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Hands-On Literacy Fun for Older Kids {After School Link Up}

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As kids are young {preschool age}, we know that hands-on activities work the best. But as kids age and get into school, worksheets can begin to replace those hands-on activities. Here are a few ideas, shared at the After School Link Up, that will inspire all of us to keep the hands-on approach alive!

The Measured Mom shares a great word study lesson plan with hands-on activities throughout the week. Check it out!

free word study lesson plan the measured mom Spelling ea words (a free lesson with printables!)

 

 

There’s Just One Mommy shares some fun sight word practice ideas, including sight words in sand.

 

I love this sight word pop from Mamas Like Me. The next time we have a package with these inside, I’m saving them up!

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Every kid would love this Sight Word Snowball Toss shared by Growing Book by Book!

Sight Word Snowball Toss from growingbookbybook.com

 

This game by Relentlessly Fun, Deceptively Educational is amazing. (Really, any of her activities are!)

 

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This Reading Mama
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Now it’s your turn! We would love to have you link up your School-Age Post (Ages 5 and up) about your learning week after school time including Crafts, Activities, Playtime and Adventures that you are doing to enrich your children’s lives after their day at school, homeschool or on the weekend!

When linking up, please take a moment to comment on at least one post linked up before yours and grab our after school button to include a link on your post or site! By linking up you’re giving permission for us to share on our After School Pinterest Board or Feature on our After School Party next week! Don’t forget to follow along and join our After School Enrichment Community.

Link up your After School Activities, Crafts and Adventures for ELEMENTARY-AGED CHILDREN ONLY please! We’d love to see them!



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Comments

  1. Jodie @ Growing Book by Book says

    January 20, 2014 at 7:48 am

    Thank you for sharing our Sight Word Snowball Toss! Always so many great ideas come from this linky!

    Reply
  2. Theres Just One Mommy says

    January 20, 2014 at 5:34 pm

    Thanks so much for featuring our sight words in the sand! I could kick myself — we just had a big box of those plastic bubbles that i let the kids pop — that sight word idea would be fun to try, too!

    Reply

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Hi! I’m Becky, a homeschooling mama with 4 blessings who keep me on my toes {and knees}. Before homeschooling, I was a classroom teacher (M.Ed.) and reading tutor. Read more about me here.

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