Spelling - Tammys Teaching Tools https://tammysteachingtools.com Tammy's Teaching Tools to Make Learning Fun Sun, 19 Feb 2023 22:53:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://tammysteachingtools.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-Tammy-Toolbox-Favicon-3-32x32.png Spelling - Tammys Teaching Tools https://tammysteachingtools.com 32 32 The 1-1-1 Doubling Spelling Rule – Teach it Like a Pro! https://tammysteachingtools.com/1-1-1-doubling-spelling-rule/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=1-1-1-doubling-spelling-rule Sun, 19 Feb 2023 22:53:49 +0000 https://tammysteachingtools.com/?p=6550 The 1-1-1 Doubling Spelling Rule – Teach it Like a Pro! If you’re a teacher, you know that getting your students to understand the 1-1-doubling spelling rule can be like trying to herd cats! But learning this essential rule helps young writers spell challenging words correctly, increasing both their accuracy and confidence. Luckily, there is an easy way for teachers to facilitate this process and help students build mastery of the 1-1-doubling spelling rule – […]

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]]> Making the Y to I Spelling Rule Fun with 3 Easy Activities https://tammysteachingtools.com/making-the-y-to-i-spelling-rule-fun/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-the-y-to-i-spelling-rule-fun Sat, 04 Feb 2023 18:31:06 +0000 https://tammysteachingtools.com/?p=6117 Making the y to i Spelling Rule Fun with 3 Easy Activities When it comes to teaching kids about adding suffixes, the dreaded “y-to-i” rule can be a tricky one. You know the one — when you add -ed, -ing, -er, or other suffixes to words that end in “y,” you need to change the “y” to an “i.” For example, try + ed = tried. But how do you get your students excited about […]

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]]> Don’t Drop the e Just Yet! 7 Essential Teaching Tips https://tammysteachingtools.com/dont-drop-the-e-just-yet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dont-drop-the-e-just-yet Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:23:44 +0000 https://tammysteachingtools.com/?p=6082 Do I drop the e or not? When adding suffixes, it can be difficult to remember when to drop the e at the end of a word. This is especially true for teachers trying to help their students learn the correct spelling of words. In this blog post, we will explore some of the most common rules for dropping or keeping the final e when adding a suffix to a word. Read on to learn […]

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]]> The Silent E Rule – How to Teach it to Struggling Readers https://tammysteachingtools.com/the-silent-e-rule-strategy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-silent-e-rule-strategy Tue, 24 May 2022 00:44:58 +0000 https://tammysteachingtools.com/?p=5534 The Silent E Rule – How to Teach it to Struggling Readers Ready for a fun fact? The letter e is the most common letter in the English language! It appears in about 20% of all words. But what does the letter e do? What jobs does it have? Let’s take a look! The letter e has a lot of jobs? It’s true! For example, it can be a vowel or a consonant. It can […]

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]]> The BEST Way to Teach Sight Words https://tammysteachingtools.com/the-best-way-to-teach-sight-words/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-best-way-to-teach-sight-words Sun, 13 Feb 2022 21:51:11 +0000 https://tammysteachingtools.com/?p=5061 The BEST Way to Teach Sight Words When I was googling “How to teach sight words to struggling readers,” I was sitting in my classroom after a hard day with my hand in a package of chocolate. I was overwhelmed by the reading challenges in my classroom and realized one of the most foundational needs my students have is reading sight words! How the heck am I going to tackle this? It’s going to be […]

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