TRT Podcast #222: How to incorporate review into your phonics lessons - with Jessica Farmer We know that reviewing the material we've taught is one of the most important things we can do in any subject| The Measured Mom
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Here are 10 amazing All About Me back to school art projects perfect for getting to know your students in art class!| Art is Basic | Elementary Art Ideas
Help kids explore feelings in a fun, hands-on way with this Crayon Emotions Mini Folding Book! Perfect for teaching emotional awareness, early literacy, and fine motor skills through coloring and reading.| Simple Fun for Kids VIP
TRT Podcast #221: How to implement the science of reading with young learners – with Amie Burkholder What should K-2 teachers know about teaching phonemic awareness, phonics, handwriting, and more? Teacher and author Amie Burkholder gives us practical tips in this quick and powerful episode! Listen to the episode here Full episode transcript Learn more […] The post How to implement the science of reading with young learners – with Amie Burkholder appeared first on The Measured Mom.| The Measured Mom
TRT Podcast #220: A lively discussion about syntax, grammar, and punctuation - with Lyn Stone I take every opportunity I can to learn from Lyn Stone, so I was thrilled to sit down and "rapid fire"| The Measured Mom
1. Introduce your chid to the list. 2. Read all of the words to your child and tell them that they will be learning a new word every day (or every other day). 3. On day one, see if your child knows any of the words. If they do, put a sticker, a checkmark, or a smiley face to the left of the word (there is space for that)… 4... The post Kindergarten Sight Words and How We Taught Them at Home first appeared on Your Modern Family.| Your Modern Family
TRT Podcast #219: Thoughtfully meeting the needs of advanced readers - with Dr. Amanda Nickerson Advanced readers often get overlooked. Dr. Amanda Nickerson helps us understand how we can nurture these students and help them| The Measured Mom
TRT Podcast #218: What to say to your child’s teacher when your child is struggling with learning to read – with Michelle Henderson Are you concerned about your child’s lack of progress in learning to read? Michelle Henderson, reading specialist and parent coach, explains what rights you have and offers advice for gently (and firmly) addressing […] The post What to say to your child’s teacher when your child is struggling with learning to read – with Michelle Henderson appeared f...| The Measured Mom
TRT Podcast #217: "There's research for that!" - with Dr. Heidi Anne Mesmer & Dr. Katie Hilden What does it mean when we say that research supports a specific practice? And what DOES research say| The Measured Mom
Busy Binders are a great way to keep little minds active over summer break. Includes math, reading, life skills, Bible activities, and more!| Arrows & Applesauce
These beginning blend clip cards are a fantastic addition to literacy centers in kindergarten or first grade.| Fun Learning for Kids
Blast off into space-themed learning with this fun and educational Sun and Planets Word Search! Perfect for preschoolers and early elementary kids, this printable helps reinforce planet names while building vocabulary and observation skills. There's even a bonus for VIP members who want more variety!| Simple Fun for Kids
TRT Podcast #215: Anything but boring: The power of direct instruction with Dr. Zach Groshell Dr. Zach Groshell explains what direct instruction is and why it's so effective for student learning. He also shares specific classroom strategies| The Measured Mom
Fun and engaging differentiated draw and write worksheets with a fall theme. Ten different fall images in four different versions for all skill levels. Perfect for kids in K-2 to practice drawing and writing skills and following instructions.| Simple Fun for Kids VIP
If your students work on CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words, this ice cream-themed CVC word match-up will be a hit! It’s a playful, hands-on way to help young learners practice decoding simple words and matching them to corresponding pictures, all while building early reading confidence. This free printable is perfect for literacy centers, small groups, or independent... The post Summer Ice Cream CVC Word Match-Up Activity appeared first on Fun Learning for Kids.| Fun Learning for Kids
Math partner games are a great way to build collaboration in your classroom, and these fun ten frames Thanksgiving activities for kindergarten have multiple uses to get students working together. Read the full post: 5 Math Partner Games Using Ten Frames for Thanksgiving| Kool Kids Games
Looking for new kindergarten Thanksgiving activities? These turkey themed 3 part cards should be part of your November lesson plan to have students learning the number words 1 to 20! Read the full post: Turkey Number Words 1 to 20 (3 Part Cards)| Kool Kids Games
Using stories is an excellent way of introducing mathematical word problems for kindergarten, as they help students make sense of why anyone would care how many kites or flowers there are. These addition and subtraction worksheets for kindergarten are a great year round resource and the sheer variety of problems within 10 means there’s lots of opportunity to practice. Read the full post: Telling Fun Stories With Word Problems For Kindergarten| Kool Kids Games
TRT Podcast #214: How to use the MTSS framework to transform school reading achievement - with Dr. Sarah Brown & Dr. Stephanie Stollar Dr. Sarah Brown and Dr. Stephanie Stollar join me to talk about| The Measured Mom
TRT Podcast #213: The principal's role in using MTSS to improve reading outcomes - with Sharon Dunn Sharon Dunn, a former principal of a high-poverty school, shares the process that she and her staff used| The Measured Mom
Use these free printable Blend Word Search and Trace worksheets for kids to practice their phonics skills, blending sounds, and reading words with consonant blends! Blend Word Search and Trace Worksheets These search, find, and trace worksheets will give the kids a fun way to learn to read and spell words with blends. They are perfect for students... The post Blend Word Search and Trace Sheets for Reading Practice appeared first on Fun Learning for Kids.| Fun Learning for Kids
Use these free printable Fish Consonant Blend Find and Color sheets with your students to practice reading beginning and ending word blends. Fish Consonant Blend Find and Color Sheets This literacy activity will be a hit in your classroom this year! The cute, fish-themed worksheets will help students practice reading words with consonant blends. This hands-on phonics activity would... The post Fish Consonant Blend Find and Color Sheets appeared first on Fun Learning for Kids.| Fun Learning for Kids
Use these ocean fish CVC Word Find and Color Sheets to teach phonics skills in a hands-on way that is perfect for kindergarten literacy centers! Fish CVC Word Find and Color These summer CVC Find and Color Sheets are simple to use and benefit your kindergarten or first-grade students. If your students know the letter sounds very well, beginning reading instruction with CVC... The post Free Fish CVC Word Find and Color Sheets appeared first on Fun Learning for Kids.| Fun Learning for Kids
Learning about community helpers is always a favorite around here! These Community Helpers Emergent Reader Coloring Pages are perfect for preschoolers and kindergarteners to practice early reading skills while getting creative with crayons, markers, or colored pencils. From doctors to firefighters, kids will enjoy coloring familiar faces while learning what each helper does in our neighborhoods.| Simple Fun for Kids VIP
These Blend Word Worksheets give kindergarten and first grade students engaging practice with reading and writing words with consonant blends.| Fun Learning for Kids
Help your kids practice color recognition and fine motor skills with this fun and easy Crayon Color Match Cut and Paste Worksheet! Perfect for preschoolers and kindergarteners who love to cut, glue, and play with color. Just print and go — no prep required!| Simple Fun for Kids
These free printable Editable Read, Write, and Color Worksheets will give kids lots of practice with phonics skills and high frequency words. Editable Read, Write, and Color Worksheets Grab these editable worksheets for engaging practice with a variety of skills. Type in CVC words, words with digraphs, words with consonant blends, high frequency words, spelling words and much... The post Editable Read, Write, and Color Worksheets appeared first on Fun Learning for Kids.| Fun Learning for Kids
Simple no-prep find and count game! Find and count the cute crayon monsters in shades of green and yellow. Perfect I Spy game for kindergarteners and up.| Simple Fun for Kids
Simple no-prep find and count game! Find and count the cute crayon monsters in shades of green and yellow. Perfect I Spy game for kindergarteners and up.| Simple Fun for Kids VIP
Use these free printable flower find and color the blend sheets with your students to practice reading beginning and ending word blends. Flower Find and Color the Blend Mats This literacy activity will be a hit in your classroom this spring! The cute, flower-themed worksheets will help students with their recognition of consonant blends. Practice beginning and... The post Flower Find and Color the Blend Sheets appeared first on Fun Learning for Kids.| Fun Learning for Kids
Flower find and color the CVC word sheets give kids a fun way to practice reading CVC words while up and moving. They’re great for kindergarten literacy centers in the spring! Flower Find and Color the CVC Word Sheets These free printable flower find and color sheets are offered in color or black and white. Then, there are printable raindrop... The post Flower Find and Color the CVC Word Activity appeared first on Fun Learning for Kids.| Fun Learning for Kids
These beginning blends word sort worksheets are great fine motor practice as kindergarten and first graders cut and paste!| Fun Learning for Kids
Solve this simple logic puzzle with a spring theme. Cut out the images and glue them on the puzzle board without overlapping. Great simple spring activitiy for kindergarteners and first graders.| Simple Fun for Kids
TRT Podcast #204: Can we redeem the writing workshop approach? - with April Smith "Writing workshop" is almost a bad word in today's science of reading circles. It's true that many elements of the model need improvement,| The Measured Mom
Simple logic puzzle with a spring theme. Cut out the images and glue them on the puzzle board. The post Simple Spring Logic Puzzle Freebie appeared first on Simple Fun for Kids VIP.| Simple Fun for Kids VIP
Use these rainbow CVC word find and color sheets to give kids a fun way to learn to read CVC words while going on a CVC word hunt!| Fun Learning for Kids
Grab these Find and Color the CVC Words Worksheets to work on reading skills and phonemic awareness with kindergarten students. They’re great for literacy centers or extra practice in the classroom. Why Work on CVC Words? CVC stands for consonant-vowel-consonant. CVC words follow simple phonics rules, so that each letter makes its sound. When teaching... The post Short Vowel Find and Color CVC Words Worksheets appeared first on Fun Learning for Kids.| Fun Learning for Kids
These free printable CVC Words Read, Write, and Color Worksheets will give kids lots of practice blending and segmenting sounds in CVC words.| Fun Learning for Kids
Snowman find and color the CVC word sheets give kids a fun way to practice reading CVC words while up and moving. They're great for winter centers!| Fun Learning for Kids
Snowman beginning sound task cards are a fun way to introduce young learners to phonics skills like letter recognition, letter sounds and phoneme isolation. Why Beginning Sounds Are Important Understanding beginning sounds is essential in developing phonemic awareness, a foundational skill in early literacy. When kids learn to identify the initial sounds in words, they... The post Snowmen Beginning Sounds Task Cards appeared first on Fun Learning for Kids.| Fun Learning for Kids
These gingerbread boy beginning sound cards are a great resource for preschool and kindergarten students in December.| Fun Learning for Kids
Students will develop phonemic awareness using these gingerbread missing sounds task cards to practice adding phonemes to complete CVC words. Add them to your plans this holiday season! Finding the Missing Sound in CVC Words These free printable missing sound task cards are a simple way to practice adding phonemes to create CVC words in kindergarten. They are simple to prep... The post Gingerbread Missing Sound Cards to Practice CVC Words appeared first on Fun Learning for Kids.| Fun Learning for Kids
Grab this Gingerbread Find and Color the Letter Activity to work on letter recognition and uppercase and lowercase matching. It is perfect for alphabet centers this winter! Gingerbread Find and Color the Letter Sheets The fantastic thing about these free printable gingerbread find-and-color-the-letter pages is that they can be differentiated for students at various levels. They are offered on... The post Gingerbread Find and Color the Letter: Uppercase and Lowercase Matching appeared firs...| Fun Learning for Kids
Use these fall feed the turkey letters task cards to improve letter recognition and beginning letter sounds! They are perfect for your classroom alphabet centers! Grab these beginning sound task cards below. Feed the Turkey Letters Alphabet Task Cards The amazing thing about these free printable Feed the Turkey the Letters task cards is that they can be differentiated for... The post Feed the Turkey Beginning Sound Task Cards appeared first on Fun Learning for Kids.| Fun Learning for Kids
Grab these Turkey Find and Color the Letter sheets to work on letter recognition and uppercase-to-lowercase letter matching. They are perfect for alphabet centers this Thanksgiving! Turkey Find and Color the Letter The fantastic thing about these free printable find-and-color-the-letter pages is that they can be differentiated for students at various levels. These Turkey find and color alphabet pages... The post Turkey Find and Color the Letter Fall Worksheets appeared first on Fun Learni...| Fun Learning for Kids
These monster beginning sounds task cards are super simple to prep and give students lots of practice with letter recognition and letter sounds! Add them to your alphabet stations for fun and learning this school year. Silly Monster Beginning Sounds Task Cards Task cards are a fantastic addition to the classroom because they are super simple to... The post Silly Monster Beginning Sounds Task Cards appeared first on Fun Learning for Kids.| Fun Learning for Kids
Students will develop phonemic awareness while using these pumpkin missing sound cards to practice adding phonemes to complete CVC words. They’re simple to use and tons of fun! Pumpkin Missing Sound Cards Phonics Activity These free printable missing sounds task cards are a simple way to practice adding phonemes to create CVC words in kindergarten. They are simple to prep and... The post Pumpkin Missing Sound Cards for Fall appeared first on Fun Learning for Kids.| Fun Learning for Kids
Grab these free printable Pumpkin Find and Cover the Beginning Sound Mats for practice with letters and isolating beginning letter sounds. Pumpkin Find and Cover Beginning Sounds As kids learn more about letter recognition with lowercase and uppercase letters, they will also learn the sounds associated with them. This pumpkin letter sound activity is perfect for working... The post Pumpkin Find and Cover Beginning Sounds Alphabet Mats appeared first on Fun Learning for Kids.| Fun Learning for Kids
Use these fall feed the pumpkin letters task cards to work on letter recognition and beginning letter sounds! They are perfect for classroom alphabet centers! Feed the Pumpkin Letters Alphabet Task Cards The amazing thing about these free printable feed the pumpkin the letters task cards is that they can be differentiated for students at various levels. Plus, the... The post Feed the Pumpkin Letters Beginning Sound Cards appeared first on Fun Learning for Kids.| Fun Learning for Kids
These fall alphabet letter tracing task cards are a simple and engaging way for students to learn letter formation and practice writing letters during fall. Fall Letter Tracing Task Cards Teach pre-k and kindergarten students letter formation with this hands-on freebie! Students will get lots of practice tracing both uppercase and lowercase letters on each task card. Plus, each card... The post Fall Letter Tracing Task Cards for Kids appeared first on Fun Learning for Kids.| Fun Learning for Kids
These free printable letter tracing worksheets and activities will give kids lots of hands-on practice with letter formation and handwriting. Add them to literacy centers or writing centers for lots of fun and learning! Letter Tracing Printables and Worksheets Are you looking for engaging resources for letter formation practice? These letter tracing worksheets and printables... The post Free Letter Tracing Printables for Alphabet Letter Formation appeared first on Fun Learning for Kids.| Fun Learning for Kids
It's time for our year-end curriculum review of the homeschool resources we used for first, second, and fourth grade and our group subjects!| Arrows & Applesauce
Grab this free printable apple tree decomposing numbers mat to help kids practice decomposing numbers and part-part-whole while building number sense in the fall! Fall Decomposing Numbers Mat Math Activity This number sense activity is just what you need to get your students practicing their math skills. Add it to your math center for practice with counting, addition, number recognition, composing and decomposing numbers,... The post Apple Tree Decomposing Numbers Mat appeared first ...| Fun Learning for Kids
Are your students working hard on phonics skills? These printable phonics activities will make your literacy lessons a blast!| Fun Learning for Kids
These engaging back to school activities for kindergarten will help you get the year started on the right foot!| Mrs. Jump's Class
See my favorite syllable activities for preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten students in this post. Learning to count syllables is a vital skill and will help students with phonological awareness skills....| Pocket of Preschool
These phonemic awareness activities are sure to add lots of fun to your reading and phonics instruction in kindergarten and first grade.| Fun Learning for Kids
Craft activities are a fantastic way to engage children’s creativity and enhance their fine motor skills. If you’re looking for an exciting project that combines education and entertainment, we have just the thing for you! Whale and Shark Printable Crafts Materials Needed: Step 1: Gather the Materials and Set Up: Before you begin, make sure... The post Dive into Creativity: Printable Craft for Kids – Sharks and Whales Collage! first appeared on Royal Baloo. The post Dive into Creativi...| Royal Baloo
Are you ready to dive into a fun word adventure? Today, we’re heading to the sunny beach to explore some cool words and learn about a special kind of letter team called a “digraph.” Don’t worry if that sounds a little fancy—we’ll break it down and have a blast together! Add some more fun beach... The post Beach Digraph Sorting for Beginning Readers first appeared on Royal Baloo. The post Beach Digraph Sorting for Beginning Readers appeared first on Royal Baloo.| Royal Baloo
Are you ready to unleash your inner Picasso and create some super cool playdough art? Well, have I got a treat for you today! We’re going to talk about these awesome printable playdough mats that let you make your very own Picasso-style faces. Trust me, it’s going to be a blast! Picasso Playdough Mats So... The post Let’s Get Artsy with Playdough: Picasso-style Fun! first appeared on Royal Baloo. The post Let’s Get Artsy with Playdough: Picasso-style Fun! appeared first on Royal Baloo.| Royal Baloo
These free printable fish decomposing numbers mats to help kids practice decomposing numbers and part-part-whole while building number sense!| Fun Learning for Kids
These free printable blend missing sounds mats are great for hands-on practice with phonics skills and phonemic awareness.| Fun Learning for Kids
These free printable digraph missing sound mats are great for hands-on practice with phonics skills and phonemic awareness while learning digraphs.| Fun Learning for Kids
These printable blend words missing sound worksheets will give your students lots of practice with phonemic awareness and phonics skills.| Fun Learning for Kids
These printable digraph missing sound worksheets will give your students lots of practice with phonemic awareness and phonics skills.| Fun Learning for Kids
Grab these CVC Missing Sounds Task Cards to work on initial, medial, and last sounds in short vowel words in kindergarten.| Fun Learning for Kids
These summer Phoneme Segmentation Mats are a fun way to get kindergarten and first grade students engaged with literacy skills.| Fun Learning for Kids
These printable digraph sounds sort cut and paste worksheets will give students practice with digraphs while developing phonemic awareness.| Fun Learning for Kids
Students will develop phonemic awareness and phonics skills while using these ending blend missing sounds task cards to spell words with blends. Finding the Missing Sounds in Blend Words These free printable ending blend missing sounds task cards are a simple way to practice isolating phonemes, segmenting phonemes and spelling blend words in kindergarten and... The post Ending Blend Missing Sounds Cards appeared first on Fun Learning for Kids.| Fun Learning for Kids
Students will develop phonemic awareness and phonics skills while using these beginning blends missing sounds task cards to spell words with blends.| Fun Learning for Kids
Use these ladybug CVC clip cards to practice blending sounds and reading CVC words this spring! The hands-on approach adds fine motor practice too! Ladybug CVC Clip Cards CVC words are some of the first words students read and write in the elementary classroom. Mastering this phonics skill is important for kindergarten students. Using fun materials like clip cards will... The post Ladybug CVC Clip Cards for Spring appeared first on Fun Learning for Kids.| Fun Learning for Kids
Grab these free printable insect decomposing numbers mats to help kids practice decomposing numbers and part-part-whole while building number sense! Insect Decomposing Numbers Mat Math Activity This number sense activity is just what you need to get your students practicing their math skills. Add it to your math center for practice with counting, addition, number recognition, composing and decomposing numbers, one-to-one correspondence, and... The post Insect Decomposing Numbers Mat a...| Fun Learning for Kids
Grab these missing final sound CVC word mats free printable for hands-on practice with phonics skills & phonemic awareness.| Fun Learning for Kids
Grab these free printable flower phonics board games for fun practice with reading while developing fluency this spring.| Fun Learning for Kids
Choose from these fun and simple word search puzzles. The printables are no-prep, while the interactive versions can be solved right in your browser.| Simple Fun for Kids
This week we are celebrating diverse books with tons of freebies, skill builders and a giveaway! I’m featuring the book Double Bass Blues by Andrea J. Loney. This Caldecott Honor Award…| Literacy And Lattes
Phonemic awareness is the best predictor of early literacy success. But your school day is already full! How can you fit in one more thing and where do you even start? In this series, I’ll wa…| Literacy And Lattes
Teaching young students to add more descriptive language to their writing can be tricky! I recently picked up the book Allie All Along by Sarah Lynne Reul to use for social-emotional skills and re…| Literacy And Lattes
Using stories is an excellent way of introducing mathematical word problems for kindergarten, as they help students make sense of why anyone would care how many kites or flowers there are. These addition and subtraction worksheets for kindergarten are a great year round resource and the sheer variety of problems within 10 means there’s lots of opportunity to practice.| Kool Kids Games
Play this interactive robots word search right in your browser. Simple vocabulary for first and second graders but also fun for older kids.| Simple Fun for Kids