Suitable for the youngest readers, this book covers such letter patterns as ai (braid, stain, trait); bl (blab, bleak, blizzard); the long ea (eager, peanut) and many others.

Find it, circle it, say it. This cute little book contains 48 word search puzzles on a pad small enough to fit in any bag, perfect for keeping your little ones occupied anytime, anywhere. Your child is sure to enjoy finding the themed list of words on each page. Hunting for them reinforces concentration, spelling and vocabulary skills. Themes help with classifying. The individual words and patterns enhance children's knowledge of long and short vowel sounds, opposites, rhyming words, and more. Help your child find fun in words and build a foundation for lifetime learning.

Now, the youngest, beginning readers can play a little "hide-and-seek" on the page with word searches designed just for them. Everything's simple and basic, so children will have lots of fun while they're learning. Even very young children can go on a word hunt! In Fun First Words, all the entries are grouped by subject, so youngsters can do their searches in such kid-appealing categories as "Bugs," "Birthdays," and "Camping." They'll have a happy time hunting. Working on these word searches encourages kids to develop an early love of reading that will only grow as the years go by.

Support your kids in becoming confident readers by helping them master high frequency words! Sight words are words that occur frequently enough in written language that a child should recognize them automatically on sight. Another characteristic that makes many sight words special is that they don't follow the rules of phonics. For these reasons, mastering sight words is of great importance for boosting your child's reading confidence and future success. Word search puzzles provide a powerful tool to review and reinforce high frequency words. The process of search and recognition of letters and words allows children to build their literacy skills in a fun and easy way. Lowercase letters. Since most of the words children encounter in reading materials are made up of lowercase letters, literacy experts recommend teaching sight words using lowercase. 50 word search puzzles with over 170 Dolch sight words for preschool, kindergarten, first grade and second grade. Word placement (horizontal and vertical, no diagonal or backwards) facilitates the learning process. Answers can be found at the back of the book. Let your children have fun while building their reading confidence!

Crossword puzzles develop skills in all directions! Create a lifetime hobby, as little learners sharpen their language and problem-solving skills. This cute little book offers 48 creative crossword puzzles with "clue words" to lend a hand. Categorized around specific lessons, these puzzles enhance children's knowledge of synonyms, positional words, and homophones--words that are pronounced alike but have different meanings. This handy practice reinforces reading and language skills. Plus, the tablet format is small enough to fit in any bag, perfect for keeping your little one occupied anytime, anywhere.

Here’s another portion of puzzle fun for four-to-six-year-olds! Specially designed to meet the needs and interests of the youngest readers, First Word Search series turns learning into a game. This phonics-based collection builds children’s language skills by helping kids master new syllables, sounds, and words--including the long A in wave, the sk in skeleton, and the short U in puppy--and then bring that knowledge to their reading.