Teachers use the term – Magic E words – to describe long vowel words that have ‘Magic E’ at the end. The magic happens by changing the sound of the first vowel. For example, the word ‘can’ has a short ‘a.’ If we add the Magical E at the end the word changes to ‘cane.’ […]
Free Alphabet Cut and Paste, Write and Read
Today’s free alphabet cut and paste activity is 15 pages and covers all letters A-Z. There is cutting, pasting and writing to get those fine motor skills going, and lots of words to practice writing and reading! There is new vocabulary to learn, too, since some words are not generally used with very young children. […]
Free Alphabet Activity Books
We can never have too many fun letter resources and these alphabet activity books are a great way to help reinforce your child’s learning. What you’ll need Click on the following highlighted link to get your Alphabet Activity Books (A-E). They’ll be sent immediately to your downloads folder or other device equivalent. They come in […]
Editable Writing Mats
Using writing mats where there are words ready-to-go can help kids cut down their ‘trying to think of a word’ time and let them focus on how they’re putting the words together. And the best thing is there’s an editable mat, too, so the kids can choose what words they want included! Brilliant for kids […]
Word Family Rhyming Clip Cards
Since word families end with the same sound they’re basically rhyming words. These rhyming clip cards encourage children to think about sounds that are quite similar to decide if and how they’re different. When they decide which word does not rhyme with the others, it’s clipped! Being able to hear the sounds in words and […]
Compound Words Clip Cards
Understanding how compound words are broken down and built up helps kids grasp the importance of looking within a word for sound and meaning. Besides that, it’s fun, and each card in this set contains not just one, but two compound-type words. One is obvious, but the other is for the kids to discover! What […]
Ending Sounds Transportation Clip It Cards
Learning to separate out the beginning and ending sounds of words is one of those important bridging skills between knowing the alphabet (and its sounds) and starting to read. I hope your children enjoy these free transportation-themed clip it cards! Why practice ending sounds? It’s great to know the alphabet, but the alphabet alone doesn’t […]
Ant Life Cycle: First, Next, Then
Science is hugely fascinating for kids, but since I focus on math and literacy on the blog I need to find more ways to incorporate science into those two areas. So today we’re using the ant life cycle to focus on writing first, next, then, after that and finally! What you’ll need A copy of […]
Free April Fools’ Day Readers
These April Fools’ Day readers are great for adding some new vocabulary to your little one’s reading. Are there differences between a joke, a prank and a trick? Use these readers as a catalyst for discussion. April Fools’ Day readers Book 1: Contains words only, in dotted print so children can trace over each letter. […]
Digraphs: Wh- Words When You Only Have a Minute
I’ve been getting lots of requests to add the wh- digraph word wheel to our growing collection, so here it is! This printable is part of a large series of free activities focusing on learning math and literacy when your child only has a minute or two. Wh- Digraph: What you need Download the Wh- […]