Raise your hand if you love DannyGo! I can confidently say this is true for both my classroom and my own kids at home. Did you know that DannyGo has…
Brain Breaks in the Classroom – DannyGo!
Learning Phonics is Easier and Faster with Music and Movement
Learning to sound out words with phonics is a vital part of learning to read. I, (Heidi), have always thought so, but now the collection of research known as the…
Research That Supports Teaching Nursery Rhymes, plus Two Free Mother Goose Crafts!
Children learn many things from nursery rhymes, and the literacy benefits of learning them can last a lifetime. And research confirms this! Keep reading to find out just a few…
Heggerty Nursery Rhyme Video Collection on HeidiSongs.tv!
News Flash: All Nursery rhymes from the Pre-K and Kindergarten Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Program are now available as music videos on HeidiSongs.tv! Do you love to teach nursery rhymes? Do…
How to Use an Alphabet Letter of the Week Focus Wall with HeidiSongs
Our Letter of the Week Focus Wall Chart is such a fun way to review the alphabet daily! In this post, I will share with you what it looks like…
CVC Cut & Glue Puzzles Plus Word Family Songs for the WIN!
Today, we are going to tell you about using our new CVC Cut and Glue Puzzles with HeidiSongs music videos to help kids learn to read decodable words! It’s that…
How I Got 92% of My Kids to Master Decodable CVC Words in Kindergarten
Today, I will tell you how I got 92% of my Kindergarten students to master 100% of their decodable, three-letter (consonant-vowel-consonant or CVC) words primarily by singing our Word Family Songs! This…
Tips for Teaching Sight Words Effectively in the Classroom
Here are some tips for teaching sight words effectively in the classroom, and for using Sing and Spell the Sight Words ! If you want to help your kids…
What’s Working in TK: Month One
School is officially in session! Here in Southern California, we are approaching the one month mark in school. Meanwhile up in Washington state, my sister’s family, along with Miss Heidi…
Catching Kids Up on Sight Words at Home with Music
Does your child need to learn basic sight words the summer? You can easily teach your kids sight words at home with music, movement, videos, and fun activities in just…