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In this video, I will walk you through a letter writing lesson for kids. This letter writing lesson teaches kids how to write a friendly letter or an informal letter. This writing instruction is a great writing activity for kindergarten, first grade and second grade students. It can be used in any writing instruction in […]

Telling time is one of the most basic skills we teach your kindergarten, first grade and second grade learners. In this lesson, we students will learn the basics of a clock and how to tell time to the hour using the analog and digital clock. All you need for this lesson is a pencil and […]

This week we are tackling those tricky word problems that leave your kiddos frustrated. One of the most challenging word problems my learners struggle with is comparison story problems. In this math video for kids, I’m going to show our learners what “how many more” or “how many less” really means and the steps they […]

This K-2 reading lesson is how to use the Picture Walk Reading Strategy to help your learner read unfamiliar words. We want our kiddos reading independently and and the Picture Walk Reading Strategy that will help them get there! A picture walk through the book is an example of pre-reading activities for your kindergartner, first […]

We are diving into narrative writing! Our kiddos find a lot of success in personal narratives because they get to write all about themselves. Who knew? 😂 All your kiddos need is a pencil, some coloring tools and the Narritive Writing worksheet that can be found at the TYM Resource Library.

This week’s lesson is on phonemic awareness and phonics. We will meet right here on the TYM facebook page on Thursday April 2nd at 1:30pm. This is lesson is perfect for our kindergarten and 1st grade learners that need extra practice in sounding out words and spelling. In this lesson, your learner will need the […]

Sight words are those tricky words that can’t be sounded out so they need to be memorized. This lesson shows the different, fun and engaging ways I help students remember these sight words, along with reading them in sentences.

Journal Writing Lesson K-2nd Grade// Sight words are those tricky words that can’t be sounded out so they need to be memorized. This lesson shows the different, fun and engaging ways I help students remember these sight words, along with reading them in sentences. The flashcards and worksheet I will be using can be found […]

Teaching reading seems pretty simple, right? Teach your child the letter names. Then the sounds to those letter names. And then blend those sounds into words. But what if your child can’t hear the three separate sounds in the word, cat? This is where many of the troubles struggling readers, especially dyslexic readers start. They […]

Is your child stuck on a word and you are not sure to help them? Use these decoding strategies to help them! These strategies can be used in a balanced literacy program, during classroom activities and during classroom instruction. They can also be reviewed by the instructional assistant. The pictures that go along with the […]