Can you believe it? The Measured Mom is six years old! Let’s celebrate! On Sunday, January 27, I will randomly draw names using the Rafflecopter below. Each winner will receive a coupon for $50 to my online shop. Also this week, I’m offering all my products at 25% off. CLICK HERE TO SHOP, and don’t forget to use the code SAVE25 at checkout. Enter the giveaway here … a Rafflecopter…
Books for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Looking for some strong picture books to read aloud to your learners? Choose from this list of books for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! This post contains affiliate links. Today I’m sharing a collection of strong picture books to read aloud – perfect for learning about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement in America. If you’d like, click here for a printable list. My Daddy, Martin Luther…
Free games to reinforce subject-verb agreement rules!
Those pesky subject-verb agreement rules can trip us up! Use these games to help kids master them. Are you a grammar nerd? I was one of those weird kids who actually liked diagramming sentences in high school. But even for a grammar nerd like me, subject-verb agreement rules can be tricky. So I decided to create a set of games to reinforce them. To set up the game, you need the…
Free teen number activities – BINGO!
On the hunt for teen number activities? Try these BINGO games. They come in four different variations! What is it about those tricky teen numbers? My Four (almost five) has struggled to consistently remember her teen numbers. In the last few months, we’ve done a few simple activities to help her remember them. Simple (no printer ink required) games to practice the teen numbers Idea #1 One thing we’ve…
Fun new printable: Christmas problem solving activity!
I have a problem. I’m a clip art addict. Sometimes I buy clip art without any idea what I’m going to create … because it’s Just. So. Perfect. That’s how I felt about this Christmas sweater clip art. How could I resist? Thankfully, I thought of the perfect use for these adorable sweaters … problem solving! I created a set of task cards. Each card has a set of…
The best Christmas picture books for kids
Looking for children’s picture books about Christmas? Here are 27 of them! This post contains affiliate links. Looking for fun seasonal books to read to your learners? In this post I share over 20 Christmas-themed books for young listeners. If you’re looking for Christmas books with a Christian theme, zoom to the second half of the post. As always, click here if you’d like a printable list. Turkey Claus, by Wendi…
40 Free printable math games for math fact fluency
Need another way to build math fact fluency? Try these fun printable math games – they’re free! Let’s talk about basic math facts, shall we? Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. All math teachers agree that their learners need to develop fluency with these facts. What is math facts fluency? It’s the quick and effortless recall of math facts. If kids have to think for a minute before telling you that 5…
Free games that build fluency with CVC words
Do you have learners who sound out CVC words, but do it oooh sooo slowwwlly? Cat isn’t “cat.” It’s “/k/ /ă/ /t/.” Or maybe they mix up their middle vowels. Sip becomes “sap.” I’m currently working with a group of sweet, bright first graders for about 20 minutes each morning before they start the school day. Before our first session, their teachers had told me that they needed help with basic reading…
25 Books about opposites
Are you doing opposite activities with your preschooler? Be sure to read some picture books from this list of books about opposites! (This post contains affiliate links.) We love creating lists of our favorite children’s books! In fact, we’ve shared hundreds of our favorites in our letter of the week book lists. And you’ll find even more book lists in our collection of themed book lists. It’s time for another list!…
How to get started with literature circles
This post contains affiliate links. Have you ever been part of a book club? A number of years ago (pre-kids and gray hair), my sister taught kindergarten and I taught first and second grade. Though both of us had started our careers with older learners, we loved our young students – and we constantly sought out ways to improve our teaching. But we also knew that our content knowledge was…
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