Education resources for parents and teachers
Check out our list of recommended books about arctic animals! I admit that our librarians often look at me a little strangely as I carry 40 books from the hold shelf to the checkout desk. But since I'm always on the hunt for the very best books for our themed book lists, we have to read them first! Save ... Read More
Try these simple reading games for ee words! Have you seen our growing collection of reading games? I've shared over fifty free printables for silent e words, in addition to short vowel games, r-controlled vowel games, and other phonics patterns. Today I'm sharing my first free printable for "ee" words. These games are a fun adaptation of traditional flash cards. Your child can ... Read More
Today I'm welcoming Katie, my talented blogging friend of Gift of Curiosity. Katie offers countless learning activities and printables for young children. My favorite are her science activities - she knows just how to challenge young children while making learning fun at the same time. Be sure to follow hop on over and follow Gift of Curiosity for learning ideas and free printables! Here's Katie... I’m Katie, and ... Read More
If you're looking for books for a penguin theme, you're in the right place! My Three and I have been reading many, many winter books. In fact, we've already shared a list of books about snow, snowman books, and winter animals. But we enjoyed the penguin books the most! Even if you're not doing a penguin unit, you should look for some of these favorites at your library. I think they'll become your favorites, ... Read More
These worksheets are a great tool to check your students' understanding of oo words! I've been putting together a variety of games and activities for simple phonics patterns. After working our way through the silent e words, we tackled "oo" words. We built words using Fruit Loops as the "oo." We played "Boo," a card game that features oo words. We played his favorite, Four-in-a-Row. After we do ... Read More
Roll and color games are a great way to reinforce basic math concepts. Get five freebies in this set! This week I'm sharing a set of five free games. My Four loved the variety in these games - and I loved seeing his math skills grow! Are you familiar with Roll & Color games? They're also called Roll & Cover, which is actually how we used these. You'll find five different ... Read More
It's time for another set of four in a row reading games! I've shared quite a few of these four in a row reading games along with my other phonics activities. That's because they're quick to print and play, and they provide a lot of practice in a short amount of time. Plus, my kindergartner loves them. He's one of those kids who are hard to please - so if he likes them, I think your child or students will ... Read More
Here's a simple card game for learning oo words! A vowel digraph consists of two vowels that, together, make one sound. My Five and I are currently working on "oo" words. Introducing... "Boo!" This game focuses on the sound oo as in moon. How to play This game was a good one for him - he had to really focus on the letters in the words. In the above photo, he ... Read More
Looking for snowman books to read during your winter theme? We've got a list of our favorites! My Three listened to hundreds of winter related books as we put together our winter theme pack. I think that the snowman books were his favorite! Here are our top picks. Have you seen our book list about snow? ... Read More
These winter pocket chart sentences are such a great activity for pre-readers! Ready to build concepts of print with your pre-reader? Just print the free words in the download at the end of this post. Then cut them out on the lines. I love my paper cutter (they don't sell it anymore, but it's similar to this one). I placed the words on a small table near the pocket chart. Then I told my Four the words ... Read More
