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Our A_E Week in Action

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I was so excited that ALuv did as well as he did with the A_E Pattern Pack I made for him!  Here are some “action” shots of him as he worked this past week: Day 1: Introducing the Sort He cut out the words, placed the head words at the top and he sorted  them visually by these patterns: a…
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Saturday’s Savorings: “To Mom”

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ALuv made me a sweet homemade “card” (poster-sized) for Mother’s Day this year.  It was so precious to me because he initiated the whole thing.  He even taped a leftover pencil from Valentine’s Day on it. I made a big deal over it and thanked him for being so kind and thoughtful.  I placed it on my bedroom dresser and…
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Sorting the Alphabet

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Yesterday, I posted a concept sort with buttons.  And since we’re on the topic of sorting, I thought I’d share the sort we did with the alphabet. (This lesson can be as complicated or as simple as you’d like.) I created a chart with the lowercase alphabet (click to download for FREE) and away we sorted… Some of the categories…
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Concept Sorting with Buttons

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Concept sorts are a great way to integrate vocabulary and literacy into other content areas. Just recently, my Kindergartner and I did our own concept sort with with buttons, which led to more sorting fun with buttons (these activities were NOT all done on the same day). Beforehand, I thought through a few categories of how buttons could be sorted. My categories…
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Long a Vowel Pack (FREE Printable Pack)

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Last week, ALuv (end of Kindergarten) tried out the first Words Their Way long a sort and was a bit overwhelmed with it.  So, we stopped mid-week and took a break from phonics. 🙂 I pondered for a few days what the next step would be for him…and a Long a Vowel Pack was born.  I’d like to share it with you, for FREE,…
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