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Guest Posting at The Momma Knows

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{photo credit} People are always very curious when I’m spotted at the store with all four kiddos during your typical school hours.  They can clearly see that my oldest is school-age, yet not at school.  Of course, I respond with, “I homeschool.”  I’ve been amazed at how many women (mostly older) remark that they always wanted to homeschool and if they could…
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Fun & Creative Pointers: Matching Voice to Print

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Matching voice to print is milestone in learning to read.  When a child is just beginning to read (and even into 1st or 2nd grade), he tends to finger point at words as he reads.  This is normal and okay.  For a quick tip on helping older students move past finger pointing, see the end of the post.  Just the…
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Easy to Make Sight Word Puzzles

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While phonics instruction is important, sight words are also a vital part of teaching kids to read {and spell}. These easy to make sight word puzzles are a fun way to work on those important sight words and they only take minutes to make! {Yay! for low prep!} *This post contains affiliate links.   Easy to Make Sight Word Puzzles…
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Can You Spell F-U-N?

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Right after having MBug a couple of years ago, we had a record-setting HOT summer.  I found myself stuck inside quite a bit with the three kiddos about to lose my sanity.  Seriously.  NOT my idea of fun.  I firmly believe that if I’d had Anna’s new ebook, 75 Ways to Have More Fun at Home, I would have kept…
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Pinterest Scavenger Hunt & Giveaway: Day 5 Clue

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 Welcome to This Reading Mama! I’m so excited you are here!  If you’re new to my site, click here to learn more about my goal as a blogger.  You may like to read my two most popular posts: Roll a Sentence and Non-Fiction Text Features & Structures. I enjoy offering FREE printables (here’s my most recent freebie) and am currently…
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