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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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).…

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…

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…

Shine with Manners and Etiquette: A Guide for Young People

29 Jan 20233 Mar 2023

Today we’re talking about the importance of teaching children and young people good manners and etiquette. It’s so important to set a good foundation for our kids when it comes…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

Language Arts…

McGuffey Readers – From Primer & First Reader Through High School

21 Apr 202031 Jan 2024

McGuffey Readers - From Primer & First Reader Through High School McGuffey’s Readers series is one of the most popular textbooks of the nineteenth-century common school era. With over 122…

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.…

Classical Greek Books and Stories for Young Readers

Classical Greek Books and Stories for Young Readers Here are the best of Classical Greek books and stories for younger readers, all accessible in the linked folder above. I have…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

Poems and Poetry…

45 Poem, Poetry and Prose Books

23 Mar 201915 Aug 2024

45 Poem, Poetry and Prose Books These books of poems and poetry will provide reading practice and enjoyment for young people, easily accessible here to view and download, with some…

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…

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…

100 1st Grade Reading Skills Activity Worksheets

11 Mar 20193 Nov 2023

These first grade reading activities are designed to help families reinforce reading and language arts skills. For each reading skill below, various activities are provided to help young readers in…

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