As a kindergarten teacher (and as a grandma to two kindergarten-aged little boys), I believe in the benefits of teaching children sight words. A big sight word vocabulary allows children to quickly read most "beginning reader" books, since these books Read More...

Last week on my blog, I wrote all about the importance of helping children learn to recognize digraphs. Digraphs are a combination of two or more letters that make a single sound (like sh or th, just to name two). When children are able to recognize digraphs Read More...

After blogging for what feels like weeks and weeks about numbers and counting, I decided to create a set of Addition Worksheets ! Check out my latest blog post that just went up today filled with tips for using these worksheets and for helping all kids Read More...