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Charlotte’s Web: Third Book Club Meeting

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Before our 3rd Charlotte’s Web Book Club, we were to have read chapters 6 & 7. The prompt we asked the kids to answer from these chapters was: Would you like to be friends with Charlotte?  Why or why not? ALuv also did a Roman numeral matching game that I created for him as a review.  I have a number…
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I Spy (Sight Word Edition)

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Here’s a super simple sight word game you can play this summer to keep those words fresh & sneak in some writing: Materials: paper/pencil or dry erase board/marker Sight words: use your Word Wall or you can pick 20-30 word cards-I would alphabetize them first (similar to a Word Wall) Object of Game: To guess the word that the other…
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Saturday’s Savorings: Letting Loose

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So, hubby’s been gone all week…and to be honest, we’ve actually been okay.  As much as I’ve missed him, I’ve been doing more than surviving.  And I’ll tell you my secret: letting loose.  Now, I don’t mean all rules out the window; but I really felt the Lord nudging me to let loose of my Type A tendencies and just…
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Independent Summer Reads (K-2nd grades)

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It’s no secret that readers need to continue reading over the summer months.  And there are these places called libraries that have plenty of books on their shelves just waiting to be checked out.  I’m talking to myself here because in the last 7 months, we’ve only been to the library once!  Yes…shocker! Today, my goal is to post a few trade books that…
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CVCe Bottle Cap Spelling Mats

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These free CVCe bottle cap spelling mats are an eco-friendly and fun word work activity for learners who are ready! *This post contains affiliate links. **The free download can be found towards the END of this post.   CVCe Bottle Cap Spelling Mats The great thing about these is that they’re LOW PREP! To prep them, just cut along the…
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