Disclosure: I am a blog ambassador for Lakeshore Learning and am compensated for my work. I received product free of charge, but all thoughts and opinions are 100% mine. I know it's only July, but I also know that teachers like to plan during the summer months. When I was teaching, I never truly took a summer off. I took classes and also planned out themes and center ideas. Today I'm sharing some awesome math center ideas. These centers would be great in early childhood classrooms. We tried … [Read more...]
Number Formation Rhymes for 11-19
A couple years ago, I created printable posters to help children learn how to write the number 0-10. I've been blown away at the response from teachers and parents. Shortly after that, I made lowercase alphabet rhymes, uppercase alphabet rhymes, and shape rhymes! Thank you to all that have downloaded and purchased these rhymes. I'm SO happy to hear how they've been used in classrooms around the world. Today I'm very excited to share with you my number formation rhymes for numbers … [Read more...]
Fun Ways to Practice Sight Words
Do you have a child reading sight words right now? You probably know that it's not very much fun to practice these with flashcards. Learning to read sight words through hands-on activities is much more fun! Why are sight words important to practice? These words help beginning readers learn to read. Sight words are words that are most frequently used and words that can’t necessarily be sounded out, so they need to be memorized. For example, if you sound out the word ‘with’ it would sound … [Read more...]
Sight Word Readers For the Word “A”
I talk with many parents who are teaching their child to read and they are stuck on what to teach after their child knows the alphabet. The big question is always "How do I get my child to read?" When your child can identify alphabet letters and knows their sounds, they are ready for the next step of reading. One of the things I mention in my 8 Things to Teach After the Alphabet, is learning sight words. Sight words are words that are most frequently used and they appear in almost every page of … [Read more...]
Apple Tree Game with Sight Words
I love September...it is quite possibly my favorite time of the year! Since apples themes are everywhere right now, I thought I'd share with you a sight words apple tree game I created for my Preschooler and Kindergartener. They are both learning how to read, so this game is a great way to introduce sight words to them! For this game, children don't have to know how to read yet, because they will be looking at the letters in the words and looking for the same ones on the apple tree. If … [Read more...]
7 Activities We Do Every Day to Prepare for Kindergarten
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure policy for details. My oldest son will be in Kindergarten when the new school year starts. We've decided to do a dual enrollment, which means he will go to Kindergarten in the morning and then we will homeschool in the afternoon. This summer I'm trying to prepare him for Kindergarten. We aren't doing anything too extensive, but these activities will keep his skills sharp. Most days, when my 10 month old and 3 year old … [Read more...]