizing technology in the classroom. I am an e-MINTS certified teacher which is using technology to enhance learning.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Teacher of the Year 20-21 District Award for utilizing technology in the classroom. STEAM award recipient for District. Innovation Grant Award Winner MSTA Grant Award Winner for Science of Reading

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Northwest Missouri State in Maryville, Missouri for general education. Southern Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri for degree program. Graduated May, 2001 Masters in Literacy American College of Education 2018

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Mom to 3 kids, Kaden, Blake, and Ava. Check out my blog - kraftyteacher.com