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Monday, September 19, 2011

Flashcard Friends

Do you have English learners who are still having a hard time getting their letter sounds down? I had one sweetie last year who I did flash cards with daily and she kept missing the same ones. When I asked her what the picture was on the m card, she said rat instead of mouse. On the q card she kept saying princess instead of queen. So those clues were no help at all! One day I realized she knew her classmates names better than many of the other kids did. BRAINSTORM!!! 

I quickly made these alterations to the flashcards:
Luckily I had a wide variety of names and could cover most of them. Now, she quickly learned the sound of M because of her dear friend Megan! Not only were the pictures more helpful but she was more engaged in practicing her flashcards!

I don't think I'll need this trick this year since most of my students are only missing a few sounds here and there (that darn short e is a tricky one) but I came across these cards and thought maybe someone else could use the tip. Worked like a charm for my sweetie. Isn't she a cutie?
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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 19, 2011 at 8:35 PM

    What a great idea. Thank you for sharing!

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  2. Patti WhiteSeptember 19, 2011 at 8:42 PM

    In honor of all of your GREAT ideas and your SUPER CUTE blog (I absolutely LOVE the owls!), I am bestowing upon you the Versatile Blogger Award. Please visit my blog to get the award pic, the rules, and pay this award forward to 15 other deserving bloggers such as yourself!

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  3. ChristieSeptember 19, 2011 at 11:28 PM

    Hey Jenn! Super cute idea! I just love using the kiddos pictures in activities!
    Christie :)
    First Grade Fever

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  4. Alessia AlbaneseSeptember 20, 2011 at 3:37 AM

    What a great idea! Thanks for sharing!

    ΡΌ Alessia
    Mrs. Albanese’s Kindergarten Class

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  5. jbalesSeptember 20, 2011 at 5:05 AM

    I love this idea. Half of my class are ELs. I will definitely use it. thanks for sharing.
    Julie

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  6. KristinSeptember 20, 2011 at 10:06 PM

    Love this!!! I like to use this same idea for ABC order, too.
    Thanks for coming over to my blog -- I am honored!!!!!!
    The font I used is called ABC Teacher from Fonts for Teachers. It's one of my all time favorites along with ABC Print. :) :) :) If you don't have that cd, I highly recommend it. Thanks again!
    A Teeny Tiny Teacher

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