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Language Arts…

K – Grade 2 Language Arts Workbooks, Grammar and Spelling Books Freely Available

21 Aug 20244 Sep 2024
This post offers a nice variety of English Language Arts workbooks, including grammar, vocabulary and spelling workbooks. Using language arts, grammar, and spelling workbooks can be incredibly beneficial for K…
Phonics…

Free Learn to Read Curriculum: Treasure Hunt Reading

1 Feb 20241 Feb 2024
Through Treasure Hunt Reading (THR), your students or children will be able to gain significant reading skills in an engaging and motivating way. This free learning to read curriculum uses…
Reading…

Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons: Step-by-Step Reading Program

31 Jan 202427 Aug 2024
Do you want to teach your child to read using the most research-backed approach with an established track record of success? Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons…
Vocabulary…

Learning Vocabulary with Reading Comprehension: 152 Worksheets, Lists and Tools

29 Jan 202430 Jan 2024
To help you or your student(s) learn new vocabulary words and their meanings through reading comprehension, in this resource article we provide 152 worksheets, exercises, lists, template tools, and strategies,…
Phonics…

120 Free Phonics Lessons with Many Decodable Stories and Books

15 Jan 202416 Jan 2024
Here are 120 free Phonics Lessons, from Open Source Phonics, along with many decodable stories and books for children just learning how to read. Phonics is a method of teaching…
Homeschool…

Primary Learning & Instructional Packets: Worksheets, Activities, Exercises

22 Oct 20236 Sep 2024
Learning and instructional packets are valuable educational resources for primary-grade teachers and students. The instructional packets below are grouped into all subjects here and here, and math-specific here. These contain…
Reading…

Worksheets and Strategies for Improving Reading Comprehension

16 May 20235 Feb 2024
To prepare for and improve upon summer reading activities and adventures, this article offers reading comprehension strategies, techniques and worksheets for helping students and youngsters to read more effectively and…
Phonics…

Teaching Children How To Read With Phonics – Many Resources and Videos

22 Mar 202316 Jan 2024
Phonics is a way to teach children to read and write by showing them the connection between spoken language sounds (phonemes) and written letters, groups of letters, and syllables (graphemes).…
Reading…

From Cinderella to Hansel and Gretel: The Lessons We Can Learn from Grimm’s Fairy Tales

28 Feb 202328 Feb 2023
The brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were German scholars who collected and published a vast array of traditional stories and fairy tales during the early 1800s. These tales have become…
Reading…

Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales Still Teach Us Important Lessons, Values & Virtues

19 Feb 202328 Feb 2023
We all know and love the timeless stories of Hans Christian Andersen, but do we really understand who this remarkable author was? Born in 1805 in Odense, Denmark, he is…
Reading Books…

50 Best Classic Books for Children and Young People

18 Jan 202316 Sep 2023
Classical literature for young people is an essential part of a child's education. It provides them with a glimpse into the past, a window into different cultures and ways of…
Language Arts…

93 Easy to Read Childrens’ Books, PreK – 2nd Grade

4 Apr 202221 Apr 2022
93 Easy to Read Childrens' Books, PreK - 2nd Grade Book Dash is a South African social impact publisher of free books for young children. Its creative professionals volunteer to…
History…

Heritage History – 140 Classic Books for High School and Beyond

14 Nov 202120 Sep 2023
Heritage History - 140 Classic Books for High School and Beyond Here are 140 Heritage History Classic Books for high school students and beyond. These history and historical related reading books…
History…

Heritage History – 240 Classic Books for Middle Grades

9 Nov 202121 Sep 2023
Heritage History - 240 Classic Books for Middle Grades Here are 240 Heritage History Classic Books for students in the middle grades (and higher). These history and literature reading books will…
History…

Heritage History – 125 Classic Books for Lower Grades

3 Nov 202117 Apr 2022
Heritage History - 125 Classic Books for Lower Grades This is the series of 125 Heritage History Classic Books for elementary and lower grade students. These books were written about…
Reading…

205 Reading Comprehension Learning & Teaching Resources, All Grades

27 Oct 20215 Feb 2024
205 Reading Comprehension Learning & Teaching Resources, All Grades This post gives you a total of 205 Reading Comprehension Learning and Teaching Resources, categorized by grade levels, as listed and…
Homeschool…

654 Classic Reading Books, Primers and Readers

21 Oct 202119 Dec 2023
654 Classic Reading Books, Primers and Readers Well, I think I outdid myself with this post. Presented here are a total of 654 Classic Readers, Reading Books and Primers for…
Phonics…

108 Phonics Lessons, Activities, Classic Primers and Readers

21 Oct 202117 Feb 2024
108 Phonics Lessons, Activities, Classic Primers and Readers The following Phonics lessons, worksheet activities, and classic phonics readers and primers are a mixture of modern and older materials that will…
Homeschool…

Preschool Language Arts Lessons & Activities by CoreKnowledge

28 Sep 20212 May 2022
Preschool Language Arts Lessons & Activities by CoreKnowledge Here are the Language arts materials and activities for Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten students, for your immediate viewing and downloads, from CoreKnowledge. Also…
Language Arts…

Fifth Grade Language Arts Lessons & Activities by CoreKnowledge

27 Sep 20219 May 2022
Fifth Grade Language Arts Lessons & Activities by CoreKnowledge This is the final CoreKnowedge Language Arts curriculum post, giving you the freely available Grade 5 Language Arts materials, instructions and teaching modules.…
Language Arts…

Fourth Grade Language Arts Lessons & Activities by CoreKnowledge

27 Sep 2021
Fourth Grade Language Arts Lessons & Activities by CoreKnowledge Continuing with this series, this post gives you the complete set of the freely available Grade 4 Language Arts curriculum providing reading…
Homeschool…

Third Grade Language Arts Lessons & Activities by CoreKnowledge

27 Sep 202111 Mar 2022
Third Grade Language Arts Lessons & Activities by CoreKnowledge Here is the complete set of freely available Language Arts curriculum Grade 3 materials providing reading and language arts lessons, instructions…
Language Arts…

243 Reading Storybooks, Grades K-4

16 Sep 202131 Jan 2024
243 Reading Storybooks, Grades K-4.zip (1.62GB) This is a wonderful collection of 243 reading storybooks for beginning and elementary readers, typically grades Kindergarten through 4. This is one large zip…
Reading…

22 Great Free Reading & Writing Learning Resources at Teaching That Makes Sense

14 Sep 202127 Dec 2023
Teaching That Makes Sense offers the following well-presented and easy-to-follow educational lessons and guides to help teach and learn reading and writing for elementary and middle school students. All files…
Homeschool…

Great Books of the World

21 May 202010 Mar 2022
Great Books of the World.zip (679 mb) This is a categorized selection of over 400 of the most beloved and respected books from around the world, collected from Project Gutenberg,…
Reading Books…

Classic Books to Help Improve Self-Esteem and Respect for Young Readers

16 May 202016 Sep 2023
Classic Books to Help Improve Self-Esteem and Respect for Young Readers Here are 50 classic books that will help with building self-esteem, character and respect. We should not underestimate the…
Reading…

Reading Literacy Printable Packets – All Grades

5 Apr 20205 Feb 2024
Reading Literacy Printable Packets for All Grades These printable PDF files provide engaging learning opportunities and content for grades 1-12, and cover language arts, reading, social studies and current events.…
Reading…

Second Grade Reading Lessons & Activities by CoreKnowledge

19 Apr 201928 Nov 2023
Second Grade Reading Lessons & Activities by CoreKnowledge This is the complete set of reading and language arts lesson and teaching modules for the second grade published by CoreKnowledge. Grade…
Reading…

First Grade Reading Lessons & Activities by CoreKnowledge

16 Apr 201922 Sep 2023
First Grade Reading Lessons & Activities by CoreKnowledge In these first grade language arts reading lessons and units, students first learn to listen for and isolate a single sound and…
Reading…

Dolch Sight Words & Fry High-Frequency Words – Lists, Phrases, Flash Cards

15 Apr 20195 Jan 2024
37 Dolch Sight Word Lists, Phrases and Flash Card Sets 23 Fry High-Frequency Word Lists, Phrases and Flash Card Sets The two sets linked above comprise 71 Word Lists, Phrases, Flash…
Vocabulary…

Latin and Greek Roots, Prefix, Suffix Lessons, Lists & Teaching Helps

9 Apr 201914 Nov 2023
An important part of increasing English vocabulary and comprehension is learning Latin and Greek word roots, prefixes and suffixes. More than half of the words students will encounter have recognizable…
Reading Books…

70 Classic Story Books for Young People to Read and Enjoy

7 Apr 201916 Sep 2023
70 Classic Story Books for Young People to Read and Enjoy Here are 70 wonderful reading books for younger readers covering many areas of classical stories, folklore, history, legends, fiction…
Reading…

Kindergarten Reading Lessons & Activities by CoreKnowledge

4 Apr 201922 Sep 2023
Kindergarten Reading Lessons & Activities by CoreKnowledge The lessons and activities in this kindergarten reading curriculum focus on sounds, or phonemes, as the primary organizing principle of the program, rather…
Music…

12 Children’s Books about the Great Musicians

2 Apr 201918 Apr 2022
12 Children's Books about the Great Musicians These are short illustrated books for younger readers that tell the story of each musician's early life and what occurred to help them…
Language Arts…

Bible Stories Written for Younger Readers

29 Mar 201924 Dec 2023
Bible Stories Written for Younger Readers "The Children's Bible", by Henry A. Sherman And Charles Foster Kent This is illustrated and written in easy-to-understand lanlanguage, it can be read by…
Phonics…

27 Phonics Worksheets, Activities & Instructional Docs

26 Mar 201917 Feb 2024
27 Phonics Worksheets, Activities & Instructional Documents Teaching Phonics to children learning to read can be challenging. These phonics worksheets and activities, along with a few instruction and informational documents,…
Language Arts…

Shakespeare for Young Readers & H.S. Students

15 Mar 201920 Nov 2023
Shakespeare for Young Readers and High School Students Here are 33 books, handouts, guides, and write-ups concerning Shakespeare's plays, writing and language. The first group below lists 10 easier-to-read books…
Reading…

100 3rd Grade Reading & Literacy Skills Activity Worksheets

12 Mar 20193 Nov 2023
These third-grade reading and literacy activities are designed to help families reinforce reading and language arts skills. For each reading and literacy skill below, various activities are provided to help…
Reading…

100 2nd Grade Reading & Literacy Skills Activity Worksheets

12 Mar 201928 Nov 2023
100 Second Grade Reading and Literacy Skills Activity Worksheets These second-grade reading and literacy are activities designed to help families reinforce reading and language arts skills. For each reading and…
Language Arts…

5 Aesop’s Fables Books for Young Readers, Grades 2-H.S.

12 Mar 2019
5 Aesop's Fables Books for Young Readers, Grades 2 - High School These five books of Aesop's Fables (pdf format) are a treasure trove for practicing reading and becoming a…

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