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Cursive Handwriting Name Art

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There’s a big debate going on in the education world about cursive handwriting. Should it be taught? Will our kids even use it? Call me “old fashioned”, but I’m a big believer in teaching cursive handwriting. One of my biggest reasons for teaching it to my 2nd grade son is that I mainly use cursive when I write (well, a…
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Motivating Reluctant Writers

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Welcome back to Preschool & Kindergarten Writing Lessons, a collaborative series from The Measured Mom and me. Instead of walking you through one writing lesson today, as I did with using dictation and sharing the pen, I’d like to just share a few tips for motivating reluctant writers. Some kids LOVE to draw and write. Others LOATHE it. I would…
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FREE Short Vowel Word Building Pack {13 Days of Learning Printables}

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Last year, my son (currently 5 years old) worked through Reading the Alphabet and was introduced to word families and short vowel words. This year, we’ve taken it very slow as it’s his last year as a preschooler. He loves to learn and loves to read, so I wanted him to savor all he could as a preschooler before “big kid school” starts…
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Find the Oddball: a Phonics Activity to Review Vowel Patterns

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As we began to reach the end of this school year, I started thinking of a phonics activity I could use to review many of the vowel patterns my 2nd grader has studied this year and last. That’s when Find the Oddball popped into my head. *This post contains affiliate links. The idea for Find the Oddball is adapted a bit from the word…
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Writing for Different Reasons with Young Kids

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Welcome back to Preschool & Kindergarten Writing Lessons, a co-authored series by The Measured Mom and myself! Today, The Measured Mom is sharing how to inspire your kids to write with writing for different purposes. This is HUGE, but so simple to implement.   Read all of the posts in this series by clicking HERE or on the image below: ~Becky