Learning Color Words Turkey Style Freebie

 

If your kiddos are learning how to read color words (or just need a little practice), you will love this adorable color word turkey from Kathy Griffin!

The best part? It's a freebie!

Click here to get the Color Word Practice - Turkey Style freebie

July 2013 Traceable Calendar

You can print out a free traceable calendar perfect for teaching your little ones how to keep track of the days here.

On-Line Storytime from Barnes and Noble

Did you know that Barnes and Noble has a free on-line story time where authors read their stories? You can find several great reads for your kiddos including one of my favorites, The Kissing Hand.

Other stories include:
Pinkalicious
Green Eggs and Ham
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Guess How Much I Love You
Tickle Monster
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie
And more!


Barnes and Noble On-Line Story Time

Jellybean Color Emergent Reader

I found an adorable jelly bean themed emergent reader over at Teach with me. It is a perfect way to both celebrate Easter and the spring holidays while practicing reading color words. Your child will also get practice tracing then writing each color word before they practice reading.

Tons of St. Patrick's Day Freebies!

St. Patrick's Day is such a fun holiday to share with your kiddos!  Here are a few freebies I have found to celebrate with a bit of luck of the Irish!



2 Teaching Moms has a packet of freebies perfect for your preschooler or kindergartener! You might also find some great ideas for your first grader as well.

 Your kiddos will love stretching their imagination with this fun writing prompt about the day they found a leprechaun.

 Here is a fun color by number activity to practice odd and even numbers.

Your kiddos will love practicing reading with this fun game!

Book Builder

You can personalize and print out free books from Pioneer Valley Books! You can even enter your child’s name and it will appear throughout the book as if your child is a character! There are several different levels of text, so here are some guidelines to let you know what book will be most appropriate for your little readers:

If the text is a Level C, it will be appropriate for grade K and first graders should be able to read independently.

If the text is a Level E or G, it will be appropriate to read to grade K and first graders may need some support if reading independently.

If the text is a Level H or I, it will be most appropriate for grade 2 and Kindergarten and first grade students will need support or will need you to read the text.

You can find the site here:  Bookbuilderonline.comhttp://bookbuilderonline.com/

Snowflake Roll and Cover Math Freebie

I don't know what the weather is like where you are, but here the forecast has been snow, snow, and more snow!  That is why I love this adorable little freebie from Learning With Preschoolers! Even if you don't have snow, your kiddos can learn math with some adorable snowmen.

Simply make copies of the dice game onto card stock and laminate. Give your child a game mat and game dice. Have the  child roll the dice and identify the number on the dice. Once they have identified the number have them find that number on the game mat and place a snowflake marker on top of that number snowflake. (You could use other markers such as beans, beads, cut construction paper, etc.).Have your child keep rolling the dice until they have caught all of the snowflakes on their mat.


For children that need a challenge give them two game dice so that they have to add the two dice together and find that snowflake with the correct number.

Snowflake Roll and Cover Math Freebie

New Year's Handwriting Tracer Freebies

New Years is a great time to work on handwriting especially when you need to learn how to write a new year! Am I the only one still writing the year before way into March?

Your kiddos will love these free handwriting sheets from TeachWithMe.Com!

Download here.

Get Set For A Pet Hen

Get Set For A Pet Hen tells the story of a girl who gets a pet hen.  It focuses on the vowel word family -et (pet, get, set).

Washington DC

Washington DC focuses on a trip to Washington DC with lots of real world pictures and photographs. The text focuses on the sight words: from, go, and here.


Get Set Go!
Get Set Go!  tells about a little boy's trip to a Dinosaur Museum with his parents.  The text focuses on the sight words: go, see, and you.  It also focuses on the vowel word family -et (get, set).






For more free beginning readers, visit these posts:

Free Beginning Leveled Readers

Free Beginning Readers

Here are a few more freebie beginning leveled readers, perfect for your beginning reader.

Nan the Red Hen

Nan the Red Hen is about a cute little red hen.  It focuses on the word hen, but has several sight words throughout.

A Walk in Antarctica

A Walk in Antarctica tells the story of a boy taking a walk in Antarctica.  The story introduces your child to arctic animals such as seals, whales, and penguings. The text focuses on the sight words: from, go, and here.

Ten Red Sleds

Ten Red Sleds tells the story of two sisters sledding.  The text focuses on the phonics -ed famuly (i.e. red, sled).


  For more beginning readers, check out these posts

Free Leveled Readers

Where Do Monsters Live Freebie Book for ipad

If your kiddos are anything like mine, they are constantly asking to play with your iphone or ipad.  It is easier to hand it over when you know they will be using them for educational activities, and for a limited time you can download the book Where Do Monsters Live for FREE! About the App:


Children ages 3 and up will enjoy interacting with this colorfully illustrated story through this app, which includes playful, animated monsters and fun activities that reinforce the learning process.

The Where Do Monsters Live? app is based on the award-winning Learn to Read children’s book series. Features of the reading app include the following:


•Read-along narration options with text highlighting.

•Record-and-play selections that allow children and parents to record themselves reading the story and play it back.

•Easy, swipe-friendly navigation.

•Special effects and colorful, mom-approved games, including multiple levels of matching games, mazes, and path play.

•Certificate of completion that can be personalized with a photo and emailed to parents or grandparents.

Additional popular Learn to Read titles, Cinderella Dressed in Yellow, Who Took The Cookies from the Cookie Jar?, and The Bugs Go Marching, are currently in development and will be available as apps in Spring 2013.


Get it for FREE until January 31st!



Where Do Monsters Live App

Even More Free Beginning Leveled Readers

Gib Got It

Gib Got It is about an adorable squirrel and a raccoon who are out picking flowers.  The text focuses on number words and a few sight words such as: got, and it.

Five Bears, All In A Den


Five Bears, All In A Den tells the story of a bear family. The text focuses on number words and a few sight words such as: got, and it. Family names such as mom and dad are also featured.

Five Stops

Five Stops tells he story of two sisters ride on a school bus.  The text focuses on number words




For more beginning readers, be sure to check out these posts as well:

Free Beginning Leveled Readers

Free Printable Beginning Readers

I have found a few more beginning readers that you can print out (or read on-line) with your beginning readers.

One, Two, Three, Four, Five

One, Two, Three, Four, Five features fun photographs of real-life kids playing at the park.  It focuses on the number words as well as a few common sight words.

A Home for Flap The Cat

A Home for Flap The Cat is about two sisters and their cat, Flap. The text focuses on the number words as well as a few common sight words.


The Path to Frog's New Home

The Path to Frog's New Home tells the story of a frog looking for a new home. The text focuses on the number words as well as a few common sight words.



For more beginning readers visit this post.

More Free Beginning Leveled Readers

When you have a beginning reader, it is sometimes difficult to find reading material that fits their independent reading level.  Here are a few free beginning leveled readers:

A Rainy Day

A Rainy Day tells the story of two adorable puppies who are sad about the fact that it is raining.  The text focuses on the sight words: look, see, and is.

A Pig's Life

A Pig's Life focuses on the sight words: are, do, and that.  The story accounts a day in the life of a pig with fun examples and illustrations.

A Musical Adventure

A Musical Adventure tells the story of a few friends who make music with items from their house.  The text focuses on the sight words: can, you, and we.  It also focuses on the phonic -ap family (i.e. tap, rap, etc,)

For more beginning readers check out this post as well.

Free Beginning Leveled Reader

If you have a beginning reader at your house, you may want to check out these free leveled readers. Hap is Hot focuses on the beginning consonant H.  It also features sight words such as: is, can, and are.

Hap is Hot

Hob Can Hit also focuses on the beginning consonant H. It also features sight words such as can, see, and is.

Hob Can Hit

Fish Can Swim focuses on the sight words: are, do, and that as it tells a few facts about fish.

Fish Can Swim

Free Phonics Lessons

If you are working on reading skills with your child, and want a free phonics program, you will want to check out Free Phonics Lessons.  The site features over 60 free phonics lessons at a variety of levels with printables, reading lists and more.

The Itsy Bitsy Spider Video and Math Freebie!

Here is an adorable video version of the Itsy Bitsy Spider for your little ones to enjoy:

When they finish watching, print out this fun spider and fly number matching game to play!

Watch a Butterfly as it is born! Plus a freebie!

Here is a great time-lapse video of a butterfly as it is born.

After your child has watched it, they can complete this fun life cycle of a butterfly craft.

Watch an Egg Hatch and Free Emergent Reader

Many kids don't get to see eggs hatching in real life, so here is a great way to help your child experience just that!



After watching the video, have them practice their reading skills with this great emergent reader.

Highlights Hidden Pictures

I always loved Highlights magazine when I was a kid - it was actually something to look forward to when you had to go to the doctor or dentist.  My kids love Highlights too - especially the hidden pictures pages.  Highlights actually posts a new picture each month for the kiddos to find all of the hidden pictures.  It is a great way to build their observation skills.  You can get July's hidden picture here.