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Sorting the Alphabet

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Yesterday, I posted a concept sort with buttons.  And since we’re on the topic of sorting, I thought I’d share the sort we did with the alphabet. (This lesson can be as complicated or as simple as you’d like.) I created a chart with the lowercase alphabet (click to download for FREE) and away we sorted… Some of the categories…
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Concept Sorting with Buttons

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Concept sorts are a great way to integrate vocabulary and literacy into other content areas. Just recently, my Kindergartner and I did our own concept sort with with buttons, which led to more sorting fun with buttons (these activities were NOT all done on the same day). Beforehand, I thought through a few categories of how buttons could be sorted. My categories…
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Long a Vowel Pack (FREE Printable Pack)

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Last week, ALuv (end of Kindergarten) tried out the first Words Their Way long a sort and was a bit overwhelmed with it.  So, we stopped mid-week and took a break from phonics. 🙂 I pondered for a few days what the next step would be for him…and a Long a Vowel Pack was born.  I’d like to share it with you, for FREE,…
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ABC Review: Part 2

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Last week, NJoy worked through some more of the ABC Review Printables I made for him.  You can download the updated activities by clicking here.  We also did a couple of ABC Review activities from other places.  I’ve provided links for those activities as well. From my ABC Review Packs Letter Sound Matching– use letter stamps, letter stickers, or the…
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Saturday’s Savorings: Under the Desk

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ALuv discovered something this week…the underside of his desk!  He did quite a bit of his schoolwork there.  While it was a little dark in there at times, he made it work. Here are just a couple of shots I got of him. reading to MBug- It’s no wonder that the younger ones can sometimes read at an early age. …
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