Summer learning reinforcement kit & free printable homework practice worksheets

 One educational issue that worries parents and teachers is summer learning retention. How well will students remember content during the long summer break? Summer tutoring is expensive. Summer school defeats the purpose of a break (plus kids typically HATE it). Here's an easy, inexpensive alternative: summer learning reinforcement kits. Make fun, cheap, easy, homemade summer homework kits. Keep them in the car so kids can practice math, spelling, reading and writing during car rides.Summer learning reinforcement kit & free printable homework practice worksheets

Preschool Animal Alphabet Themed Snacks with Printable ABC Animal Activities from A-Z

Teachers, want to make ABCs fun? Here are healthy animal alphabet-themed snacks from A-Z. Use Alpha-Bits cereal, letter pretzels, cookies for letter shape. Then follow these recipes to create educational snack crafts that teach reading. I've included free printable animal alphabet coloring pages and activities.
Preschool Animal Alphabet Themed Snacks From A-Z

Free Printable Coloring Mini Books for Children

Educator Jonathon Holt says children learn best when they are actively involved. Here are free printable mini booklets for children to color. Subject include letters, words, seasons, animals, science, Bible, holidays and lots more. These books make excellent classroom, homeschoool and supplemental lessons for ages 4-7 years (grades preschool through second). These free printable activities are especially good for special needs children. Free Printable Coloring Mini Books for Children

Free Printable Preschool Games, Hands-on Activities, Lesson Plans

Hands-on preschool games and activities help build developmental skills in early childhood. There's no need to spend money on lessons for preschoolers. You can find free printable games and interactive educational materials online. Many preschool printables are also cut and paste crafts that kids can make themselves. Here are free printable alphabet activities, reading and letter games, math worksheets and shapes lessons. Read more

Free Printable Cut and Color Leveled Reader Booklets

Free Printable Cut and Color Leveled Reader Booklets Your new reader has just mastered her phonics lessons; she's reading with some fluency. But summer vacation is here. She won't have access to classroom readers. Do you buy a set of classroom readers to keep up her momentum? You can but you don't need to; there are free printable reading, phonics, spelling, vocabulary and grade leveled readers right here on the internet. These vocabulary-boosting books will also build phonics, spelling and fluency skills, in a fun, hands-on way. Click here...

Preschool and Elementary Life Science Lessons from 'Mousekin'

Preschool and Elementary Life Science Unit Using Edna Miller's 'Mousekin' Books Using the Mousekin book series, by Edna Miller, you can teach complete units in life science. Teach camouflage  hibernation, ecosystems, habitats, symbiosis and more. Here are lesson plans for preschool and elementary life science activities.
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Baby Books to Read Aloud

Best Books to Read to Infants and Babies- Great Baby Shower Gits
Read to an infant? Yes, you read that title correctly. Want to raise children to love books? Don't wait. Here is a list of books I highly recommend to read to an infant or baby. Oh and, ahem, these make excellent baby shower gifts, too. Read More

Best ABC Books to Teach Children the Alphabet

Best ABC Books to Teach Letters of the Alphabet to Children There are literally hundreds of ABC books to teach letters of the alphabet to children. Authors and illustrators across the genre spectrum have written ABC books for children. Here are my recommendations for best ABC books, based on words and pictures. Read More