How do children really learn to read words? This resource offers insight into this complicated but exciting journey of putting sounds and words together to learn the joy of reading. Come and discover more.

What do you know about phoneme activities for collaborative classrooms? This site will show how to develop your own activities to sharpen your students phonemic awareness skills. This informative resource will support any teacher's work...

Come and check out this awesome pre-reading resource. This site offers examples of simple word games you can play with kids to increase their ability to recognize and use letters and sounds. Try these games the next time you're in the...

This lesson will be used to introduce the writing process. Students will learn about the first step, brainstorming, through webbing activities. Students will also view other students' work on the Internet. Students will learn how to use...

Learning to take initiative is a behavior that helps kids navigate their lives with courage and optimism. This article provides insights into how children learn to take initiative. Parents and teachers are key mentors in the process. A...

For grades 1 to 3, this game has learners write a story by focusing on the word choice.

Come and learn some hand gestures for phonemes designed by the faculty and students at Auburn University. Students and teachers will find these gestures beneficial in the learning process.

This instructional activity uses hands-on activities and trade books along with websites to explain the formation of clouds. This instructional activity may be used in conjunction with a weather unit.

An exciting introduction to reading! The instructor writes a simple, one-line story on the board from literature, and the students learn to sound out the words.

The Saskatoon Board of Education gives samples of math word problems for pairs or small groups of students. At each grade level three types of problems are provided: translation, process, and realistic.

A great resource to discover fun new computer activities to bring to your classroom.

Key to learning how to read is the ability to identify the different sounds that make words and to associate these sounds with written words. There are 44 phonemes in the English language, including letter combinations such as /th/,...

How can you define phonics? Take this opportunity to learn a little more about phonics and its relationship to letters and sounds.

A group of ten simple activities easily incorporated into the course of a day to reinforce phonemic awareness.

The ability to identify letters, sounds, words, sentences, and punctuation can help students become better readers. This lesson utilizes the book "Who Stole the Cookies" for a variety of activities. Included are printable worksheets,...

Students will practice the scientific method as they observe nature and ask questions about it.