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BOB Books Rhyming Words, Books 9 and 10

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*This post contains affiliate links. It’s BOB Books day! And this is the LAST set to go with BOB Books, Rhyming Words (Book 9 and 10). You can also hop on over to see the printable sets from Royal Baloo and 3 Dinosaurs.   MORE BOB Books Printables: BOB Books, Rhyming Words (all my printable sets) BOB Books, Sets 1-5…
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A Hands-On Literacy Manipulative {You will Love}

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If you’ve been reading my blog for very long, you know that I love hands-on spelling and literacy activities. Well, we have a new literacy manipulative that we have fallen in love with. It is SO versatile and works for so many literacy objectives! *We received this literacy manipulative free of charge. All opinions are my own. This post also…
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Fall Poetry Pack {for Grades K-2nd}

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This week, NJoy {Kindergarten} explored our Fall Poetry Pack {the free download link is at the bottom of this post}. I had a blast writing this poem for him. And he enjoyed all the activities. He especially enjoyed re-reading the poem with expression and learning different ways to pause and build suspense with an ellipsis (…). *This post contains affiliate…
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5 Ways that Teaching Spelling Helps Readers

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Spelling. It’s probably one of the most controversial topics in the literacy world. Should kids use invented spelling? Should kids take those Friday spelling tests? Should spelling be graded on the report card? Should spelling even be a studied subject in the classroom and at home? And if you talk with other educators, you will quickly find out that there are…
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Fall Cut it Out! Pack

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My 4 year old looks forward to our Cut it Out! Packs every month. She’s been doing them since last Thanksgiving and has grown in her scissor skills and abilities. The cool thing about it is that last year, she used Level 1 (straight lines) in the packs. This week, she “graduated” to Level 3 (zigzag lines). So, if you…
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