Education resources for parents and teachers
My two and four-year-old have heard a lot of counting books the last few weeks! We've been working to find the best of the best - and these books have been perfect for reading alongside our preschool math curriculum. I hope you'll find new favorites in this list of counting books for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergartners. If you'd like to jump to a particular section of this list, just click on a link ... Read More
Teach your learners to identify ending sounds with these fun clip cards! My four-year-old does really well identifying the beginning sounds in words, but ending sounds are a bit trickier. My match the ending sound cards helped quite a bit, but I'll keep creating activities until this is easy for her. Today I'm sharing a set of free ending sound clip cards. I showed my daughter each card and ... Read More
Do 3rd to 5th grade teachers have time toread aloud to their students? Last week I talked about the importance of interactive read alouds with kids in the intermediate grades. One reader let me know that "this method of teaching is quite common and not something new." While I agree that discussing books with our students is nothing new (and I'm positive that some teachers do it often and well), I'm not sure about it ... Read More
Don't you love reading different versions of familiar tales? This book list is the second in a series of lists that share versions of favorite stories. The Three Billy Goats Gruff, by Stephen Carpenter The story itself isn't anything new, but the colorful illustrations drew us in. Preschoolers will enjoy the engaging (not scary) illustrations, making this a perfect read aloud for little ones. The Truth about ... Read More
This post will show you a fun way to build reading comprehension in grades 3, 4, and 5! When you think about teaching reading comprehension in the intermediate grades, what comes to mind? Worksheets? Graphic organizers? Reading comprehension passages? I've used all of the above when building reading comprehension, but today I'm sharing something simpler and, frankly, more fun. Picture books. Yes, picture books! ... Read More
Try this free ending sounds activity to build phonemic awareness! My four-year-old has come a long way in her pre-reading abilities. She's learned to rhyme, clap syllables, and isolate beginning sounds (using this set of 25 free games). But ending sounds are tougher. So I knew I needed to create an activity that would help her compare ending sounds in words. I printed the cards and grabbed some poker ... Read More
You'll love this free place value game for 2nd grade! A lot of my readers have been requesting activities for second grade and older. So this is the first in a series of second grade math games. The freebie comes with the following: A basic game board 24 task cards with problems featuring basic 10 blocks An answer key on a card A recording sheet to use with the game A "write the room" recording sheet You can use ... Read More
It's the year of the book list on The Measured Mom! If you haven't checked out the recent additions to my book lists, please check out the full page here. It's getting bigger all the time! Today I'm sharing some fun versions of the familiar tale, The Princess and the Pea. I chose only our favorites to include in this list. Believe Me, I Never Felt the Pea! by Nancy Loewen We loved this funny twist on the familiar ... Read More
This post contains affiliate links. When a parent approaches one of our librarians for books that his/her new reader can read, the librarian points the parent to the "Easy Reader" section. That poor parent is left to search through hundreds of books in all different series... I Can Read. Ready to Read. Hello Reader. Step into Reading. Brand New Readers. Ack! After ... Read More
I love exploring different versions of familiar fairy tales and folk tales. This book list is kicking off a series of book lists that share versions of favorite stories. Armadilly Chili, by Helen Ketteman This is a fun and clever Southwest version of the Little Red Hen. Miss Billie Armadilly wants her friends to help her make a pot of hot armadilly chili. But the tarantula, bluebird, and horned toad are too busy ... Read More
