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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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Sight Word Sentence Cards {Level 1}

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I’m so excited to share my newest subscriber freebie…Level 1 Sight Word Sentence Cards {read below for what “level 1” means}. NOTE: Once subscribed, an email will be sent to your inbox. The email contains the link and password to the subscriber freebie page where you’ll find this and LOADS MORE subscriber resources! If you are already a newsletter subscriber, hop over…
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Visual Lunch Menu for Kids {free printable}

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Looking for an easy way to manage lunches for kids this school year? Try a visual lunch menu for kids. I’ll be the first to admit that last school year, I relied way to much on the pre-packaged lunches when my kids needed lunch for homeschool classes and school. This summer, for various summer camps that required the kids pack…
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Teaching Writing Workshop at Home

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Do you feel like teaching writing to your learner at home is a struggle? Maybe you’re homeschooling or maybe you’re “after schooling.” Either way, I’m SO excited to share a love of mine: teaching writing workshop at home! Using the writing workshop model is my absolute favorite way to teach writing in the classroom…and at home! This is because writing…
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