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Strategies for Reading Longer Words

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As readers move from reading beginning readers to hard texts, they need to develop strategies for reading longer words. Some readers can make this move almost naturally, while other readers {like my oldest son} do not. Today, I’m sharing some simple strategies for reading longer words resources you can download for free! {The free printable can be found towards the…
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FREE Printable Learning Websites List for Kids

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One of the independent activities my kids do almost every day of homeschooling is learning activities on the computer or iPad {check out my educational apps}. To truly help my kids be independent with computer time, I created a printable learning websites list for them to keep by the computer. *You can find the free printable list by clicking on the teal…
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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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