When I saw this sight word linky it brought up such a great memory of a game that we played in second grade called Stinky Feet. Stinky Feet is a simple site word game. First, you write sight words written on cards shaped like feet. On some of the cards, you write ‘stinky feet’. Students […]


Look Where I Was Caught Reading
Tori from Tori’s Teacher Tips started a fun linky that I couldn’t resist. As a teacher in Wine Country, my students are lucky enough to see hot air balloons before school some mornings. As I drive to work, I like to count the hot air balloons. It always seems the more I see, the better […]


Prefix Packet
I think this Prefix Packet is my best so far. I made three separate games with 3 separate cards. In my classroom, I store my games in laminated manilla envelopes that have a cover page. This has everything needed for three games plus a pretest and post test and worksheets. I made each game a […]


Skippy Jon Jones
“What are you going to do with that in 5th grade?” my husband asked as I picked up a copy of a Skippyjon Jones book at Kohls. “They loved him in second grade. They’ll still love him in fifth. I’ll convince them to love him,” I said confidently. I’m not really sure that is true. […]


Syllable Packet
I’ve finished my second Super Star Skill Packet and I’m having my first give away. This packet has more than the compound word packet freebie. The packet contains a two page pretest and two page post test. All the tests have answer keys to make your life easier. There are three game variations. There are […]

