Early Learning Tips & Guides
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Preparing Your Child for 1st Grade: A Checklist Guide for Parents
Read More →: Preparing Your Child for 1st Grade: A Checklist Guide for ParentsDiscover key tips for preparing your child for 1st grade with our checklist guide. Learn about fostering reading habits, enhancing math skills, encouraging play-based learning, and nurturing social skills for a successful transition.
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How Educators Feel About ChatGPT in the K-12 Classroom
Read More →: How Educators Feel About ChatGPT in the K-12 ClassroomExplore how homeschool educators and schoolteachers perceive ChatGPT’s role in K-12 education, from enhancing learning to concerns about cheating and dependence on technology. Insights from a survey comparing usage, benefits, and challenges.
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A Parent’s Guide to Play Based Learning
Read More →: A Parent’s Guide to Play Based LearningDiscover the joys of play-based learning with our Parent’s Guide. Learn how it benefits language, social skills, and creativity in children from infancy to elementary. Engage and empower your child through playful learning experiences!
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2nd Grade Spelling Words
Read More →: 2nd Grade Spelling WordsDiscover engaging activities for second-grade spelling practice with our extensive lists, including vowel teams, r-controlled vowels, prefixes, and more. Free printables included for easy learning at home.
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What is Phonics, and How Do I Teach It? A Guide for Parents
Read More →: What is Phonics, and How Do I Teach It? A Guide for ParentsThis guide from ABCmouse was written using insights from our educational experts to help parents and caregivers understand what phonics is, the important role it has when teaching children to read and best approaches for teaching.
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1st Grade Spelling Words
Read More →: 1st Grade Spelling WordsExplore effective strategies for teaching first grade spelling with our comprehensive guide. With many free printable list of essential 1st grade spelling words your first grader will be on their way to spelling success.
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How To Prepare Your Child for Kindergarten
Read More →: How To Prepare Your Child for KindergartenPrepare your child for kindergarten with ABCmouse’s checklist guide: Establish routines, enhance social skills, foster academic prep, and ensure emotional readiness for school. Learn more about setting them up for a smooth transition.
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The Best Books for Kindergarteners
Read More →: The Best Books for KindergartenersDiscover a world of imagination with 35 must-read books for kindergarteners! Dive into adventures, laugh with humorous tales, and learn about diversity, emotions, and more in this carefully curated collection, perfect for young readers.
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The Best Books for Second Graders
Read More →: The Best Books for Second GradersExplore 30 hand-picked books from abcmouse’s second grade reading list, from classic tales to science adventures, fostering imagination, empathy, and understanding in young readers. Great options for shared or independent reading.
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The Best Books for First Graders
Read More →: The Best Books for First GradersEmbark on a reading adventure with 30 engaging books for first graders. ABCmouse’s 1st grade reading lists features books with diverse themes from adventure to empathy, designed to spark curiosity and foster a love of reading.
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Preparing Your Child for 1st Grade: A Checklist Guide for Parents
Read More →: Preparing Your Child for 1st Grade: A Checklist Guide for ParentsDiscover key tips for preparing your child for 1st grade with our checklist guide. Learn about fostering reading habits, enhancing math skills, encouraging play-based learning, and nurturing social skills for a successful transition.
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Preparing Your Child for Second Grade: A Checklist Guide for Parents
Read More →: Preparing Your Child for Second Grade: A Checklist Guide for ParentsHelp prepare your child for 2nd grade by reading through our helpful checklist for parents. From brushing up on math and reading skills to helping your child with their social skills let ABCmouse help you prepare them for a great upcoming year!
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How to Teach Phonics to Second Graders
Read More →: How to Teach Phonics to Second GradersDiscover effective methods for teaching phonics to second graders. From mastering vowel teams and R-controlled vowels to understanding prefixes, suffixes, and irregular spelling patterns, this article offers practical techniques from educational experts to help boost your child’s phonics skills.
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How To Teach Kindergarten Addition
Read More →: How To Teach Kindergarten AdditionThis article, reviewed by ABCmouse educational experts, offers expert guidance on nurturing math skills in young learners. From understanding the importance of addition in kindergarten to practical teaching strategies, we’ve got the tips and tricks that can help your child on the road to success.
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2nd Grade Sight Words
Read More →: 2nd Grade Sight WordsHelp your second grader excel in reading with this free second grade sight word list printable. Along with benefits and tips and tricks on how to teach sight words this article offers a list of the most common second grade sight words you will come across.
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Best Preschool Vocabulary Words
Read More →: Best Preschool Vocabulary WordsExplore our list of vocabulary words for preschoolers. From everyday words like colors, shapes, feelings, numbers, to more descriptive words like big, soft, short, smooth learn what vocabulary words will help your preschooler on their own path of discovery.
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How to Teach Phonics to First Graders
Read More →: How to Teach Phonics to First GradersLearning about these important steps can help you teach phonics to your first grader. First master consonant blends, second introduce digraphs, third learn about long vowels and silent-e words, fourth tackle inflectional endings, and fifth break words into syllables.
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How to Teach Phonics to Kindergarteners
Read More →: How to Teach Phonics to KindergartenersLearn the 4 important steps to teaching phonics to kindergarteners. This article covers these important topics. 1- Make letter-sound correspondence automatic. 2- Learn vowels and consonants. 3- Introduce CVC words, and 4- Tackle beginning blends.
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Preparing your Preschooler for Reading
Read More →: Preparing your Preschooler for ReadingLearn about 3 important concepts that can help you prepare your preschooler for learning how to read. Including fun ideas on how to practice these skills like going on a word hunt and reading books with alliterations your preschooler will be on their way to learning all about concepts of…
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How to Teach Sight Words
Read More →: How to Teach Sight WordsLearn important strategies that can help you teach your kindergarten through second grade child sight words. Specific strategies tailored for each grade as well as helpful links to sight word lists and resources will have you on your way to learning with ease.
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First-Grade Sight Words List
Read More →: First-Grade Sight Words ListExplore our printable sight word list for 1st graders, along with free printable practice sentences. Our list of 1st grade sight words includes words like over, most, part, people, made, these, where. Also included is a printable list of sentences that use the sight words for extra practice.
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Kindergarten Sight Words
Read More →: Kindergarten Sight WordsDiscover Kindergarten sight words with this free printable list. Our list includes words like at, it, in, is, on, to, and, the, he, be, we, are, was, for, you, she, that, have, this. Find useful teaching tips and engaging practice sentences to help your young learner improve their reading skills.
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First Grade Math Concepts: What Your Child Will Learn + Fun Ways to Teach Them
Read More →: First Grade Math Concepts: What Your Child Will Learn + Fun Ways to Teach ThemDiscover the key math concepts first graders learn, including place value, time, and basic fractions. Get tips, activities, and resources to help your child succeed in 1st grade math.
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Important Math Concepts for Second Graders
Read More →: Important Math Concepts for Second GradersLearn about the 5 key math concepts your second grader should know and get 5 fun activity ideas for how to practice them.
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Important Math Concepts for Kindergarteners
Read More →: Important Math Concepts for KindergartenersExplore essential math concepts for kindergarteners: number sense, geometric shapes, patterns, and basic addition and subtraction. Engage your child with fun activities and everyday experiences to build a strong math foundation.
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Important Math Concepts for Preschoolers
Read More →: Important Math Concepts for PreschoolersFun ways to teach preschoolers counting, shapes, patterns, and more through everyday play and hands-on activities.
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What Age Should Kids Start Preschool?
Read More →: What Age Should Kids Start Preschool?ABCmouse’s guide for understanding what age your child will be ready for preschool and what skills they should have before starting.
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What Are Vowels?
Read More →: What Are Vowels?Vowels are essential to reading, and this guide explains their roles, including long and short vowels, vowel teams, and the “schwa” sound. Learn how to teach vowel sounds, the special function of “y,” and strategies to improve literacy with ABCmouse’s phonics-based approach.
Quick guides, tips, and lists for parents and teachers to support children’s early learning. From school readiness checklists to strategies for teaching reading and math, explore expert-reviewed articles designed to build confidence and skills at home or in the classroom.