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Little Fishy Syllable Awareness Activity

November 11, 2019 • Leave a Comment

Here is a phonological awareness activity that helps kids with syllables awareness.  Building phonological awareness is like building the foundation of a house.  You are setting things in place to View Post

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Halloween Preschool Songs for Circle Time

October 2, 2019 • Leave a Comment

Spice up your circle time with Halloween preschool songs.  All of these songs provide lots of seasonal fun and are packed with early literacy learning too. Circle Time Halloween Preschool View Post

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Early Literacy Snack Mats

August 21, 2019 • Leave a Comment

Every minute is precious during the day. We are always looking for ways to maximize learning.  Have you ever thought about using snack time for literacy building time? With these early literacy snack View Post

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First Week of School Morning Circle Time Plans

August 16, 2019 • Leave a Comment

Back to school means fresh faces, new routines, and lots of possibilities. Morning circle time is one of the first activities we do with the students and we want to set up for success.  Let's dive View Post

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Circle Time Activities and Songs to Build Literacy Skills (Month by Month)

June 24, 2019 • 2 Comments

Circle time activities and songs will keep students on task, build community, and sky-rocket literacy skills. Do you struggle with capturing everyone's attention during circle time?  Once you lose View Post

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Circle Time Ideas: Creating a Circle Time Basket

June 10, 2019 • Leave a Comment

Circle time can be the most amazing time of the day, but you have to be prepared.  One of my fool-proof circle time ideas is to utilize a circle time basket. A circle time basket includes View Post

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Literacy Rich Water Lesson Plans for Preschoolers

April 7, 2019 • Leave a Comment

Splash, splish, splosh...  It is time to teach our preschoolers all about water.  These water lesson plans for preschoolers are great for a preschool themed unit inviting the kids to explore View Post

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