Activities

Arts Projects

• Letter Art https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10101170262521971&set=gm.294313907644861&type=3
  • All Uppercase Letters http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/letter-of-the-week/uppercase
  • All Lowercase Letters http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/letter-of-the-week/lowercase
• Blending with cups https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8be1Uzq82UveWJJaDR0TXBUQ

Work Sheets

• Handwriting - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8be1Uzq82UvYzNTNW5JMF9vX0E
• Alphabet Chart (with animals) - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8be1Uzq82UvZ2xraVQwOWlSYms
• Phonics Worksheets (each letter) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8be1Uzq82UvMm1oaDZLcG1OZnc
• Blends (i.e. "St" or "Br")
  • Worksheet ONLY - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8be1Uzq82UvNWVUN2loQml6WUE
  • Full Blends Domino Game - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8be1Uzq82UvWmp1aHRPbHpXdE0
• Blending Dice Activity (dice required) - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8be1Uzq82UvemFPc2VtNDBWM3M
• Read and Illustrate - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8be1Uzq82UvdHlOWGF3c0dtdW8
  • These words work great for Phonemic Segmentation (learn more)
• Bingo Dabber Letters (say name/sound with every dab) - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8be1Uzq82UvRVV2aWtMS29TMXc
• Read & Reveal (assembly required) - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8be1Uzq82UvOXh6ck41c2lKU3c
• Sight Words (these are words students should recognize without sounding out)
  • Color by word - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8be1Uzq82UvSWo0VXQ2U3RtRWc
  • Simple sentences with sight words: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8be1Uzq82Uva1BzTzFJeGMxZGs
  • Bingo dabber sight words: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8be1Uzq82UvbjM5T0ozYktEV2s
  • Sight Word Dip and Dot (paint): https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8be1Uzq82UvclIxY3ZYbm1DdVE
  • Sight Word Practice Sheets: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8be1Uzq82Uvd0FZQXV2aGJESGs
  • Sight Word Handwriting Sheets: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8be1Uzq82UvNWNUV0RVekNVUWc
  • Sight Word Trace It, Write It, Build It, Find It, Use It: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8be1Uzq82UvX2t2RVkwb1RESXM
  • Sight Word Sentences: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8be1Uzq82Uvc2NtV2FmcTRSdGs
  • Sight Word Sentences 2: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8be1Uzq82UvVllwNDhIakJySE0
  • General sight word activities: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8be1Uzq82UvVTFILU05ZXhKaFE
  • A compilation of sight word activities: https://www.pinterest.com/dcaste01/sight-words/

Miscellaneous

• Pinterest Board of Phonics Activities https://www.pinterest.com/dcaste01/phonics/
• K - 3 Teacher Resources http://www.k-3teacherresources.com/
• FCRR (great resources, but assembly required) http://www.fcrr.org/resources/resources_sca.html
• Websites with alphabet songs
  • Dr. Jean Alphardy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTeUONxZYAs
  • Dr. Jean Phonercise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxrUgwVbqoM
  • Old McDonald Had Some Vowels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEbaEXf6BqM
  • Jolly Songs A-Z Alphabet Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei0iFs5uF6w
  • Vowel Bat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2hXa8dbK3o
• ABC Puzzles (example)

Recommended Reading about Refugees:

1. Mama's Nightingale by Edwidge Danticat

2. How I Learned Geography by Uti Shulevitz

3. Journey Home by Lawrence McKay

4. My Name is Yoon by Helen Recorvitis

5. Four Feet, Two Sandals by Karen Lynn Williams

6. Golden Domes and Silver Lantern by Hena Kinaz

7. The Lost and Found Cat

8. There is also a list in this link: https://elpl.bibliocommons.com/…/835652527_refugee_books_fo…

Arizona Department of Education:

The videos on the bottom of the page are available in 6 languages. The videos give families basic information on K-12 AZ public schools. I work in the English Language Acquisition department of a K-12 educational organization, if any of your families have questions about the public school system please feel free to send me a message: http://www.azed.gov/oelas/refugee/