Did you know that the process of asking questions will help your child become a better, more thoughtful reader? Read on to learn how to teach the questioning strategy to kids. This Reading Mama and have been sharing reading comprehension strategies for kids. I'm sure a lot of them were no surprise. 1. Using schema. Yup, we know it's important to use our background knowledge when reading. 2. Making ... Read More
Letter D Activities for Preschool
Today I'm sharing a sampling of our letter D activities for preschool. (This post contains affiliate links.) (Update: I published this post years ago when my children were young. Now that I have more time, I've created a done-for-you alphabet curriculum perfect for preschool!) Letter D Activities I like to start with my collection of free letter books. My three-year-old likes listening to these simple alphabet ... Read More
A giant book list for every letter of the alphabet!
We love doing a variety of activities for every letter of the alphabet. But our absolute favorite is reading books that showcase each letter. Sometimes we point out the letter; sometimes we don't. The important thing is that we're doing a lot of reading. (Here's the deal ... reading these books probably isn't going to help your child learn the letters faster than direct, explicit instruction. But reading aloud to ... Read More
Roll a short vowel games
If you're looking for fun activity to help your child hear the differences among the short vowel sounds, you'll love what I'm sharing today! I'm so excited about this newest printable, I'm almost giddy. I just love how they turned out... and you'll love how beautiful and simple the game is! All you have to do is print a board and grab a die. 26 Free games for short vowel sounds This game provides a ton of ... Read More
A peek at our week: Letter C Activities for Preschool
Looking for letter C activities for preschool? Take a peek at our week! My three-year-old and I are having so much fun doing alphabet activities together! We're doing just the right amount of activities to keep him learning without losing his interest. (Update: I published this post years ago when my children were young. Now that I have more time, I've created a done-for-you alphabet curriculum perfect for ... Read More
Inferring lesson with printable
Are you looking for lesson on inferring that will help your child be a more thoughtful reader? Read on! It's time for another reading comprehension strategy in our fun, information-packed strategy series! So far, This Reading Mama and I have shared lessons for these strategies: Using schema Making connections Making predictions Today we're going to tackle inferring. What is inferring? Inferring ... Read More
Books about transportation
Are you doing a kindergarten or preschool transportation theme? You'll love this giant list of related books! Cars, trucks, buses, planes, trains, boats... a transportation theme has so many possibilities! I've collected some of our favorite titles in the list below. Whether or not you're doing a transportation theme, these are great read aloud books for kids ages 2-6. Have fun! Construction ... Read More
20+ rhyming activities
(This post contains affiliate links.) Read books that rhyme These books are packed with rhyming words! When your child is ready, leave out the rhyming word for him to fill in. Or try this fun rhyming activity with picture books. You just need the book and a counter or post-it note. Sing nursery rhymes and other rhyming songs Did you see my post sharing ten reasons why nursery rhymes are important? Even older ... Read More
A peek at our week: Letter B Activities
I'm doing Letter of the Week with my little guy who just turned three. Follow along and see what we're learning! My son is really enjoying our letter of the week activities! Each day we sit down for about 10 or 15 minutes and do two or three activities. We read books all throughout the day. Sometimes I sneak in an extra activity before dinner. (Update: I published this post years ago when my children were ... Read More
Letter sound clip cards
Print this free letter sounds activity to help your child identify beginning sounds in words. We've done a lot of beginning sounds activities around here. You may have seen our 25 match mats, our beginning sound coloring pages, and our Beginning Sound Blackout. If those activities are a little tough for your child, you'll appreciate this activity. It takes a little step back. Do you notice ... Read More