Education resources for parents and teachers
Look at what's new! Now, in addition to printable activities, I offer digital resources that you can use in Google Slides! If you have the Internet and a free Google account, you can use these digital no-print activities. They're perfect for use in Google Classroom, but you can also use the Google Slides activities on a desktop computer, Chromebook, or iPad. And guess what? Members of The Measured Mom Plus ... Read More
Looking for simple meals that you can feed your kids while you try to keep sane during this challenging time of unexpected working-from-home and homeschooling? Try these! I know you have a lot on your plate right now. You may find yourself working from home while homeschooling your kids whose schools have been closed ... indefinitely. Since everything is shut down, you don't really have an escape. No ... Read More
Our nonfiction readers are samples from our theme packs for Pre-K and kindergarten. Each book uses real photos as images. These simple books are great for early readers in preschool, kindergarten, and first grade. Just click on an image to visit the blog post and download the freebie! Kids Can Garden I Am a Firefighter Colorful Mittens All Kinds of Pumpkins My Emotions ... Read More
Are you trying to figure out how to homeschool your third grader when you're stuck at home due to school cancellations? I'm here to help! Do you suddenly find your third grader at home due to school cancellations? Currently my five oldest kids are home due to (indefinite) school closings. I'm a former teacher myself, but I never planned to homeschool. Yet ... here we are! Here are some tips for ... Read More
Are you trying to figure out how to homeschool your second grader when you're stuck at home due to school cancellations? I'm here to help! Do you find yourself suddenly homeschooling? Even though I'm a former teacher and now have a houseful of kids age 4-12, I never planned on homeschooling. But here we are ... homeschooling for at least two weeks, and probably longer. As we seek to stop the ... Read More
Are you trying to figure out how to homeschool your first grader when you're stuck at home due to school cancellations? I'm here to help! Our family is slowly adjusting to our new "normal" ... Homeschooling. Even though I'm a former teacher and now have a houseful of kids age 4-12, I never planned on homeschooling. But here we are. As we seek to stop the spread, many of us find ourselves home with ... Read More
Are you trying to figure out what to do with your kindergartner when you're stuck at home due to school cancellations? I'm here to help! Isn't it strange to feel a kinship with the rest of the world as we navigate school closings, social distancing, and (in some cases) self-quarantining? As we seek to stop the spread, many of us find ourselves home with our kids without anywhere to go. I'm one of ... Read More
Are you trying to figure out what to do with your preschooler when you're stuck at home due to school cancellations? I'm here to help! These are crazy, unprecedented times. Fear has gripped the world. Travel is discouraged, school is cancelled, and many of us find ourselves home with our kids without anywhere to go. As you figure out how to fill the days with your child who is home from PreK, I hope this ... Read More
Finding the main idea isn't always the most fun skill to practice - but your students will love the engaging main idea passages on this set of free task cards! Main idea has got to be one of the most difficult reading skills to teach. But it's oh, so important. We want our readers to be able to understand the "big idea" from a text. What do they need to remember? What is essential and what is ... Read More
Since you and your students will read the same text multiple times in a week, shared reading is an excellent time for building fluency. Here are some tips that will show you how to teach fluency during shared reading. We've reached the final post in my 5-part series about shared reading! Today we're talking fluency. We often call fluency the bridge to comprehension. If students don’t have to concentrate on ... Read More
