This post was originally published on The GoodMen Project. Since the 1980s, Kindergarten has become increasingly academic. From President George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind to President Barrack Obama’s Race to the Top, and since the establishment and push for a Common Curriculum, Kindergarten students are being asked to do more and more things […]
Compound Word Activities
This post contains affiliate links. Now that I have Groundhog Day behind us, it is time to focus on the Superbowl! Are you a Superbowl fan? I do love the Superbowl.. another opportunity for good clean family fun… (well, at least most of the time). Here is to hoping for clean commercials and a halftime […]
Apple picking, apple pancakes -short a sound
This week we have been working with my four year old son on learning the short a sound. You might remember Mrs. Karle working with my daughter on learning the short a sound. So, this week we have had a lot of fun being alligators and saying the short a sound. We also took the […]
Noodle Letters and Cream Sauce
I first wrote this post as a guest post of the Crafty Side of Sarcasm. Please check out this fun blog recipes, savings ideas, crafts and more! Today I thought it would be fun to make noodle letters and cream sauce. First – make your noodles. I used angel hair pasta, but spaghetti or […]
Motivating your reluctant reader: A penny a page
Many times I am asked the question: How to encourage reading. Here are a few ways I have found helpful… You can create a treasure box and reward your reader for time spent reading. You can let your student choose his/her own books. You can create a cozy reading nook. You can introduce the student […]
Help Your Child’s Readiness for Kindergarten
Help your Child’s Readiness for Kindergarten If you want to prepare your child for kindergarten, this is an amazing amount of materials that will have your little one over prepared and confident on Day 1. When you are finished with the 25 days, your child will be reading better than many kindergarten students! Our philosophy […]
Starting the school year with a positive classroom experience
Today I wanted to share with you what Mrs. Karle used to do at the beginning of the school year to build a positive classroom experience. Mrs. Karle found that using this system she could motivate her reluctant and struggling readers. She never had any issues with students not wanting to read. She truly felt that […]
Picture Book Activity
Too Many Balloons by Catherine Matthias is a fantastic picture book for preschool and kindergarten children. The book teaches and reinforces colors, numbers, and animals. You can do a math activity with it, you can do a reading activity with it, you can do a Spanish activity with it, you can even do science activities with […]
Pictures of the Alphabet and Teacher’s Manual
A Step-by-Step guide to teaching the alphabet – and 3 alphabet posters you can laminate and use in your classroom.Teaching the alphabet is easy with Mrs. Karle’s Sight and Sound Reading Step-by-Step guide to teaching the alphabet. This alphabet and step-by-step teacher’s manual highlights the upper case letters, the lower case letters, the vowels, and […]
Lesson Plans: Word Families
Teachers use Word Ladders to teach and reinforce letter patterns and rhyming, through writing and repetition. This document contains 53 word ladders, as well as word riddles and questions for each word ladder to help strengthen vocabulary development. The riddles and questions encourage children to think about the meaning of the words, as they use […]