Sight Words

-ule Word Family

A word family is a group of words that share the same ending or a rime. The following words are included in the -ule word family: mule pule rule yule…

-ulk Word Family

A word family is a group of words that share the same ending or a rime. The following words are included in the -ulk word family: bulk hulk sulk This…

-ull Word Family

A word family is a group of words that share the same ending or a rime. The following words are included in the -ull word family that make the short…

-um Word Family

A word family is a group of words that share the same ending or a rime. The following words are included in the -um word family: bum gum hum mum…

Reading

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Reading

Printable Reading Log for Elementary Grades

A reading log is a great tool that assists teachers, parents and children. As early as first grade, both of my children were required to complete a reading log as…

Reading

What is Realistic Fiction?

Realistic fiction is a story written about events that did not actually happen but could have happened; the people, events and places may be real. It is a classification of…

Phonemic Awareness | Reading

Phoneme

It is essential that a child make a connection between letters and sounds; letters represent speech sounds and when combined forms words. Changing the letter results in a different sound…

Reading

Kindergarten Word Families

A word family consists of a group of words that share an ending part of a word (rime), e.g. rug, bug & hug. In addition to recognizing rhymes, knowledge of…

Sight Word Games

Studies have shown that games can provide more effective instruction than conventional teaching methods. As a result, we offer free online concentration games, word searches, Sudoku puzzles and many ideas on creating sight word games.

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Learn to Write Your Name

Learning to write your name is something every child must do. By the end of kindergarten, many reading curriculums require students to write their name using both upper- and lowercase…

Proverbs Can Be Useful As Writing Prompts

Proverbs are short well-known sayings that express a wise thought. They are common, thoughtful, short and often applicable to various situations. These thought provoking statements can also be used as…

Genre

A genre is a class or a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a distinctive particular style, form or content. Literary Genre There are many different types…

Summary for Elementary Grades

A summary is a brief statement about the main points; it is typically a third to a quarter of the original text. A summary tells the most important ideas so…

Spelling

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Words That Don’t Rhyme

Most English words follow a pattern; they often have similar sounds (rhymes) or spellings. However, there are a few exceptions. In fact, there are a handful of words that do…

Homophones

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. Many children will struggle with using the correct word when writing or reading. We created over 15…

Y as a Vowel

It is more common to find the letter “y” as a vowel than as a consonant. Typically, the letter “y” is a consonant when it is at the beginning of…

What is a Syllable?

A syllable is a unit of spoken language that always contains a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u and sometimes y). In fact, a syllable is a word or…

Worksheets and Activities

We created worksheets to assist a child in recognizing high frequency words upon sight. They are a great starting point when introducing these words for the first time or to review previously taught ones. We also created entertaining activities.

Vocabulary

Words That Don’t Rhyme

Most English words follow a pattern; they often have similar sounds (rhymes) or spellings. However, there are a few exceptions…

Homophones

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. Many children will struggle with using the…

Y as a Vowel

It is more common to find the letter “y” as a vowel than as a consonant. Typically, the letter “y”…

What is a Syllable?

A syllable is a unit of spoken language that always contains a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u and…

Magic E Words

Magic E Rule: The magic E rule states when the letter “e” sits at the end of the word, it…

AY Words

The combination of both an “a” and “y” can result in a long a sound. The vowel team rule states…

Alphabet

Words That Don’t Rhyme

Most English words follow a pattern; they often have similar sounds (rhymes) or spellings. However, there are a few exceptions…

Homophones

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. Many children will struggle with using the…

Y as a Vowel

It is more common to find the letter “y” as a vowel than as a consonant. Typically, the letter “y”…

What is a Syllable?

A syllable is a unit of spoken language that always contains a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u and…

Flash Cards

Sight word flash cards help a child retain new knowledge through repetition, repeated exposure and practice; they can assist a child to automatically recognize these words. We have created numerous FREE flash cards and offer product reviews for two popular products.

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Sight Word Games: Duck, Duck Goose

Duck, Duck, Goose is another fun game that keeps children active. This classic game can be slightly altered to include sight words, making it both fun and educational. This game…

Sight Word Games: Red Light Green Light

Red light, green light is another outdoor game that can be slightly altered to incorporate sight words. This is a great game that promotes outdoor fun without a price tag…

Sight Word Games: Red Rover

Red Rover, Red Rover is an outdoor game that I fondly remember. We made a couple of tweaks; we added sight words and removed the risk factor. What more can…

Sight Word Games: Musical Chairs

Musical chairs is another fun game that keeps children active. This classic game can be slightly altered to include sight words and the ABC song to make it both fun…

Sight Word Books

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What is a Lexile?

What is a Lexile? A Lexile measures both reading ability and text difficulty; it serves to connect a reader with an appropriate book. Similar to a pair of shoes, one…

Olivia

Olivia by Ian Falconer Contains over 235 Sight Words My daughter thoroughly enjoyed this book. She especially liked the main character, Olivia, who happens to be a very energetic pig…

Sight Word Book: Farm Animals

This free printable sight word book introduces the following three sight words: “I”, “see” and “a”. Using simple sentences, repetitive text, and familiar objects (farm animals), we created a free…