Education resources for parents and teachers
寻找让ter W activities for preschool? Take a peek at our week! (This post contains affiliate links.) My Three and I are nearing the end of our alphabet exploration, and I'm also nearing the end of my sixth pregnancy. Since these two events are occuring at the same time, we kept our activities to a minimum. With getting ready for Christmas, baking bread for the freezer, and buying Christmas ...Read More
I'm sharing yet another free printable for practice reading i-e words! These four-in-a-row reading games take the boring out of reading practice. Plus, they're quick to print and play! Print the game you'd like to play. I include four in the download: CVCe (i-e) words, such as ride and time CCVCe (blend or digraph + consonant + silent e) words, such as smile or write. Short i ...Read More
As part of our Community Helpers theme, I included a big collection of nonfiction books for kids. Today I'm sharing one for free! These books are super simple - making them great for preschoolers who are learning concepts of print. They're also excellent for older kids who are learning basic sight words. My Three doesn't know sight words yet, but he does know beginning sounds. We've been spending a lot ...Read More
If you have a new reader who loves to read about pirates, check out these easy pirate books for kids. You can download and print for free! Have you seen our giant collection of sight word books? I've been creating these books for almost three years now, and we're on set 34! Each set comes with four books that teach one or several new sight words. Today's set is a collection of pirate books ...Read More
Today I'm sharing a set of three free community helper emergent readers! It's time for another set of Color Me Readers! As part of our Community Helpers unit, I created eleven predictable books for preschoolers and kindergartners. These are great for teaching concepts of print and simple sight words. Today I'm sharing three of those books for free! I began by showing my Three the sight word that ...Read More
Looking for gifts for teachers? Here's what NOT to get... plus some gifts that teachers love. (This contains affiliate links.) Let me start by saying that teachers don't go into their profession for gifts or even a pat on the back. They're teachers because they care about kids, they love watching children learn, and they want to help your child accomplish great things. Teachers don't have ...Read More
These i-e games are easy to prepare and play! Recently I shared a simple printable that helped my Five learn to read i-e words. We built on that knowledge with these follow the path games. The download comes with three separate games. Print one, and get out a die and playing pieces. We like to use these transparent counters because they fit perfectly on the game board's circles. Simply take turns ...Read More
This quick, low prep activity helped my kindergartner master i-e words! After our success with our a-e fold and read cards, I knew we needed a set for the i-e words. This simple reading activity is one of my kindergartner's favorites. You will love how quick and low prep this is! Just print the pages front to back. Then cut out the individual words. Your child should read the short i word. (Sorry ...Read More
Today I'm sharing a community helpers activity featuring the pocket chart. (This post contains affiliate links.) After reading a gazillion books about community helpers, my Three and I have been doing some of the activities from my Community Helpers Theme pack. I love doing these pocket chart sentences with him, because he learns so much! Print goes from left to right. We leave spaces between words. We say one ...Read More
寻找家庭礼物吗?不管你budget, we've got you covered! (This post contains affiliate links.) Are you looking for a single gift that will make everyone happy? Here are some great family gift ideas! No matter your budget or the ages of the family you're buying for - you're sure to find a winning gift in this collection of 100 ideas. And to make it easy for you, I've done the ...Read More
