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Find and Write Letter Scavenger Hunt

We are always looking for fun handwriting activities! Writing letters and words over and over again can get boring so we decided to turn letter writing into a move and learn activity. How to Play:...

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Sight Word Stomp Practice Activity

Practicing sight words doesn’t have to be boring–you make it fun by turning it into a game!  One of our favorite ways to move and learn with sight words is to play Sight Word Stomp! Sight Word Stomp...

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Letter Matching with Hearts

Playing games with letters makes practicing so much more fun–especially when kids get a chance to move and learn at the same time!  That’s why we love these lower case letter games so much. A couple of...

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Cat in the Hat Ice Cream

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! Looking for a fun treat to celebrate the day?  Try our Cat in the Hat mini-ice cream sundaes! Cat in the Hat Snack: kid size ice cream cones (the little baby ones)  strawberry...

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Sight Word Basketball Activity

Spring is here and instead of sitting inside doing homework we are ready to get outdoors and move while we learn!  This week we practiced both sight words and dribbling with this simple sight word...

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It Looked Like Spilt Milk Kids Activities

I am so excited to have Jillian from A Mom With a Lesson Plan here to guest post today. Make sure to pop over to her blog to check it out when you are done reading the post–you’ll love it! One of our...

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Sight Word Games to Play Outdoors

The snow has melted (well, for those of you that had snow anyway) and the sun is shining! It’s time to head outdoors and move and learn. I found lots of fun sight word games that are perfect to play...

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Writing Comics with Kids

Writing comics is a great way to kids to work on both reading and writing skills. It’s also a lot of fun! Kids get to practice working with the elements of a story–characters, setting, plot, conflict...

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What Do Phonics, Phonemic Awareness and Decoding Mean?

If you have a preschooler or a kindergartner chances are you’ve heard the terms phonics, phonemic awareness and decoding before. What do they really mean? This week as part of our Get Ready for K...

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Books About Starting Kindergarten

One of the very best ways to prepare kids for Kindergarten is by reading to them.  A lot. Reading kids books about starting Kindergarten not only helps develop literacy skill it can also help ease...

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Splat Sight Word Painting

We love to get hands on with learning over here at my house.  My kids are full of energy and taking learning away from the table often helps them get excited about learning something new. Right now I...

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Mouse House Craft

This cute mouse house craft was my 4 year old son’s idea. He saw the granola bar box and placed his toy mouse inside. We found a book at the library that goes along with the craft perfectly. {Affiliate...

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Glitter Pumpkin Suncatcher Craft

Simple kids crafts are my favorite! Not only are they easy to set up, but then kids can make them again and again on their own.  These glitter pumpkin sun catchers are so fun that your kids or students...

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Fun Sight Word Practice: Ghost Zappers

Making sight word practice fun makes it more effective!  The more sight words new readers know automatically the better they can comprehend the text they are reading.  Since Halloween is coming we...

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Vowel Sounds Practice Game

Vowel sounds are hard to practice, especially the A, E, and I. To make the phonics practice fun we created a fun vowel sounds practice game with cups! Phonics Practice Game 3 plastic cups permanent...

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Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons Craft

Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons is one of our very favorite books so we had to choose it for this month’s Virtual Book Club for Kids. The fun and colorful story by Eric Litwin is beloved by...

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6 Ways to Make Story Time Special

There really is something magical about story time. Nothing beats that feeling of choosing a story and snuggling up together to share a new adventure. Okay, maybe not everyday is picture perfect, but...

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Christmas Book and Bear Ornament Craft

The kids and I love to make homemade ornaments! They have Christmas trees in their bedrooms full of the ornaments they have made over the years and love to reminisce about making each one. One of our...

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Jingle Bell Word Family Sort

This festive and fun jingle bell word family sort is sure to be a hit with your children this Christmas season. It’s a great activity for beginning readers, or use it with more advanced readers to...

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10 Dr. Seuss Inspired Movement Activities

Dr. Seuss inspired activities are always tons of fun. This collection of ideas gets kids moving, too! The book pictures are Amazon affiliate links. Dr. Seuss Inspired Movement Activities Green Eggs and...

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