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How to Motivate Your Child to Write- Guest Post by The Measured Mom

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I’m Anna from The Measured Mom, and I’m thrilled to be guest posting for Becky at This Reading Mama! Today I’m posting about reading’s partner: writing. I’d like to show you how to motivate your child to write. I’m going to share something simple and inexpensive that will get your child excited to put words on paper… whether that’s writing…
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After School Link-Up

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One of my favorite ways to get in some learning is through fun.  Here are some really fun ways that some sneaky mamas made time for learning from last week’s After School Link-Up.  You’re going to love these creative ideas!   How to make a Water Balloon Sink by Science Sparks– I’ve never seen this one before! Word Family Uno by…
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Reading the Alphabet: Letter S {Lesson 29}

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Reading the Alphabet Letter S is finally here! See all the lessons in our free preschool curriculum, Reading the Alphabet. *I know the letter s is more common that some of the letters we’ve already done. One big reason I waited is because s is a hard letter to write. And although this isn’t a handwriting curriculum, I wanted preschoolers…
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The Teaching of Sight Words: Part 1

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I get many questions regarding the teaching of sight words {often called high frequency words}:  Are they really needed?  If so, why?  In what order should they be taught?  How do you help them to “stick”? How do you hold kids accountable to spelling them correctly?  I thought I’d take a couple of weeks to answer these questions by showing you how…
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After School Link-Up

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Learning happens every day of the year, not just at a desk during school hours.  That’s what this linky party is all about: activities that teach apart from a set curriculum or school day.  Here are some of my favorite links from last week’s After School Link-Up!  Enjoy! Fun during screen-free week: from Fun a Day Free printable Bible Verses from 3 Boys…
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