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Fact Family Triangle (FREE Download)

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I don’t typically post math printables, but I wanted to share a dice game I made for ALuv (currently almost 7 years old) to review fact families and work in some more dice games (since this seemed to be our theme last week). I’m not a math guru, so I don’t know all the official terms for why fact families…
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Long i Dice Games (FREE Printables)

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We’ve been working through the Words Their Way long i (i_e) word sort over the last couple of weeks on our “lite” summer school schedule. Since ALuv really enjoys playing games with dice (and because the word dice has the i_e pattern), I created three dice games for him to review the i_e pattern. ALuv enjoyed each one. Here are…
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Alphabet Pocket Chart Search

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It’s been a while since I’ve pulled out the Pocket Chart ABC’s I made for MBug (currently 25 months).  Just the other day, while reorganizing the schoolroom, I found them pulled them out for her. She had so much fun placing them all over the pocket chart. I took down the bubble wand (which we recycled and use as a…
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Word-Wac-Woe (Sight Word Game)

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This summer, I’ve spent each Monday highlighting a simple sight word game you can play with your child to keep words fresh in her mind.  If you’ve missed any of them, click here or on the image above. Today, I wanted to post a simple game called Word-Wac-Woe.  If you’ve used any of my Phonics by The Book curriculum, this…
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Saturday’s Savorings: IKEA, Here I Come!

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This last week, hubby and I were able to get away while my mom and grandmother watched the kiddos. Where did we go? On a romantic getaway to IKEA, of course! 😉 Our main mission: pick up a few things for the schoolroom (and squeeze in a free breakfast from their dining area). As soon as we returned home, the…
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