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  • [NEWS] Spelling 1 Warm-Ups are Published!

    We’re happy to announce our newest free word study warm-ups! The first spelling unit is complete. In this unit, your students will: Sort words based on orthographic patterns.Receive direct instruction/review on consonant digraphs, blends, and short vowels. Physically participate in identifying phonemes and graphemes.Build spelling fluency. The new spelling 1 unit is designed for on-level…

  • Spelling Warm-Ups (New Spiral Reviews)

    Spelling Warm-Ups (New Spiral Reviews)

    Our newest spiral warm-ups are finished and ready to publish. Your dashboard will soon show spiral reviews 1-5 in your Spelling warm-ups! Who will benefit from these spelling warm-ups? What spelling activities will students do in these spiral reviews? In this post you will: Preview the spelling spiral review activities.Discover prerequisite skills students need in these…

  • Spelling Warm-Ups with Taps and Claps

    Spelling Warm-Ups with Taps and Claps

    Spelling Warm-Ups Activity: Taps and ClapsIntegrate multi-modal learning easily with this challenging spelling warm-ups activity.Taps and Claps is a multi-modal spelling activity that boosts spelling and reading fluency. The spelling warm-ups in our Spelling 1 unit are the easiest way to have total active participation and multi-sensory spelling instruction!  Don’t believe me? Curious? Passionate about helping your…

  • Word Study Curriculum August Update

    Word Study Curriculum August Update

    Have you joined SpiralWarmUps recently and began exploring the knowledge base and product tutorials? These resources will help you understand the massive amount of warm-ups you have at your disposal and the numerous activities that your students will work through. In this post, you’ll get an update on on our annual upgrade and newest features in…

  • Phoneme-Grapheme Mapping

    Phoneme-Grapheme Mapping

    Phoneme-grapheme mapping is a research-based activity that helps early and transitional readers build word recognition skills. Phonemes are the sounds we hear in words. Graphemes are the letters that represent the sounds. This activity can be challenging for 3rd and 4th-grade students – even your strong readers! With a little bit of practice, it will…

  • Word Study is Almost Here!

    Word Study is Almost Here!

    That’s right. New Word Study warm-ups are almost here! We’re working on upgrades this summer, and the free NEW warm-ups will begin rolling out on August 1st, and we are so excited. You may still have questions, and so do we. This started as a collaboration between a handful of teachers back in 2016 and…

  • 8 Ways to Use Word Study to Support Reading Comprehension

    8 Ways to Use Word Study to Support Reading Comprehension

    Word study kills reading comprehension. Plain and simple. But there are ways to use word study to save reading comprehension…and that’s what I’m going to show you in this post. Plus there are a few teaching bonuses along the way! If you teach in upper elementary or middle school, you know you don’t have time…

  • Questions About Word Study Spiral Warm-Ups

    Questions About Word Study Spiral Warm-Ups

    Do you have questions about word study at spiralwarmups.com?  You’re not the only one. Over the last 3 weeks we’ve collected awesome feedback and questions about the free word study warm-ups here at spiralwarmups.com. This article will give a quick overview of the questions and answers so far. More details questions about word study warm-ups are in the…

  • Research-Based Word Study

    Research-Based Word Study

    How to drastically increase reading levels with word study! Did you know research-based word study is not just about spelling? Did you know word study is not just for primary grades? Are you prepared to use word study to transform your students’ reading level growth and reading comprehension growth using daily spiral review? Yes, word study can do that! In…

  • 5 Reasons Your Students Need Daily Word Study

    5 Reasons Your Students Need Daily Word Study

    Why do I need to teach word study? That’s a fair question that many reading and writing teachers ask – even in upper elementary grades. Here are five reasons your students need daily word study, and a simple, free solution to make word study easier to teach! Word study is a teaching activity that can…