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FREE Short Vowel Songs to Familiar Tunes

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Is your student/child having a difficult time learning those tricky short vowel sounds? My Kindergartner can remember them if her short vowel wall charts are nearby, but if they’re not, she’s at a loss. While I have found some short vowel songs online, they all have the same tune. She gets confused with which vowel sound fits each song since…
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Turkey Beginning Letter Sound Sorts

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Is your child or student working on beginning letter sounds? Then these turkey feather beginning letter sound sorts from my Build a Turkey Phonics Pack are the perfect fit for this time of year! My 3.5 year old has been working on letters and letter sounds with Learning the Alphabet for the last year. And while she has almost every letter down,…
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6 Syllable Types Resource Pack

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Do you have a child or student who freezes up when he comes to longer words in his reading? Often times, readers {especially struggling readers} don’t realize that most longer words are just smaller words and patterns put together. Other times, readers know this about longer words, but may still have a hard time breaking them down into manageable chunks. That’s what…
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FREE Trace and Try Handwriting Pages

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Want a fun way to practice handwriting? Just like my number trace and try handwriting pages, these trace and try handwriting pages for upper and lowercase letters are a great way to support young writers with handwriting practice. {The free download link is located at the end of this post. Click on the oval button.} Admit it. Traditional handwriting pages can…
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Disguise a Turkey Writing Activity

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Looking for a fun craft and writing lesson for Thanksgiving? Then try this fun disguise a turkey writing activity! The kids all enjoyed this one. And I loved how I could sneak in some writing, too! {FREE Printable Pack & Bonus Coloring Page located at the END of this post.} *This post contains affiliate links.   Disguise a Turkey While this idea…
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