Grab this free visual discrimination activity for Fall! Visual discrimination activities are important. When kids have to look at a set of pictures and identify which one is different, they’re practicing the skills they need to distinguish between letters and numbers. This is especially important when comparing tricky letters such as b and d. I simply printed the cards and asked my daughter to identify which image was different. Some were simple…
15 Free printable sight word games (for all the Dolch lists!)
My blog subscribers have been asking for sight word games – so I created a set of games that feature all the Dolch sight words … from the preprimer list all the way to the third grade list. I even created an editable version so you can type in any words you’d like! There are 5 main lists for the Dolch sight words: preprimer, primer, first, second, and third grade. Since…
Christopher Columbus children’s books
This post contains affiliate links. In my first year of teaching, I taught a combined class of third, fourth, and fifth graders. In an attempt to teach critical thinking, I gave my fifth graders articles and books that were up front about Christopher Columbus and some of his not so heroic behavior. Just recently I had the opportunity to visit with one of my former students, and at 28 he still…
15 Strong picture books for grades 3-5
This post contains affiliate links. Picture books? In grades 3-5? You bet! Many teachers find strong picture books to use as interactive read alouds – and you can, too. In fact, I wrote a post all about how using picture books to build comprehension in the intermediate grades – you can read it here. Today I’m sharing 15 strong picture books that you can use in your third, fourth, or…
Different versions of Hansel and Gretel
This post contains affiliate links. Okay, let’s face it. As far as fairy tales go, Hansel and Gretel is pretty dark. The family is starving, so their cruel stepmother convinces their father to abandon them in the woods so they starve to death. Then they stumble upon a witch’s candy house, and she captures them with plans to eat them. Finally, Gretel pushes the wicked witch into a flaming oven, where…
Gentle Halloween books for kids
This post contains affiliate links. This year I’m building up my collection of book lists. Have you seen them yet? As of this date I only have two holiday book lists, so I’m working to add a book list for each holiday. Even though our family doesn’t do a lot to celebrate Halloween, I wanted to share a list of gentle, family-friendly Halloween books for kids. If you’d like, grab…
The ultimate list of counting books
My two and four-year-old have heard a lot of counting books the last few weeks! We’ve been working to find the best of the best – and these books have been perfect for reading alongside our preschool math curriculum. I hope you’ll find new favorites in this list of counting books for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergartners. If you’d like, grab a free printable book list here. If you’d like to jump…
Free clip cards for ending sounds
Teach your learners to identify ending sounds with these fun clip cards! My four-year-old does really well identifying the beginning sounds in words, but ending sounds are a bit trickier. My match the ending sound cards helped quite a bit, but I’ll keep creating activities until this is easy for her. Today I’m sharing a set of free ending sound clip cards. I showed my daughter each card and helped her…
How to teach kids to have thoughtful discussions about books
Do 3rd to 5th grade teachers have time to read aloud to their students? Last week I talked about the importance of interactive read alouds with kids in the intermediate grades. One reader let me know that “this method of teaching is quite common and not something new.” While I agree that discussing books with our students is nothing new (and I’m positive that some teachers do it often and…
Different versions of The Three Billy Goats Gruff
This post contains affiliate links. Don’t you love reading different versions of familiar tales? This book list is the second in a series of lists that share versions of favorite stories. Different Versions of The Three Billy Goats Gruff When possible, I’ve shared the guided reading level of each book. This way you’ll know if the book is a good fit for your guided reading groups. Here’s a quick look at…
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