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Green Light, Red Light: Print Awareness

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I only have a moment to post today, but I wanted to share a very simple, yet very effective way to help your young reader understand where to start and stop reading (print awareness).  I call it the “green light, red light” method.       Just add a green dot under the first word of the page (green means…
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Saturday’s Savorings: The “Don’t Judge Me” Edition

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So, I’m being VERY transparent here…so DON’T JUDGE ME.  We went to the library this week.  Yes, the public library.  What’s so strange about that, you might ask? We hadn’t been…in 6 months!  Yes, you read correctly.  6 months!  This Reading Mama, the one who focuses on literacy, did not take her kids to the public library for 6 whole…
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Tips for Teaching Wiggle Worms (a.k.a. Boys)

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It really is amazing how different kids are.  It also goes to show you what an awesome God we have.  He is so creative that each person is uniquely made.  I sometimes forget this truth and don’t exactly embrace the wiggle worm He gave me with NJoy (especially when I’m sleep-deprived)! I had another homeschooling mom ask me how in…
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O is for Octopus: FREE Printables Included

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Last week, NJoy worked on his favorite letter…O!  It has been a favorite letter of his for over a year.  I think it was the first letter he recognized.  We did O is for Octopus (and ocean) and had FUN, FUN, FUN! Letter O Fun O do-a-dot O Tracing O Poke Page O Cut & Paste Alphabet Sheet–(I added the…
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Phonics by The Book: God Heard Their Cries (Unit 1, Lesson 7)

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  ALuv worked on Lesson 7 of my Phonics by The Book curriculum last week.  This lesson recounts the earlier years of Moses (from Exodus1-4) and focuses on the bossy AR pattern, while reviewing short a words. In this post, you’ll find: God Heard Their Cries reader (with a focus on AR words) printables & activities for reinforcing AR words…
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