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Egg Themed Sound Mapping Printable

March 20, 2023 • Leave a Comment

Looking for sound work practice with an Easter theme? This egg-themed sound mapping printable mat can help children map sounds and identify letters to represent those sounds.  They are perfect View Post

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3 FREE Printable CVC Word Games

January 23, 2017 • 20 Comments

New readers need lots and lots of practice sounding out those cvc words.  You know words like bat, dog, fix, and get.  But, using flashcards and word lists to practice can be boring.   Enter cvc word View Post

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A collection of hands-on cvc phonics activities to play with beginning readers.

CVC Phonics Activities for Beginning Readers

October 7, 2016 • Leave a Comment

C...A...T, B...U...G.....My oldest son is in the midst of learning to decode cvc words.  Beginning readers need lots of practice building phonics skills.  But, it can get pretty tedious blending words View Post

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Help beginning readers decode words with these clipboard phonics sheets.

Clipboard Phonics Sheets

September 19, 2016 • Leave a Comment

Are you working with a beginning reader? It's amazing to watch new readers figure out the code, blend words, and begin to read.  Learning to read with a strong foundation in phonics is necessary for View Post

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Lego Frog Hopping Phonics Game

August 10, 2016 • Leave a Comment

At this moment, you will find LEGO on my kitchen table, dining room table, both of the boys' rooms, and covering about one-third of my kitchen floor.  My family is a bit obsessed with the building View Post

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Race Car Word Erase

July 27, 2016 • Leave a Comment

I think I'm in year three of cars and trucks all over our floor. My boys can zoom them around for hours a day. Over the years, I've come up with several car and truck literacy play ideas.  Here is View Post

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Superhero summer reading ideas to do with the book Super Duck.

Superhero Summer Reading Fun: Super Duck

June 12, 2015 • Leave a Comment

Today is part 3 of 6 in our summer long superhero summer reading adventure series! Weekly,  I share activities based on a super read-aloud title.  This is the perfect project if you are looking for View Post

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