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Matthew’s Monsters Winner

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The winner of the FREE copy of Matthew’s Monsters is… JILL G Jill won by subscribing to This Reading Mama via email and was picked via Random.org.  (Jill, I’ll send you an email to confirm.  You’ll have 5 days to respond.) Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway!  If you’d like a copy of Matthew’s Monsters, you can purchase it…
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FREE August Writing Prompts

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The FREE August Writing Prompts are here! Note: Click on the teal download button towards the END of this post to snag the free August writing prompts!   FREE August Writing Prompts After the learner has used that particular writing prompt, he can color in that portion of the picture! Remember, you can stretch your child’s writing by asking them to…
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20 Songs that Add Rhyme to your Routine

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Did you know that being able to rhyme is an important predictor of early reading?  How so?  Because being able to rhyme helps kids manipulate the sounds in common word family words (cat, bat, sat, etc.) that are so prevalent in the early readers. And a SUPER FUN way to integrate those rhyming words is through SONG!  So, I thought I’d share 20…
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Paper Airplane Sight Word Fun!

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This summer, I’ve spent each Monday giving ideas for simple sight word games you can play with your child to keep them fresh.  If you’ve missed any of them, click ont he image above or HERE to view all the games we’ve done thus far.  Next week will be my last one for the summer…and I’m SUPER excited about it!…
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Saturday’s Savorings: LEGO Camp

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ALuv has always been the type child that doesn’t like to be away from home.  It didn’t matter where I’d drop him off–church, preschool, or sometimes even a friend’s house.  98% of the time, it would be a fight to get him motivated to leave the house…still can be sometimes.  (This was just one of the many reasons we decided…
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