5 great reasons to read words OUT of context The following guest post is written by Becky Spence of This Reading Mama. Becky is a busy homeschooling mama of four littles, and she constantly …Read more5 great reasons to read words OUT of context
halloween sensory bin and learning letter H The following guest post is written by Jaime of Frogs & Snails & Puppy Dog Tails. Jaime is a busy, creative mom of three young boys, and her …Read morehalloween sensory bin and learning letter H
pumpkin cookies: recipe reading (and cookie-eating) Today was our holiday cookie-baking day, and we made an all-time fave: Iced Pumpkin Spice Cookies! We baked a million cookies, and we’re still …Read morepumpkin cookies: recipe reading (and cookie-eating)
street signs for early literacy and math skill building I’ve shared time and again the importance of using what is around you–environmental print–for early literacy and math …Read morestreet signs for early literacy and math skill building
the national book festival: what it is and why you should go The National Book Festival is this weekend, September 21-23, 2013. Go. It’s awesome. And it’s free. It’s on the National …Read morethe national book festival: what it is and why you should go
school RULES! super-silly lunchbox joke notes It has been such an amazing summer. I am desperately, terribly, incredibly sad to see it go. But here we are. Marching forward. At my …Read moreschool RULES! super-silly lunchbox joke notes
learning during read-alouds: improving fluency This is a re-post of a November 16, 2011 post because it’s totally worth revisiting. Fluency is a tricky–but totally …Read morelearning during read-alouds: improving fluency
how to help kids choose just right books It’s hard to watch a child struggle trying to read a book that is too difficult, especially when the kiddo is adamant about plowing through it. …Read morehow to help kids choose just right books
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 …Read more3 all-time best games to play with sight words
nursery rhymes old and new: listening, learning and comparing We’re on a crazy nursery rhyme kick over here. But instead of sticking to our more modern nursery rhyme poems and calling it a day, we …Read morenursery rhymes old and new: listening, learning and comparing
nursery rhymes: powerful poems for fluency and more April is National Poetry Month! Did you know that? It is, and it’s not too late to jump in on the celebration! We have been doing …Read morenursery rhymes: powerful poems for fluency and more
reading tips and more: scholastic raise a reader blog It’s been an incredibly exciting 2013 so far, with all of the awesome going on over at we teach and the sweet redesign over here at teach …Read morereading tips and more: scholastic raise a reader blog
5 min reading tricks for raising rockstar readers It’s here. My first eBook on reading and literacy and all that stuff I really, really love. And I’m totally psyched. 5 min reading …Read more5 min reading tricks for raising rockstar readers
read across america week: resources GALORE! One of the reading and literacy world’s biggest months is just around the corner, so we’re kicking it off with a fantabulous twitter …Read moreread across america week: resources GALORE!
iPad apps: best apps for teaching, learning and fun Here it is–the long-awaited post that I promised months ago: iPad apps for teaching, learning, and fun. But what better day to share it than …Read moreiPad apps: best apps for teaching, learning and fun
Hidden Pictures: lunchbox notes Halloween is over, so our joke notes are pushed to the wayside. Our wordless riddles are taking a break, and the troops are ready for someserious …Read moreHidden Pictures: lunchbox notes
halloween learning ideas — silly and scary literacy, math, and science Halloween is in the air, and though we’ve just gotten around to decorating our house, we never do a lot of scary Halloween over here. We always …Read morehalloween learning ideas — silly and scary literacy, math, and science
morning and evening reminders for kids: easy reader style Every day is a little bit different in our house—and everyone’s house. But deep down, we all thrive on consistency, on patterns, on …Read moremorning and evening reminders for kids: easy reader style
make time to rhyme: rhyme games for bigger kids We’ve talked about the importance of rhyme many times in the past, but I feel like as Maddy and Owen have gotten older, I’ve really …Read moremake time to rhyme: rhyme games for bigger kids
target supports education: grants & programs that ROCK (+ giveaway!) We all love Target. That’s nothing new, right? The sales rock. The clothes for kids–and adults!–rock. The Dollar Bins rock. …Read moretarget supports education: grants & programs that ROCK (+ giveaway!)