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Reading Printables

Kindergarten is the perfect time to begin teaching children to read. Once students have an understanding of letter names and letter sounds, it’s time to learn how to start sounding out words. We have a huge selection of phonics printables as well as sight word activities you can use to teach your children to read for FREE!  We also have complete curricula available with our R.E.A.D. Curriculum Notebook and our Sight Word of the Week Program. Both have been designed to work in a homeschool or classroom setting, cover (often exceeding) Kindergarten standards, and are available in an instant download.

Ready, Eager, Able, & Determined to READ!!

Start your students off on the right track with our 36-Week, Comprehensive Kindergarten Reading Curriculum. Download and Print the entire first week with our free sample pack today.

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Free Phonics Printables

Over 35 Word Families are included in this collection that features charts, mini-books, handwriting pages, cut & paste activities, and matching games. Try our complete R.E.A.D. Curriculum Notebook today!

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Sight Word Printables

Find FREE Sight Word printables you can use in your classroom. You'll find free sight word playdough mats, sight word flashcards, sight word dab and dot games, activity worksheets, bingo and more! Try our complete Sight Word of the Week Program today!

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Short & Long Vowel Sounds

A collection of FREE printable worksheets, games and activities to teach students short and long vowel sounds.

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Digraphs & Blends

Digraphs, Consonant Blends, and Word Families are the building blocks of reading. Children can arrange and rearrange these printable cards to form a variety of new words.

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Looking for more?  Try our R.E.A.D. Curriculum Notebook Today!  Covering word families, blends, phonics, sight words, writing, grammar and even a little science, come see why this is one of our Best Selling Curriculum Notebooks. Click Here

Preparing Your Child for Kindergarten Math

November 7, 2017 By Kindergarten Mom 1 Comment

If you’re like most parents, you agonize, at least a little bit, about what you should be doing to get your child ready for kindergarten. It can be overwhelming to figure out what is really important and whether or not you are filling all the gaps to get them off and running. The good news is,  preparing your little one for that first day of kindergarten Math is really as easy as 1 – 2 – 3.

Counting

Counting to 10 is the number equivalent of teaching them the ABC song. Number lines and charts are a great tool for learning this. I try to make sure we have one through ten nailed down. With some children, shooting for 20 is totally doable.  My child mixed up those oh-so-tricky teens for a while and skipped 15 for a whole year! Fear not. Everything after 20 falls into a predictable pattern.  Better yet, some young children will quickly catch on to this and count to 100 before you know it. However, don’t worry if your little one is not quite there. The point is to show them that these numbers follow the same sequence every single time. Two always comes after one, and so on. Just really concentrate on one through ten.

 

Number Recognition

The next skill to work on is matching a symbol to each of those numbers. Learning through books is a great way to begin. There are also fun worksheets and coloring pages that assist in this matching ability. Every day real-life examples work too.

Show them numbers on street signs, cereal boxes, price tags – point out numbers everywhere. My current preschooler particularly loves to take notice of page numbers. I had no idea there were numbers on so many things until I had a preschooler!

Print our Free Number of the Day Worksheets Here

 

One-to-One Correspondence

If you have never heard of one-to-one correspondence, it essentially means teaching them the value of the number. For example, when you say “four” it means more than just the symbol – 4. It actually means a certain number of things. Number symbols can apply to anything that can be counted.

Why is One-to-One correspondence so important?  Children who aren’t given enough practice counting many different types of things often begin to make one of two incorrect assumptions about numbers. First, if they are taught to count by primarily counting just one type of thing – using their fingers for example – they may associate that number with only those objects, thinking those are the names of their fingers for instance. Alternatively, if they are taught primarily by referencing the number symbols, they may begin to see numbers just as names for those symbols and nothing more.

Counting many, many different types of objects teaches them that a number means a certain amount of something – anything. So count everything. Count cars, count floor tiles, count birds, count socks. Worksheets that show the number symbol along with that amount of different objects really help to reinforce this.

 

Remember, math is more than just numbers. It is anything that involves a value,  pattern,  measurement or comparison. Although in preschool, I focus primarily on the three things above, there are some other things I like to incorporate as well:

  • Names of basic shapes
  • Distinguishing simple patterns
  • Comparison words: bigger, smaller, more, less
  • Awareness of time: yesterday, today, tomorrow, morning, afternoon, night
  • Measurement words: how tall, how long, how much, how many

 

Getting your preschooler ready to take on kindergarten math is really as simple as 1, 2, 3. With some intentional focus on a handful of things, they will be ready to take it to the next level before you know it.

 

If you’re looking for a math curriculum designed specifically for your kindergartener, check out our Interactive Math Curriculum. You will find everything you need for a full year of hands-on math lessons, games and activities.

Filed Under: Kindergarten, Math Tagged With: correspondence, counting, homeschool, kindergarten, math, number recognition

Free Printable Alphabet Game

Learning the letters of the alphabet should be TONS of fun!  Many Preschool & Kindergarten Programs will implement a Letter of the Week to help build letter recognition and letter sound identification skills.

Today we have a super cute Alphabet Sound Chart you can use to review letter sounds with your students.  Print on cardstock and laminate for durability.

Here are some tips for using this chart with your student.

  1. Review the name of each object with your child.
  2. Print an additional chart to make and play a matching game. (cut one)
  3. Say the sound of each object as you say the name.  (Ffff—Ffff—Frog!)
  4. Encourage your student to repeat Step 3 on their own.
  5. When ready, have student say the first letter of each object.
  6. Play a game, “Find a word that starts with T.”
  7. Identify the Short and Long vowel sounds on the chart.  (E is for Elf, E is for Eel)

Print this FREE Alphabet Sound Chart Here 

So…..What’s Next?

If you child has mastered letter sounds, they might be ready to R.E.A.D.!!

Check out our Learn to R.E.A.D. Curriculum Notebook Here:

 

Kindergarten Writing Prompts

A collection of free Kindergarten writing prompts to encourage early writing.  Each page includes sequenced drawing as well as fill in the blank paragraph frames.  If you are looking for more paragraph writing practice, check out our new 12-week program, “How to Write a Paragraph.”

How to Write a Paragraph is a simple, no-prep, 12-week writing program that will have your students building paragraphs in record time.  This K-2 curriculum begins by reviewing sentence structure and writing mechanics then slowly builds to writing complete paragraphs over a 4-day week.  Click Here

 

My Birthday: Paragraph Writing Prompt

A free kindergarten paragraph frame for students to complete. Children write about their birthday and draw sequenced images to match.

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Animal: Paragraph Writing Prompt

A free kindergarten paragraph frame for students to complete. Children write about an animal and draw sequenced images to match.

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Field Trip: Paragraph Writing Prompt

A free kindergarten paragraph frame for students to complete. Children write about a field trip and draw sequenced images to match.

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Park Trip: Paragraph Writing Prompt

A free kindergarten paragraph frame for students to complete. Children write about a trip to the park and draw sequenced images to match.

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Favorite Relative: Paragraph Writing Prompt

A free kindergarten paragraph frame for students to complete. Children write about their favorite relative and draw sequenced images to match.

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Build Your Bundle Sale: Early Learning

May 8, 2015 By Kindergarten Mom Leave a Comment

I hope you’ve had time to shop the Build Your Bundle Sale this week.  I know it can be a bit overwhelming on the first couple of days as you try to understand how the sale works, and how to get the best value for your money.  So, today I wanted to share with you a way that you can score over $650 in Early Learning resources for only $58.  The Early Learning Bundles are a HUGE hit every year and here is why:

Early Learning Bundle #1 
 Retail Value: $225.89    SALE $29.00
This Early Learning Bundle is full of preschool and early learning resources you will love using with your little ones. Inside you’ll find a fun math unit, sight word practice, a full reading curriculum, Bible curriculum, a craft pack, a phonics, and penmanship curriculum, a life skills pack from Skill Trek and much more. This bundle includes our popular Maze Writer handwriting Program as well!

EARLY LEARNING BUNDLE #1
No Prep Kindergarten Math Unit 1  $8.00
No Prep Sight Word Worksheets: Pre-Primer     Edition $15.00
Learning Puzzle Pack $18.00
DIY Calendar and Weather Center $6.99
Learning at HOme $50.00
Reading Complete: A Phonics-Based Curriculum Level A $39.48
PreK-K Bible Sampler-Traceable $12.50
No-Prep Craft Pack $10.00
Morning Work for Kindergarten-1st Semester $7.99
Sight Word Mini Fluency Books $4.99
Phonics With Penmanship- Year One $29.99
Skill Trek Express Preschool Mini-Bundle $9.95
ABC Letter Mats with Craft and Process Art Ideas $6.00
Maze Writer Handwriting Program $7.00
                                                                                                                                                               TOTAL VALUE: $225.89
Early Learning Bundle #2
Retail Value: $228.30    SALE $29.00
The Early Learning Bundle #2 contains so many resources for your little ones.  You’ll find our own Sight Word Early Readers which retails for $15 alone! Also included is a collection of Preschool Basic Skills Bundle, Phonics & Penmanship Curriculum, 2 Complete Reading Curricula, a full homeschool program targeting students in K3-K5, Raising Lil’ Rock Stars Through the Bible A to Z.   
 
EARLY LEARNING BUNDLE #2
Hands-On Alphabet for Preschoolers $15.00
No Prep Kindergarten Math Unit 2 $8.00
Raising Lil’ Rock Starts Through the Bible A to Z $12.00
Montessori-Inspired I Have, Who Has? Preschool Game Pack $4.95
Animal Alphabet Do-a-Dot Pack $2.95
Alphabet Box Labels and Moveable Alphabet in Manuscript, D’Nealian $2.95
Reading Complete: A Phonics-Based Curriculum Level B $35.99
Preschool Star-Preschool Curriculum $35.00
Fruit for Tender Hearts-Cursive Version $18.50
Letter Learning FUN for Preschool-PreK (Capital Letters BUNDLE) $4.99
Teaching Reading Made Easy-Teacher’s Manual $20.00
Phonics with Penmanship- Year Two $29.99
ABC PlayDough Mats $9.99
Interactive Flip Books Bundle (4-pack) $12.99
40 Sight Word Early Readers $15.00
                                                                                                                                                                                   TOTAL VALUE $228.30
Early Learning Bundle #3
Retail Value: $207.65    SALE $29.00

If you have an early learner and you are looking for curriculum, this bundle is for you.  This bundle includes a complete kindergarten  curriculum that retails for $140 just by itself.  There is a Preschool Skills Fun Book, Animal Play program that uses colorful books, songs, and game to introduce the alphabet, colors, number, shapes and more.

EARLY LEARNING BUNDLE #3

Confident Homeschool Preschool Bundle $7.00
J is for Jellyfish Dotted Alphabet Pages $5.99
M is for Monkey Uppercase Alphabet Tracing Pages $5.99
F is for Fox Lowercase Alphabet Tracing Pages $5.99
Preschool Skills Fun Book $4.99
Kindergarten Complete Semester One All-Inclusive $140.69
Animal Play $18.50
Fruit for Tender Hearts-Manuscript Version $18.50
TOTAL VALUE: $207.65
 
Here is how you get all of the above ($650+) for only $58:
Add Bundle #1 to your cart $29.00
Add Bundle #2 to your cart $29.00
Add Bundle # 3 to your cart (FREE)

Filed Under: Homeschool Sales Tagged With: Build Your Bundle, Buy 2 Get 1 Free, Early Learning, homeschool, sale

Build Your Bundle Coupon

May 4, 2015 By Kindergarten Mom Leave a Comment

Have you heard? The Build Your Bundle sale is back for 2018! This is the biggest homeschool sale of the year and it lasts for one week only. The sale won’t start until Monday, however, if you CLICK HERE you can grab a bonus coupon to use during the sale. (Take Note: the coupon won’t be available once the sale starts, so grab it now!)

You won’t want to miss out on the opportunity to enter to win all 20 bundles!

  • One winner wins ALL 20 bundles – a $5,204 value
  • One winner wins a Premium Build Your OWN Bundle of Five – up to a $700 value
  • You will earn 5 points for each referral who enters using your unique link (You will get your unique URL after you enter)
  • If you refer a friend who wins – you BOTH win
  • Instant access to the FREE Homeschool Portfolio Pack for all who enter
  • Everyone who enters will get a special coupon code good for a discount on a Build Your Own Bundle

Plus! Look at the free homeschool portfolio you can download.The homeschool year is filled with accomplishments and events you and your kids will want to cherish for years to come. Whether you need to meet your state law or you want to keep the precious memories of your child’s homeschool year, a homeschool portfolio will keep it all organized and decluttered.

The Homeschool Portfolio will not only serve as a scrapbook of your child’s year it provides practical sheets and a place to record goals for the next school year.

 


Pages Include:

  • About Me
  • Attendance Sheet
  • Basic Daily Schedule
  • Extra Curricular Activities Sheet
  • Curriculum and Resources List
  • Book Log
  • Goals
  • Field Trip Log
  • Report Card
  • Subject Evaluation
  • Subject Binder Divider Sheets

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