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24 Animal Sight Word Chants

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Sight word chants have been around since the beginning of teaching sight words, I’m sure! And for good reason. When you show the spelling word, while getting kids to move and spell the word out loud, you’re hitting the auditory learner, visual learner and kinesthetic learner…all at one time! Talk about multi-sensory! Today, I’m sharing some free* sight word chants that…
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FREE Spring Poetry Pack for Kids

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Okay, so it’s been a while {over a year…ahem} since I posted a free seasonal poetry pack and I’ve had several requests for more poems. So today, I’m sharing the newest pack, a Spring Poetry Pack! You will find the link to the free printable pack towards the end of this post. Just click on the teal, oval button. *This…
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Coping Strategies – Problem Solving Chart for Kids

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Teaching kids how to solve problems in social settings is a must in my book for every child. In order to help alleviate some issues we have daily in our household {more about this in a minute}, I created a simple problem solving chart for my kids called, 4 Ways to Cope. Find more visuals like this in our Social…
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Learn to Read OP Word Family Reader & Activities

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Today, I’m sharing the free OP word family reader and activities with you from Learn to Read! This is the first of four free short o word family readers I’ll be sharing over the next few weeks from Unit 2 of Learn to Read. Missed Unit 1? Find it here. You’ll want to read the introduction to Learn to Read if…
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Scrambled Eggs: Sight Word Egg Hunt

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Want a super fun way to play with eggs while working on sight words and spelling? Then, try this sight word egg hunt we called Scrambled Eggs! {This  post was originally published April 3, 2012.} It probably goes without saying that phonics is important for young readers and spellers. But, like I mention in my Phonics or Sight Words article,…
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