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Printable Summer Bucket List for Kids

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This Printable Summer Bucket List is a fun way to make a list together and an authentic to sneak in some writing, too. {Shhh! Don’t tell!} *This post contains affiliate links. **The free printable download can be found at the END of this post.   Printable Summer Bucket List It’s no secret that the summer months are much more lax than the…
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Editable Summer Word Games

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You can be ready for summer learning with these editable summer word games! Use these games to help prevent summer slide and keep learning fun. And because they’re editable, you can customize* them to meet the needs of your individual learners!   NOTE: Once subscribed, an email will be sent to your inbox. The email contains the link and password to…
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Summarizing with Nonfiction Picture Books

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Today, we’re going to explore summarizing with nonfiction picture books in our Comprehension Reading Strategies series. The picture book I’ve chosen is one that I used with rising first grader. It’s extremely simple, so summarizing this text was very basic. Please check out our post on teaching kids to summarize using basic signal words if you’d like to see how…
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Oversized Uppercase Letter Cards

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It’s time for some Oversized Uppercase Letter Cards! Use them with our Oversized Letter Cards or Oversized Digraph Cards so learners can spell even proper nouns like names. *This post contains affiliate links. **The free downloads {for both print and slant} can be found at the END of this post. Just click on the teal download button you need.  …
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Asking Questions using Grandfather Twilight

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Asking questions is such a fun comprehension reading strategies to teach! It’s among one of my favorites for sure! I love the mystery in it. I love how the books used for this skill get readers asking questions that make them want to keep reading. *This post contains affiliate links. **The free, printable page can be found at the END…
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