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What’s the SCOOP? Retelling Chart

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Retelling stories is a skill that not all children possess naturally. Some like to retell every single detail, while others leave out important information to the story. That’s why using a retelling chart or organizer is helpful. When it was time for my Kindergartner and 1st grader to work on retelling this school year, I came up with a new…
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Magazine Letter Hunt and Sort Activity

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This letter hunt and sort activity was a big hit with my son! It was also a great way to develop scissor skills while learning to recognize letters. It was very quick and easy to set up, but extremely effective! *This post contains affiliate links. My son can recognize most of the letters in the alphabet now, thanks to the…
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Teaching Writing with Interactive Copywork

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If you use the classical model of education {or Charlotte Mason}, you are most definitely familiar with copywork. I’ve met some die-hard fans of copywork and I have to admit, I’m not one of them. For me, copywork is too rigid to use as my main source of writing instruction. I much prefer an approach to writing that treats kids as authors….
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Writing Numbers with Trace & Try Handwriting Pages

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Teaching my kids how to write their letters has come more naturally for me as a reading specialist. Writing numbers? Not so much. It happens every year. We start working on counting on or some basic math facts and I realize my child has no idea how to write her numbers. So this year, I finally did something about it!…
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FREE Phonics Assessment for K-3rd grades

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This phonics assessment can help you, as the teacher, to quickly find the phonics skills your learner needs to work on. Note: This is a subscriber freebie. Please note that this phonics assessment is developmentally appropriate for kids Kindergarten through third grade. If you need a phonics assessment for older learners, be sure to grab my Upper Grade Phonics Assessment,…
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