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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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Make Your Own Puzzles with Playdough

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Playdough is a favorite toy at out house. My kids love to make their own creations, use our open-ended playdough mats, or use cookie cutters. I love playdough play because it fosters creativity and fine motor work. NSis (2 years old) also loves to work puzzles. Within each given day, there’s usually a time that she goes over to our…
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10 Ways to Help Readers Grow this Summer

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I’m very excited to be participating in a blog hop called School’s Out!  The goal of this blog hop is to share our Top 10 learning activities and tips that will encourage and inspire you to continue learning with your child throughout the summer months while school is out. We all know that summer is a fun time to unwind…
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