Woo-hoo, the numbers are in and my students have been learning!  Just finished all the sight word and reading assessments and wow, I am so amazed at the improvements and growth in confidence.  One student alone managed to learn 31 new sight words and I've only been using this resource for eight weeks.  Such a proud teacher I am!  Anyway, here's ...

My kindergarten students have really enjoyed the game ABC Jump Up that I posted about back in December.  So I decided to create a sight word version to help them practice identifying 48 of the most common sight words and to get them up and moving! Come on by to learn more! ~ Mrs. McKown

In case you missed my post, I updated my  Let it Snow! Sight Word Find!  The download now includes both a K and a 1st grade version! ~ Mrs. McKown

Happy New Year! I was busy this morning creating a new product that you can use throughout the winter months and especially around Valentine's day to help reinforce the basic sight words our kindergarten students are learning. It includes 45 of the earliest sight words along with 8 different worksheets to go along ...

Over the weekend, I added a set of Dolch word games to my online shops.  The games are called Alien Zap Dolch Word Games. Please stop by my blog if you'd like to find out more.

If you are looking for an activity that will engage your students and keep them on task then look no further. The secret is to use pictures of the students; they love to look at pictures of themselves and their friends. This activity can be done several different ways to allow for differentiation. In the picture above you can see the ...

Race to the Top is a fun game that can be adapted for many different skills and levels. You can use these types of games to practice letter recognition, sight words, or even numbers. In the picture above you can see the Spring Alphabet Race to the Top game, in the picture below you can see the sight word version of the game. To prepare ...

This Valentine themed activity for practicing sight words is super simple yet still tons of fun for little ones. You will need one magnetic cookie tray or other magnetic surface per child, paper Valentine hearts, tape, sight word cards, and magnetic letters. You could also have the students match upper to lowercase letters on the trays. The ...