Posts Tagged ‘ Writing ’

A new year brings a new start and new opportunities! Many adults sit down and think about what they are going to do different to make this year better, so why not sit down with your children and have them think about what they are going to do better? Pull out those goals that...
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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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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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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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Teaching your child the alphabet should be fun and easy. Children can begin becoming familiar with the shapes and names of the letters at a very early age. Here are some ideas to get you started! First, teach the names… The Alphabet Song is a great place to start. It is an excellent way to teach the...
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