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New Free Math Centers for K-3

2026-09-13T08:36:38.006-07:00

New Free Math Centers for K-3

If you've been following my blog for a while, you'll notice that there is a new page I've added recently - Math Centers. On this page, you'll find a menu of different grades that you can click on to be taken to a page of centers just for that grade level. Many of these will be resources I shared in past newsletters that I never posted to the blog, or things I've added to fill standards with my own kids. It will take me a while to fill it all up, but we are starting with this resource on the kindergarten page.

Many of them will also be connected to slides in my TPT shops (for which I usually charge 1-2 dollars per set) - the printable centers will be free here on the blog, but the slides will be a small cost. You could choose to just use the free centers, or you could add on the slides and turn it into a full lesson! Whatever you decide, I hope these fun centers, games, and sheets help you in your classrooms and homeschools!

The first little resource I'm adding today is a fun one that is perfect for this time of year - counting apples!

This will help with counting from 1 to ten and associating numerals with amounts.

Common Core Standards Covered

This fun little center and recording sheet will help cover part of the following standards for counting within 100 or 120:

CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.A.1
CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.A.3
CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.B.4
CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.B.5

How the center works

Kids will be given 10 apples each to place on the tree and a pile of basket cards to place on the mat. You can also choose to give each child a recording sheet to practice writing a number and drawing an amount.

Kids flip a number card (or you can hold it up for the class) and place that many apples on their tree. If they're using the recording sheet, they can color that many apples on the tree, and write the number in the space provided.

Pair it with these slides!

This center would go perfectly with my counting to ten interactive google slides! They even feature a fun apple tree theme too - plus plenty of other themes!

Click here to see this set on TPT for $2!

And if you'd like some whole-class practice, you can pair it with my counting to 120 slides!

Click here to see this set on TPT for $2!

Download the free Center Here

You can download this free apple picking center by clicking on the link below. I hope it brings some fun to your classroom, homeschool, or tutoring sessions!

**You may not sell or distribute this digital file anywhere. You may share it for free within your homeschool, classroom, school, co-op, or tutoring business or online class as long as my watermark (MessyBeautifulFun.com) remains on each page that it is written on. You may not sell printed copies anywhere. You may keep this file on your school's hard drive or other storage device as long as my watermark (MessyBeautifulFun.com) remains on each page it is written on. Thank you!**

Click here to download the Apple Picking Center

New Free CVC Phonics Story 12: See Me Jump!

2026-09-08T10:59:00.000-07:00

New Free CVC Phonics Story 12: See Me Jump!

It's time for an all-new CVC phonics story! You can see more of my phonics stories here!

This twelfth CVC story is coming out at a great time to see some frogs outside! That's because this story focuses on a cute little frog and his adventures outside. The best part? You child can read it all on their own by following my CVC Phonics Booklets! After learning the first 4 booklets (-at words, -an words, -ap words, and -ad words) they'll be able to read this fun story and do all of the activities that go along with it.

See the Phonics Booklets here! They're free!

Every CVC phonics story comes with more than just a simple story. Your learners will learn language conventions like grammar, literacy lessons (making connections, story settings, and characters), and more!

This story follows a little frog from his lily pad on a pond to a van with a mad man! It also features things the children have learned about in previous stories - speech bubbles and quotations. They'll also see exclamation marks, full sentences, and periods - things they have also learned about previously. It's a great way to go over these things again.

Inside this story, you'll also find some fun activities! Your learners can dive into story settings. They'll discover the settings in this story and learn about how settings can be realistic or imaginary. They'll also have the opportunity to create an alternate ending setting by deciding where the frog jumps next. I have also included a sheet where they can create their own story setting.

I have also included a Making Predictions sheet, a Drawing Comprehension sheet (draw what happened in the story), and a Making Connections sheet (The frog loves to jump! He is very active; he likes to exercise! What is your favorite way to be active?)

Download the Free Phonics Story

You can download this free CVC Story by clicking on the link below! It will bring you to a Dropbox file that you can download for free as a PDF.

**You may not sell or distribute this digital file anywhere. You may share it for free within your homeschool, classroom, school, co-op, or tutoring business or online class as long as my watermark (MessyBeautifulFun.com) remains on each page it is written on. You may not sell printed copies anywhere. You may keep this file on your school's hard drive or other storage device as long as my watermark (MessyBeautifulFun.com) remains on each page it is written on. Thank you!**

Download CVC Story 12 Here!

Free Beginning Sounds Alphabet Worksheets for Phonics

2026-09-08T08:50:50.933-07:00

Free Beginning Sounds Alphabet Worksheets for Phonetic Awareness

Need more free phonics resources? Check out my phonics page!

I've got another fun and free phonics resource for you! This one is great for practicing those beginning sounds with your learners and making sure they understand that each letter has a sound. They're easy to use, require no prep, and come with a handy teachers guide too!

The best part? You can download them for free below!

Phonetic Awareness Practice Made Simple!

These phonics worksheets require only a pencil (or marker or crayon) , the worksheets and yuor teachers guide that is included in the free download.

You, the educator, will read the letter out loud to your learners as well as say what the two pictures are . You will then ask them which picture begins with that letter. They will need to circle or color the correct answer.

For example, "K - kite or lemon?"

"O - Otter or Muffin?"

It's helpful to say the letter sound after reading it to help your learners, especially if it's a new concept for them.

Older learners could also just use these sheets independently for practice.

Companion Slides Available!

I have made some really handy companion slides to go with these worksheets. These slides have the same pictures as the worksheets, but in full color. They also feature a handy articulation mouth illustration so that you can show your learners how to form the letter sound if they're struggling.

They bring these worksheets from a simple extra practice to a full lesson - and they're only $1 in my TPT shop!

You can get them here!

Download the Free Worksheets Below!

You can download the free phonics worksheets by clicking on the link below.

Enjoy learning!

**You may not sell or distribute this digital file anywhere. You may share it for free within your homeschool, classroom, school, co-op, or tutoring business or online class as long as my watermark (MessyBeautifulFun.com) remains on each page it is written on. You may not sell printed copies anywhere. You may keep this file on your school's hard drive or other storage device as long as my watermark (MessyBeautifulFun.com) remains on each page it is written on. Thank you!**

Download the Free Beginning Sounds Worksheets Here

New Free CVC Story 11: The Bad Rat

2026-09-05T04:27:20.736-07:00

New Free CVC Story 11: The Bad Rat

It's another free phonics CVC Story! Want more CVC stories and free phonics resources? Go here!

Whether your readers are learning to read using my free phonics booklets or another phonics-based curriculum, I hope they've been enjoying these CVC stories! This newest one uses new words from the -ad word family, such as dad and bad. It also features a very smooth-looking rat ;)

Make Reading Stick!

When teaching our kids or students to read, we tend to think of phonics only: sounding out the words, putting together sentences, and recognizing a word on a flashcard. But reading is so much more than that! That's why all of my CVC stories go beyond a simple phonics story and teach kids to really think about what they're reading.

Comprehension, Literacy Skills & More!

After your kids read a sentence like 'The rat ran on the mat', do they actually understand what happened in that sentence? That there was a subject (a rat), an action (ran) and a place (on the mat). Can they picture a rat running on a mat after reading it? What about thinking about what will happen on the next page - will the rat run into a hole? Will it run into a cat? These are all skills we should be teaching even our youngest readers too!

But of course, teaching this to kids in this age group looks very different from teaching it to a 5th grader or even a 3rd grader. It's all about giving them the concepts right now: the idea that their own reading (not just what adults read to them) can have meaning and purpose, so we need to pay attention to what we're reading and understand it.

That's why one of the things I include in each of these stories are some comprehension questions to read and answer together after your learners read the story.

Language Conventions

Another important step to highlight to kids is how words, sentences, and longer texts work together with things like symbols (a period, a question mark), illustrations, and more (speech bubbles, for example, are taught in a CVC story).

In this story, kids will learn to:

Recognize quotation marks and why they are used
Make a connection to the story
Predict what the story will be about
Draw a picture of what happened in the story

These activities are all optional, of course, but are a great way to add to your reading block or reading time and make it a more concrete learning tool.

Download CVC Story 11 Below!

You can download CVC Story 11 below by clicking on the link. This will allow you to download the file from Dropbox for free.

**You may not sell or distribute this digital file anywhere. You may share it for free within your homeschool, classroom, school, co-op, or tutoring business or online class as long as my watermark (MessyBeautifulFun.com) remains on each page it is written on. You may not sell printed copies anywhere. You may keep this file on your school's hard drive or other storage device as long as my watermark (MessyBeautifulFun.com) remains on each page it is written on. Thank you!**

Download CVC Story 11 by clicking here

Kindergarten Social Studies Unit 2: My School and Community

2026-09-03T05:33:00.000-07:00

Kindergarten Social Studies Unit 2: My School and Community

Social studies is one of those subjects that can be so much fun with younger learners because there are so many opportunities to connect what we're learning to their everyday lives!

Last month I shared the first unit in my new My World View series, where we started with learning about ourselves, our families, and what makes each of us unique. This month we're taking the next step and looking at the world immediately around us — our school and our community!

This is Unit 2 of My World View, and just like the first unit, it is completely free!

How the Units Work

If you haven't seen the first unit yet, here's how I am setting up these social studies units.

Each My World View unit is designed to be simple, open-and-go, and easy to use with young learners. The idea is that you can read a short, simple text together and then complete a worksheet, activity, or little project to go along with it.

The texts are intentionally short and simple so that they work well for kindergarten and can also be adapted for younger learners.

And, of course, you can always stop and talk about the topic as you go!

I especially love using the discussion questions included throughout the unit because they give you an easy way to connect the lesson to the child's own experiences.

Unit 2: My School and Community

In Unit 2, we're moving beyond ourselves and beginning to look at the places, people, rules, and responsibilities that make up the world around us.

There are lots of opportunities for children to talk about their own experiences, draw pictures, make choices, and even create their own community.

Inside, you'll learn together about:

My School – Talk about what school is like and the different people who help make school a safe and welcoming place.
School Rules – Learn why rules are important and how they help everyone stay safe, learn, and have fun together.
Classroom Jobs – Talk about how everyone can help in the classroom and learn about different classroom responsibilities.
Classroom Jobs Class Project – Create a classroom helper system using the included job cards and student name cards.
Places in My School – Explore places such as the classroom, library, gym, cafeteria, office, hallway, and playground and learn what each place is used for.
Where Do I Go? – Practice matching different activities with the correct place in school, such as going to the library to borrow a book or the cafeteria to eat lunch.
My Community – Learn what a community is and talk about the different places people live, work, learn, and play.
My Community Challenge – Children can create their own community using houses, businesses, services, transportation, roads, and other community pieces.
My Community Project – Put everything together and create a little community of your own!
Community Helpers – Learn about some of the many people who help their communities every day, including teachers, police officers, firefighters, doctors, construction workers, janitors, mail carriers, crossing guards, and garbage collectors.
Community Helpers Mini-Book – Color, cut, and assemble a little community helpers book while talking about the different jobs.
Community Helper Hats – Choose a community helper and make a fun hat to wear!
Transportation – Explore different ways people travel on land, water, and through the air.
Being a Good Community Citizen – Talk about kindness, sharing, taking turns, cleaning up, and helping others.
Good Citizen Choices – Decide which actions are good choices and which ones don't help our community.
How to Help? – Think about simple ways to help when someone is sad, waiting for a turn, has dropped something, or when the classroom needs cleaning.
Good Citizen Award – Finish the unit by celebrating a child who has demonstrated what it means to be a good citizen!

I Love the Community Project!

One of my favorite parts of this unit is the My Community Challenge.

Children get to think about what they see in their own community and then use the included pieces to build a community of their own. They can include homes, shops, restaurants, transportation, services, activities, and community helpers.

You can keep it very simple for younger learners, or make it more challenging by asking them to include certain buildings, services, or a specific number of homes.

I love activities like this because they're not just worksheets. They give kids a chance to actually build and think about their community!

A Simple Way to Use the Unit

You don't have to do everything at once!

You could easily spread this unit out over several weeks and spend a little time on social studies each day.

For example, you might read the My School text one day and complete the matching or drawing activity. The next day you could talk about school rules, followed by classroom jobs and places in the school.

Then move into the community section, where children can learn about their community, community helpers, and transportation before finishing with lessons about being a good citizen.

The activities are simple enough that you can easily adjust them depending on your learners and how much time you have.

Download the Free Unit!

Just like Unit 1, My World View: My School and Community is completely free!

You can download the full unit below and use it with your kindergarten classroom, homeschool, daycare, or tutoring group.

The unit includes the reading texts, worksheets, discussion questions, classroom project pieces, mini-book, community helper hats, and good citizen activities.

I hope you and your learners have fun exploring the world around them!

Download the FULL Social Studies Unit Here

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Draw It! CVC Sentences: A Free Phonics Activity

2026-08-29T12:54:30.356-07:00

Draw It! CVC Sentences:

A Free Phonics Activity

These new sets go with my FREE phonics companion booklets and phonics stories!

Get those crayons and markers ready! Your learners are going to have some coloring FUN while practicing their reading!

These new Draw It! CVC Sentences phonics units go right along with my free Phonics Booklets and Phonics Stories to help assess and grow your learners' reading skills.

How the Units Work

Inside each Draw It! CVC Writing Set, you'll find sentences containing CVC words that belong to a certain word family (in this set, the -at word family) as well as sight words. These units will also follow the same sequence as my CVC Booklets do and include words learned in previous booklets. Since this is the first unit, there are no other words except the words found in CVC Booklet 1.

The idea is to help you assess whether your kids are actually reading and comprehending what they read - or just guessing the words on the page. So, after practicing their words for the week, you can give them these sheets and, without giving any clues, have them read the sentence and draw what they read.

For example, if they read one page that said "I see a bat" - you could have them read it out loud to you, then say "Great! Now, draw a picture of that sentence." If they seem to be having troube with that, guide them along by saying, "What is the sentence telling us?", "What is happening in the sentence?" or even "Act out the sentence for me, then let's draw it!" You want to guide them to comprehension without giving away the answer.

Download the Unit Below!

You can download this Draw It! CVC unit for FREE below by clicking on the link. You will be brought to a page on Dropbox, and need to download or print the file.

*You may not sell or share the digital or printed file without permission.

*Exception: sharing for free within schools, homeschool co-ops, online schools, and tutoring groups. But the digital or printed files cannot be sold.

Download Draw It! CVC Unit 1 here!

Coming in September 2026: What's New and Upcoming

2026-08-28T01:30:00.000-07:00

Coming in September 2026: What's New and Upcoming

Addition & Subtraction Math Centers for K-2

Have you seen my growing math center bundle for addition and subtraction within 20?

I have been having so much fun making these! They are the centers I used to help my own kids memorize their math facts, and I know they will be a huge help with your learners too!

Whether you're in a homeschool or classroom, making math a little more active and fun is always one way to boost kids' engagement. Especially when it comes to something as mundane as memorizing math facts!

These math centers all surround a certain theme. So far, I have added ten to the bundle - or you can buy each set separately.

BUT

If you do buy the growing bundle, you will get ALL future sets for FREE! And I will be adding some more new ones just this coming week! I am also planning to add more surrounding each season, holiday, plus a few fun themes I know kids love, like dinosaurs (coming this week!), space, shopping, community helpers, etc. I'll be making some posts about these centers and showing them in action soon!

They are SO much fun to get creative with too! For example, using the apple picking set, I used to love to tape the answer posters to actual containers so they could put their apple equations into a real barrel, and give each of them a basket to carry around their cards.

You can find the individual sets in my shop here.
You can buy the growing bundle at a super low price right now here!

CVC Activities!

I really want to make my CVC resources well-rounded. SO I will begin adding some fun centers and reading activities to help boost your learners' reading this month! Coming out in the next week I am going to be releasing CVC Draw It! units. These pages will have a sentence that uses CVC and sight words, following the order of my CVC Booklets. Your students will need to illustrate the sentences to show their understanding. It's a fun way to assess if your learners are really holding onto everything they are learning.

I am also planning to release some more centers, such as CVC word and sentence puzzles, tracing pages, spelling lists, and more! SO stay tuned!

Social Studies Unit 2

I am also going to be releasing the second social studies unit this month! These free units are great to use at home or in the classroom to help cover your social studies topics for kindergarten or preschool.

The first unit, I Am Unique, focused on kids talking and writing (or drawing) about themselves and their homes and families. In this second unit, we'll bring the focus outside the home and onto school and community!

Your learners will make class rules, volunteer for classroom jobs, look at community helpers and more!

I can't wait to share it with you in the coming weeks!

More Grammar!

I am happy to be releasing more grammar units too! These grammar units are quick and no-prep (besides printing the worksheets!). They let you teach grammar concepts from grades 3-5 (or 3-6 in Canada) easily each week, so your learners understand the concept without spending too much time on it.

I already have plenty of units ready to go if you'd like to start off your year with a few lessons, as well as a nouns bundle you can buy with all of my noun lessons! More will be coming in the following weeks and months too!

You can grab any of my grammar units in mt TPT shop here!

Loads to come!

There will be all this and more coming to my shops, blog, and newsletter subscribers! I can't wait to share all of these things with you and really hope that all of my resources help you in your classrooms and homeschools! We have a tough job as educators, and having access to affordable and free resources is my way of helping us all feel just a little bit more confident!

Be sure to follow my socials (below) to stay updated and see my kids' activity shares each week too!

See you soon!

Look out for the next resource on September 1st!

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Back to School Alphabet and Number Tracing Mats

2026-08-18T08:13:33.721-07:00

Back-to-School Alphabet and Number

Tracing Mats

It's back-to-school time! While some of you are already back in the classroom (or homeschool!), we still have a few weeks to go here before the big day!

Some of you may remember that years ago, I used to release a monthly newsletter of freebies before I started mainly posting them on my blog. These freebies would always circulate around a main theme and include a few different items - these alphabet and number mats being one of them. Now, I've been looking through all my old files and decided I could begin releasing some of these 'oldies' here on the blog for everyone to enjoy :)

Starting with this set...

These alphabet and number tracing mats are a great way to get your littles practicing their penmanship!

This set has a cute school bus theme for back-to-school, and comes in both color and black/white versions.

One of my favorite ways to use this free printable is to put it in a page protector and have kids use whiteboard markers to trace the letters and numbers. It could also be laminated and used in this way if you have a laminating machine.

Of course, it could also be used as a one-time activity and is a great sheet to give out during free time, center time, or to your early finishers. It works great in classrooms, online classes, homeschools, and tutoring sessions too!

Download the Free Tracing Mats!

I wanted to give these themed mats their own dedicated page, so I am making one here and hoping to add more soon! You can download the PDF below.

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Thank you and enjoy learning! <3

Download the Free Tracing Mats Here!

I Can Math Booklets: Count by Tens!

2026-08-13T10:52:38.366-07:00

I Can Math Booklets:

I Can Count by Tens!

Want MORE I Can Math Booklets? Check out my I Can Books page here!

Another math I Can booklet is here :)

This is one of my favorites so far! I've included plenty of sheets for kids to practice counting by tens - without the focus being on writing!

My goal with I Can books is to help kids master skills at an age-appropriate level, while helping educators by including little prep time! This booklet makes it simple for kids to cut and paste or color in answers, without the focus being on penmanship or numeral formation. The focus is all on counting!

Every I Can Math Booklet focuses on a specific standard (or sometimes groups of standards) that we need to teach our learners by the end of the year. In this book, we focus on counting to 120 by tens. Learning to group amounts into tens is a crucial skill that will help kids a LOT when they go into older grades.

This booklet starts out with an easy way to get kids comfortable counting by tens. Kids start by counting by tens, following a chart. Then, on another few pages of charts, they will say the missing numbers out loud. This can also be a great whole-group activity, small-group activity, or even a great tool for tutors.

Also Included Are:

Subitizing: Kids count fingers by tens to 100
Cut & Paste Activities: Kids cut and paste the numbers in order or glue in the missing numbers
Mazes: Kids will need to count by tens to follow a path and complete the maze
Dot-to-dot: Kids will complete a picture, counting by tens in order to connect the dots.
Simple Number Line Activity: Kids help a frog hop from one number to the next
Money: Kids fill a piggy bank with ten-cent coins until they reach 100 cents.
Fun Craft: Kids trace their hands to make a count-by-tens garden!

Download the I Can Book Below!

You can download this Kindergarten Math I Can Booklet below! It is great for classrooms, homeschools, after-school programs, and tutoring. It's also a fun way to practice some math skills over the summer.

All I ask is that you leave my website watermark on every page (www.messybeautifulfun.com), as per my terms. *This booklet can NOT be sold in digital or printed formats. It is, however, allowed to be stored and shared by schools, homeschools, tutors, or co-ops/tutoring groups. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions, corrections, or fair use policy questions.

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Thank you and ENJOY LEARNING!

Download I Can Count by Tens Book here!

Free CVC Phonics Story 10: We Can See It!

2026-08-11T07:31:26.137-07:00

Free CVC Phonics Story 10:

We Can See It!

It's another phonics story! Want to get more? See my Phonics Resources page!

Another phonics story is here! In this set, your learners will practice reading previously learned sight words and CVC words, answer questions about their reading using the comprehension questions, and learn that sentences need an action word.

Just like all of my other CVC Stories, this unit goes beyond simply reading words and helps kids realize that literacy is more than just words on a page.

What's Inside a CVC Story?

Inside each CVC story, you'll find activities that support your learners' literacy development. In this book there is:

A simple CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) and sight word story. This focuses on words kids have learned in order using my Phonics Booklets.
Reading comprehension questions. These help assess if kids are simply reading words off a page from memory, or actually thinking about and absorbing what they are reading.
A simple grammar or language lesson. In this unit, the focus is on 'sentences need an action' (a verb).
Literacy activities. These include drawing comprehension (draw what the story was about), making connections, making predictions, and more.

Simple Stories & Activities

All of the included activities that go with each CVC story are made with preschool and kindergarten-age kids in mind. They focus on conversations and drawing rather than writing, since those skills are still developing. But this doesn't mean you necessarily have to use the pages as they are.

Although they could use the drawing comprehension page to draw what the story was about, you could also ask them what the story was about and write down their answer for them. Then, if they'd like to draw a picture or try to copy your sentence on the page, they can. There are many ways you could use these pages to best suit your class or kids.

Grammar & Language Lessons

Although kids at this age are too young to do traditional grammar lessons, I always like to point things out to them during reading and writing time. Sentences are made up of words. Sentences need a subject or an action word. These mini lessons use simple language, are to the point, and can be done orally without any writing or worksheets, although many of them do include simple drawing worksheets.

In CVC STory 8, the lesson focused on sentences needing to be about a person, a place, or a thing (a subject). In this story, the lesson focuses on sentences having an action word. The pages contain different examples, and I encourage you to go through the story with your learners after and pick out any action words you see in the sentences. Saying your own sentences with action words in them out loud is another great way to practice too.

Download CVC Book 10 Below!

Download CVC Story10 Here!

Free CVC Story 9: The Cat and the Rat

2026-08-07T04:00:00.000-07:00

Free CVC Story 9:

The Cat and the Rat

It's time for an all-new phonics story! Want to see all of my phonics stories and resources? Click here!

I already have another new CVC storybook and lesson for you! This is the third book in the -AP word family and features a story about a cat chasing a rat. Like all of my CVC stories, it includes a short story, plus some extra literacy and language resources you can use along with it!

What's Inside a CVC Story

Inside each of my CVC story units, you'll find a story that focuses on a specific word family, but also spirals in previously learned CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words, as well as sight words. These are meant to be paired with my CVC/Sight Word Phonics Booklets here.

Along with each story, you'll also find some easy-to-use, low-prep resources that help your learners go beyond reading simple words on a page. These include reading comprehension questions for you to discuss out loud, a simple grammar or language lesson, and some easy literacy activities such as drawing what happened in the story or making a simple connection to the story.

In this unit, you'll find:

-AP family word story (gap, lap, nap)
A language lesson (Reading longer two-line sentences on a page from left to right)
Reading comprehension questions about the story
Making predictions worksheet
Drawing comprehension worksheets
Making connections worksheet (Have you ever read a story or seen a movie about an animal? Draw your favorite part.)

Download the CVC Story

TO download this CVC story, just click the link below!

Enjoy learning <3

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*Exception for sharing for free within schools, homeschool co-ops, online schools, and tutoring sessions. But the digital or printed files cannot be sold.

Download CVC Story 9 Here!

Free CVC Book 8: The Cat Nap for Beginner Readers and Phonics Lessons

2026-08-03T02:00:00.000-07:00

Free CVC Book 8:

The Cat Nap for Beginner Readers and Phonics Lessons

A new phonics story is here! 🎉🎉🎉

Want to see my other phonics stories and booklets? Click here!

I love that so many have been enjoying and using these CVC phonics stories!

As pointed out in my update post, I'll be releasing a few new ones in August, starting with today's: The Cat Nap.

In this booklet, your learners will practice using some new CVC words and sight words, as well as some simple grammar and literacy concepts. As with all of my CVC stories, these books go beyond simple phonics and bring kids deeper into the literacy they're able to read on their own.

This CVC story focuses on the -ap family words that go with my phonics booklet, as well as some previously learned CVC and sight words. It's a cute story about a cat, a rat, and two kids.

The optional grammar lesson teaches that every sentence needs a subject, who or what the sentence is about. I have included some lesson pages as well as a practice page.

Of course, this book also includes reading comprehension questions and some literacy activities such as making connections and making predictions.

You can download this free unit below, or by heading to my Phonics tab on the menu at the top of the page - here you can also see all of the other phonics and pre-reading resources I have shared.

Download the Unit Below!

You can download this free CVC Story unit by clicking on the link below, as long as you agree to these terms:

*You will not sell or share the digital or printed file without permission.

*Exception for sharing for free within schools, homeschool co-ops, online schools, and tutoring sessions. But neither digital nor printed files can be sold.

Enjoy learning!

Download CVC Story 8 Here!

My World View: Free Social Studies Units for Kindergarten

2026-08-01T02:00:00.000-07:00

My World View:
Free Social Studies Units for Kindergarten

Social studies has always been one of my favorite subjects to teach, especially in younger years. Expanding kids' minds to view the world around them in a different light is always so exciting and brings about such great conversations. These new social studies units are based on just that - helping kids expand their worldview, study the world around them, and get to know themselves, their communities, and the world.

This is the first unit in a series that I will be expanding every month. This month's unit is a great way to kick off your kindergarten (or pre-k) year!

How the Units Work

In each My World View unit, you'll find a few options:

*A separate textbook and workbook

*One complete book containing the texts and worksheets

No matter how you decide to use it, the My World View units all will have one thing in common: they're open and go and easy to use - BUT contain everything you need to cover in Kindergarten.

Every day you do social studies, you'll read the simple text, then complete 1-2 worksheets or activities with your learner(s). So, besides printing out enough copies for your class ro homeschool, there's really no other prep needed.

However, since the texts are very simple, you might wish to read them ahead of time and think of some discussion points to bring up with your learners during reading. For example, when reading the page above about preferences, you might want to ask everyone to name something they like (pizza, perhaps?) and something they don't like (asparagus, if you'd ask my kids!)

Unit 1: I am Unique

In Unit 1 of My World View, kids will focus on themselves, their families, and learning basic information like their address and phone number. I find this unit is the simplest and a great way to kick off your year. The worksheets and activities are super simple, with some having different options for differentiation or different learners.

Inside you'll learn together about:

*We are all unique (with kids drawing a self-portrait and circling words about themselves (I am funny, I am smart, etc)

*My name (with kids either writing or cutting and pasting their name)

*My body (with kids cutting and pasting simple names such as head, arms, eyes, etc)

*Feelings and emotions (with kids matching emotions to expressions, and drawing things that make them feel different emotions, such as happy)

*Preferences (with kids circling their favorite things on a page, drawing their favorite things, and choosing whether they like something or not)

*Homes and families (with kids drawing a picture of their home and writing what type of dwelling they live in (house, apartment, etc))

*My address (with kids writing the different parts of their address simply (house number, street, apartment)

*My phone Number (with kids decorating and cutting out a pretend phone to practice calling their home and friends, a sheet to practice writing their phone number, and a page with an option to make their own address and phone number tags to carry with them)

*Different families (where kids will draw themselves doing their favorite activity with their family)

*Pets (where kids will draw their ideal pet and give it a name)

*My responsibilities (where kids will choose certain chores they would like to do to help at home and check off the days on which they do them)

Download the Unit Below!

You can download this free social studies unit by clicking on the link below, as long as you agree to these terms:

*You will not sell or share the digital or printed file without permission.

*Exception for sharing for free within schools, homeschool co-ops, online schools, and tutoring sessions. But the digital or printed files cannot be sold.

Enjoy learning!

Download FULL Unit 1 Social Studies here!

Download text only here

Download workbook only here

Coming in August 2026: What's New and Upcoming

2026-07-29T09:00:07.134-07:00

Coming in August 2026:

What's New and Upcoming

Can you believe it's already going to be August in a few days? I am shocked! I don't know what happened to the summer, but it flew by! Now, we're wrapped up in school supply sales, clothes shopping, and getting back to work.

I have been releasing products on MessyBeautifulFun for a while now. So I thought it might be a good idea to keep this blog (and myself!) a little more organized by putting out a little post about upcoming projects and products each month. That way you'll know what I'm adding to both my blog (the freebies) and my shops (TPT, Etsy, HomeschoolResourceCo).

This update will be a little longer since it's the first!

The phonics booklets rewards chart

New on the Blog Right Now: Phonics & Math Booklets

I've loved seeing so many people enjoying my phonics resources! My hope in making these is to encourage early literacy skills in kids, whether in a classroom, homeschool, co-op, or online school. It's so important to get these skills down at the right developmental time, and I hope these will be helpful to both parents and teachers.

This month I released a full set of phonics booklets that can be used to help kids learn word families. These practice books contain pages for sounding out words, as well as vocabulary practice with sight words (which I call heart words).

Alongside these, I have also put up phonics stories. These are where the true magic happens - kids put what they have learned into action! These stories go beyond just simple phonics and help kids learn to read, recognize simple grammar concepts, and practice using literacy skills such as making predictions, reading comprehension, summarizing, making connections, and more - all at an age-appropriate level.

Another new addition in the past few weeks has been my I Can math booklets. I made many of these sheets when my kids were younger with a very particular purpose: to show their learning in our homeschool portfolios and assess skills we had covered earlier in the year. However you decide to use them, I hope you've enjoyed the series so far! I have heard from some teachers on TPT that they have really come in handy for struggling students, and that makes me so happy!

So far we have: Counting to 10, 20, and 120. These cover 2 Common Core math standards in kindergarten!

Coming up on the blog in August: Social Studies, More Phonics!

I can't wait until you see the new social studies I'll be putting out on the blog next week! Made with pre-k and kindergarten in mind, these units will focus on kids' worlds - thus the name, My World View! These units will include a small text (1-2 pages of simple, read-aloud texts) and 1-2 worksheets or activities to go with each text. They're open-and-go, simple units, so besides printing out the books, there's not much to do to prepare!

In this first unit, kids will go through their own world, learning about themselves and their preferences, their families, their phone numbers and addresses, and more. It's a great way to start the year off!

As I said earlier, I will also be releasing more phonics stories and math books! I took the month of July off, but can't wait for you to see what will be coming in the next few weeks :)

Coming to TPT in August: Simple Grammar Units for Teaching!

I have slowly been releasing these grammar units and am so excited about how this simple curriculum is coming together! Made with teachers in mind who may not have much time to teach grammar concepts, these units include everything you need to teach grammar to grades 3-5 in just minutes per week!

Each unit includes a scripted minilesson, practice slides to project on your smartboard or screen, and some differentiated practice worksheets. These lessons aren't a huge deep dive into grammar concepts, but a way to introduce, practice, and be certain your learners understand them.

What I am hoping is that the lesson can be taught on one day, the practice given as homework, and further practice sheets can be done later on in the year to review. The grammar concepts cover what is typically taught in elementary school from grades 3-5, and they are sold separately so you can choose which concepts you might want to teach.

These units also great for homeschool parents who would like to teach grammar concepts but feel short on time, or don't quite feel confident enough in their own grammar skills to teach them alone (we've all been there!) With my own kids, I would put practice slides on our TV or on my laptop for the kids to see, and we would go over them together. It was a fun and relaxed way to practice things together.

Here is what we have so far that you can purchase right now:

Here is what is coming up in August:

Possessive pronouns
Reflexive Pronouns

This will give you plenty of lessons to start off the year!

I'll have a more detailed post coming up about these soon, so stay tuned!

Coming to TPT this fall/winter: French Spell, Read & Write final units

I have been so happy to hear how many homeschool families, teachers, and tutors have successfully used my French Read, Write & Spell units so far! I am happy to announce that the final 2 units will be released in the coming weeks! These will focus on continuing to conjugate verb families in the present tense and writing paragraphs.

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I am so excited to be bringing you all of these new goodies in the coming weeks! I really hope they help you in your classrooms, homeschools - whatever teaching environment you're in! If you'd like to stay informed of everything that's coming up each week, you might want to subscribe to my newsletter. I'll be sending updates out each month as I post these update blog posts too, so you'll know what to expect every month and when new freebies or paid units are released.

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CVC Story 7: A Phonics Story for Beginner Readers (The Gap on the Map)

2026-07-03T12:22:55.733-07:00

CVC Story 7:
A Phonics Story for Beginner Readers

Another CVC Phonics story is here! Want to see my other phonics stories and resources? Check here!

Phonics story 7 is here! In this beginner reader book, your learners will focus on the -AP word family and a few new sight words too! You can pair this with my CVC booklets, as they follow the same sequence of new words!

What's A CVC Story?

Every one of my CVC stories comes with more than just a story for your beginner readers! Inside you'll find comprehension activities, simple lessons, and activities for your learners to use. These units bring together many parts of literacy to make sure your lessons shine and stick!

What's Included:

A 6-page CVC Phonics/Sight Word Story
Comprehension Questions to discuss after reading and make sure your readers understand their reading
Literacy & comprehension activities (Making connections, making predictions, drawing comprehension)
An optional grammar or language lesson that you can do (kept very simple for this age group!)

Download the Story Unit

You can download this CVC story unit below! You may use it in your classroom, school, on your smartboard or in your homeschool. You can also use it in virtual classrooms or lessons, and it's great for tutoring too!

All I ask, as per my terms, is that my website is left on each page (www.messybeautifulfun.com) as is.

Download the CVC Story 7 Here!

I Can Math Booklets: Count to 120 Counting and Cardinality Workbook

2026-07-01T19:23:26.204-07:00

I Can Math Booklets: Count to 120
Counting and Cardinality Workbook

Another I Can Math Workbook is here! Want to see more? Check out my math booklet page!

If you've been enjoying doing these math workbooks with your learners, you're really going to love this one too! Full of plenty of practice that zeroes in on a standard, these workbooks help you assess your kids learning in an easy no-prep format!

Focusing on Math Standards

Instead of focusing on many things at once when learning about cardinality, this workbook will allow your learners to focus on one thing - counting from 1 to 120! All cut-and-paste or coloring activities, these worksheets take the focus away from writing numbers and only require kids to cut, paste, color, and count!

I find this method helps those kids who need a little more practice with number order or identifying numbers without making it feel overwhelming. Kids also LOVE that they get a cool certificate after completing the worksheets you decide to put into their books!

Counting to 120 Worksheets? Here's Plenty!

I put a lot of time into making these sheets really fun for your learners too! Lining up numbered seashells on a beach, digging up gems in a number mine, and setting a cupcake table for a party are just a few of the fun worksheets you'll find inside!

Plus, I have included counting charts that show kids only 20 numbers per page from 1 to 120 - a great way to focus on sets they may struggle with! You can use counter chips or blocks to cover up some numbers and have them tell you which numbers are missing, or you can have them count both backward and forward.

Download this Booklet Below!

You can download this booklet by clicking the link below! I really hope that it helps you in your classroom, homeschool, or tutoring sessions and that it brings a little bit of fun into your learning!

You may use it in your classroom, school, on your smartboard, or in your homeschool. You can also use it in virtual classrooms or lessons, and it's great for tutoring too!
All I ask, as per my terms, is that my website is left on each page (www.messybeautifulfun.com) as is.

Download the Math I Can Booklet Here!

CVC Story 6: The Cat and the Rat A Phonics Reading Story for Beginner Readers

2026-06-30T14:08:02.036-07:00

Phonics CVC Story 6:

The Cat and the Rat

It's time for another phonics CVC story! Want MORE phonics stories? Head to my phonics page!

In this 6th phonics story, we are still focusing on the first two word families -at and -an. It also includes new and previously learned sight words! Like all my phonics stories, this one includes a simple story, comprehension questions for your beginner readers and after-reading activities to build those literacy skills!

What's Inside?

Inside this CVC phonics story, you'll find more than a simple story for your beginner reader! You'll find comprehension questions to discuss out loud, plus activities that build important literacy skills so your reader will succeed later on. You'll also find, as usual, an optional grammar lesson.

A 7-page story to read
Reading comprehension discussion questions
A simple grammar lesson (A question mark means a question is being asked)
A drawing comprehension activity (one with writing lines, one without) to see your learners understood what they read
A literacy activity focused on a simple theme: was the story silly or serious?
A 'Making Predictions' drawing page
A 'Making connections' activity (Draw a question you have about the story)

Why go beyond reading?

Why bother to include comprehension questions and literacy activities in a 7-page story with barely any words? It's all about making those early literacy connections! Challenging our readers to not only just read words on a page but actually understand what they mean, whether they're serious or funny, asking a question or making a statement - these are all ways to prepare our learners for the bigger world of reading they'll face in upper grades. Finding themes, recognizing that stories go beyond what they say on paper - these are things we want our kids to know and realize.

So while you certainly don't have to include these activities (and definitely do not always need to do all of them!) it's a great way to help them build early reading comprehension and literacy skills.

Download the booklet below!

You can download this story unit below by clicking on the link.
You may use it in your classroom, school, on your smartboard or in your homeschool. You can also use it in virtual classrooms or lessons, and it's great for tutoring too!
All I ask, as per my terms, is that my website is left on each page (www.messybeautifulfun.com) as is.

Download CVC Story 6 Here!

Phonics CVC Story 5: The Man Ran

2026-06-24T12:01:25.076-07:00

Phonics CVC Story 5: The Man Ran

Want to see MORE CVC Stories? Visit my Phonics page here!

It's time for another CVC Story unit 🥳 This is booklet number 5, and the second book in the -AN word family series! In this story, your learners will explore -an words, sight words, and learn some new grammar and literacy concepts!

My CVC stories go beyond simple sounding out words. They include comprehension activities and questions, activities focused on literacy concepts like making connections, and even simple grammar lessons for beginner readers! Letting your kids practice reading these stories and doing these activities will not only help them learn to read, it will help prepare them for elementary-level learning.

What's Included in a CVC Phonics Story?

Inside each story unit you'll find:

A story focusing on word families and sight words
Spiral learning of previously learned phonics rules and words
A simple grammar activity: In this booklet? Teach your learners all about the exclamation point!
A 'Making Connections' activity
Comprehension Questions to help learners understand what they are reading
A Drawing Comprehension activity

All of these lessons and activities will help your learner realize that sounding out words is more than just busy school work, it's a way to help them express themselves and read stories, learn about new worlds and concepts, and even laugh at some silly texts (The cat ran on the man!' in this story is always a hit!)

Comprehension Activities Build Literacy Skills

When we show kids that reading is about more than words on a page, it helps bring home the fact that words and sentences can be made into stories or books. It's exciting! Once they know how to read AND understand a story, it's a whole new way to explore the world around them. Not only do the connections in their minds fire up at the thought that books are stories and a way to learn, but that reading and learning is all around them. Words on a restaurant menu, words on street signs or supermarket signs, words on home appliances...the list goes on! All of a sudden they begin to notice that words make up our whole world! (And later units will explore this more with making text to world connections!)

Why Grammar?

When teaching younger kids to read, you may not think of including something like grammar right away. But showing kids how words and sentences work in a very simple way helps them understand their reading better. For example, in the first CVC story (the cat on the mat) kids learn that words can be put together to make sentences. It's a simple oral lesson and they can look through the book and point to all of the sentences they read. In the second CVC story, they learn that sentences end with a period and this means we take a small pause. They can then practice reading sentences and noticing the periods at the end of each.

These simple concepts build on one another and even though our young learners might not memorize them perfectly at first, it will help them when they start more formal grammar lessons in the future. It will also be just another way to point out that reading is so much more than just words.

Download CVC Phonics Story 5!

You can download this story unit below by clicking on the link.

You may use it in your classroom, school, on your smartboard or in your homeschool. You can also use it in virtual classrooms or lessons, and it's great for tutoring too!

All I ask as per my terms is that my website is left on each page (www.messybeautifulfun.com) as is.

Enjoy teaching our future readers!<3

Download CVC Story 5 Here!

Phonics CVC Story 4: The Van (AN words)

2026-06-21T13:51:18.068-07:00

The newest phonics story is here!

This is the first one in the -an words series.

You can see the rest of the phonics books on my phonics page.

I am excited to have made the next booklet in the phonics stories series! It includes all of the things you found in the first few too, including a short story for beginner readers, some comprehension questions, a grammar lesson, and more!

Literacy is more than reading words

Being literate is more than just being able to read words on a page. It means being able to understand what you've read, and later on, read into the deeper meanings of texts. But before we get our learners there we need to start simple: building phonetic skills and helping them understand that texts have meanings.

A short little story like this might seem overly simple to us. The thought of taking meaning from it might seem ridiculous. But for our emerging readers its a small peek into a world of reading that can open up for them, stories that can make them think about other worlds, people, and scenes.

Inside a Phonics CVC Story

That's why inside each phonics story you'll find more than just a simple story for your learners to practice reading. These stories follow the same sequence of word family words and sight words that my CVC Booklets here do. Every week a new word family and new sight words are introduced. While the booklets are for basic practice and getting to know the words, the stories are to show that words can be sentences, stories and fun! Not only will they discover that they can read a story on their own, but they can learn to understand stories through comprehension questions and activities, learn to summarize through drawings, and even learn that we can make reading more exciting through grammar concepts.

Inside Phonics Story 4 You'll Find:

A CVC Story
An optional grammar lesson (Words can have more than one meaning)
Comprehension Activities (Questions, Drawing Comprehension, Draw your van

Download CVC Story 4

You can download this story using the link below. It is perfect for us ein classrooms, virtual classrooms, homeschools or for tutoring. All I ask, per my terms, is that you keep my website (Messybeautifulfun.com) on each page.

Thanks for reading and enjoy teaching our future readers!

Download Phonics CVC Story 4 Here

I Can Math Booklets for Kindergarten Math 2: Counting and Cardinality Within 20

2026-06-19T13:29:42.338-07:00

I Can Booklets for Kindergarten Math 2: Counting and Cardinality Within 20

This is booklet 2! If you want to see booklet 1 click here!

To see more math books, go to my Math Booklets page!

Counting. Recognizing numbers. They seem like such basic skills, but sometimes they're difficult for kids to grasp. We often mix up counting with writing numbers, counting objects, etc. but sometimes our learners just need to count without focusing on writing or counting out groups of objects.

That is exactly what these books focus on: All of the worksheets can either be done orally or with coloring, cutting and pasting. They're designed to focus on one skill at a time. In this case, counting within 20.

What's Inside an I Can Booklet?

Inside each of my math I Can booklets, you'll find worksheets and charts that focus on one skill (or a few interconnected ones). In booklet 1, learners focused on counting from 1 to 10. In this booklet the focus will be on counting from 1 to 20. Diving into numbers past ten prepare your learners to count up to 100, and by tens.

Inside you'll find:

Oral practice charts: Learners practice counting to 20 out loud
Worksheets: Worksheets are either cut and paste or color-in
An achievement certificate: Once your learner has mastered the skill or finished the book, you can give them this certificate

Download the booklet here!

You can download the booklet by clicking on the link below. As per my terms, you may use it in classrooms, homeschools, for tutoring and virtual classes, but please always leave my website watermark (messybeautifulfun.com) on the pages. Thank you and enjoy learning to count!

Download I Can Booklet 2 Here!

Phonics CVC Story 3: The Bat Cat!

2026-06-19T07:29:58.499-07:00

Phonics CVC Story 3: The Bat Cat!

Another new phonics story is here! The third one in the -AT family word group!

Looking for the other CVC stories? Find them here or by heading to my phonics page!

This new book features a fun story, comprehension questions, a simple (optional) grammar lesson, and a few fun activities too!

These CVC booklets are great for reading practice and assessment whether you're teaching in a classroom or your own learners at home.

What Inside CVC Stories?

Inside every CVC booklet you'll find more than just a story, because reading is more than just saying words. Early literacy skills are so important when it comes to kids literacy skills later on, and being sure your kdis understand what they're reading is such an important part of that. Aside from that, research shows that learning things like grammar conventions (sentences begin with capitals, for example) are great to introduce to early readers and will give them a leg-up in reading, writing and spelling later on, even a simple introduction!

Activities and more!

That's why in each booklet I've included some small activities you can use with your learners to help them understand that reading is fun to talk about after you've read it, that books have messages that we can understand, and that stories can help us be creative.

While a simple story about a bat cat might not seem like a great work of literature, to a new reader it's a small peek into a world of stories and information that they can read, understand, and learn from. It's exciting to see!

Download the CVC Story

You can download the CVC story by clicking on the link below and use it in your classroom, homeschool, or online classes. You can also find more phonics stories here, and also find phonics learning booklets that go with these stories there too!

Enjoy learning and bringing up the next generation of readers <3

Download the CVC Story 3 here

Phonics Story 2: The Hat Bat

2026-06-18T07:17:06.110-07:00

CVC Phonics Books Story 2: The Hat Bat

If you like the last phonics story, The Cat on the Mat, then you're going to love this one too! The bat hat features the same -AT word family words and the same sight words but in a whole new story!

In this booklet you'll find the same activities too, with a few extras! I've included reading comprehension questions, a grammar lesson, and more!

What Inside a Phonics Story?

My CVC stories go beyond just a simple story for your learners ot read.They include a short story to practice reading words, but extra activities to be sure your learners are actually comprehending what they're reading.

Inside you'll find:

A short story featuring the -at word family (bat, sat, mat, hat)
A page of reading comprehension questions (What was the bat wearing?)
A simple grammar lesson (A sentence ends with a period)
A Making Predictions pre-reading activity
A Drawing Comprehension activity (one version with writing line, one version without)

Download the story below!

You can download this phonics booklet at link below. It pairs with my CVC learning booklets too that can be found here! Stay tuned for more phonics books and activities to come!

Download the booklet here

See more phonics stories here!

Let's Read! Phonics Stories and Lessons

2026-06-17T14:51:43.185-07:00

Phonics Stories

For building early literacy skills

If you loved my free CVC and sight word books then you're going to love these companion stories that go with them!

Building literacy skills is so important. We don't just want out learners to be able to read, we want them to be able to understand what they're reading, images in storybooks and how words work.

The one thing I find so many phonics programs lacking is a way to check not only kids reading abilities, but early literacy skills that can lead to literacy success later on. I think we've all looked at a complex text before and though "Huh? I better read that again!"

Teaching kids these early literacy skills like comprehension, speaking about what they read, noticing patterns in sentences and words, these can all lead to later success in secondary education when they start to really need to learn about the messages behind what they're reading.

That's what I hope to help with through these short stories!

Be sure to check the Phonics Page for more books coming soon!

Download the booklet here!

I Can Booklets for Kindergarten Math: Counting and Cardinality Within 10

2026-06-16T11:00:31.667-07:00

Easy No-Prep Kindergarten Math Practice

Counting & Cardinality Within 10

If you’re looking for simple, no-prep math activities that actually help your kindergarten learners master the standards, these open-and-go workbooks are designed just for you. Whether you homeschool or have a classroom full of learners, I hope these booklets will help you teach the standards with confidence <3

Each booklet is focused on one specific math standard, making it easier to teach, practice, and assess skills without spending hours planning or prepping materials. Whether you’re a classroom teacher, homeschool parent, or tutor, these resources are built to save you time while keeping learning clear and purposeful.

What Makes These Booklets Helpful?

Each workbook is designed around a straightforward idea: help students practice key skills in a focused and manageable way.

Instead of overwhelming worksheets or scattered activities, you’ll get a clean, structured booklet that supports both instruction and assessment. Every booklet includes an “I Can” statement on the cover so students know exactly what they are learning. There is also a certificate included, which is perfect for portfolios, reporting, or simply celebrating progress.

Booklet 1: Kindergarten Math – Counting & Cardinality

This first booklet focuses on early counting skills that build a strong foundation for future math learning.

Students will work on simple counting concepts, including:

Counting from 1 to 10
Counting backward from 10 to 1
Counting forward starting from numbers other than 1

This booklet does not include subitizing or quantity comparison. Instead, it focuses on number recognition and number order, helping students build confidence with the number sequence itself.
All activities are designed to be simple, clear, and easy for young learners to follow independently or with minimal support.

What’s Included in the Booklet

Inside this resource, you’ll find:

A fun cover page with space for the learner’s name

A counting chart for reference and practice

Printable worksheets

Simple hands-on craft activities

A certificate of achievement for learners

Why Teachers and Parents Love It

This booklet is ideal for busy educators who want meaningful math practice without the extra prep work. Everything is ready to print and use, making it easy to integrate into your daily math routine, learning centers, or homeschool lessons.

It’s simple, structured, and designed to help young learners build confidence with early number skills—one step at a time.

The best part? It's free! And there's more to come!

Just like my Phonics Booklets Here there will be more of these to come soon along with tracking charts, pacing guides and more! For now you can download these for free on this page or by clicking the link below - so keep it bookmarked because it will be updated often!

Download the free booklet here

Let's Read! Phonics Word Books: A FUN and Easy Way to Practice Reading!

2026-05-20T19:13:36.306-07:00

A new fun way to practice reading that's easy to print and go!

Early literacy is so important, something I strongly believe in. That is why I decided to make these simple open and go phonics booklets for teachers and homeschoolers who need some easy to print and use materials!

With simple pictures and letters, simple activities and routines kids can get used to, using these booklets an easy way to build a great reading foundation.

As these are made, you'll be able to find all of them on my phonics page HERE

These booklets can be used for as long as you'd like, but I would recommend introducing a new one every week. Previous words learned should also be spiraled in every week using activities like the word cards and read and draw pages.

Vocabulary is an important part of learning heart words or sight words. That's why I included pages showing the heart words with sample sentences to read aloud to learners, while also prompting them to say a sentence using the word aloud to show their understanding.

Lastly, I included a fun activity kids can do that works as a great assessment tool to show that they have learned the words practiced in the book, as well as in previous weeks.

Using small word cards to build sentences, they will cut and paste their phrases onto the page, then draw a picture illustrating their sentence.

More info, booklets, and pacing schedule will be coming too!

For now, enjoy the booklets available here - with more on the way!

Messy, Beautiful, Fun

New Free Math Centers for K-3

New Free Math Centers for K-3

New Free CVC Phonics Story 12: See Me Jump!

New Free CVC Phonics Story 12: See Me Jump!

Free Beginning Sounds Alphabet Worksheets for Phonics

Free Beginning Sounds Alphabet Worksheets for Phonetic Awareness

Phonetic Awareness Practice Made Simple!

Companion Slides Available!

Download the Free Worksheets Below!

Download the Free Beginning Sounds Worksheets Here

New Free CVC Story 11: The Bad Rat

New Free CVC Story 11: The Bad Rat

Kindergarten Social Studies Unit 2: My School and Community

Kindergarten Social Studies Unit 2: My School and Community

How the Units Work

Unit 2: My School and Community

I Love the Community Project!

A Simple Way to Use the Unit

Download the Free Unit!

Draw It! CVC Sentences: A Free Phonics Activity

Draw It! CVC Sentences:

A Free Phonics Activity

How the Units Work

Download the Unit Below!

Coming in September 2026: What's New and Upcoming

Coming in September 2026: What's New and Upcoming

Addition & Subtraction Math Centers for K-2

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More CVC Stories!

CVC Activities!

Social Studies Unit 2

More Grammar!

Loads to come!

Back to School Alphabet and Number Tracing Mats

Back-to-School Alphabet and Number

Tracing Mats

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I Can Math Booklets: Count by Tens!

I Can Math Booklets:

I Can Count by Tens!

Free CVC Phonics Story 10: We Can See It!

Free CVC Phonics Story 10:

We Can See It!

Free CVC Story 9: The Cat and the Rat

Free CVC Story 9:

The Cat and the Rat

What's Inside a CVC Story

What's Inside a CVC Story

Download the CVC Story

Download CVC Story 9 Here!

Free CVC Book 8: The Cat Nap for Beginner Readers and Phonics Lessons

Free CVC Book 8:

The Cat Nap for Beginner Readers and Phonics Lessons

My World View: Free Social Studies Units for Kindergarten

My World View: Free Social Studies Units for Kindergarten

Coming in August 2026: What's New and Upcoming

Coming in August 2026:

What's New and Upcoming

New on the Blog Right Now: Phonics & Math Booklets

Coming up on the blog in August: Social Studies, More Phonics!

Coming to TPT in August: Simple Grammar Units for Teaching!

Coming to TPT this fall/winter: French Spell, Read & Write final units

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CVC Story 7: A Phonics Story for Beginner Readers (The Gap on the Map)

CVC Story 7: A Phonics Story for Beginner Readers

What's A CVC Story?

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I Can Math Booklets: Count to 120 Counting and Cardinality Workbook

I Can Math Booklets: Count to 120 Counting and Cardinality Workbook

Focusing on Math Standards

Counting to 120 Worksheets? Here's Plenty!

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CVC Story 6: The Cat and the Rat A Phonics Reading Story for Beginner Readers

Phonics CVC Story 6:

The Cat and the Rat

What's Inside?

Why go beyond reading?

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You can find the individual sets in my shop here.
You can buy the growing bundle at a super low price right now here!

My World View:
Free Social Studies Units for Kindergarten

CVC Story 7:
A Phonics Story for Beginner Readers

All I ask, as per my terms, is that my website is left on each page (www.messybeautifulfun.com) as is.

Download the CVC Story 7 Here!

I Can Math Booklets: Count to 120
Counting and Cardinality Workbook