Education resources for parents and teachers
This post will show you a fun way to build reading comprehension in grades 3, 4, and 5! When you think about teaching reading comprehension in the intermediate grades, what comes to mind? Worksheets? Graphic organizers? Reading comprehension passages? I've used all of the above when building reading comprehension, but today I'm sharing something simpler and, frankly, more fun. Picture books. Yes, picture books! ... Read More
Try this free ending sounds activity to build phonemic awareness! My four-year-old has come a long way in her pre-reading abilities. She's learned to rhyme, clap syllables, and isolate beginning sounds (using this set of 25 free games). But ending sounds are tougher. So I knew I needed to create an activity that would help her compare ending sounds in words. I printed the cards and grabbed some poker ... Read More
You'll love this free place value game for 2nd grade! A lot of my readers have been requesting activities for second grade and older. So this is the first in a series of second grade math games. The freebie comes with the following: A basic game board 24 task cards with problems featuring basic 10 blocks An answer key on a card A recording sheet to use with the game A "write the room" recording sheet You can use ... Read More
It's the year of the book list on The Measured Mom! If you haven't checked out the recent additions to my book lists, please check out the full page here. It's getting bigger all the time! Today I'm sharing some fun versions of the familiar tale, The Princess and the Pea. I chose only our favorites to include in this list. Have you seen our other book lists about familiar versions of ... Read More
This post contains affiliate links. When a parent approaches one of our librarians for books that his/her new reader can read, the librarian points the parent to the "Easy Reader" section. That poor parent is left to search through hundreds of books in all different series... I Can Read. Ready to Read. Hello Reader. Step into Reading. Brand New Readers. Ack! After ... Read More
I love exploring different versions of familiar fairy tales and folk tales. This book list is kicking off a series of book lists that share versions of favorite stories. Did you know? I have a collection of reader's theater scripts featuring favorite stories - perfect for kids in grades 1-3. When you purchase the bundle, you'll get ten scripts - including "The Little Red Hen ... Read More
Learn how to boost reading comprehension in today's video blog post! It's time for another video blog post! This time we dive into comprehension. Watch the video to learn: How to use think alouds to improve students' understanding of a text How to ask the right questions How to teach students to monitor their comprehension How to choose appropriate reading response activities Useful links: Teaching with ... Read More
Phonemic awareness is the ability to play with individual sounds in words - and it's crucial for reading success! Learn more about phonemic awareness, how it differs from phonics and phonological awareness, AND how to teach it! Freebie mentioned in the video ... Read More
This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for joining me for another video blog post! Today's video shares 8 ways to build fluency in grades K-5 (and beyond!). Links mentioned in the video: Video blog post: What you need to know about sight words My page of phonics printables Reading Fluency Table from Reading A to Z Shel Silverstein's poetry books: Falling Up, Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic Jack ... Read More
Are you here to learn how to teach high frequency words? You're in the right place! What are sight words? Traditionally, when teachers say "sight words" they are referring to high frequency words that children should know by sight. We often define sight words as words that kids can't sound out - words like the, for example. However, reading researchers have a different definition of sight words. ... Read More
