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Saturday's Sites: A Christmas List You Don't Want to Miss!

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Òðè áîãàòûðÿ íà äàëüíèõ áåðåãàõ ôèëüì No, it’s not too early for a Christmas list (although it sure feels like it)!  Carisa has posted an updated version of last year’s Christmas toys list.  This is where I got many of my ideas for Christmas last year as well as this year.  There are some great educational toys and supplies on…
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D is for Dinosaur

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Òðè áîãàòûðÿ íà äàëüíèõ áåðåãàõ ñìîòðåòü îíëàéí â õîðîøåì êà÷åñòâå This particular week was a light week of school.  We had several pre-scheduled events that kind of took over and school for NJoy was bumped down a little on the priority list.  But here are the D activities we were able to squeeze in. 🙂 I introduced the D sound…
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Invented Spelling in Action

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I’ve had a few mamas ask me lately about invented spelling and how exactly it works in practice.  While I don’t claim to have all the answers, I thought I’d take a moment to SHOW invented spelling in action via ALuv’s writing.  (I really wish I had this on video!!)  There’s a danger in doing this because ALuv is a…
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FREE Sight Word & Short Vowel Sorts

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*This post contains affiliate links. I love to plan activities that cover more than one objective. ALuv has been working on digraphs and blends for the last few weeks, so I thought I’d throw some short vowel review in the mix to keep these patterns fresh in his mind.   I developed these printables to review his short vowels AND sight words…
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Saturday's Sites: Thanksgiving Finds

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powerball Now that October is over, it’s time to think Thanksgiving!  And here are some great sites with FREE printables for Thanksgiving.  Enjoy! 1+1+1=1’s Calendar cards for November 1+1+1=1’s Thanksgiving Printables & More A to Z’s Thanksgiving & Turkey Activities, Lessons & Printables Thanksgiving/Turkey Printables Pre-Kinders Thanksgiving Theme Printables & More DLTK’s Thanksgiving Printables & Crafts Turkeys and Thanksgiving with…
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