Starting today Greyson is participating in a summer reading challenge. He is not competing against any other children – he is just challenging himself, to see how many books he can read between now and August 28th. I have shared many times how important I believe it is to read to your kids. You can see some of the statistics here, and tips on how
Reading Comprehension Worsheet
Have you ever wondered what your child’s reading comprehension is? Or maybe you’d like an additional activity for them after story time. This reading comprehension worksheet is a great way for kids to: Answer “WH” questions about books (who, what, where, when) Learn their “WH” sight words Practice their handwriting skills Improve their reading comprehension abilities. Whether it’s a 5-minute story, or you are
Blends Flashcards / Resource Cards
Once your student has mastered their individual letter sounds, it is time to introduce them to blends. With these adorable Blends flashcards that are kid friendly, educational, and interactive it will make it fun! What exactly are blends? Well, blends are often referred to as constant clusters. They are groups of two or three constants in words that make a distinct sound. Such as: BL, BR, CL, DR, GL, PR,
Sounding It Out – 52 FREE Activity Cards
Greyson has been working really hard at sounding out his words. He has all of his constants down, but still mixes up some of his vowels. I have been using a lot of different methods/games and activities to help him practice sounding out his three and four letter words. We have been playing a lot of Boggle Jr and Scrabble Jr. The Boggle Jr has
You get a book… you get a book… and you get a book!
I was channeling my inner Oprah with my post title, could you tell? Anyway – I wanted to stop in this afternoon and tell you guys about a new path I’ve started in my life. A few years back I started blogging as a hobby. Something I could do while Greyson was napping to feel like I was more than just a mother. Since then
How to read to a child that struggles with sitting still
Over the years I have heard a lot of mothers talk about how their children are “just not into books.” Their little ones have absolutely no interest in sitting down at 10:30 in the morning and listening to them read. Or maybe their children struggle with sitting still, the books are just not capturing their attention…so they don’t read. However, we know how important it
Read 20 minutes a day – Reader Favorite Books
Last week I wrote about how important it is to read books to our children for AT LEAST 20 minutes a day. I shared this little graphic that explains how reading can have a dramatic affect on our children’s academic lives! I asked the awesome people that are friends with me over on Facebook to tell me their children’s favorite books! I was thrilled
Free Book Plate Printables.
Hey everyone! I am stopping in today with another free download for all of you! I created these book plates after my baby shower when I was still pregnant for Greyson. I received a lot of books at my shower (yay!) and wanted to makes sure we never lost them. It is so easy. click the image below to download your sheet of book plates.