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Handwriting Notebooks with LOTS of FREE Resources!

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While handwriting practice may just seem like busy work to some, I would argue that it’s not. Busy work is work that is given to kids to just to keep them busy {hence the name “busy work”}. Handwriting practice, on the other hand, serves a real purpose. And handwriting skills, like most new skills, often times need to be taken out…
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Pumpkin Cut it Out! Pack {FREE}

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Seriously. Whenever Miss MBug {age 4} sees me working on a Cut it Out! Pack, she goes bananas, “Please, please, please, mommy. Print it off right now so I can do it!” Our new Pumpkin Cut it Out! Pack was no exception. She could barely wait for the printer to print off the pages. I simply adore her enthusiasm for…
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Pumpkin Poetry Pack {FREE}

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Today, we’re sharing our FREE Pumpkin Poetry Pack, perfect for K-2nd. If you’re not familiar with these, they feature original poetry by me and clip art from my 3rd grader. Younger children may also enjoy the poetry and activities, but may need extra support to do them. MBug (age 4) loves to watch us and sometimes participates in the poetry. *This…
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Guest Post on Powerful Mothering

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It’s no surprise that learning phonics is an essential part of learning to read. And when it comes to teaching phonics skills, I much prefer hands-on activities (and for the most part, so do kids.) Sorting words is a great way to help kids see how words are connected, both in reading and in spelling. And with the beautiful leaves…
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Long Vowels Roll-a-Word Activity {Freebie!}

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Spelling long vowels can be tricky. I’ve studied about this for years. I’ve told this to kids in my classroom and then to those students I tutored in reading. But now I’m living it and telling it to my own 3rd grade son. We’ve worked through reading the long vowel patterns, but spelling them has been a whole different story. Long…
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