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Science Fun {and After School Link Up}

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Last week at the after school link up, there was some science activities shared that looked super fun. I’m featuring three of my favorites today! Science Experiments with Mirrors {from Buggy and Buddy} Air Pressure Experiments for Kids {by Kids Activities Blog} Floating Egg Science Experiment {Fantastic Fun and Learning} Cohosted by The Educators’ Spin On It  Afterschool for Smarty…
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FREE Thanksgiving PreK/K Pack {Updated and Expanded}

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Over the last week, I’ve been working to update and expand my Thanksgiving Pack. And today, it’s finished! 🙂 You will find the link to the FREE downloads at the end of this post. I have updated a few of the activities/clip art and expanded this pack by adding another emergent reader {now, there are two included} and some more…
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FREE Cutting Practice Pack {Thanksgiving Cut it Out!}

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I’m so excited to share something new with you…Cut it Out! Packs. This was our first pack, but we have more! Check out all our FREE Cutting Practice Packs HERE. *This post contains affiliate links. MBug {currently 3 years old} LOVES to cut. She’s been especially excited about cutting since I bought her some spring scissors of her very own last…
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FREE Thanksgiving Word Bump: Works With Any Spelling List!

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You may be familiar with the math game called Bump! You may have even seen The Measured Mom’s very cool adaptation for sight words. Well, it was the combination of those two activities that gave me the idea for Word Bump, the writing game that works with any spelling list! (View more seasonal Word Bump! game links at the end…
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Learning to Read by Pattern

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Today, I’m honored to guest post on BOB Book’s blog! The focus of my topic is how to help your child start learning to read words by the pattern that they share through the use of word families. I’m also sharing a step-by-step tutorial on how to use the Flip a Word activity.  I hope you’ll find the time to…
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