word consciousness

Turn early reading practice into a game your kids will beg to play! This simple twist on the great Go Fish card game uses beginning reader sight words to build fluency, boost word recognition, and make learning fun. Whether you’re …

Keep your kids entertained and learning this Easter season with a free printable Easter Word Search! Perfect for Easter morning, spring break, or a quiet afternoon at home, this word search puzzle is a fun way to engage kids with …

Looking for a fun and educational way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with your kids? This “How Many Words” activity combines St. Patrick’s Day words like Leprechaun, Shamrocks, and Lucky with a creative challenge to keep kids engaged and learning. …

Keep your kids entertained and learning this holiday season with two free printable Thanksgiving Word Searches! Perfect for cozy afternoons, Thanksgiving break, or while waiting for the big feast, these word search puzzles are a fun way to engage kids …

The following guest post is written by Becky Spence of This Reading Mama. Becky is a busy homeschooling mama of four littles, and she constantly shares super content on her site.  I’m always in awe of her.  Do take a …

Sometimes, simple is better.  Sometimes, more choices make us more confused. If Maddy, Owen, and Cora were shown an amazing pallet of face paints and were able to choose anything in the world they wanted designed on their cheeks or …

Maddy, Owen, and Cora have loved the Word a Day we’ve been doing for the past two weeks–more than I anticipated and much to my surprise.  It’s been funny to see which kiddo is the first to remember to flip …

Our very first day of the Smart Summer Challenge found us lazying around at home because Owen returned from swim and dive feeling really under the weather. So while he caught up on some telly and gave his body a …

By sharing our love of words and talking about new and exciting words, we are teaching our children to become Word Conscious. Word Consciousness is an integral component of language development and one of the early predictors of success in …