Freebies for Teachers: Reaching Young Readers

When it comes to curriculum, reading is king. So we’ve gathered reading resources and fun freebies to help your readers of all ages build their skills!

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Which of these freebies are a good fit for your classroom? Submit a comment to our blog by midnight on Monday, February 14, to let us know. One lucky teacher will receive Miss Fox’s Class Earns a Field Trip, from Albert Whitman & Company. Written by Eileen Spinelli, the story follows Miss Fox’s class as they try to earn funds for a trip to Roller Coaster Planet.  Submit your comment today! (Update: Congratulations to Genny K., who was our winner!)

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Find out what’s new at the Magic Tree House! Visit MagicTreeHouse.com for free teachers guides and activity sheets, searchable by book title and theme; more than 60 missions that involve students in uncovering clues and solving puzzles; sample chapters; a teachers’ idea forum; and more. Jack and Annie are waiting for you and your class, so click here now to explore!

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Teach reading the hands-on way! Didax offers a free Unifix reading cubes sampler when you visit www.didax.com/unifix. You’ll find cubes for teaching consonant-vowel-consonant words, blends, onsets and rhymes, and more along with activity books and other resources too. Click here now to sign up for your free sample!

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Especially for beginning readers, the popular PBS series Between the Lions has four new DVDs on topics such as exploring feelings and facing fears. Plus when you visit www.pbs.org/parents/lions/educators you’ll find free skills guides, printable posters and take-home sheets, certificates, postcards, and more. Check it out!

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And, finally, here’s one more freebie that’s too good to miss: enter to win a $400 prize pack of teacher resources from the American Farm Bureau Foundation. Plus try the free interactive games; they’re perfect for your next unit on nutrition, healthy eating, farm, life cycles, and much more. Start at www.themailbox.com/farmbureau to enter the contest and then continue on to the main site to check out the games. Click here now!

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Don’t forget, submit your comment for a chance to win our prize!

Karen

19 thoughts on “Freebies for Teachers: Reaching Young Readers

  1. I love all those, but if I had to pick one I would pick the Unifix Reading cubes. Those would be so cool in my classroom to help my kids spell and read words. Love them!

  2. I like the American Farm site and of course entered the contest. I also love the Between the lion stuff. Its great to use in the classroom.

  3. I love the magic tree house website!! I did sign up for both the free unifix cube samples and agricultural contest!!! Those are all great resources!! Thanks so much for sharing!!

  4. I love to see the progression from reading sight word readers at the beginning of first grade to chapter books. My students especially love the Magic Tree House books!

  5. I teach the ENL cluster students in my general education class. I love Between Lions because the children can see and hear the sounds. If I have students who are a a higher level it helps them to use problem solving skills and develop higher level phonics skills and strategies.

  6. Thank you for the links. I went to check them out! I think the field trip book looks great! My kids love listening to books read aloud! Teachers, like me, I know are appreciative for companies that want to help them in their classrooms. Thanks for caring!

  7. I have used several materials and the PBS site for Between the Lions. I have been impressed with their both their educational value and high interest for the kids. My students love their site!

    I am also interested the book, Miss Fox’s Class Earns a Field Trip. I would like to use it to extend some of my math and social science lessons.

  8. Wow the book Mr. Fox’s class earns a Fieldtrip, portrays such a valuable lesson of working towards a goal and encourages students to work in school and in life a valuable lesson! This us one 5 can use in my classroom!

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