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Nonfiction Text Features: Part 1

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Once my students had a broader view of nonfiction, it was time to dive into some nonfiction text features (such as captions, maps, photographs, etc.). I’ve found that students tend to skip over text features and stick to reading the text only.  But text features are put there for a specific purpose by the author: to help the reader better…
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Phonics by The Book: Rain Fills the World (Unit 1, Lesson 3)

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  I’m excited to share Lesson 3: Rain Fills the World with you!   It tells the story of Noah and the flood (from Genesis 6-9) and focuses on short i with blends and digraphs. The activities are very similar to those in Lesson 1 & Lesson 2 to help build confidence and independence in your young reader. In this post, you’ll find: my Rain…
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Animals in Winter

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ALuv and I just finished a 2-week unit in our science last week on animals in the winter.  We had fun and both learned quite a bit!  I wanted to share a few resources and ideas of how we integrated literacy into our study.  We focused on the three ways that animals survive in the winter time: hibernation, migration, & adaptation. These are the…
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X Marks the Spot (5 FREE Printables included)

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I’ll have to admit, the letter x was the most challenging letter, yet.  Not because NJoy didn’t get it, but because I had a hard time finding printables that focused only on the /ks/ sound of x. My two favorite places to find letter of the week printables (1+1+1=1 & Confesssions of a Homeschooler) both use xylophone as their theme, which…
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FREE Printable: Hundred Board Spelling

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I don’t know if your 100th day of school has already come and gone, but ALuv has been working on numbers through 100 in math.  We’ve done several activities with the hundred’s board, but I was mulling over the thought: How could I use the hundred’s board to spell words?  There’s no way all the letters to a word can…
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