Reading

Get ready to keep your students entertained and engaged with these fun chapter book read aloud for 1st grade! They’re student favorites!

You may have heard of it, but what exactly is the science of reading? This article explains and provides resources to learn more about it!

Stocking your home or classroom with high-quality children’s books develops readers who love to engage in stories. These books will help!

If you’re not using file folder activities in your homeschool, you’re missing out! They’re a great way to review skills and have fun!

Looking for the best books for 8th grade? Check out our reading list for 8th graders and start on an epic middle school reading adventure!

Looking for the best chapter books for 3rd grade? Check out this list of classic favorites and new must-reads that are perfect for all kids!

What books should students in 10th grade read? Check out this reading list for 10th graders to get started reading classics & contemporaries!

You’ve taught the letter sounds, but how do you teach blending sounds? We’ve got the tips, techniques, and activities to put it together!

Learn how to teach the alphabet to 4-year-olds (and 3-year-olds and 5-year-olds, too!). It’s easier than you may think!

Make February 2 a day to remember with these simple and educational Groundhog Day activities. Why should Punxsutawney Phil have all the fun?

Dividing words into syllables is a game-changing decoding strategy.  If you know how to teach syllables, you can take a beginning reader from “fab” to “fabulous” in no time!

Has your child hit a bump on the road to reading? Learn how to teach letter sounds to struggling students.

You’ve planned and prepared, but what happens when your homeschool curriculum isn’t working? Learn how to pivot mid-year (or sooner!).

Make your digital lessons pop with a FREE Parts of Speech Virtual Escape Room for upper elementary students! Answer sheet and key included!

Do you want to integrate your teaching around a central theme?  Then you want a unit study. Here’s how to create one!

With so many (SO MANY!) homeschool curriculums to choose from, it can be challenging to know which ones are going to work best for you and your family.

Reading doesn’t have to be a strictly solitary activity. Discuss the big ideas, share experiences, and develop comprehension when you learn how to create a book study.

Book reports are a curriculum mainstay, but their format is a bit tired.  Spice up your assignment with these creative book report ideas!

Your student is now ready to read sentences. Now it’s time to teach Inferencing! Here is all you need to know about how to teach inferencing.

Break out those picture books! It’s time to teach inferencing! These picture books to teach inferencing are our favorites!