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I’ve spent more late nights than I can count scrolling Teachers Pay Teachers after my kid falls asleep, looking for the thing that might finally click for him. My son is smart. Like, scary smart. But his neurospicy brain (ADHD + mild dyslexia) means that traditional approaches to reading and phonics just don’t stick. He gets bored fast, has a hard time holding onto phonics concepts, struggles to manipulate sounds, and is also working through some articulation challenges on top of it all. He works SO hard, and he deserves resources that meet him where he is.
Oh, and I should mention: I also have ADHD. So whatever I bring home needs to work for both of us. Engaging enough to keep him locked in, and simple enough that I can actually prep and use it without losing my mind at 10pm on a Tuesday.
Here’s something that actually worked. As in I printed out mini copies for his playroom, my car and full size pages to hang in rotation on the fridge.
Simple = More Mileage
Grammar Posters | Anchor Charts | Parts of Speech by Simply Creative Teaching
This set from Simply Creative Teaching is one of those resources that just earns its spot on the wall. You get 65+ grammar posters and anchor charts covering parts of speech, sentence types, punctuation, prefixes, suffixes, contractions, homophones. Honestly, it’s everything.
Why it works for my kid: The posters are bright, clean, and visual. We print the mini versions and put them on book rings so he can flip through them at his desk. It gives his hands something to do (ADHD win) while reinforcing concepts visually (dyslexia win). It’s a portable reference tool that’s always there, quietly doing its job while he’s doing practice like Mad Libs.
Why it works for me: One download. Sixty-five posters. I printed the ones we needed, laminated them in one batch, and we were done. No hunting for individual anchor charts across twelve different TPT stores. The seller even includes directions for printing multiple per page, which means I didn’t have to figure out scaling myself (bless).
Rating: 4.9 out of 5 (756 reviews) Price: $8.75 Grades: 1 to 5
How We Actually Use These (The ADHD-Friendly Version)
Here’s our system, because I know that if you’re anything like me, you need the “how” just as much as the “what.”
Prep night (one time): I pick the posters or cards we need for the next few weeks, print them on cardstock, laminate the batch, and cut them out. I do this in one sitting, usually with a show on in the background. One and done.
Mini anchor chart rings: I print the posters 4-to-a-page (x2), laminate, hole-punch, and put them on a book ring. One ring lives at his desk. One lives in the car for waiting room practice.
Fridge rotation: When he’s learning a new “part,” the full-size poster goes on the fridge with magnetic dots. He sees them every time he grabs a snack, which is approximately 400 times a day.
The “no prep needed” days: Sometimes we just point at the poster on the fridge and talk about it. No worksheet, no activity, no pressure. Just “hey, is jungle a noun or a verb?” while he’s eating cereal. Those moments add up.
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Printing these out? You’ll want a laminator and a few other basics to make them last. Here’s everything I use: My Favorite Homeschool Tools.