Halloween is such a great time for tapping into kids’ enthusiasm for learning. Combine counting, literacy and movement with this fun Halloween action rhyme! Contents This pack contains: 1 page teacher poster 2 page teacher poster 6 page student version 6 page student version with dotted text 1 page zombie-themed writing paper Fun learning This […]
Little Books with CVC and Sight Word Sentences
Reading predictable sentences gives early readers confidence and helps with reading fluency. These cutey ‘books’ are perfect for little hands and the CVC and sight word sentences mean they’re practicing essential words. CVC and sight word sentences The phrases used in these free little books are: Look at her… / look at his… Where is […]
CVC to Magic E Word and Picture Puzzles
Do your kids get mixed up between CVC and CVCe words? These CVC to Magic E word and picture puzzles are designed to help young readers and writers transition more easily between short vowel sounds and long vowel sounds. Included CVC to Magic E puzzles wag to wage bit to bite pop to pope cut […]
Geometry Readers with Real World 2D Shapes
Kids love to learn about shapes by looking at the environment around them and these free readers with real world 2D shapes can help them make those connections. What you’ll need Download the 2D shapes readers below. Print them off in colour or black and white. Fold them according to the instructions included in the […]
CVC Self-Checking Clip Cards: Beginning and Final Sounds
Kids can work independently with these CVC self-checking clip cards! Reading 3-letter words is a huge milestone and a huge confidence booster for young readers, and when they can check the answers for themselves they don’t have to worry about making a mistake. Preparing the cards Print off the pages you want to use onto […]
40 Telling the Time Activities
We’ve pulled together lots of links to telling the time activities from different bloggers to give you a wide range of learning options for your kids. Many include free printables or easy-to-create activities for young children with varying levels of knowledge. Making a Clock Adapt a wall clock with this classroom sun clock from 4 The […]
Sink the Sight Word Pirate Ships
We’re going to make some sight word pirate ships, pop them on the ocean then try and sink our enemies! This is a fun way to practice sight words (or any words you’re working on), both reading and writing them. Plus kids get to practice reading numbers to 50 at the same time. Scroll right […]
Beginning Consonant Blends Clip Cards
Pronouncing two consonant sounds at the beginning of a word can be tricky, so we encourage kids to learn about beginning blends and practice sounding out those words. These beginning consonant blends clip cards can help little ones practice! Consonant blends Some words start with two or three consonants that are pronounced in a way […]
5 Mother’s Day Cards to Trace
For very early writers tracing is a great way to gain confidence, practice shaping letters correctly and getting across a message without having to stress over spelling. Why not let them choose one of these Mother’s Day Cards to work on? There’s a blank template at the end of the file so they can create […]
Free 2017-2018 Monthly Calendar for Kids
Edit: January to December 2021 calendars are available HERE. It’s time for an update – so here’s our new 2017-2018 monthly calendar for kids! The first one was created in 2015 and was very popular so since then we’ve made sure to keep current for the calendar years of both the northern and southern hemispheres. There’s a […]