Parent Lending Library

Sight Word Activities

Sight-word puzzles (levels 1,2,3): Each box includes 20 puzzles covering the most essential sight-word with each level gradually progressing in difficulty, so students build skills step-by-step. Children just match the color-coded letter pieces to each sight-word to build spelling skills and word recognition.

Fishing for sight-words activity: This activity includes colorful fish printed with a common sight-word. As children use the magnetic fishing pole to “catch” the fish, they learn to recognize sight-words more easily.

Interactive Phonemic Skill Activities

These interactive lessons help children master alphabet and letter skills. Designed for use with the Smart Pencil , the cards include a pre-programmed activity cartridge with friendly, narrated activities that kids can easily follow along with. To play, children simply slide the cartridge into the accompanying Smart Pencil, then press the pencil to the card to begin a voice-guided activity with easy-to-follow cues, positive reinforcement, gentle encouragement and instant feedback

Interactive sight-word activity- Interactive lessons help children master sight-words.

Interactive phonemic awareness activity- Interactive lessons help children master beginning sounds, ending sounds and rhyming words.

Interactive vocabulary recognition activity- Interactive lessons help children master vocabulary skills.

Interactive alphabet activity- Interactive lessons help children master alphabet and letter skills.

Interactive word work activity- Interactive lessons help children master new words and even simple sentences.

Interactive phonics activity- Interactive lessons help children master phonics skills.

Emergent Reader Resources

Positional Word Books (6 in the set)- These engaging, interactive books let children place a character into each scene. Kids just read the simple, repetitive sentences & position the attached animal as described.

Road to Reading Activity Center- This hands-on center guides children along the path to reading step-by-step. First, children complete alphabet puzzles to learn letter sound. They then use picture cards & letter tiles to build simple words. Next, kids progress to tracing sight-words with fun-to-touch tactile word cards. Finally, children put it all together to read an entire book.

Spanish/English photo & word recognition cards- These vocabulary-building cards have full-color photos on front and corresponding Spanish words on back, complete with English translations. 270 cards are organized into 10 essential themes (colors, shapes, animals, food, etc).

Story Comprehension

Storyteller's Box- Ideal for language practice, boosting vocabulary, exploring story elements & more, this ready-to-use box contains prompts, each with illustrations of characters, locations & situations that help storytellers get started. Students reach in & pull out a card from each compartment of the box, then use the who, what and where they selected to tell their own original story.

Early Comprehension Story Wheels- Students turn the wheel to reveal a question, review each picture in the story sequence, and use the sentence frame printed on the wheel to help with their answer. Each wheel is ideal for identifying main characters, setting & events, and illustrations & details to describe key ideas.

Secuencing

Sequencing & Write Story Tiles: These story tiles are designed to get students writing creatively as they describe the setting and characters, explain the story’s plot, and more. The set includes 10 sequencing mats and 10 different sets of illustrated story tiles. Children place the tiles in order on their mat, then they use the pictures to write their own story step-by-step. There are even key words on the back of each tile to help get kids started.

Figurative Language

Understanding Homophones- Each sturdy, laminated card has a different homophone pair with simple sentences that show how each word is used in context, plus a picture clue for extra reinforcement. Examples of homophones: not/knot, see/sea

Understanding Idioms- Each sturdy, laminated card has a different idiom with a simple sentence that shows how it’s used in context. Examples of idioms: It's raining cats and dogs, a dime a dozen

Understanding Multiple Meaning Words- Each sturdy, laminated card has a different multiple-meaning word with simple sentences that show how it’s used in context. Examples of multiple meaning words include: pen/pen, foot/foot, pitcher/pitcher

Match & Sort Language Activities

Match & Sort Language Quickies: These independent card games help students build grade-appropriate language skills. Each set highlights a different skill area and comes with 8 ready-to-play card games in 8 individual pouches. Students grab a pouch, then follow the 3-step instructions to add prefixes and suffixes to root words, identify informational text features and more.

Match & Sort Vocabulary Match & Sort Informational Text

Match & Sort Grammar Match & Sort Literary Elements

"We Both Read" Books

We Both Read books feature a unique interactive format designed for a child to take turns reading aloud pages with a parent. The parent’s pages feature higher level text, while the child’s pages feature text that matches the child’s reading level.

Please make sure to select a level when requesting a book: PK-K, K, K-1,1,1-2, 2, 3

"We Both Read" Books

We Both Read books feature a unique interactive format designed for a child to take turns reading aloud pages with a parent. The parent’s pages feature higher level text, while the child’s pages feature text that matches the child’s reading level.

Please make sure to select a level when requesting a book: PK-K, K, K-1,1,1-2, 2, 3

"We Both Read" Books

We Both Read books feature a unique interactive format designed for a child to take turns reading aloud pages with a parent. The parent’s pages feature higher level text, while the child’s pages feature text that matches the child’s reading level.

Please make sure to select a level when requesting a book: PK-K, K, K-1,1,1-2, 2, 3

"We Both Read" Books

We Both Read books feature a unique interactive format designed for a child to take turns reading aloud pages with a parent. The parent’s pages feature higher level text, while the child’s pages feature text that matches the child’s reading level.

Please make sure to select a level when requesting a book: PK-K, K, K-1,1,1-2, 2, 3

"We Both Read" Books - Spanish

We Both Read books in Spanish feature a unique interactive format designed for a child to take turns reading aloud pages with a parent. The parent’s pages feature higher level text, while the child’s pages feature text that matches the child’s reading level.

Please make sure to select a level when requesting a book: PK-K, K, K-1,1,1-2, 2

Fractions & Number Lines

Fraction of the Pizza– Students draw fraction picture cards and match them to numeric fractions on the game board. The first player to match up all their fractions wins the game.

Climb the Cliff– Players use fraction skills to climb up a winding path of ropes and ladders as they race to the top of a dangerously steep cliff. Students move around the game board by drawing question cards and solving fraction problems.

Fractions & Number Lines

Number Lines- Fractions & Decimals– Students simply choose a number line & corresponding question card pouch, read the question card, then solve the problem on the number line.

Number Lines- Fractions– Students choose a number line & corresponding question card pouch, read the question card, then solve the problem on the number line.

Time & Measurement

Time Grab & Match- Students grab a pouch, then work on their own to match analog & digital clocks to their word forms, measure lengths and more.

Time Equivalency Puzzles– Students choose a large puzzle piece showing a digital time, then connect 3 corresponding pieces that express the same time in written form, with an analog clock and using a common time phrase.

Place Value Puzzles

Place Value Equivalency Puzzles– Students choose a large puzzle piece showing a 3- or 4-digit number…then connect 3 corresponding pieces that express the same value in expanded form, word form and place value blocks.

Number Sequence Puzzles

Number Sequence Puzzles– animal-themed puzzles help students build number skills. Students arrange the pieces in order to complete each colorful picture.

Adding, Subtracting, Counting & Comparing

Addition Tower of Math, Subtraction Tower of Math – Students remove one block at a time from the tower of math, then solve the problem on the block aloud. If they answer correctly, they keep the block, but if they make the tower tumble, they’ll have to start again. At the end of the game, the player with the most blocks wins.

Addition Fluency Puzzles– Students match the number in the sun’s center to the corresponding equations—developing addition fluency with instant reinforcement.

Twist & Turn Number Builders- Each bead features a number or numeric dots. Students select a number, then turn the dotted beads to represent numbers from 2 to 12.

Addition Flash Cards– 0-12

Adding, Subtracting, Counting & Comparing

Pop & Add to 20– Students use dice poppers to create an addition problem with a sum up to 20, then place the matching number of apples on the write & wipe game board. To solve the problem, kids just count the apples, then write the answer on the board.

Count & Compare Numbers 1-10– Students pop the dice poppers & place the matching number of frogs on each lily pad, then move the alligator’s mouth to show if the first number is less than, greater than or equal to the second.

Division, Fractions, Regrouping & Money

Division Or Multiplication Tower of Math– To play, students remove one block at a time from the tower of math, then solve the problem on the block aloud. If they answer correctly, they keep the block, but if they make the tower tumble, they’ll have to start again.

Multiplication and Division Playing Cards– Students just grab a deck to use as traditional flash cards…or follow simple directions to play skill-building card games—from multiplication & division war to go fish.

Division, Fractions, Regrouping & Money

Grab & Match Money– Students grab a pouch, then work on their own to solve word problems, match coins & money values and more.

Addition Regrouping– Students simply place a problem card onto the tray, count out place value tiles to visually represent each number in the equation—then just regroup the tiles to work out the answer.

Geometry

Grab & Match Geometry– Students grab a pouch, then work on their own to identify shapes, solve word problems and more.