reading

ACK Word Family Worksheets

Learn to read with our free printable phonics worksheets! We've created quite a few free reading resources, including a phonics chart, handwriting worksheet, making words activity, flashcards, and even an early reader. Each of our reading activities has been designed to help you engage your young reader with fun,...

AB Word Family Worksheets

Free AB Word Family Word printables, lists, worksheets, and activities for learning to read words that end with -ab. You'll find free and low-cost phonics teaching resources including ab word family worksheets, anchor charts, handwriting activity pages, making words cut & paste printables, ab word family early reader book, and...

Rhyming Word Games for Kindergarten

Teaching children how to recognize rhyming words is an important step in the journey to reading. Beyond understanding similarities of word-families, young students should be able to identify words that rhyme based on the ending sounds they hear as they say the words aloud. If your students are...

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...

Is It Time For a “Reading Break”?

When children are learning to read and write, they typically will have at least a few seasons of frustration, especially in the beginning. Take heart, this is pretty normal. When the pressure to read gets the best of your student, it's probably time for a reading break. “What...

6 Tips for Struggling Readers

It can be overwhelming when you have a struggling reader.  I know, I've had one. There were times  I was ready to either give up or hide in a closet until this part of homeschooling was over.   When it gets to that point, take a deep breath and think about an action plan. If you are looking for a simple solution for your struggling reader,...

Blends Worksheets & Printables

Once children have learned all of the individual letter sounds, they can begin to learn blends.  Consonant blends are two letters that when brought together they "blend" to form a sound.  The sound still allows for the individual letters to be heard.  (When two consonants come together to form a...