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Happy March friends!! I just love this month! Spring is getting closer each day and I am all about the warmer weather! One of my favorite resources for this month is my March Math and Literacy Centers and I wanted to give you a closer look. These March Centers includes 35 activities (21 Math and 14 Literacy) that are hands-on, interactive, engaging, and cover a wide variety of skills! Here is a closer look at a handful of my March Math and Literacy Centers : Beginning of a Rainbow In this center, students will match the picture on the cloud to the correct beginning sound letter on the pot of gold. The cloud will be at the end of the rainbow. Climb to the Ending Sound Students get to practice their ending sounds by matching the leprechaun with the letter to the picture with the correct ending sound. The leprechaun will be standing on top of the hat. Somewhere Over the Vowels Students will match the picture on the pot to the middle short vowel sound letter on the rainbow. The rainbow w...

Developing phonological awareness during the early stages of learning is incredibly important and there are times where some students pick it up easy and times where some students need some extra support in developing these skills. I love using different phonics activities with my students during small group. There are times where I can tell I was losing students attention because a lot of the activities seem to be too familiar and I needed something new. I wanted to think of a way to really draw my students in, get them fully engaged, and have fun while learning! I made 2 different Bingo games that focused on skills that my students needed. I made a bingo game that focused on beginning sounds and also a bingo game thats focuses on CVC words. That way I could use these games with some students who were struggling and with some students that needed more of a challenge. Now everyone has a game to play! We have been playing for a couple weeks and I have seen a huge improvement on identif...