I’m always looking for new ways to do sight words. We have done several sensory bags but I don’t think I’ve ever posted about them! This time was a sensory bag puzzle challenge! My girls love playing in a sensory bin and sensory bags. We have done a lot with them. I love putting them…
We have another fun week of themed printables here. This time we have Valentines as our themed week. Valentines is such a fun theme to work with. This is going to be our week series for February. We are starting early because we wanted to make sure you got these before Valentines and had loads…
Space is one theme that we use year-round! It is an easy one to use. I’m always changing up our learning plans, and We have enjoyed themed finds at our house. We have been having so much with our space theme. I thought it would be fun to have some space themed finds to help…
Kids love having games that they can play. Matching games can be fun for kids that like them. My youngest just loves games that you get to match something. We have been working on loads of learning to read games over the years. We have done several games with matching the rhyming words. I have…
We love changing up our themes during the year. We use the sight word cards all the time. They are fun to use, and my girls love the building mats. Our latest theme is Space! It is a great themed that can be used all year. Plus is ideal for those space lovers at your…
Winter is such a fun theme! There are so many different ways to learn about winter. I’ve been adding a few easy reader books for the seasons over the last few months. I wanted to add a few books for winter! I have two different sets of winter easy reader books: Winter Activities and Winter…
Every now and then we find something my girls just love to use. The no-prep trace, find and color have been tons of fun! We have really enjoyed them. We have been working on a few blends and I thought it would be fun to have something seasonal for them. We loved our seasonal Thanksgiving…
Christmas has to be one of my favorite times of the year. I just love it! And this year I’m adding a few easy reader books to make the season a little bit fun! This is the first of the easy reader books that will be coming out. This one has a fun Christmas Cookie…
At a particular time in school, you start learning short and long vowel sounds. They are sometimes easy and sometimes hard. It is something that is fun to review now and then. We have been working on CVC vs. CVCe at home. This Christmas tree sorting is a lot of fun for this activity. Plus…
There are so many different sounds work on when kids are learning to read. Words that have blends is a big part of that. Since I’m doing Christmas printables, I thought it would be fun to have one for a blend we hear at Christmas time. That is the “tr-” for the tree. Today I…
Easy reader books for different seasons are for kids to have. They are always trying to learn and try new things. Thanksgiving has many different themes for the holiday. Today we have a fun Pilgrims Easy Reader Books. These pilgrim-themed books have several version to match up to the level of your kids reading levels….
Thanksgiving is a great time of year to reflect on many different things. I love this time of year, and so does Royal Baloo. There are so many things to learn about Thanksgiving. This 31 days has been so much fun. Here are all Thanksgiving printables from the week PLUS all our other Thanksgiving printables!…
I always find it frustrating when I have something I want to work on but can’t always find the right sheet for it. We have been doing a lot of digraphs over the last few weeks and changing things up make it fun! Everyone loves to have something for their current level of learning. The…
After having so much fun with the coloring pages for the Thanksgiving ABCs. We wanted to do more activities like it. I thought it would be fun to do some CVC Word Family Activities. There are never enough activities for kids to do learning or reviewing word families. No prep activities have been loads of…
There can be huge struggles to get my youngest to do any type reading. It took a long time to realize that giving her a book in her favorite theme helps. But a transportation easy reader is something she just loves! We always want kids to read various books to build their learning. I like…
Over the years, I have learned that kids just LOVE to say the dinosaur names. Don’t think they can’t say the long words it is a big mistake. My oldest learned to speak better by saying them! Today is a fun, easy reader book with a dinosaur theme. The Free Dinosaur Easy Reader Book is…
It is always a challenge to find fun easy books to read that you can just print and go. That is why I’ve been making so many different easy reader books. This Trick or Treat Kids is great for Halloween plus it is part of the 31 Days of Free Printables! I’m so excited to…
My youngest and I have been exploring lots of different types of easy reader books. We have done some simple books and books that are getting harder. I’m always working on fun new ways to help my youngest with her reading. Today we have a pumpkin life cycle easy reader books. There are several versions…
We are always working on different types of learning. I have one of my girls that just loves to color and make her own style of cards. The CVCC Word Family is a great way for her to do this! Plus kids can have fun when they can make their own cards. The next CVCC…
There are some kids that don’t always learn well with flashcards and other basic learning tools. It is one reason that I love playdough mats. They are a great hands-on way to work on learning to read activities. My girls have loved using playdough mats over the last few years. This week we have the…
After a long break, we are getting back into CVCC sets of printables. Today we have the CVCC Word Family Cards & Writing for: -and, -end -ind, -ond. There are so many fun words to work on. Plus these make easy centers for writing and learning the words. These cards are a fun way to…
We have been getting ready for the fall with the start of our Apple Themes! What would be more fun than an apple themed sight word cards to help work on the sight words during the fall! When you change themes kids love it. They love learning different ways. Apples were some of our favorite…
Today we are continuing some of our small blends books! I love how easy these are to use with kids to work on them learning their different blends. Today we have the next 4 blends: dr-, fl-, fr- and gl-. The small books have been a HUGE favorite at our house. They are easy to…
This is Set 11 of 11 in the Romping & Roaring First Grade Sight Words Packs. This month Romping & Roaring First Grade Sight Word: When. Yup, the last set only has one word! I love using these sets with my girls. They are flexible and meet the needs of each of my girls. There…
I love changing up how we use printables. My girls love different activities and variety. I’m always looking for a new way to use our flashcards. I have a fun post that has Top 10 Ways to use Flashcards. Today I’ll show you one fun way we use our sight word flashcards. This is a…
I’m always changing up the themes at our house. This last month plus it has been lots ocean activities. We have had so much fun with it. One of the last printables to round out our month is an Ocean Themed Sight Word Cards set! These cards are so much fun for the ocean loving…
Summer is in full swing and this is a great series for those that want to do a little activity but don’t want to spend tons of time prepping activities. This is why Royal Baloo and I make the summer programs. Swing Into Summer Learning is a great no-prep printable for kids to use! We…
Summer is always a busy time and keeping kids learning while saving time is hard. This is why Royal Baloo and I make the summer programs. Swing Into Summer Learning is a great no-prep printable for kids to use! We are in week 4 of the series. This week’s theme is Bugs! It has 7…
I know as a parent it really is horrible to find something quick and easy to prevent the summer slide. This is why Royal Baloo and I make the summer programs. Swing Into Summer Learning is a great no-prep printable for kids to use! We are in week 3 of the series. This week’s theme…
Our fourth Summer Program is here! This year’s program is called Swing Into Summer Learning! We want to take a swing at our skills during the summer and not let them go. Like two programs each week of the 5 weeks of Swing Into Summer Learning has a different theme. We start today with Week…