Author: The Good and the Beautiful

Kindergarten sight words are words that a child learns to recognize in their whole forms rather than sounding them out. These words appear frequently in texts or are difficult to…

Learning phonics and decoding is vital for a first-grade reader. First graders benefit from learning a short list of words by sight as well. The most useful first-grade sight words…

Master second grade sight words! Download a free list of sight words and some fun sight word games for practice. One goal of second grade is building confident readers. By…

Looking for printable bookmarks? Do you love to color? These free printable bookmarks are available from The Good and the Beautiful. Grab your markers and start coloring the first two,…

Poetry, beautiful art, active learning—we want these things in our young children’s educations, but we also want them to learn how to read well. Can your child achieve a solid…

Find out how to motivate your children to read good books. As a parent, Jenny Phillips knows how difficult it can be to get kids to read, especially good, wholesome…