Feeling stressed? Try reading this out loud!
Researchers have found that reading together can help strengthen bonds and reduce stress. In a recent study, families were asked to read together while wearing a brain monitoring cap that tracks activity over time. The results suggested that moments of shared reading can sync brain patterns between two people, which then suggest that the experience of reading books together helps parents and children connect.
Furthermore, the importance of stories themselves can’t be ignored. Stories are how people explain the world and their lives to one another — the decisions you make and the person you become are partially influenced by the stories you’ve read or heard. The research is very new, but studies of this sort can help us understand why reading together builds empathy, focus, emotional well-being, and might support children’s development and encourage a lifelong love of reading. And not just because a good story might distract two siblings for long enough to stop flicking each other’s ears!
Tag along with Terrific Ten as you read her story! It goes like this:
One day, Numberblock 10 decided to put on her special helmet. It was time for a super Ten adventure She zoomed way up high into the sky, singing, “I’m Ten and I’m flying through the sky. Today you can make 10 any way you like!"
How will Ten's friends help her?
Watch full episodes of Numberblocks on their official YouTube channel!
Practice blending sounds with a silly bedtime story. Read along, build the words, and see if you can help L get the vowels to sleep!
L was singing a lullaby, "lll-lll-lll!" All of a sudden, A crashed down with a loud, "Aaaaa!" "Looks like someone's ready for bed!" said L. She sang her lullaby but just as A was almost asleep, E, I, O, and U crashed in.
Watch full episodes of Alphablocks on their official YouTube channel!
Sound out the words and blend then together! Check if you read it. Have a go at these CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words:
- p-i-n
- n-a-p
- t-a-p
- p-a-n
- s-i-t
- t-i-n
Watch full episodes of Alphablocks on their official YouTube channel!
Be a top spotter in this fun farm scene. Color in the missing items and spot all these things: cow, sheep, barn, tower, chick, boot, and more! Read and check as you spot the things.
Watch full episodes of Alphablocks on their official YouTube channel!
Practice blending sounds with a thrilling race full of fast cars, flying jets, and digging machines. Read along, build the words, and see if you can keep up with speedy V!
One day, the Alphablocks were having a race. "On your marks, get set, GO!" said Z. The Alphablocks began to race. "I will vroom-vroom to victory because I'm very, very fast," said V.
Watch full episodes of Alphablocks on their official YouTube channel!
Meet the Alphablocks — 26 living letters who discover that when they hold hands to make a word, something magical happens. Celebrated for its innovative approach to teaching reading, Alphablocks makes learning joyful, active, and engaging for early learners. This free collection of Alphablocks worksheets brings that magic to life at home or in the classroom, with Alphablocks letter cards kids can use to build words, alphabet finger puppets, and playful worksheets that teach letter sounds.
Watch full episodes of the award-winning show for kids ages 3–6 on the official Alphablocks YouTube channel!
To help your students dive deeper into the article content, we created this bundle of article response worksheets. We designed these worksheets to be used with any magazine article and to keep students focused as they read and enhance comprehension and retention. (Please note that some worksheet types are better fits for certain content and grade levels). Assign students the same one, mix them up, or let them choose!
"One day, Two, Four, Six, Eight, and Ten (the "Evens" were hanging out, snapping their fingers like a bunch of cool cats. The friends danced their way out of the alley. The evens were all made of Twos! And if you add Ten, they're all still... made of Twos! Now it was the Odd Blocks' turn for a dance." What will happen next?
Watch full episodes of Numberblocks on their official YouTube channel!
Feeling stressed? Try reading this out loud!
Researchers have found that reading together can help strengthen bonds and reduce stress. In a recent study, families were asked to read together while wearing a brain monitoring cap that tracks activity over time. The results suggested that moments of shared reading can sync brain patterns between two people, which then suggest that the experience of reading books together helps parents and children connect.
Furthermore, the importance of stories themselves can’t be ignored. Stories are how people explain the world and their lives to one another — the decisions you make and the person you become are partially influenced by the stories you’ve read or heard. The research is very new, but studies of this sort can help us understand why reading together builds empathy, focus, emotional well-being, and might support children’s development and encourage a lifelong love of reading. And not just because a good story might distract two siblings for long enough to stop flicking each other’s ears!
Tag along with Terrific Ten as you read her story! It goes like this:
One day, Numberblock 10 decided to put on her special helmet. It was time for a super Ten adventure She zoomed way up high into the sky, singing, “I’m Ten and I’m flying through the sky. Today you can make 10 any way you like!"
How will Ten's friends help her?
Watch full episodes of Numberblocks on their official YouTube channel!
Practice blending sounds with a silly bedtime story. Read along, build the words, and see if you can help L get the vowels to sleep!
L was singing a lullaby, "lll-lll-lll!" All of a sudden, A crashed down with a loud, "Aaaaa!" "Looks like someone's ready for bed!" said L. She sang her lullaby but just as A was almost asleep, E, I, O, and U crashed in.
Watch full episodes of Alphablocks on their official YouTube channel!
Sound out the words and blend then together! Check if you read it. Have a go at these CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words:
- p-i-n
- n-a-p
- t-a-p
- p-a-n
- s-i-t
- t-i-n
Watch full episodes of Alphablocks on their official YouTube channel!
Be a top spotter in this fun farm scene. Color in the missing items and spot all these things: cow, sheep, barn, tower, chick, boot, and more! Read and check as you spot the things.
Watch full episodes of Alphablocks on their official YouTube channel!
Practice blending sounds with a thrilling race full of fast cars, flying jets, and digging machines. Read along, build the words, and see if you can keep up with speedy V!
One day, the Alphablocks were having a race. "On your marks, get set, GO!" said Z. The Alphablocks began to race. "I will vroom-vroom to victory because I'm very, very fast," said V.
Watch full episodes of Alphablocks on their official YouTube channel!
Meet the Alphablocks — 26 living letters who discover that when they hold hands to make a word, something magical happens. Celebrated for its innovative approach to teaching reading, Alphablocks makes learning joyful, active, and engaging for early learners. This free collection of Alphablocks worksheets brings that magic to life at home or in the classroom, with Alphablocks letter cards kids can use to build words, alphabet finger puppets, and playful worksheets that teach letter sounds.
Watch full episodes of the award-winning show for kids ages 3–6 on the official Alphablocks YouTube channel!
To help your students dive deeper into the article content, we created this bundle of article response worksheets. We designed these worksheets to be used with any magazine article and to keep students focused as they read and enhance comprehension and retention. (Please note that some worksheet types are better fits for certain content and grade levels). Assign students the same one, mix them up, or let them choose!
"One day, Two, Four, Six, Eight, and Ten (the "Evens" were hanging out, snapping their fingers like a bunch of cool cats. The friends danced their way out of the alley. The evens were all made of Twos! And if you add Ten, they're all still... made of Twos! Now it was the Odd Blocks' turn for a dance." What will happen next?
Watch full episodes of Numberblocks on their official YouTube channel!