Whether it’s a simple winky face or an encouraging thumbs up, emojis can bring a bit of fun to everyday communication.😊 But did you know that you can use emojis to improve your child’s reading, too? It’s true! Here’s how.

A shy koala is perched high atop this delightful lowercase K craft, and she’s waiting patiently to learn letter K with your child! Get ready to be charmed by her fluffy ears and her big black nose.

There’s a secret living inside a hidden broom cupboard in a ramshackle English cottage. Two secrets, actually—two remarkable mice! It’s not easy to take care of human children when you’re so small, but these tiny heroes give it their best in this charming series of chapter books.

What is this mysterious animal creeping through the jungle? Her fancy camouflage makes it easy for her to hide, but she is proudly parading her spots! This jolly lowercase J craft will make your little one jump for joy!

Fun and Interactive Word Building!

Where has this game been all of my life?

Phonics Dominoes is a fantastic way to practice word-building and decoding skills. There are several versions available: Short Vowels, Long Vowels, Blends and Digraphs, Word-Building, and for more advanced students, Sentence-Building dominoes.

Take a look at this squirmy lowercase I craft before he crawls away! Iguanas can be found in many different colors and patterns, so let your preschoolers’ imaginations run wild as they make their own crafty creature.

When making words plural, why do you add S to some words but ES to others? And when a word ends with Y, how do you know whether to change the Y to I before adding the plural suffix? And why on earth does the word knife become knives?

You can unravel these mysteries with six scoops of ice cream. Just click the play button below for a yummy treat, and then read on for free printable spelling rule posters and sample lessons!

This high-spirited horse is happy to help teach lowercase letter H—and all he asks is a little hay in return! Your little cowpokes will be giddy-up with glee over this wild ABC Craft. This adorable critter is bound to feel right at home on the range!

Think back a few years to when you were in school. Did you have a favorite teacher?

At the time, you probably didn’t consider why you preferred one teacher over another. You just knew that you felt valued, loved, and understood in Miss Smith’s classroom. In fact, you still feel kind of warm and fuzzy when you think about sweet Miss Smith!

Is it a chicken? Is it a duck? Don’t confuse this bird with any of her fine-feathered cousins—this gregarious goose would have a lot to say about that! But if you’re careful not to ruffle her pretty feathers, she’ll make a great lowercase letter G craft for your preschooler!

Have you ever taught your child something one day, only to have him completely forget it the next? That is one of the most frustrating things as a teacher, isn’t it? One of your main goals is to make reading and spelling “stick” in your child’s brain, and this blog post will give you solid techniques for doing just that.

No two flowers are the same, and no two lowercase F craft projects have to be the same, either! Your preschooler can make an entire gardenful of colorful blooms with this simple and fun ABC Craft. And this flower doesn’t even have to be watered! How cool is that?