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Dr. Seuss Word Family Hats

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Teaching reading and spelling via word families has always been a favorite teaching tool for me. That’s why these Dr. Seuss word family hats from The Pleasantest Thing excited me so much. With her permission, I created a free printable pack for both short and long vowels that you can download! {Click on the teal download button towards the end…
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Learning the Alphabet- Letter G Printable Pack

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Today, I’m sharing the Letter G Pack from Learning the Alphabet, hands-on printables designed for teaching kids upper and lowercase letters, letter sounds, and numbers 1-10. You can see all the FREE packs we’ve posted so far here. And if you’re new to Learning the Alphabet, you can read our introductory post, which shows each activity and how you can…
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Building Long Vowel Words {CVCe}

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The transition from short vowel words to long vowel words can be a tricky one for many kids. And the place to start is SLOW. I like to start with studying one word family at a time {-ake is my favorite}, just like I recommend for short vowels. If you see that your child is catching on quickly, you can…
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FREE Beginning Alphabet Sounds Clip Cards: Which Sound is Different?

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Learning alphabet sounds is a vital part of learning to read. And while it’s important to know which letters are associated with each letter sound, it’s also fun to sometimes take the letters “out” and just play with alphabet sounds. This is particularly helpful for students who are reluctant or struggle a bit with the letters themselves. Playing with and…
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Visualizing- Making Mental Images with Poetry

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Welcome back to our 10 week series on Reading Comprehension Strategies! So far, we’ve covered using your schema, making connections, making predictions, and inferring word meanings. Today, we will cover visualizing, also known as making mental images while reading poetry. If you’re new to this series, I would encourage you to read our introductory post. These lessons aren’t necessarily meant for…
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