Parents (page 5)
Ways to help at home, from reading together to routines.
- How to set up morning work that runs itselfGuide
A morning work routine that runs while you take attendance: what goes on the page, how to check it in five minutes, what changes by grade, and a free weekly maker with a key.
- Spiral review: what it is and how daily math review worksGuide
What spiral review is, how it differs from blocked practice, what a day of daily math review looks like by grade, and a free maker that mixes earlier skills in for you.
- Daily language review: a fix-the-sentence routineGuide
A five-minute daily language review routine: one sentence to fix, the five kinds of error to teach, what to expect by grade, and a free weekly printable with a key.
- Words correct per minute by grade: what the published norms are and where to find themGuide
What words correct per minute measures, what oral reading fluency norms are, where to find the Hasbrouck and Tindal compiled norms, how to use them for screening, and what WCPM can't tell you.
- How to run small-group rotationsGuide
Small-group rotations step by step: forming flexible groups, planning the teacher table, centers that run without you, a printable rotation chart and a projector timer, and fixes.
- Letter tracing worksheets A to ZPrintable
Print letters to trace as dotted strokes on ruled lines, with a start dot on every stroke: one letter a page, a 26 page A to Z book, or the whole alphabet on one page. No sign-in.
- Mental math sprintMath
One minute of addition, subtraction, multiplication or division facts with three answer boxes each. It starts easy and only gets harder after five right in a row.
Checked 2026-11-07
- Reading level finderTool
Enter words read, errors and seconds from a read-aloud and get words per minute and an accuracy band, with what to do next.
- Reading pack for subs, K–8Printable
A printable reading pack for a substitute at K–2, 3–5 or 6–8: the sheets and their answer keys, printed in one go. Free.
- Classroom label makerMaker
Type your labels and print cubby, supply bin, book box or shelf labels with cut lines. Free, no watermark, nothing leaves your computer.
- Making change gameMath
A price and a payment, and the child counts the change back with coins and bills. Three levels, a count-up hint like a cashier, and nothing is stored.
Checked 2026-11-07
- 30 reading fluency activities for every dayIdea
Thirty reading fluency activities for K–5, from repeated reading and reader's theater to phrase scooping and one-minute checks, each with what to do, what you need and the grades it fits.
- Telling time gameMath
Read the clock with three answer boxes, or set the clock by dragging its hands: to the hour, half hour, quarter hour, five minutes and the minute.
Checked 2026-11-07
- Family note makerMaker
Print a one-page letter home in English, Spanish or both: what we are learning, reading or math at home, or a welcome. Free, nothing leaves your computer.
- Homework link makerTool
Paste a list and get a six-letter code: children answer at home and you see each score by the pen name Peabody gave them. Free, no real names.
- The last ten minutes as a substituteGuide
How a substitute ends the day well: an early tidy, a quiet finish, work collected in labeled piles, a careful dismissal, and the note to the teacher before you go.
- Anchor charts for math and readingPrintable
Free printable anchor charts for math and reading, on one page or as a four-page poster.
- Reading a sub plan fastGuide
How a substitute reads a sub plan in ten minutes: the parts every plan has, the order to read them, where teachers hide the important line, and what to do when parts are missing.
- Math facts wheelTool
A math facts spinner with twelve fact-practice routines, from doubles and make ten to counting by fives and times tens. Spin, then practise together for two minutes.
- Reading prompts wheelTool
A reading response spinner with twelve comprehension strategies. Spin during a read-aloud or independent reading, then talk or write about the book in that way.
- Chore and routine charts for kidsPrintable
Printable helper charts, bedtime routines, First / Then boards and picture schedules with pictures, from our parent site. Free, nothing sent.
Checked 2026-11-07
- Text leveler: one text at three reading levelsTool
Paste a passage and get the same content at three reading levels, aimed with Peabody’s own level rules and measured when it comes back, with key words and questions. An AI draft to check.
- Questions from a textTool
Paste a passage and get questions to ask about it: literal, inference, vocabulary, discussion and an exit ticket, each with what a good answer includes. An AI draft to check.
- 10 public-domain read-alouds a sub can show on the projectorIdea
Ten free public-domain read-alouds for substitute teachers, K–8, each free on Project Gutenberg with the grades it fits, a counted reading time and two discussion questions.