Story of the dinosaurs
A brief history of dinosaurs The history of dinosaurs encompasses a long time period of diverse creatures. This piece of art is a reconstruction of a late Maastrichtian (~66 million years ago) paleoen...
Games to help reading
7 Best Literacy-Boosting Board GamesWould you like to spend more time together with your family? Do you want your kids to build their literacy skills? You can actually achieve both goals with these fa...
Social skills curriculum for kindergarten
KinderSocialSkills CurriculumThanks so much for stopping in! As teachers we set goals and we do everything we can to CRUSH THEM. Every year I set the goal: work on social skills. It sounds EASY… so...
5 compound word
Compound Words | Compound words Usage, Examples and ListsBaseball, hot dogs, and apple pie: three words near and dear to many American hearts. Actually, the words have more in common than Americana...
Guided level reading book list
Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level I and J Books | MARINetFountas &...
How to teach your child reading comprehension
How to Help Your Child With Reading ComprehensionWhat helps kids understand what they read? Being an active reader is key. That means focusing on the text, questioning it, and taking mental notes. You...
Games to learn spelling words
HelpProblem: The website is blocked to my studentsDo your students get a message such as "website can't be reached"? Solution: Contact your school's technology department, or someone at your school wh...
3 little piggies went to market
Social media post reveals the unsettling truth about the first little piggy – Chicago TribuneIt had been many years since I’d thought of the five little piggies, protagonists of the first nursery rhym...
Free first grade sight word games
Sight Words Games for 1st Graders OnlineReading Made Fun With Sight Word Games for 1st GradersChildren love to read. As babies, they love to flip pages and pretend to read a book. The challenges of re...
Activities to teach shapes
25 Creative Activities and Ideas For Learning ShapesLearning shapes is one of the earliest concepts we teach kids. This readies them for geometry in the years ahead, but it’s also an important skill f...
