The Alphabet Songs Collection - Classic will help your kids gain a better understanding of letter names and sounds by listening to these ABC Songs.
The Alphabet Songs Pack - Animated will help support your visual learners gain a better understanding of letter names and sounds by listening to this song.
The I Song (Animated Music Video) will help students recognize the sight word I when it is repeated, spelled, and used in sentences put to a catchy tune.
Use Alphabet Reading Comprehension Workbook to build student reading comprehension skills using the Alphabet Stories.
The LOOK Song (Animated Music Video) will help students recognize the sight word LOOK when it is repeated, spelled, and used in sentences put to a catchy tune.
The IS Song (Animated Music Video) will help students recognize the sight word IS when it is repeated, spelled, and used in sentences put to a catchy tune.
The AM Song (Animated Music Video) will help students recognize the sight word AM in a snap to build reading speed and and fluency while watching this fun video!
The Sight Word Songs Volume 1 (MP3 Album) will help students recognize 22 sight words as they are repeated, spelled, and used in sentences put to a catchy tune.
The CAN Song (MP3) will help students recognize the sight word CAN when it is repeated, spelled, and used in sentences put to a catchy tune.
The FOR Song (Animated Music Video) will help students recognize the sight word FOR in a snap to build reading speed and and fluency while watching this fun video!
The Big Song is an animated sight word music video that helps kids read the word big as they hear it, spell it (b-i-g) and see it in simple sentences.
The Alphabet Songs Pack (MP3 Album) will help support your students understanding of the letter names and sounds by listening to this alphabet song.
The ANY Song (Animated Music Video) will help students recognize the sight word ANY in a snap to build reading speed and and fluency while watching this fun video!
The GO Song (Animated Music Video) will help students recognize the sight word GO when it is repeated, spelled, and used in sentences put to a catchy tune.
The BY Song (MP3) will help students recognize the sight word BY when it is repeated, spelled, and used in sentences put to a catchy tune.
This rhyming words matching activity lets PreK to 1st grade children match picture cards that rhyme, like cat and hat. A practice page and answer key included.
Using this Sight Words Reading Comprehension Workbook, students build their reading comprehension and phonics skills while reading sight words.
The ABOUT Song (Animated Music Video) will help students recognize the sight word ABOUT when it is repeated, spelled, and used in sentences put to a catchy tune.
Children put wordless picture cards in order and tell the story in this pictures tell stories sequencing activity for preschool to 1st grade, with a practice page and answer key included.
Letters, rhymes and first words
Preschool reading isn't about reading books alone yet. It's about building everything that comes first. Little ones learn the alphabet, letter names and sounds, and hear rhymes (cat, hat, bat!). They learn how books work: front to back, top to bottom, words go left to right. Many start recognizing a few sight words like I, the and look, and they retell stories in order: first, next, last. The click moment is a child pointing at a sign and shouting, "That's an S! Sss, like my name!"
Preschoolers learn to read through songs, stories and play. These are our everyday moves.
Start each day with one alphabet song video and pause on the letter of the day. Kids say its name, its sound and a word that starts with it. Daily repetition with music is how those 26 letters become friends.
Why it works: a catchy, repeating tune gives the brain a hook to hang words on, so sung text is remembered better (Wallace, 1994).
Try it withAlphabet Songs (Animated Video Collection)SongsOpen it →Play the Look Song, then hold up the word "look" on a card. Kids hunt for it in a big picture book during read-aloud and cheer each time they spot it. Hearing, seeing and finding the word builds real recognition.
Why it works: children learn more from words and pictures together than from words alone (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withLook Song (Animated Music Video)VideosOpen it →After a story, give kids three picture cards to put in order: first, next, last. Then they retell the story using the cards. Sequencing builds comprehension long before kids can read the words.
Why it works: the U.S. Department of Education's guide for teaching elementary math recommends moving from hands-on objects to drawings to numbers.
Try it withSequence of Events ActivityActivitiesOpen it →Pre-readers learn fastest when it feels like a game.
ActivitiesKids match picture cards that rhyme, like cat and hat. Then make up a silly rhyme together.
Open Rhyming Words Matching Activity →
VideosPlay the Alphabet Animals Song and kids act out each animal as its letter appears.
Open Alphabet Animals Song (Animated Music Video) →
WorkbooksRead a short story for one letter, then kids find and circle that letter all over the page.
Open Alphabet Reading Comprehension Workbook →Teacher favorites right now: Alphabet Songs (Classic Video Collection), Alphabet Songs (Animated Video Collection) and I Song (Animated Music Video).
Most preschoolers work on letter names and sounds, rhyming, how books work, and retelling simple stories. Some recognize a few sight words, but reading on their own usually comes later.
Many children learn to sing the alphabet around 3 and recognize most letters by 4 or 5. Every child is different, and lots of playful exposure matters more than a deadline.
Read aloud every day, sing alphabet songs, point to words as you read and play rhyming games. Talking a lot together builds the vocabulary readers need.
A few simple sight words like I, the and look can be fun and confidence-building. Keep it playful, and focus most on letters, sounds and rhyming.
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