With Halloween just around the corner, some of you may be searching for an activity that will keep your kids engaged and learning during what can be a crazy time of year. If you find it difficult to keep your kids on task and interested in the spooky season, some of the resources I've rounded-up in this post might help keep them doing something educationally productive, and more importantly, save your sanity! Some are free and some are paid, the links provided will direct you to where you can download these resources from.  Good luck! I hope you are able to find something that will help and benefit your class. 

On some days, my son was finding the plain old alphabet worksheets a bit dull. Motivating him to practice these important skills became tough. So, to help keep his interest and keep him learning, I decided to design a set of alphabet mysteries for him to develop early foundation skills involving:

• letter recognition 
• letter sounds
• handwriting
• cutting and pasting
• counting
• number recognition
• reading
• and a very easy way to introduce deductive reasoning

Keep on reading to learn more about the new A-Z Letter Detectives series and grab a free Letter Mystery Resource Download too! 

Since late 2017, I've been creating a new set of mystery teaching resources to target reading comprehension and finding text evidence.  I've been meaning to give away a free Reading Mystery of the Once Upon a Crime Series TM,  to give teachers, homeschoolers, parents, and tutors a chance to try out one of these resources with their kids. So, finally, here's a chance to grab Once Upon a Crime, Twinkle's Lost Shine FREE for a limited time! Read on for notes, tips, and a word of caution for when using this mystery resource!