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Link: http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/

Here’s a wonderful site for teachers of young children. Have you ever wanted to get your hands on a set of flashcards that you could drill the 100 most commonly used words? SparkleBox has it as as free PDF download. SparkleBox contains thousands of printable teacher products - all free. In the Literacy sections, you’ll find printables that focus on alphabet and sounds, words and vocabulary, writing and letter formation, stories, rhymes, reading, letters and sound resources, and more. In the Numeracy section you’ll find printables having to do with numbers, counting, operations and calculations, shape, space, and measurement, coins and money (British currency, though), and more. In the topics section, there are products having to do with everyday life, role play, living things, ourselves, places, weather, seasons, history, festivals and celebrations, art and design, and more.

Although the products are all focused on the United Kingdom’s school system, you’ll find that most will be useful in our classrooms. One difficulty you may run into is that the UK uses different paper sizes than the U.S. Printing could be a problem. However, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader have print settings that allow you to fit what you’re printing to the paper size you’re printing to. Problem solved.

Overall, you’ll find SparkleBox to be a treasure chest of pre-prepared teaching materials that you can use with preschool, and K-3 classrooms. It’s worth taking a little time to explore the many resources you’ll find here. Be sure to explore some of the other sections, too, such as the parents section.

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