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FUN Sentence Writing {Roll & Write with Spelling Words}

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Using spelling words for sentence writing has probably been around since the dinosaurs were doing schoolwork. 🙂 But the majority of kids I’ve taught over the years, including my own, haven’t been particularly overjoyed by the activity. So, what’s a teacher to do? Give up on asking kids to write their spelling words in sentences altogether? I think not. Helping kids…
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Sight Word Dice – Over 250 Words Included

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Let’s face it. Spelling practice can be a little on the boring side for many kids. That’s the whole reason I wrote my ebook, Printable Spelling Games and Activities. It’s packed with over 700 pages of activities to help make spelling FUN! These sight word dice are another very simple way to make spelling less boring and more fun! The…
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NO PREP Telling Time Games {FREE}

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Are you searching for some simple, no prep telling time games? Well, here you go! These telling time games are a part of my larger, Polar Express Learning Pack, and are a wonderful way to get kids practicing telling time on analogue clocks in a NO PREP way! Be sure to check out more NO PREP games in our Print &…
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Polar Express Comprehension Sort {Book vs. Movie}

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When a good book is made into a movie, it’s always interesting to discuss with another person how the movie was different than the book. Often times, the movie doesn’t quite compare to the book, especially if you read the book first. Comparing the differences and similarities between texts {such as book to book or even book to movie} is…
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FREE Question Words Chart

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There are certain words in the English language that are used more than others in our reading and in our spellings. These are often called high frequency words, or sight words. While we want kids to know phonics, sight words are equally important for kids to know automatically to make spelling and reading less laborious for them. Question words are…
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