When learning about a word family, see if your child can create some silly nonsense words that rhyme.
Use interactive writing as an opportunity to make Word Family anchor charts. Students have a fun time thinking of and spelling rhyming words, especially when they are nonsensical!
"an" Words
"An" words come together with this word family puzzle set.
Preschool
Reading & Writing
Word Family Story: -an
Have fun with word families by using them in a story. This worksheet features four words that end with "-an."
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Word Family Story: -ug
How many words end with "-ug"? This sheet is a great way to teach word families and help your child form the building blocks of writing and reading.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Word Family Story: -ip
Make word families fun by putting them in a story! Try it out with the "ip" word family. Practicing word families early in school will help your child later.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
All in the Word Family: "Eep" Words
All in the Word Family: "Eep" Words
Children practice their reading skills and familiarize themselves with the "-eep" word family in this cut-and-paste activity.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Word Family Mud Hop: -an, -and
Word Family Mud Hop: -an, -and
Get some practice with word families "-an" and "-and," by playing this quiz-style game with your child.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Cut out different shapes, like triangles and squares, from cardboard, and have your child sort them. Ask them what makes each shape unique.
When introducing shapes, have students compare them without naming them. Lead a concept development lesson where students sort shapes with and without curves.
Shapes in the World
Shapes are everywhere! Use this fun real-world inspired worksheet to practice identifying and comparing 2D shapes found in everyday activities.
Find the Shape: Triangles
Find the Shape: Triangles
All of these pictures are hiding some sneaky triangles. Can your kindergartener find them all in this colorful worksheet?
Shapes Mini Book
Review shapes with your little math whiz, using this fun, foldable mini book!
Shape Jumble
Help your kindergarten child learn his geometric shapes with this printable coloring worksheet.
How Many Shapes Are There?
How Many Shapes Are There?
How many shapes are there? They're all mixed up! Can your kid count how many there are of each type?
2D and 3D Shape Sort: Factory
2D and 3D Shape Sort: Factory
Kids sort 2D and 3D shapes in this engaging geometry game.
Shapes for Kindergarten!
Identifying shapes and colors will come easily to students after listening to songs, playing bingo, and coloring a worksheet!
By the last day of school, kindergarten students should know 25 words from the Fry Sight Words list.
Kindergarten students should end the school year knowing at least 25 sight words. Most of the words they encounter in reading levels A–D will be from the the Fry Sight Words list. Being able to easily identify these words will help children decipher the meanings of other, unfamiliar words
Pre-Kindergarten Sight Words Bingo
Pre-Kindergarten Sight Words Bingo
Sight word bingo is fun for kids who are learning new words. This sight word bingo game features simple words for preschoolers.
Preschool
Reading & Writing
Write the Sight Words: "Have"
Write the Sight Words: "Have"
This worksheet will help your child learn the sight word "have" by asking him to trace the different letters in the word and write it in a sentence.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
This is a Bear
This worksheet combines sight word practice with labeling fun! Help your kindergarteners describe the different parts of a bear while honing their reading and writing skills.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Sight Word Scramble
Does your kindergartener know his sight words backwards and forwards?
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Unscramble the Sight Words
Unscramble the Sight Words
Oh no, the sight words are missing their letters! Use the letters at the bottom of the page to fix each sight word so that it is spelled correctly.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
A Sight Word Celebration!
A Sight Word Celebration!
Celebrate your students’ sight word success with a sight word celebration lesson! Customizable for use with any sight words, this lesson can be implemented after teaching a group of sight words or at the end of the year.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Sight Word Notes
In this fun lesson plan, students will get to practice using sight words while writing notes to their peers. This is a great introductory lesson as a stand alone or a support lesson for the lesson plan **A Sight Word Celebration**.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Offer your child real-life persuasive writing prompts, such as creating an argument for why they deserve a later bedtime or a larger allowance.
Invite students to think of some important school rules — or rules that may need revisiting — and have them design posters to display around the school. Ask them to use the sentence frame: "Please ... because ...." ("Please use a whisper voice in the hallway because students are learning.")
Write A Letter
Although most people communicate through the internet these days, writing a letter is an important skill to know!
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
My Opinion About Ice Cream
My Opinion About Ice Cream
Your students can practice their persuasive writing skills using this fun (and delicious) template.
Convince Me!
Use this writing template to help your kids learn about persuasive writing as they try to convince you of the merit to a new rule.
Safety at School
Help your students think critically about a new school rule as they hone their persuasive writing skills.
My Favorite Recess Activity
My Favorite Recess Activity
Use this fun writing template to explore persuasive writing with your students.
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