A World of Easy Ways to Make Learning Fun
Getting in writing practice is often difficult because forming letters is really hard (read: frustrating)! It's much easier to sneak in fine motor practice and letter formation in other ways, and then when kids need to write, they'll be able to. I stole this yarn and … [Read more...]
Word families are one of the easiest ways to help beginning readers learn to decipher words by their parts. If you have a beginning reader at home, encourage him or her to learn about word families with this word family bingo game. It's free to print and fun to … [Read more...]
Word families are an excellent teaching tool - a Kindergarten teacher once told me this was the most used and most effective tool for teaching reading! Especially when you are dealing with 4 or 5 year olds, word families seem to make the most sense for pre-readers starting … [Read more...]
Here's a simple activity that can help with early reading skills & word recognition: Using some post-it notes and a marker, ask your child to name a body part. Say he chooses "nose", write the word on a post it and let him stick it on. Body parts are fun to start with … [Read more...]
I think it really helps preschoolers to understand time. Don’t you always want to know what time it is? That’s because you like to feel in control of your time. Preschoolers want to know how much longer they will have to sit still, how long until snack time, and what they are going to do [...]
Book descriptions clockwise from top left. 1.My Best Friend by Pat Hutchins A little girl invites a talented friend to a sleepover. When the … [Read More...]
Learn all about weather with these fun activities and books just for preschoolers. Make it rain in a jar, paint some puffy clouds, craft a sunny sun catcher, and more.
The Kids 1st Shape Puzzle App is a collection of 16 educational puzzles. Puzzles include the English alphabet, safari, musical instrument, and farm, transportation and number themes. The most unique … [Read More...]
It's well established that phonics are essential for reading instruction, but there are many phonics programs available, so how do you choose? Our family has been extremely … [Read More...]
Teaching children to enjoy reading is a challenge for which there is no foolproof method, as indicated by the less than ideal reading levels among our nation's youth. For example testing shows that … [Read More...]