Here is the second printable minibook in our word family minibook series, the -an family. The book has a total of 8 pages when assembled. Sight Words needed to read this book: I, see, a, the, red, has, is, to, blue. We colored and reviewed any sight words needed to read this minibook. Cut out and…
Okay…so they are not exactly sandpaper but felt letters. I have been eyeing the montessori sandpaper letters for a long time, but the price tag…ouch!!! Way too steep for me. I knew that I could make my own for a fraction of the price and I found a great website to help. The only difference…
With a 3 1/2 year old and an 18 month old, I am always trying to combine learning activities that meet both of their needs. This color word match printable does just that! Audrey gets to color the animals and the color words. Sophia gets to identify and group the colors and animals together after…
I am in the process of creating a bunch of printable word family minibooks for Audrey. She is learning to read and I love being able to make her something that helps with the journey. The first in the set of printables it the CVC Family Mini Booklets. There are two pages for this printable. The sight…
As an elementary school teacher, I saw many children struggle to read. It was painful to watch them as they attempted to read aloud with utter embarrassment and a mindset of failure. There are too many reasons to list as to why kids struggle to read. Needless to say, I want Audrey and Sophia to…
I was extremely excited share these Word Family Slides. These are proving to be a wonderful addition to our early reading journeys. They have already helped correct some mistakes with short and long vowel sounds. One recommendation that I have is to somehow identify the matching slide and word slip. I used different colored stars for…
I wanted to introduce Sophia to some basic shapes and reinforce preschool skills for Audrey, especially since she still confuses the triangle and square. As a elementary school teacher, I remember students being much more engaged in a lesson when they could claim some sort of ownership to a project. In this case, I made…
