Try this fun game to teach and review capitalization rules in first, second, and third grade. I’ve noticed that my first grader brings home a lot of work with incorrect capitalization. I had a suspicion that this was just laziness on his part (after all, this is my child who thinks that running down to the basement to get something for me is “too hard”), but I also thought…
The ultimate guide to early chapter books for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd grade
How can you know which chapter books are best for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade? This post will help you out! This post contains affiliate links. Read my full disclosure policy here. Have you every tried to navigate the early chapter book section of the library? There are Just. So. Many to choose from. How can you tell which series is right for each learner? How do you know…
8 Ways to help kids stop making b and d letter reversals
Are your learners mixing up b and d? Try one of these tricks to end b d confusion! I recently shared a newsletter with tips for helping kids with b and d letter reversals. Many of my readers e-mailed back with even more ideas. I’ve put them together in this blog post. Use these ideas to clear up that b d confusion! Then grab the free posters in the download…
Free floss rule activity
Teach your spellers about the FLOSS rule with this free game! Have you heard of the FLOSS rule? It’s one that we often teach beginning spellers. The floss rule says that we double the final consonant when three conditions are met: The word is one syllable. The word has a short vowel. The word ends in f, l, s, or z. It’s called the FLOSS rule because most words…
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…
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…
21 Fun versions of Goldilocks and the Three Bears
This post contains affiliate links. It’s so much fun to explore different versions of familiar tales! They’re also great for building the skills of comparing/contrasting. We’ve shared a variety of collections featuring familiar tales in our book lists. Today’s list is a fun one … Goldilocks and the Three Bears! If you’d like, click here for a printable list. Fun versions of Goldilocks & the Three Bears The 3 Bears and…
12 Books for Veterans Day
This post contains affiliate links. I grew up near a large naval base. Many of my friends had dads who served in the navy – dads who were “out to sea” at least half the year. I remember how excited they were when the deployment was nearing its end! I have a huge amount of respect for those who serve in the military and for the families that keep things…
150 Fall books for preschool – grade 2
Check out my giant list of fall books for preschool and up! This post contains affiliate links. Over the years, I’ve shared quite a few book lists about fall – because I absolutely love this season! I’ll start this post with a list of general books about fall. Down below, you can click on any of the images for even more books about fall … apples, pumpkins, leaves, scarecrows, Halloween,…
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