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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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Secret Sight Word Game

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I’ve had a lot of new faces joining This Reading Mama lately.  Welcome!  I’m so glad you’re here! This is week three of the simple sight word games I’m posting each Monday for the summer.  (Click on the image above or here for weeks 1 and 2.) As a classroom teacher and now as a homeschooling mama, I am always…
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Saturday's Savorings: Happy Father's Day!

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My sweet hubby won’t be with us this Father’s Day.  He has a wonderful reason to be gone.  He goes with the high school kids at our church on a missions trip.  He’s done so for the last few years (with the exception of the year MBug was born).  So, we got to work early this year and cranked out…
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