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Pretend Play: Working at an Amazon Fulfillment Center

October 28, 2015 •

The doorbell rings.  My kids immediately say, "Did we get a package?"  Their little minds have associated the doorbell ringing with a package being delivered.  Yes, we do gets lots of packages View Post

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Frozen slime letters are a fun alphabet activity idea.

The Ultimate ABC Sensory Fun: Frozen Alphabet Slime

October 26, 2015 •

Ooey gooey, squishy and stretchy... You know you want to play.  Learning the alphabet has never been filled with more sensory fun! We are turning slime into an extra magical sensory experience. View Post

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Rhyming dust bunnies are perfect for story retelling and a great rhyming acitivity.

Rhyming Dust Bunnies Puppets

October 23, 2015 •

Giggle, giggle, giggle.  That is the sound that you will hear as you play with these super easy rhyming dust bunnies.  Get ready to enjoy one of our favorite books for kids and practice building View Post

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Shapes alliteration activity is a fun and playful way to build phonological awareness. Plus, you work on shape recognition.

Shiny Showy Shapes Alliteration Activity

October 21, 2015 •

Shiny showy shapes shall show sharpness.  Yep, we are getting silly today.  Really that is what learning should really be about with kids.  Our literacy activities should be fun, silly and View Post

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Monster Colors Printable Book

October 19, 2015 •

Draw, color, draw, color, repeat!  That pretty much sums up our mornings lately.  My kids love to create books. We created this monster book to work on color word recognition.  It's super fun to View Post

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Filed Under: All categories, Learning to Read Tagged With: halloween, printable

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Weaving Reading Into Baby’s Day

October 12, 2015 •

When I found out I was pregnant with my first son over five years ago, I didn't run out and buy a cute little onesie.  I didn't buy a silver rattle.  Can you guess what I bought? Yep, I headed to View Post

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Build phonemic awareness with this My Family Beginning Sounds Activity. A playful preschool activity perfect for a my family theme.

My Family Beginning Sounds Book

October 7, 2015 •

This week we are exploring family as part of the collaborative effort of our Early Childhood Education Team. All year we are diving into early childhood themes.  Each week, I'm sharing a phonological View Post

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