11th Blog Birthday Bash

I can’t believe it, but I’ve been blogging now for 11 years! The following posts I’m linking to are ELEVEN of my top posts from the past 11 years.

If you’re new to This Reading Mama, some of these might be new. If you’re not-so-new, you may have forgotten about these, so enjoy…

Stay tuned for more birthday celebrations coming up this month! You can read more about them at the BOTTOM of this post.

 

Top 11 Posts from the Past 11 Years

I’m counting down from eleven to one…

11. Blends and Digraphs Chart – Up first {well, eleventh really} is our FREE Blends & Digraphs Chart. And if you aren’t sure what the difference between blends & digraphs is, there are links to free posters that help explain the difference in a multi-sensory way!

10. Preschool and Kindergarten Packs – These FREE Learning Packs for Preschool and Kindergarten were some of the first freebies I offered on my blog. They’re still very popular with young learners, too!

 

9. No Prep Hard and Soft C/G Pages – Our NO PREP Hard and Soft C/G Pages have been a big hit with readers. They are sample pages from the comprehensive pack from our shop, so if you’re looking for even more, I’d recommend snagging a copy!

 

8. Helping Struggling Readers – Struggling readers has been my heartbeat since DAY ONE of this blog. It was actually the first series I ever wrote about. This post, which has lots of resources for struggling readers, continues to be a big help for those that teach them.

7. Nonfiction Comprehension Helps – When I wrote this post about Non-Fiction Text Features and Text Structures, my blog blew up! I definitely wasn’t expecting it to resonate with readers as much as it did. It still continues to be a popular one today!

 

6. Free ABC Packs – My youngest was my busiest child BY FAR. As a toddler and young preschooler, she vied for my attention CONSTANTLY! These ABC Printable Packs seriously saved my sanity and taught her letters and sounds.

 

5. Phonics Assessment for K-3 Learners – Need a snapshot of your learner’s phonics skills. This FREE Phonics Assessment will do the trick! Update: I recently created a FREE Upper Grade Phonics Assessment, too.

4. Sight Word Sentence Cards – My sight word sentence cards are tied very closely to the next three posts as the most visited on the blog.

PLEASE NOTE though, that I do NOT endorse using these anymore. Although I am keeping them on the blog {for now}, I encourage you to use the updated cards, which have decodable sentences and feature both printable and digital cards. These can only be found in my shop!

 

3. Short Vowel Word Family Books – These FREE Word Family Books are from my full Learn to Read curriculum, which I recommend for beginning readers once they know how to sound out simple CVC words.

 

2. Spelling Folder – Our Spelling Folder for 1st-2nd grades was the first learning folder I made. It was so popular that I decided to make even more:

• Preschool Learning Folder
• Kindergarten Spelling Folder
• Elementary Spelling Folder {Grades 3-5}
• Writing Folders {for K-5}
• Math Folders {for K-5}

1. BOB Books Printables – Our BOB Books printables are BY FAR the most visited posts on the blog. In this series, you’ll find FREE printables for Set 1, Set 2, Set 3, Set 4, and Set 5. I also made printables for their Rhyming Words books.

 

There you have it…our Top 11 posts. I hope you’ve enjoyed exploring them as much as I enjoyed putting the post together.

Enjoy!
~Becky

 

 

More Upcoming Birthday Fun…

• February 8-9 Teachers Pay Teachers Sale
• February 10-14: $25 Coupon Code giveaway for my blog’s shop {11 winners}
• February 17-22: App Giveaways {11 winners}
• February 24-March 2: 35% Birthday SALE {my blog shop only}
• March 3: I’m planning a SURPRISE that I REALLY hope I can pull off. Details to come…