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Calendar Vocabulary Cards

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Do you have a calendar time at the beginning of your school day? If so, these calendar vocabulary cards are such a simple addition! In just 1-2 minutes a day, these cards can help kids understand the vocabulary related to the days of the week and the months of the year. {Find the free download at the END of this…
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Counting On Activities and Printables

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Many kids do not realize that counting can start at any number; it doesn’t always have to start at one (1). Once kids can count and begin to recognize the dice dot patterns and the finger patterns on hands without needing to count, counting on with these is a great skill to try. That’s exactly where MBug {age 5} was. Even…
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MEGA Pack of FREE Phonics Cards

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I am over the moon excited to share the newest newsletter subscriber freebie today! It’s a MEGA pack of phonics cards that includes beginning letter sounds for consonants short vowel sounds long vowel sounds hard and soft c/g sounds blends digraphs & consonant clusters {see below} We’re talking well over 60 color phonics cards that can be used for lots…
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FREE Short Vowel Activity Pages {for CVC Words}

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Our free Alphabet Activity Pages have been super popular with readers, so I thought it might be fun to add some free Short Vowel Activity Pages for CVC words, too! {Free download found at the END of this post.} When is your child ready for CVC words? Read Tips for Teaching Vowel Sounds to find some helpful ideas for teaching…
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Tic-Tac-Do Spelling Words Board

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Spelling words. Not always a fun subject for kids or teachers. That’s why I love to collect and share hands-on spelling ideas and spelling tools to freshen things up a bit. While we focus on word patterns in phonics each week, my kids also learn new sight words. And this year, we’re starting off with a fun Tic-Tac-DO Spelling Words…
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