Learning to read is such a fun adventure! Because students need lots of practice and repetition sounding out words, I love creating activities that make it engaging and fun for kiddos. I don't know about you, but Candy Corn can pretty much motivate me to do anything! So for those beginning readers, or students who are struggling to read, here's an interactive way to get them going...Candy Corn Reading! Here's how the activity works: Students gets a Write, Slide & Read Mat that is in a ... READ the POST

Spelling centers are such a fun way to incorporate spelling activities that reinforce the weekly vocabulary and spelling words that students are learning! I must admit, spelling was not always a highlight in my classroom. In fact, I remember my first year of teaching, we had the standard spelling pre-test on Monday and post-test on Friday, and maybe somewhere in between I would squeeze in a spelling activity. Let me just say, spelling was not a high point for my students. So, my second year ... READ the POST

My four-year-old is really excited about reading...yippee! I was having a hard time finding a set of emergent reader sight words books, so I decided to create my own. Each Sight Word Activity Book focuses on one sight word at a time. Every page has a predictable phrase, so beginning readers can actually "read" the book. After reading the story, and tracing the sight word, there are four interactive activities: "Find It," "Write It," "Color It," and "Connect It." These activities are ... READ the POST

With fall right around the corner, I have been having fun practicing letter recognition with my preschooler. I whipped up this ABC Matching Tree activity, and it was a huge hit.  I was really impressed that he wanted to sit and do the entire tree! Here's the activity: Each kiddo gets a set of lowercase apples and an uppercase apple tree activity sheet: Cut out the lowercase apples and glue them to the matching uppercase letter. Or, you could even use dot ... READ the POST