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Samson’s Classroom Winner

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Apparently, I didn’t set up my Samson’s Classroom giveaway correctly.  It was supposed to go until today, but it’s already closed on Rafflecopter.  My sincere apologies to anyone who didn’t get to enter.  I will be hosting a couple more literacy giveaways later this summer, so you may still have an opportunity to win something! The winner of the one-year…
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Saturday’s Savorings: It’s My Name!

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It all started about two weeks ago.  We were outside playing with sidewalk chalk when out of the blue, NJoy (currently 3.5 years old) announced, “I’m gonna write my name!”  I was skeptical at best because, even though he’s been able to read and spell his name aloud for some time now, we had not begun to work on writing…
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For Spelling Out Loud!

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 While we’re reading, sometimes ALuv (currently 6.5 years old) will come upon a sight word we’ve already studied and he’ll say that he doesn’t know the word or he’ll misread it altogether. This is very common with readers in his developmental stage; especially among look-alike words (such as went/want or where/were).  Readers in his stage are developing new strategies for…
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Blank Math Grid Games

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I was inspired by NJoy’s love for stamps and stickers and his need to practice recognizing the dot patterns on a die…and I made up some blank 10 and 20 grids (before I realized Karen of Pre-Kinders already had some on her site!). This is SO simple!  Choose either a 10 grid or a 20 grid.  Sneak in some fine…
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Charlotte’s Web Book Club: First Meeting

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Last week, our homeschool group met for our first Charlotte’s Web book club.   Here are some pictures from our time together: The older kiddos listened as one of our moms read the first chapter aloud.  They focused on a few vocabulary words and the setting of the book. Each child also got to create their own name using their…
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