Recommended Reading Lists
Books worth a child's time, sorted by grade band and chosen for language, not just level.
Download →Take Something Home
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Free for any family, enrolled or not. Print them, use them, ignore the ones that do not fit your household.
Handwriting Practice Sheets
Printable letter-formation and spacing pages for print and cursive.
Download →Reading-At-Home Guides
How to read aloud, what to ask afterwards, and what to do when they resist.
Download →Vocabulary Builders
Root-word cards and word-family sheets that grow vocabulary in context.
Download →Writing Prompts
Fifty prompts that produce real writing instead of a blank page and a sigh.
Download →Literacy Milestones Checklist
What most children can do at each stage - and when to ask for help.
Download →Reading Lists By Grade
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Chosen because the sentences are worth meeting, not because the level matched.
Ages 4-6
Frog and Toad Are Friends · Corduroy · The Snowy Day · Owl at Home · Are You My Mother?
Grades 1-3
Charlotte's Web · The Tale of Despereaux · Mr. Popper's Penguins · Sarah, Plain and Tall · The Cricket in Times Square
Grades 4-6
The Secret Garden · Bridge to Terabithia · Tuck Everlasting · Number the Stars · The Wild Robot
Grades 7-8
A Wrinkle in Time · The Giver · Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry · Treasure Island · The Hobbit
Reading Calendar
A printable month of small, achievable reading goals for the whole family.
Download →Book Discussion Cards
Twenty questions that get a child talking about a book past "it was good".
Download →Read-Aloud Script
Exactly what to say when your child stumbles on a word, and what not to say.
Download →Keep the light on.
One short letter each month: a book worth reading, a small thing to try at home. Nothing else.
Let's begin your child's journey.
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