Education resources for parents and teachers
Are you looking for books about insects and spiders for a preschool theme? You'll love the variety in this list! Did you know that I'm sharing themed books lists for preschool? I reserve giant stacks from the library and read the books with my two preschool boys, ages 3 and 4. These books are kid-tested! I'm sure you'll find some great books here to use with your next bug ... Read More
Looking for a game to help your child learn the sounds of beginning and ending digraphs? Today I'm sharing five of them! About a month ago I shared a giant set of Roll a Short Vowel games. Today I'm sharing five Roll a Digraph games! How to play 1. Grab a playing piece for each player and a die. Print the board you'd like to use. 2. Put all playing pieces on Start, and take turns rolling the ... Read More
It's time for more alphabet fun! This week we're sharing letter J activities for preschool. We kept our activities light this week, for a few reasons. The main reason is that spring has arrived! My little guy spent lots of time outdoors, and I spent hours cleaning out closets and swapping clothes for our five kids. I'm always glad to have that job done! Another reason we kept it light is because he's got letter J ... Read More
Looking for reading games you can make yourself? These are perfect if you're short on time! Recently I shared a printable list of CVC words that you can use when planning activity for your child or students. Today I'm sharing ten simple games and activities you can make yourself. Just plug in the words! Kids Activities Blog made a simple phonics flip book with a wirebound index card book. Playdough to Plato ... Read More
Do you ever find yourself stuck when you're trying to think of short vowel words for your beginning reader? I'm sharing a free printable CVC word list! (This post contains affiliate links.) Lately my Four's reading ability has taken a big leap. No more slooow sounding out of CVC words... he's got them down! At bedtime when we're waiting for my husband to finish our youngest son's Bible story, ... Read More
Is your child having trouble hearing the middle sound in CVC short vowel words? Try these free clip cards! My four-year-old is working on reading CVC words. Recently, it clicked! I created these CVC vowel clip cards to help him listen for the sound in the middle of the words. I figured the cards would be no problem at all, and was creating them more for your use than ours. I was surprised that these were a bit of a ... Read More
One thing all writers love is words. So I created a printable spelling dictionary so my children would have a special place to keep them. So... do you consider yourself a natural speller? How about your kids? It's true that the ability to spell comes easily to some kids and not so easily to others. I remember a first grade student who was a natural speller. At her parent teacher conference I asked which of her ... Read More
Today I'm excited to share my newest project: 15 easy-prep games to help your child or students master CVC words! Games for teaching CVC words How to play 1. Print the game you'd like to play. You can choose a game that features short short a, e, o, i, or u words. Or you can print a game that features a combination of short vowels. So many possibilities in this pack of 15 games! 2. Get a playing ... Read More
Whether you're going on a long trip or just running errands, these car games are perfect for helping your child get ready to read! Today I'm very excited to welcome Jodie of Growing Book by Book! Jodie is sharing a guest post while I do some behind-the-scenes blog work. Be sure to sign up for her newsletter so you don't miss any of her fabulous literacy activities. Here's Jodie... We are always ... Read More
This letters and sounds game is a fun and effective way to practice identifying the beginning sounds in words. Today I'm thrilled to welcome Danielle from Mom Inspired Life! She's sharing a guest post today while I catch up on some behind-the-scenes blog work. I encourage you to sign up for her newsletter so you don't miss any of her creative learning activities and printables! Here's Danielle... Lately, we have ... Read More
