sight words
3 all-time best games to play with sight words
What games do you play with sight words? Sight words are words that we all need to be able to read quickly and automatically in order to be strong readers, ...
learn about safe online browsing (and win an iPad mini)
I’m so excited to have been invited to be a panelist for a Twitter event this week that brings together digital and families and kids and online safety and wraps ...
words 3 ways: learning sight words for kindergarten
Cora is totally into learning how to read , so I am seriously running with it. She wants to practice the sight words that were included in her kindergarten packet. ...
best of teach mama countdown: #2 — spelling words
Yay! We’re getting down to the wire with this teach mama top 10 all-time best countdown! This post is one that I have shared probably more than times than any ...
best of teach mama countdown: #9 — building words, names
This post, which rolls in at #9, continues to surprise me with the amount of hits it gets. Maybe it’s the title: word building, name building (and crossing the line). ...
back-to-school shopping with three crazy-cool kids
After our crazy-successful Smart Summer Challenge, I needed a little week-long offline vay-cay to say the least! Our Smart Summer Challenge was a smashing success (woo-hoo!), but blogging daily for ...
a fish out of water: games to practice sight words
Owen and I had to play a few extra games of Go Fish! this week to celebrate the Water Fun we’ve got on our calendar for the Smart Summer Challenge, ...
a game for practicing spelling, sight words, or letters: WORDO!
With the end of the school year quickly approaching, we’re all getting antsy for summer. So I’ve had to be super crafty during our work time in order to keep ...
sight word games to prepare for kindergarten: go fish!
Owen has been really interested in reading lately, so I’m trying to roll with it without pushing him or having him lose interest–so games have been my go-to. He’s trying ...
getting kids to write: write around the room
Finding interesting and meaningful activities for Owen and Cora during Maddy’s homework time has kept me busy lately, but I’ve found tons of great things for these two to do. ...
word searches, word searching, finding words, oh my!
I’ve struggled this year with how to occupy Owen and Cora while Maddy does her homework, and what I’ve come to realize is that in order for me to support ...
