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Word Family Matching Game

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This year, MBug {4 years old} and I are moving slowly through Reading the Alphabet. Some new family dynamics have made it difficult for me to go any faster and that’s okay. We just work it in when we can. She still loves to “do school” and had so much fun with this word family matching game that we played…
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Color the Short Vowel Sound

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MBug {age 4} has taken an interest in listening for the middle sound in words, thanks to our Short Vowel Clip Cards. And seeing that the girl is quite addicted to coloring {the reason for our color by letter packs and our Color & Read emergent readers}, I decided to make her some Color the Short Vowel Sound coloring pages. *This post…
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12 Incredible Resources for Struggling Readers

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I’ve always said that working with a struggling reader {or even reluctant reader} can feel like you’re trying to solve a puzzle. It may feel like you’re missing the overall picture or even like you’re missing over half the pieces. It can be frustrating for the struggling reader AND you. Today, I’m excited to share 12 incredible resources for struggling readers that…
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12 Preschool Songs Your Kids will LOVE

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Singing is a BIG part of our day. While we don’t have a daily “music time” per say, we do integrate song into our daily routine. We even integrate singing into our read aloud time when we can. I love how music supports pre-readers with rhyming and phonemic awareness, not to mention a bunch of other skills. Today, I’m sharing…
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Learning the Alphabet: Letter P Printable Pack

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It’s Sunday and that means another FREE printable letter pack from Learning the Alphabet. Woohoo! What exactly is Learning the Alphabet? You can read more about it and see lots of images of these packs in action in our introductory post; or purchase all 26 letters + bonus material in our bundle pack. *This post contains affiliate links. The activities are…
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