Articles Matching 'reading'

Learning to read and write is critical for independence and success in life.Learn More

Shared Reading is an evidence-based practice that focuses on the interactions between adults and learners as they read with the purpose of building language and literacy skills.Learn More

Children love to hear their favorite stories again and again. With each read, teachers can focus on different aspects of the story. Here are some examples of different objectives for the book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.Learn More

Sight words are all the words that can be read immediately, on sight, without having to use decoding strategies. This article shared activities and resources for teaching sight words to early readers.Learn More

Classroom teachers use evidence-based interventions to ensure all students be taught to high academic standards. This article addresses 8 key components of a quality general education classroom and how LessonPix can help improve learning outcomes.Learn More

Ideas of how to use storybooks to teach Core Vocabulary.Learn More

Fun little story, great to focus on core vocabulary words.Learn More

Mo Willems authors an AMAZING series of books starring Elephant and Piggie characters. This article shows lesson ideas and visuals to use with these great books.Learn More

"I Have Who Has" is a fun "round robin" game used to teach vocabulary and early reading skills.Learn More

Word Families are a group of words that have a common group of letters with the same sound. Playing with word families help build phonemic awareness and decoding skills for reading.Learn More

With its stunning illustrations and poetic imagery, Sarvider Naberhaus captures the parallels of the American spirit and the flag. As a second generation immigrant, the author shares American ideals with simple yet powerful text. This book is a beautiful read for the American Independence Day or other American celebrations.Learn More

When teaching a thematic using, students show an increased level of engagement, concepts are taught within a context, and information is applied and retained. Check out these 10 ideas to build an awesome thematic unit with LessonPix.Learn More

Have fun learning with this fun Easter-themed story, "How to Catch the Easter Bunny" by Adam Wallace. Here are story activities and visuals to delve deeper into this fun book.Learn More

This book provides numerous angles for instruction both as a stand-alone literacy unit or with lessons about friendship and kindness.Learn More

Create visual lessons to support the book, "The Mitten" retold and stunningly illustrated by Jan Brett.Learn More

Small books can be created with a picture and words on each page. Books may show sequence pictures of a published story read, social story, list of related pictures, speech words for a student to practice, or recall event activities.Learn More

LessonPix offers a wide variety of resources and tools for all areas of intervention for speech and language pathology.Learn More

This winter story follows young Peter as he plays and explores snowy day activities.Learn More

Check out story activities and visuals to support the book, "If You Take A Mouse To The Movies" by Laura Numeroff.Learn More

"Goodnight Moon" is a classic children's book written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd. It was first published in 1947 and has since become one of the most beloved and enduring bedtime stories for young children. Check out story activities and visuals to support Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown.Learn More

Trains are a high interest theme, great for embedded learning objectives. And, LessonPix offers many train-themed templates for learning fun!Learn More

Here are activities to go with the story, "The Very Busy Spider" by Eric CarleLearn More

Here is a playful book for St. Patrick's Day fun by Adam Wallace.Learn More

For a spring garden theme, enjoy the familiar pattern of Lucille Colandro's old lady stories with "There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Frog".Learn More

I Love You Blue Kangaroo by Emma Chichester Clark is a cute story about a toy blue kangaroo and his favorite child Lily. Things change when new stuffed animals arrive.Learn More

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A CloverLearn More

Here are some core vocabulary ideas for the Literacy / Language Center in an early childhood classroom.Learn More

Lucille Colandro's ever famous Old Lady Stories engage young readers with rhythm, rhyme, imagery, and fun. This article provides visuals and activities for Valentine's Day based on this "Rose" version.Learn More

Story activities and visuals to support the story, Angelina Ballerina by Katharine Holabird.Learn More

According to research, using games in teaching can help increase student participation, foster social and emotional learning, and motivate students to take risks.Learn More

Utilize your LessonPix tools with Readtopia to support Literacy for all learners. Readtopia from Don Johnston, Inc is a comprehensive instructional program designed for educators who work with upper elementary, middle, and high school students with complex disabilities.Learn More

Here are some ideas to help parents enhance storytime with their children.Learn More

Are worksheets appropriate in an early childhood classroom? A look at the evolution and appropriateness of worksheets.Learn More

When rain comes to the African savannah, the animals use their senses to tell about the storm to other animals. In her book, Rain, Manya Stijic showcases the 5 senses in this fun story filled with imagery, repetitive language, and information about this weather cycle. This story is a great companion for units on weather and science.Learn More

Bear Feels Sick tells the story of how friends take care of each other. This loving story utilizes rich vocabulary, fun rhymes, and stunning illustrations to show how friends care for their sick Bear friend.Learn More

Planning a fabulous party for a drove of dragons? Or maybe you just want a fun story to read? Here are some story activities to use with the story, "Dragons Love Tacos" by Adam Rubin.Learn More

Visual supports are a research-based practice of using pictures or “visuals” to communicate. Because speech is a temporary signal – it is there and then gone, visual strategies help students focus on important information, see how concepts are connected, and integrate prior knowledge with new knowledge. Most people are visual learners.Learn More

Alphabet books are a simple yet powerful way to build alphabet knowledge. Choose alphabet books with different themes to engage learners with varied interests.Learn More

Margarita Engles tells the story of how Teresa Carreno played the piano for President Lincoln at only 10 years old.Learn More

Customize popular fun games to teach individualized learning objectives. LessonPix has templates that fit into Cariboo, Headbandz, and Guess Who.Learn More

Word Walls are a commons tool used in many classrooms today. LessonPix has a Material called, "Picture and Word Cards" that allow you to create cards for the word wall.Learn More

Fun Learning Activities you can easily create related to Valentines DayLearn More

Each spring, many classrooms dedicate a week to the theme of "eggs". Here are some great ideas to promote language and learning.Learn More

Students can use LessonPix materials to identify and learn about characters.Learn More

What would happen if your dog started speaking? Martha Speaks tells about a humorous dog who ate a bowl of alphabet soup and started talking! Check out story visuals and activities to use with this fun story.Learn More

Check out these story activities to use with the book, The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg.Learn More

Bookmark templates have 1 to 3 pictures on each bookmark. Great for cues or tasks while reading.Learn More

Annie is an Apple Farmer. Take a peek to see what Annie does. This book touches on many early childhood concepts such as sorting, cooking, community helpers, city and country, and running a store. Great fall book with a delicious theme.Learn More

"All About Me" is a popular beginning of the year thematic unit for students and teachers to get to know each other and themselves. This fun theme includes concepts such as the body, feelings, family, and culture.Learn More

Go to any Target store, especially in the dollar section, and you will see the most popular classroom decor themes, and right now succulents are quite popular! LessonPix has added Cactus themed templates for theme decor and curriculum units.Learn More

Labeling a classroom helps expose children to a print-rich environment as well as provides organization so students know where everything belongs.Learn More

Print stick puppets to use to teach literacy for creative storytelling, retelling, sequencing, and character development.Learn More

The beginning of the year is a time for building a sense of community in the classroom. Here are a few theme ideas for building the classroom community.Learn More

Create activities and visuals to teach concepts about the ocean.Learn More

Story Activities and visuals for the story,"Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" by Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault.Learn More

This story follows the pattern of "The House that Jack Built" with its fun rhymes and additive vocabulary that connects to previous. The winter clothing topic ties in well with winter themes of January.Learn More

Looking for a book to read for Veteran's Day or Memorial Day? This book talks about the people in your community, considers who may be a Veteran, and shows how to say Thank You.Learn More

This article shows various materials and activities to teach about US Veterans and Military. Great for lessons around Veteran's Day and Memorial Day.Learn More

Lesson Ideas for Martin Luther King Day including Free Writing Sheet.Learn More

Teaching English in the classroom to students who have limited English language understanding can be challenging. Over 10 percent of students in the United States are English Language Learners (ELLs), and this number is increasing. As teachers try to respond to the needs of these students, here are a few basic best practices that might help.Learn More

Romeo Riley The Boy Who Saw Too Much by April M Whitt is a story about a young man with cerebral palsy who loves to solve mysteries. He moves with his power chair and speaks with his communication device.Learn More

The Kissing Hand is a classic beginning-of-the-year story for young children to help with separating from their families to go to school. Check out these story activities and visuals.Learn More

Fox Makes Friends is a adorable story by Adam Relf of woodland animals who learn how to make friends. Here are visuals and activities to use with this beautiful story.Learn More

Turkey is in trouble! But he finds such creative solutions to hide from the farmer and not become Thanksgiving dinner. Here are some activities to support this fun story.Learn More

What Templates does LessonPix offer? For only $36 per year, LessonPix provides more than a hundred types of templates with even more styles to add. Check out this amazing list for ideas to customize and use.Learn More

From baby to early childhood literacy, board books are great to grow with your child by turning into interactive story time.Learn More

Playing with stories increases imagination, vocabulary, comprehension, and love of books! Here are some activities to play with concepts from the story Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.Learn More

At the beginning of the year, most teachers discuss and brainstorm a list of classroom rules and compile them into a set of 4-6 rules to display in the classroom. There are some important points to keep in mind as you and your class work through this beginning of the year ritual.Learn More

Early Childhood lesson ideas for St. Patrick's day fun.Learn More

Visual perceptual skills encompass a broad set of abilities including visual discrimination, visual memory, closure, and visual-motor coordination. Learn how LessonPix can help support Visual Perceptual Skills.Learn More

Check out the fun pumpkin activities to use with the story, "The Roll-Away Pumpkin" by Junia Wonders and Daniela VolpariLearn More

Check out story activities for the book, We're Going On A Bear hunt" by Michael Rosen.Learn More

Learning About Winter- Check out some Snowman Theme Ideas.Learn More

A visual schedule can help special education teachers prepare their students to be ready to learn.Learn More

One of my most common curriculum visuals is my Order Train: a series of 3 mats that show beginning, middle, and end.Learn More

Tab and Flap Cards are visuals that can be placed on a ring and easily accessible at your finger tips. These are great for behavior support as well as curriculum content.Learn More

Llamas are the epitome of fun and wild hair days! Check out these fun llama-themed templates.Learn More

Adapting to Remote Learning, Distance Learning, or Telepractice has been quite a challenge! Using the LessonPix PowerPoint Download and Add-In features, we created lesson activities to teach social skills online. (FYI: You can also use these ideas in Google Slides with the new LessonPix Play Tools.)Learn More

The Color Monster by Anna Llenas is a story about emotions. An adorable monster has mixed-up feelings and the author helps to sort them out by teaching each feeling.Learn More

LessonPix offers tickets templates to generate various styles of tickets customized for individual needs. CHeck out these samples to use with literacy activities, behavior systems and more!Learn More

"Picture and Word" cards can be used throughout the classroom in multiple activities and learning centers.Learn More

Pairing students' interest with learning and behavior goals makes learning fun and improves student outcomes. LessonPix offers themed templates to customize learning for individual interests and needs.Learn More

We love animals! This article shares fun activities to learn to read, write, and spell using simple 3 and 4 letter animals names. Ideas for learning centers and playing with sounds.Learn More

Boho Rainbow is a rainbow shape that is made of differing colors and lines, usually in a muted pastel palette. LessonPix offers several templates using the Boho Rainbow theme.Learn More

Teaching Beginning, Middle, and End: You can teach Sequencing, Phonics, Story Order and much more with these versatile Beginning/Middle/End CardsLearn More

Teachers need to begin every school year by examining the many facets of their classroom learning environment in order to take a proactive look in preventing discipline problems.Learn More

Let's play with the alphabet and letters sounds! The building blocks to written language is the alphabet, and there are so many alphabet games and toys. Activities include letter names (alphabet knowledge), letter sounds (phonemic awareness), and letter forms (writing).Learn More

Books and ideas based on the stories and songs of I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a....Learn More

"Ruby Finds a Worry" by Tom Percival is a heartwarming picture book about a young girl named Ruby who learns to cope with her worry by talking about it. Check out visuals and activities to use with this beautiful story.Learn More

Building Wings has partnered with LessonPix to develop communication and visual supports to build communication, reading, and writing skills in young learners. Designed to help get our youngest learners on the road to literacy, ReadtopiaGO provides comprehensive literacy resources for early childhood educators.Learn More

This classic Halloween read-aloud delights children and adults with it's repetitive and building text, interactive sounds and motions, and suspense to reveal the ending! Check out these fun activities to support this timeless picture book.Learn More

Party Animals! A Wild Collection of Speech Sound Poems is a fun read-aloud book of playfully illustrated poems. The book highlights 21 different speech sounds each with a dedicated alliterative/sound loaded poem starring a different party animal.Learn More

Here are some ideas when using the story, The Gingerbread Man as a theme.Learn More

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? by Bill Martin Jr is an all time classic story with repetitive language and stunning illustrations. Check out materials to use this story with children of different ages.Learn More

"Pete's a Pizza" by William Steig is a heartwarming children's book about a rainy day, a bored boy named Pete, and his imaginative father who turns Pete into a human pizza to cheer him up. Through playful antics and laughter, Pete learns that even on gloomy days, family love and creativity can turn any situation into a fun adventure.Learn More

Playing with stories increases imagination, vocabulary, comprehension, and love of books! Here are some activities to play with concepts from the story Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.Learn More

This template is a first-then type visual that shows a "first" and choices for the "then".Learn More

Check out these story activities and visuals to use with the book, "The Little Engine That Could" by Watty Piper.Learn More

Custom Coloring Sheets are a snap to create and provide many interesting classroom activities.Learn More

This beautiful story is a perfect read when creating a school garden or planting seeds. Check out story visuals and activities for "Planting a Rainbow" by Lois Ehlert.Learn More

We offer custom Bingo cards for your needs. Learn how to use them in the classroom for concepts, vocabulary, speech and language and math skills.Learn More

Flower Garden is a stunningly illustrated, poetic story about a little girl's process of building a flower garden box as a birthday gift for her mom. Check out these visuals and activities to support this springtime story.Learn More

This simple story shows a day in the life of firefighters and their fire dog, Dot. This article provides visuals and activities to help teach concepts in this book.Learn More

Lucille Colandro's ever famous Old Lady Stories engage young readers with rhythm, rhyme, imagery, and fun. This article provides visuals and activities for a fall version with leaves, pumpkin, and scarecrow.Learn More

One morning, Mouse finds a place to hide - in a backpack. This led to Mouse discovering new and exciting things at school. This great beginning of the year book teaches school vocabulary, prepositions, and fun imagery.Learn More

When children show delays, occupational therapists are often the first called in and LessonPix can help.Learn More

Kids LOVE this book! It is funny with great illustrations. The predictable text and rhymes promote teaching literacy in a fun, fun way.Learn More

Check out visuals and Learning activities for the classic story, "The Cat In The Hat" by Dr. Seuss.Learn More

Many students today are struggling with mental health challenges that impact their participation in learning. Here are some specific strategies and visuals to support mental health wellness for students.Learn More

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, therapists and teachers must learn to adapt their methods to virtual settings. Working with students through technology presents completely different sets of challenges.Learn More

This articles shows templates styles using the Gingerbread theme as well as other general templates customized with Gingerbread concepts - making learning sweet!!Learn More

The circular narrative template places one symbol in the center surrounded by 2-12 symbols. Great for circular story visuals, cycles, choice boards, and more!Learn More

Say Something by Peter H Reynolds delivers a powerful message that everyone has something to say and that a voice can be heard through words and actions. The world needs your voice. Check out story visuals and activities to go with this book.Learn More

Benjamin Franklin's Birthday, Jan 17th, celebrates the life of this super accomplished man. He was a printer, author, inventor, businessman, scientist, politician, diplomat, musician, and postmaster (despite only attending school until age 10).Learn More

Remote Learning, distance learning, and telepractice are now prevalent in all areas. Check out these ways LessonPix can help with your online practice.Learn More

Jerry Pinkney presents classic Aesop Fable with stunning illustrations. This wordless picture book walk through with this tale with exploration and delight for readers of all ages.Learn More

Lesson activities and visuals for teaching about plants for ages 4 to 8.Learn More

Engaging tools for Syllable Awareness, Rhyming and Compound Word practice.Learn More

Create a Scavenger Hunt game with LessonPix to encourage early literacy in young children.Learn More

Token Board template create a board with empty squares and picture cards underneath to cut out and place on the squares.Learn More

The basis of every early childhood program is the learning environment; the physical, social-emotional, and temporal spaces where children will interact, grow and develop. This article will explore how the physical environment supports every child’s ability to learn.Learn More

Simple pictures cards can be used for so many purposes from memory games to story sequencing to picture communication systems.Learn More

Ready-made story visuals and activities to go with the story, "Spring Stinks" by Ryan T Higgins.Learn More

Core words can be integrated within a blocks center area in an early childhood classroom.Learn More

Here are story activities to support the book, How I Became A Pirate by Melinda Long.Learn More

Center time is a rich learning time where children explore and practice. Here are ways to embed core in common learning centers.Learn More

Looking for rhyming practice or final /r/ practice? This cute book tells the story of a mouse who uses many /air/ rhymes to vent his anger about the bear in his chair.Learn More

Want to learn more tricks and tips from other LessonPix members? Each Monday evening at 7:00 PM ESTon Facebook Live, LessonPix hosts a Show & Tell webcast featuring some incredibly talented professionals.Learn More

One way to discuss Thanksgiving that will be meaningful to your students, whether or not they eat a turkey dinner, is to share books that expand on some of the universal themes. Duck for Turkey Day, by Jacqueline Jules, addresses cultural diversity from a little girl’s point of view.Learn More

Go-To simple card draw games for use in small group speech/language therapy.Learn More

Lesson Plan for early childhood classrooms to teach characters, story sequence, and details from the story the Mitten. Learn More

The dial template has up to 10 pictures on a circle, with a cover sheet to mask all but one picture.Learn More

Flashcards can be used for drills, games, visuals, or communication starters. This template create 4 cards per page.Learn More

Pronoun Patty is one character who teaches various pronouns. Use patty to teach, practice, and play with different pronouns.Learn More

This beloved story delves into feelings related to the arrival of a new sibling and showcases the growth and change of the main character.Learn More

Visual Picture Cards are a great way to communicate expectations and reinforce learning visually.Learn More

Position Pete is one character who teaches positional words. He can be found on over, in, out, or through a box. It's fun and easy to play with prepositions using Pete in cards games, obstacles courses, Bingo, or Simon Says.Learn More

Save a collection of pictures that you may reuse later.Learn More

Our new Sharing Center makes it easy to share your great ideas and learn from other users!Learn More

This popular book about sharing is found in most early childhood classrooms. Here are some activities for supporting this great story.Learn More

The Sharing Center is a place where members can both share their materials as well as find ready-made materials.Learn More

Fun frog and fly themed activity to promote articulation and phonological awareness practice.Learn More

It's springtime! What does spring mean? This article looks at lesson activities and visuals to teach various concepts about spring.Learn More

LessonPix clip art library includes over 60,000 vector symbols, intentionally drawn to be simples, with minimal backgrounds, and represent a single-meaning. They can be used for language, curriculum, social skills, and daily living purposes.Learn More

This material, although hard to name, is a simple and versatile worksheet. It has a large picture and several small pictures underneath that a student can cut and glue on to the big picture.Learn More

Check out story activities and visuals to use with this delightful story about self-care, managing pressure, and embracing imperfections of others.Learn More

Children can feel empowered when given choices throughout their day. Choice cards are picture cards used to offer a choice between 2 or more items. These cards can be used with young children or children with special needs, such as autism or communication delays.Learn More

LessonPix has rubber ducky pictures and templates for fun learning activities. Perfect for National Rubber Ducky Day on January 13!Learn More

Semantic Maps are a visual way to organize information. The large concept is placed in the middle and surrounded by details or related items.Learn More

This book teaches about all the different animals who lay eggs, from chickens to rays, to the platypus. The author uses fun rhymes, interesting facts, and beautiful illustrations to engage the readers. Check it out.Learn More

Themed Mats make learning fun and motivating. Just place your choice of small symbols on a themed picture such as Pumpkin, Mitten, or Spider Web. Great to use with favorite stories or holidays.Learn More

Here are 10 simple tips to use LessonPix with PowerPoint.Learn More

The Social Environment encompasses relationships and interactions between children/ teachers; teacher/ teacher; family/ school. Children need to build trusting relationships with the adults so they can be confident in their explorations and risk taking.Learn More

Menus and Lists are a material with a list of pictures from one to ten pictures. There are a few fun themes to choose from such as diner, cupcake, and polk-a-dot.Learn More

Enjoy this article full of visuals and activities for the winter version of the Old Lady stories. Lucille Colandro engages young readers with rhythm, rhyme, imagery, and fun.Learn More

These paper dice are easy to create and great for many fun activities.Learn More

This book reminds its readers that remembering to be grateful makes us happy and reminds us on tough days that not all days are bad.Learn More

Bear is bored and lonely and decides to have friends over for a dinner. But when he doesn't have any food, his delightful cast of friends show what sharing and caring look like. And Bear learns that even without any food, he has something special he can share.Learn More

This article provides visuals and activities for the Halloween version of the Old Lady stories. Lucille Colandro engages young readers with rhythm, rhyme, imagery, and fun.Learn More

Everyone just loves the smell of Omu's thick red stew! Enjoy this story of sharing, caring, and community.Learn More

This adorable story about love and friendship stars four adorable forest animals who learn how a simple love letter can change their mood and spark friendships.Learn More

This adorable book shows animals as children performing small acts of kindness from the classroom to the community. Henry Cole gives specific examples of ways to be kid to others.Learn More

Pearl and her robot, Pascal, need to build a sandcastle. This fun story teaches coding skills such as being specific, sequences, loops, and other coding concepts.Learn More

Check out this story about big feelings and create materials to support lesson about these feelings and how to manage them.Learn More

Students who are Deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) need a variety of strategies to access the curriculum, as they rely more on their eyes to access the world. Visual attention strategies are essential for getting and maintaining joint attention, for communication in social interactions, and for making connections between meanings and printed words.Learn More

When Groundhog takes a vacation, the townspeople recognize how special Groundhog is and learn to ask questions that show they care.Learn More