Education resources for parents and teachers
Grab these free games for ending blends! Have you seen my Roll-a-games? I've shared a ton of these no-prep games that are great for helping kids hear and identify sounds in words. You can download any of these sets for free: Roll a short vowel Roll a long vowel Roll a rhyme Roll a blend Roll a digraph Roll an ending sound Recently a reader requested a set of Roll-a-games for ending blends. What are ending blends, ... Read More
Here are some simple whole class vocabulary activities for your learners! (This post contains affiliate links.) Thanks for sticking with me for my vocabulary series! We've covered a lot of ground. So far, I've shared: 10 common mistakes to avoid when teaching vocabulary How to choose which vocabulary words to teach How to build vocabulary through read alouds How to teach vocabulary in the ... Read More
In today's post I'm sharing a lesson and free printable that will show you how to teach predicting with picture books. This post contains affiliate links. Have you been following along with the blog series I'm doing with This Reading Mama? We're sharing specific ways to teach reading comprehension strategies with picture books. Today I'm sharing a lesson about predicting. How to teach predicting with picture ... Read More
Are you ready to do focused vocabulary instruction but aren't quite sure where to start? Download these free journal pages and learn exactly how to use vocabulary journals! Today I'm giving away printable vocabulary journals that you can use in grades 1-5. Believe it or not, the journal is the same for each grade level. The only difference is that it's at a smaller, more compact size for children in the older ... Read More
Looking for another simple printable to build early reading and writing skills? Download this free activity - write the room with digraphs! I've been doing "write the room" activities with my kindergartner for a few months. But now that his reading skills have suddenly (and vastly) improved, he no longer finds these challenging. In fact, when we did my write the room for short u activity, he complained that ... Read More
Today I'm sharing a set of free cards to help young learners build letter knowledge and vocabulary. This post contains affiliate links. We have a very busy 2-year-old who is interested in many things. The biggies include playing with our marble run, listening to his favorite board books, doing simple crafts (and by that I mean dripping glue all over the page), and playing in the sandbox. One thing that ... Read More
Looking for a great method for introducing new vocabulary to kids in the intermediate grades? I've got you covered! This post contains affiliate links. Vocabulary. I don't know about you, but that word makes me feel guilty. Guilty about all the years I spent as a classroom teacher ... and didn't make time for focused vocabulary instruction. It just felt like an extra. After all, I was hyper-focused on ... Read More
Today I'll demonstrate how to use a picture book to teach the comprehension skill of activating prior knowledge. This post contains affiliate links. This Reading Mama and I are sharing a collaborative blog series all about teaching reading strategies with picture books. Whether you're doing a whole class read aloud, a small group guided reading lesson, or a reading conference one-on-one, you can use picture books ... Read More
Many of you have been asking for my final short vowel "write the room" printable. Here (at long last!) is the set for short u words. Just in case you're new to "write the room," here's how it works. Print small cards with the featured words and post them around your classroom or home. Give your learner(s) a recording sheet to record each word as it is found. Pretty simple! But there are so many possibilities. I ... Read More
Are you looking to amp up your vocabulary instruction for your K-2 learners? You're in the right spot! This post contains affiliate links. I don't know about you, but I sure get a headache when someone tells me that there's one more thing to jam into an already-packed school day. So I apologize in advance, because ... guess what? Today I want to talk to you about something that you need to jam into an ... Read More
