Early Reader: "I See..."

When I first started teaching my son to read, I found that the best books were those with a lot of repetition and pictures that matched the text. Seeing words and using the same "rhythm" of reading, does a tremendous amount for a little one just starting to read. And being able to use that early strategy of  "Check the Picture" is a big bonus. So now that my daughter has shown an interest in books and pretends to read them to me....so cute....I've started to create my own Early Reader sets.

The one I'm going to share with you today focuses on the sight words "I" and "see". So what better title than..

"I See...." 

Here is a little snap shot of what's inside.

The pages are numbered so cut them out and staple together. I like to keep my pictures "uncolored" because my daughter likes to color so I thought it would give her a chance to do that. If you're interested in the color version, let me know and I can post that as well. This saves a lot of ink in my printer though:)

Here is the front and back of the book. The back shows all of the credits.

So after you staple, here is the book.

Under each word, there is a circle for your student to touch as they read the word. This really helps with one-to-one correspondence.....matching the word to what they say.

I have even added an activity sheet where your student continues to get practice with the sight words. There is a "Write the Word" section, "Stamp the Word" section, and a "Color the Word" section. My son wanted to demonstrate this for you:)

If you're interested in this Early Reader, head on over to my TpT store and download. It's free for the next 2 hours!!!! HURRY!!! I'm only promoting the Flash Freebie here at my blog.....I bet you're glad you stopped by today:) Be sure to follow me as well!!

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I'll be sharing more of my Early Readers with you soon! 

Phone Number and Address Practice Freebie!

How many students in your class can tell you their phone number? or their home address? 

Probably not many. This is something that I'm working on with my son before he goes to Kindergarten. And also just because he NEEDS to know it. I feel so much better now, knowing that if that awful day happens where he gets lost or if something happens at school, he can tell someone his information. It's really just about safety too:)

I have this freebie over at my TpT store!

It has some fun practice sheets for your child or students to help them learn to write their phone number and address. Here are some pictures of my son doing these sheets.

He is decorating a picture that goes along with the home address sheet. He's coloring in his house than drawing a picture of himself beside the house. Then he writes his address.

Next there is a sheet with a picture of a phone. Your child can practice touching the numbers of their phone
number.

To keep practicing everyday, put this sheet in a sheet protector or laminate it so it can be reused over and over again.




Once your child or student has mastered it, there is a cute little award included!! What a great way to celebrate!!


I hope you enjoy this freebie and be sure to leave some feedback when you download:)
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I want to thank all of my followers for inspiring me and motivating me to create!! THANK YOU!!

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Fun with Sight Word Flowers

It's feeling more and more like summer instead of spring here in NC, especially today with temps reaching close to 90!!! Ouch!! With summer time quickly approaching, my wheels are turning...trying to create activities for my son to keep him "somewhat" in school mode while he enjoys his last summer before he is officially a student. He starts kindergarten this August, so I want to be sure morning time is dedicated to school time.

So I wanted to share with you my most recent TpT packet at my store. This is one activity that works on a lot of those kindergarten skills.

Click here to see it at my store

This packet has all 40 of the Pre-Primer sight words so it's perfect for Kindergarten! 

Here is an example of how this packet works. 

Print out the 2 sheets in Set 1. Each page is labeled so you will know the sheets that belong together.
There are 5 words for each set. 

Directions are clear and simple! I have also put pictures for young learners.

On the first sheet there is a section where your child or student will "READ" each word. I also inserted a flower image under each word to promote one-to-one correspondence. That is an important early reading skill.






Next there is a "WRITE" the word section where students get practice writing each word.

The second sheet has the petals to the flower. The lines are thick and great for those just learning to cut with scissors. 

Your child or student will then color each petal a different color.




Cut the petals out and have them match the words. The can glue each petal once they are matched correctly.







The star piece goes in the middle:)



There are 8 total sets in this entire packet!! Once your child does this one time, it will be more like independent work because the directions are the same for each set.

All of the graphics were done by


Stop by Dots of Fun Design's TpT store to check out the sets I used.
Flower Set
Star Frames
Primary Writing Lines
Crayon Set
Scissor Set (FREE!!)
Smiling Stars (FREE!!)

Early Reader: My Color Book

I wanted to share with you my very first Early Reader!! I am very excited about creating more readers for my daughter as she begins the early stages of reading.  Here is a peek inside.

Inside you will find an object for each color with a sentence to match. This early reader is repetitive to help with fluency and sight words.

The front cover is interactive where your child can color each color word.

There are two versions included...the first version has the color word in the sentence. 

The second version has a blank where the color is so your child can write in their own color word to create their own book.

All graphics in this book were done by Dots of Fun Designs! and all of the fonts were done by Kimberly Geswein Fonts. 

This Early Reader will be on sale over at my TpT store May 7-8:) 

Look for more Early Readers coming soon!!!