So more and more I have been getting questions about what you can do to help a child who thinks “reading time sucks!” I’ve been teaching for over a decade and now I’m a momma to 4 young kids, so this isn’t something new to me! If I’m being 100% honest, being a literacy expert …
Fun Reading Activities for those not-so excited readers! Read More »
The best part about the English language, is that there is often a rule (or generalization) for most words. One of the most asked questions that I get is: How do we know when it’s c, ck, ke, or k. AND why does /c/ sound like /s/ sometimes?! I can’t wait to show you! Don’t …
Orthographic mapping helps kid from seeing letter to learning their sounds (phonemic awareness) to sounding out those letters (phonemes) to saying/hearing the word!
What are CVC words? (this May help your learner read 3 letter words! ) After kids know around 8-10 sounds, they can start blending and reading 3 letter words, otherwise known as CVC words. CVC, which stands for “Consonant-Vowel-Consonant,” are three-letter words that consist of a consonant sound, followed by a short vowel sound, and …
5 CVC Word Activities that will help improve kids reading! Read More »
Hanukkah, the festival of lights, is a jewish holiday celebrated by the Lunar Calendar. This year, Hanukkah falls on December 10 and last for 8 nights. In this blog, I’m going to share 30 EASY Hanukkah Activities and traditions (including YUMMY foods) that kids will be sure to love! Hanukkah centres around the destruction of …
35 Hanukkah Activities for Kids that you can’t resist! Read More »
My #1 Strategy to help readers with Ending Sounds: Ending sounds. Why do we need to teach them specifically? Last week I talked about Beginning sounds. If you missed out on that blog, click HERE to read the blog! I give tons of different ideas of how to teach beginning sounds through EASY hands-on strategies …
6 Ending Sound Activities that help with Phonological Awareness! Read More »
Beginning sound activities focus on teaching the first sounds of every word and/letter. Reading is tricky business. Kids are supposed to go from knowing words, to learning a whole jumble of non-intuitive ideas to put together the concept of reading. 24 Letters, their names as well as their sounds, rules about how they fit together …
8 Beginning Sound Activities that will kickstart kids into becoming strong readers! Read More »
Diwali Activities for Kids : In this blog I talk about different activities that we can do with kids to learn and celebrate the holiday including a Diwali craft activity and writing activities
Thanksgiving is a time for reflection and being thankful. Here in Canada, we celebrate Thanksgiving in October. My family, doesn’t do much for Thanksgiving other than get together and share a meal. Thanksgiving in the USA seems to be widely celebrated with friends and family- maybe more than in Canada, but that’s just my experience! …
10 FREE Fall & Thanksgiving Activities for Kids! Read More »
I get this question all the time, WHEN should my child know their letters/sounds & numbers Well, this is a tricky question! First of all, deep breaths. EVERY CHILD LEARNS AT DIFFERENT TIMES. Sorry, I’m not yelling, but I’m kind of yelling. I don’t want you to start getting nervous if your child is not …
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