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Preschool Songs: I’m a Hungry Spider

October 29, 2014 •

Our Playful Preschool Series  is all about creepy crawlies this week.  We hoped you have enjoyed Fall colors , the nighttime, dinosaurs  and community helpers so far this month.  This week we created View Post

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Strategies for helping kids sit still and listen to stories from growingbookbybook.com

Why Can’t My Child Sit Still When We Read?

October 27, 2014 •

Have you noticed that your child or a child in your classroom has a hard time sitting still during stories?  It's demanding on a child's body to sit still for a period of time to enjoy great books for View Post

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Alphabet Activities: W is for Playing with Water Beads

October 24, 2014 •

I'm a huge advocate of alphabet activities that revolve around play!  Over the summer I read a post at The Artful Parent about water beads and I immediately had to order them.  They had been sitting View Post

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A fun fossil dig and alphabet sorting dinosaur activity from growingbookbybook.com

Dinosaur Activities: Beginning Sound Fossil Matching

October 15, 2014 •

Our Playful Preschool Series is moving right along.  This month we've already explored Fall colors and the nighttime.  This week we move on to dinosaur activities. Full Disclosure:  This post View Post

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A fall themed song and activity perfect for preschoolers and from growingbookbybook.com #playfulpreschool

Learning With Preschool Songs: The Leaves of the Trees

October 1, 2014 •

We are now in our second month of the Playful Preschool Series.  The past few weeks we have been exploring apples, family, farms and harvest. This week's Playful Preschool theme is leaves!  We came up View Post

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Filed Under: Learning to Read Tagged With: fall songs, the wheels on the bus

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ABC Sensory Wand Pointers

August 25, 2014 •

I have sung the praises of reading pointers before on the blog.  They are fun tools to use at home and in the classroom with young children.  Today I have a super fun ABC Sensory Wand Pointer that View Post

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Use these prompts to help children learn to decode words. Great tips from growingbookbybook.com

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