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Learn MoreKeep those Silly Bull parts handy heading into the Review Words drill. When a student misses a word, you can ask them to “check the head” (or body or tail), or have them point to and tell you what each of the head, body and tail parts say. If they … Continue reading >
The Silly Bull Syllable Kit contains a set of picture cards and corresponding syllable type name card for each of the syllable types (closed, open, silent-e, vowel team, r-controlled and consonant-le). Here are some of the ways you can use these cards to help your student learn and use the … Continue reading >
Silly Bulls provide a visual representation of how syllables are segmented into beginning, vowel and ending sounds. By using the Silly Bulls throughout the entire lesson, students can begin to understand that they are taking apart and putting back together the same parts for recognition and naming, blending, sounding out and spelling. For … Continue reading >
It is important for students to understand how syllables are segmented into beginning, vowel and ending sounds. They need to know how to take them apart for reading, and put them together for spelling. We show students what this looks like in the blending drill by having the sounds on separate cards. But do … Continue reading >
Instead of reading a story off a sheet of paper or out of a book, let your student actually pick up each sentence as they read it by creating “story sticks.” Take each sentence and print it on an address label. Then stick each label to a wooden craft stick. … Continue reading >
Here’s an exercise I like to do with my students that helps to 1) reinforce letter recognition and naming 2) drill articulating letters in the order they appear (sequencing) 3) work on tracking and the ability to look ahead while keeping their place (like when they need to look ahead to the … Continue reading >
