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FREE Shamrock Sight Word Game {Word Bump!}

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*This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about this, please read my full disclosure policy. This week, my boys played our new Shamrock-themed Sight Word Game {called Word Bump!}. If you are new to Word Bump!, it’s a game I concocted for working on writing our sight words in a fun way {plus, there’s some math mixed in}. It…
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10 Math Books for the First 10 Years of Life

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I am delighted to be a guest at The Reading Mama today. My name is Natalie, and I blog at Planet Smarty Pants about literature-based activities and nurturing enthusiastic thinkers through math, science, and art. My husband and I both have engineering degrees, and we come from the countries with a big focus on math education. We make a committed…
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Dr. Seuss Fun for Kids {and After School Link Up}

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Dr. Seuss’ birthday is right around the corner, so I thought I’d feature a few ideas and activities perfect for some after school time Dr. Seuss fun and learning. The Educators’ Spin On It shares some super cute ideas for integrating Dr. Seuss into your routine!     How much fun is this hand art activity for Thing 1, 2…
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FREE March Writing Prompts

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The FREE March Writing Prompts are here! These creative writing prompts are like all my other monthly writing prompts. Looking for more free monthly writing prompts? You can see all our Color & Write Prompts. *You can find the free download for March prompts towards the end of this post. Click on the teal, oval button. *This post contains affiliate…
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Helping Kids Identify “Just Right” Books for Themselves {FREE Printable Included!}

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In order to help our kids grow as readers, we want their main diet* of reading to be at their “just right” level. What exactly does “just right” mean? What are “Just Right” Books? Kids know most of the words (95% or more) Readers have the strategies to figure out most of the words they don’t know using context or…
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