The Popcorn Reader

When I was a kid our elementary school did the Ice Cream Challenge . The way it worked was the last month of school every student was give...

A great way to get your student excited to read is to mix things up a bit. Have a special day where your student can invite someone in to ...

Does your student love to eat popcorn? If so, you should introduce them to the Popcorn Sight Words Game . It is simple and fun to play. I ...

Everyone loves practicing sight words using food. Why not try some sight word soup? I found the idea here . This is what you do: 1. Get ...

As a teacher I LOVED March 2 because that was Dr. Seuss Day! We read a million Dr. Seuss books, did special Dr. Seuss activities, made red...

Spring is here and that means it's time to have a picnic! Picnics are a fun time to spend time outside with family and friends and enj...

When practicing sight words with your student, try making the words edible. Get some M&M's, or Skittles, or chocolate chips, or ev...

The other day I made some awesome red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. They wer e ama zing ! If your student has a sweet tooth,...

Does your student have a sweet tooth? Most kids enjoy something that has sugar. Try practicing sight words using Starbursts (or any candy t...

Does your student still have problems reading certain sight words? Or any particular words for that matter? Try mot ivating them with a piz...

Last night as we were sitting down for dinner, I realized that everything on my plate started with the letter P. I had pasta, peas, and pe...

Who doesn't like a good party? Try having a letter sound party. Choose the letter sound that your child has difficulty with and have a...

It is always fun to incorporate holidays into your teaching. Halloween is especially fun with so many options from Frankenstein to green...

Everybody loves ice cream...especially kids! A fun way to get your child to learn their letter sounds is to make a paper ice cream cone. ...