rainbow words: free sight word printable
Learning sight words is one of the most important things that our kids can do as they become readers.
However, learning sight words can also be one …
sight words
early literacy game for kids: read a word, build a snowman
originally published December 20, 2009
We have had a ton of snow dropped on us in the last two days; clearly, my kiddos have snow on the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
quick trick: magnetic letters (how to use them with your kids!)
Holiday time is here, and things are sure to be nutty around our house--and everyone else's--for the next few …
new for us friday: magnetic poetry (and giveaway!)
I have been a huge fan of magnetic poetry, ever since my college pals and I had a set on the fridge of our off-campus house a lifetime ago. Our poetry …
springtime love notes
Now that spring is officially here, it's time for new Springtime Lunchbox Love Notes!
This New For Us Friday is super easy and very simple, but …
new for us friday: er-u-di-tion (a sight words game!)
We've had this game for quite some time now, but it's only in the recent few weeks that we've really explored how much fun Er-u-di-tion had to offer …
a little more lunchbox love
I have to admit, I'm still not used to packing a lunch five days a week, and my planning isn't always the best.
Usually I'm scrambling in the …
sight word memory
Several times over the last few weeks, Maddy, Owen, and I have played Sight Word Memory. It's an easy game, fun, and certainly worthwhile. And the …
tutor me happy
Maddy has been really adamant about me "tutoring" her, so for the last few weeks, I've been trying to do a little more obvious--less sneaky--work with …
w-w-w- wordo!
Tonight we played a game before bed that focused on Sight Words. It is a bingo game--which Maddy and Owen totally heart in the first place--but …
hello, high frequency words!
My little Maddy's got the reading bug. She's trying to read anything and everything she can, whether its the writing on our snack boxes, road signs, …