Posts Tagged ‘ Words ’

Turkey Trouble

November 23, 2009
By Justine Freeman
Turkey Trouble

Turkey has a problem. He does not want to be Thanksgiving dinner. So, he decides to dress up like other animals on the farm in order to hide from Farmer Jake. The family might just have to eat Rooster for Thanksgiving dinner, because they cannot find Turkey. What will Turkey do to save himself,...
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I’m Thankful

November 20, 2009
By Justine Freeman

Poetry is not just for preschoolers who are learning how to read. Poetry can also be used with older children for comprehension exercises such as interpretation or for writing response. Children can find the rhyming patterns in a poem so that they can copy that pattern when writing their own version of the poem...
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Being an Active Reader

November 10, 2009
By Justine Freeman

Reading is the ability to make meaning from words. This means that your child not only needs to recognize or be able to sound out words, but also has to put the words together and understand what they mean. Interacting with text to construct meaning is often referred to as active reading. You can...
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5 Little Pumpkins

October 27, 2009
By Justine Freeman

Poetry is a great way to build your child’s phonemic awareness. This classic Halloween poem encourages phonemic awareness, the understanding of ordinal numbers, and dramatic play. Teachers like to use this poem during the month of October. Reciting the same poem at home reinforces what is being taught at school. Adding hand movements to...
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Fridge Words Magnetic Word Builder

October 15, 2009
By Justine Freeman
Fridge Words Magnetic Word Builder

Learning the letters of the alphabet and their phonetic sounds is one of the building blocks of reading. Literacy is needed for all learning, so teaching your children the basics at an early age is very important. The Fridge Words Magnetic Word Builder is the perfect tool to help promote learning the letters, their...
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