Early Literacy Idea

I saw flashcards that you could purchase that looked just like this! So, I thought that would be something easy to make at home. I just took paper and folded it, printed out clipart off the Internet and made my own compound word flashcards. If you google "compound words", you can get a whole list of compound words and make these yourself! Not only do you have a visual, but the print as well, to help your little one understand how the word is formed! Again, easy-peasy and inexpensive!

Throw away the worksheets and the flash cards!

If I was a teacher, I would be very poor! I have always loved educational stores like The Learning Shop! But money should never stop anyone from using creative ideas to teach their children. So, do what I do- look at all the educational resources in the store and online, but then come up with a way to make it yourself- cheap! And then have fun with it! Kids remember 20% of what they hear, 70% of what they say and 90% of what they DO.

I get a lot of ideas from Dr. Jean's website. She had these linking cubes idea and I liked it! Very easy! She uses a lot of inexpensive materials to make very creative learning tools!

Great Website

I stumbled upon a great website with a lot of free, printable learning resources! Take a look at this site.