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Creative Writing – Wiggle Writing and MORE!

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*This post contains affiliate links. This summer, I want to keep writing at the forefront, even though we’re not officially “schooling”. Since my boys (especially my rising 3rd grader) LOVE to draw, I thought it would be fun to let them do a little creative writing, inspired by Lines that Wiggle by Candace Whitman. (By the way, this is a…
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14 FREE Printables for Summer Learning

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It’s SUMMER TIME! A time to relax and have fun. But also time to find fun activities to keep the summer learning slide at bay. Today, I’m sharing 14 fabulous and FREE printables for Summer Learning to help you do just that! 1. Summer Word Bump! {This Reading Mama} 2. ABC Berry Sort {Growing Book by Book} 3. Summer Reading Calendars…
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Writing Sentences: A Roll and Write Activity

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Teaching kids about writing sentences with all the parts of speech can be a bit boring and dry. I vividly remember diagramming sentences as a child and wishing I was doing anything but that! But at the same time, teaching sentence structure and the parts of speech is important for kids to understand. That’s why I created Roll and Sentence and…
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Alphabet Scavenger Hunt with Beginning Sounds

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MBug has just turned 4. This school year, we’ve explored the alphabet in many playful ways (mostly in our every day routine, but also with paint, with my Pre-K/K Packs, and various alphabet matching games, like our most recent LEGO matching.) In just the last month, her ear for hearing the beginning sounds in words is blossoming. In the line at…
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This Reading Mama on Instagram!

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Lookie, lookie who took the plunge and entered the world of Instagram. Me! 🙂 I’d love to have you follow along. My handle is @thisreadingmama. Why Instagram? I signed up a couple of nights ago and spent some time exploring Instagram. My absolute favorite thing about it is that you can get to “know” the people behind the blogs much better. It’s…
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