Education resources for parents and teachers
Finding the main idea isn't always the most fun skill to practice - but your students will love the engaging main idea passages on this set of free task cards! We want our readers to be able to understand the "big idea" from a text. What do they need to remember? What is essential and what is nonessential? The file comes with 24 task cards. Each card has an engaging passage about a ... Read More
Looking for books to read aloud to your learners on Valentine's Day? I've put together a list of our favorites just for you! ... Read More
For weeks, my two youngest kids were treated to a variety of Cinderella versions. We discovered quite a few new favorites (and, admittedly, a few we didn't care for). Read on to find the best Cinderella versions to read aloud! 24 Cinderella Versions ... Read More
Disclosure: This blog post is sponsored by Just Right Reader. All opinions are my own. I only promote products I know and love! Are you looking for decodable books to fill your classroom library? You can't go wrong with Just Right Reader! When Just Right Reader asked to sponsor this blog post, I jumped at the chance. That's because their giant collection of over 300 books is one every primary teacher and ... Read More
Looking for the best order for teaching multiplication facts? You're in the right place! Why not teach the facts in order from 0-12? We're going for understanding, not just memorization. It makes sense to choose a particular order, because that will let us start with the simpler facts first and help our students build on the knowledge they already have as they learn each new set of ... Read More
This post is sponsored by Just Right Reader. All opinions are my own. I only promote products I know and love! Let's start the new school year off right! Did you know? Decoding is the literacy skill that slides most over the summer. Use Just Right Reader decodable books to reactivate decoding skills and give your students a reading boost! You can't go wrong with Just Right Reader's Back to School ... Read More
This post is sponsored by Just Right Reader. All opinions are my own. I only promote products I know and love! Looking for a way to eliminate summer slide ... and accelerate reading achievement in summer school and at home? You can't go wrong with Just Right Reader's Summer Take-Home Decodable Packs! We're all too familiar with the summer slide ... and decoding is the literacy skill that slides most of all. But ... Read More
Try this fun game to teach and review capitalization rules in first, second, and third grade. I've noticed that my first grader brings home a lot of work with incorrect capitalization. I had a suspicion that this was just laziness on his part (after all, this is my child who thinks that running down to the basement to get something for me is "too hard"), but I also thought it would be good to review the ... Read More
Looking for a printable that will help build your young learners' number sense? These clip cards are just the thing! Each clip card features a ten frame with 0-10 objects inside it. Your learner's job is to figure out how many more objects would bring us to 10 total. Sometimes, your learner will need to count each empty space to get the answer. Other times, your learner will be able ... Read More
Looking for something to help learners distinguish beginning sounds? Try this free phonemic awareness activity! A reader asked for a set of clip cards to help her students distinguish beginning sounds. She asked for a set of pictures - three of which start with the same sound, and one that doesn't. In answer to her request, I created this phonemic awareness activity. The clip cards come in two ... Read More
