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Lots of developmentally appropriate phonemic awareness activities for kindergarten.

Phonemic Awareness Activities for Kindergarten

January 17, 2017 •

Do you have kindergarteners at the beginning of their learning to read journey?  Having a strong sense of phonemic awareness, which is a part of phonological awareness, is a big stepping stone on this View Post

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Get little ones moving and singing with these fingerplays for preschoolers. Includes free printables and videos.

Super Fun Fingerplays for Preschoolers

January 11, 2017 •

Preschoolers love to move and sing.  That's why fingerplays are the perfect fit for young children. Keep reading for some awesome fingerplays for preschoolers ideas. Fingerplays are rhymes set View Post

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A Christmas activity to work on syllable counting to build phonological awareness.

Counting Syllables Christmas Activity

November 30, 2016 •

The holidays are quickly approaching.  It can be challenging to squeeze in some learning time during the hustle and bustle of the season.  For me, I need quick and easy learning activities more than View Post

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A fun fall activity for working on beginning sounds.

Beginning Sounds Activity: Leaf Sticker Tree

September 23, 2016 •

Fall is in the air!  The leaves are changing colors and it's time to break out the autumn activities.  Here is a beginning sounds activity that pairs beautifully with Lois Ehlert's book, Leaf Man. View Post

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Planning an apple theme unit? Sing this All Around the Apple Tree song with kids and then complete a rhyming activity. Includes a free printable.

All Around the Apple Tree Song and Rhyming Activity

September 11, 2016 •

A crisp breeze blows through the air, the leaves flutter to the ground, and the juicy crunchy apples bend down ready to be picked.  It's apple season time!  Gather the kids for an apple tree View Post

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Use these The Bear Ate Your Sandwich Activities to build literacy skills. Perfect for Read for the Record Day too.

The Bear Ate Your Sandwich Activities

September 5, 2016 •

Book activities that promote a love of reading just make me beam. Have you read The Bear Ate Your Sandwich?  I've got some great activities that you can do with the kids to help celebrate with View Post

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How can I help my child prepare for kindergarten. Here are 5 tips to help kids get ready for kindergarten. Great and easy tips.

5 Ways to Get Ready for Kindergarten

July 4, 2016 •

I want my child to get ready for kindergarten.  When should my child learn to read?  My child knows their alphabet, now what? If you are a parent of a preschool age child, these are probably just a View Post

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