Literacy
CVC Words ~ PowerPoint Show
This is a PowerPoint show that breaks down simple 3 letter CVC words. Words included: cat, dog, bus, web, bed, hat, pig, fan, rat, pen. Target audience would be beginning...
Bob Books for Krash!
We did not use Bob Books with Pac Man, simply because I had so many other early readers, I never bought them. I got a set of 5 boxes of...

Color by Number Sight Words
I recently saw an awesome idea involving sight words on another blog, which led to emails between us! Although Annie created her own set of printables for her daughter {and...
Rolling and Reading Words
I mentioned a Rolling and Reading game we played in my last RRSP post, and promised a video! Here it is!!! You can see Krash in action as he slings...
Education Cubes Fun ~ Working with 2 Children
We have been using our new Education Cubes almost every day around here! They are such a simple tool, that just adds an element of fun and interest to an...

Behind the Scenes ~ Guided Reading
I can’t tell you how much I have enjoyed the comments on the How Do I Teach My Child To Read post. So many teachers {classroom and homeschool} joined in...

How do I Teach My Child to Read?
This post was originally published in 2011, and was updated in 2021 Teaching reading is one of my favorite things in life - I just love it when a young...

Labeling Your Home {school}
Being a former Kindergarten teacher, my brain thinks in classroom mode sometimes, and early literacy development is on my mind a lot. But, my home is not a classroom, at...
Teaching Short Vowels
Teaching short vowels came VERY easy for me! I owe it all to Leap Frog - Letter Factory...the DVD took care of it for me! Seriously, P learned all of...
Inspired Ideas ~ Morning Message/To-Do List
First, a thank you to the following sites for giving me the beginnings of this idea:Little Blots Blog, which led me to...Mrs. Nelson's Class, which led me to...K Crew's Buzz...