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Schoolwork Planner for Kids

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If you’re homeschooling or teaching more than one learner, this schoolwork planner for kids is great to help manage the work load. *This post contains affiliate links. **The free download can be found towards the end of this post. Look for and click on the teal download button.   FREE Schoolwork Planner for Young Learners When teaching multiple learners, it is so…
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Just Swap 1 Spelling Games

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Besides the free word family readers, the Just Swap 1 Spelling Games from Learn to Read have been very popular with readers. I love how it requires learners to really listen for individual sounds in words {known as phonemic awareness}, which is a very important reading and spelling skill. *This post contains affiliate links.   Just Swap 1 Spelling Games The idea…
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Preschool Calendar Pages {FREE}

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Morning calendar time with my kiddos {2nd grade and 1st grade} has already been interesting this school year, as my preschooler {age 4.5} likes to “crash” the party. Knowing that she likes an extra challenge, I created some interactive preschool calendar pages for her. Today, I want to show you how we are using these preschooler calendar pages and share them all…
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Vowel Chunk Spelling Cards & Word Lists

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I’ve talked before about the importance of ditching those unfaithful phonics rules and instead focusing on the more predictable word chunks, like word families or vowel teams. And that’s exactly what this vowel chunk spelling activity helps you do! The goal is to help our young learners realize that words with similar sounds are often related to one another in their spellings….
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Social Problem Solving Posters {FREE}

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A few months ago, I shared a simple problem solving chart for kids. While this chart works well at home, it might not be large enough for a classroom wall, so I created some social problem solving posters {free} that are larger and clearer to see from across the room. Posters like these plus MANY more can be found in our…
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