Reading
Reading is one of my favorite skills to teach because there are so many fun activities that can be integrated within learning. I had students that ranged from kindergarten to fifth grade and started reading to Zoe when she was still in my womb. Zoe has a love for reading that started at a young age. I had heard so many adults encourage reading at a young age and Zoe is living proof that it can instill a passion for reading.
Within this page, you'll find activities for kids pre-k through fifth grade along with reading tips. I will continue to add resources as time goes on. I hope these resources are helpful to you and your little ones!
Reading Activities
-OP Word Family Game
Word families help with phonemic awareness. They can significantly increase reading fluency. This FREE activity involves words that end in -op. Click HERE to access this FREEBIE.
Reader's Theater
Reader's Theaters are a fun way to practice reading fluency. The readers are given scripts that can be read multiple times with expression. Repetition improves fluency. This activity uses idioms within the reading and has an activity sheet for children to complete that includes reading comprehension questions. You can access it HERE.
CVC Short e Game - Monster Mash
Consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words are the first type of words little ones learn to read. This game focuses on short e words (e.g., met, yes, etc.) and is played similar to the game, Go Fish. My most successful learning activities were ones with games. Who doesn't love a game? You can find this and other similar reading games HERE.
Alphabet Poems
This comes with a set of 26 Alphabet Poems. They can be used for PreK-2nd grade students. You can use this activity for multiple uses (i.e. letter identification, reader's theater poems, coloring pages, or rhyming) I hope this activity is fun for your students!
You can access a FREEBIE sample HERE
or the full product HERE
Kindergarten Dolch Sight Words
This comes with at least seven activities to help students read and write sight words. Click HERE to access the product!
Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Recognition Activities with Data Collection Sheets
You can never have enough letter identification activities for early learners. This product comes with uppercase and lowercase letter activities, data collection sheets for progress monitoring, assessments, letter cards, teacher guides/lesson plans, and teaching tips. Click HERE to access this product.
Foldable Alphabet Books
I used this activity to introduce letters to my two year old. We started learning letters at a really early age. Zoe looked forward to our learning lessons every time. She was able to color the pictures and read the simple, repetitive sentences with me. You can access a FREEBIE sample copy HERE or the full version HERE.
