It’s actually hard for me to type this title after years and years and years of math drills that made my elementary-school head want to explode. Can learning math facts be fun? Is it possible that learning these facts can …
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games: learning, pretend, homemade, & store-bought
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early literacysight words
3 all-time best games to play with sight words
by Teach Mamaby Teach MamaWhat games do you play with sight words? Sight words are words that we all need to be able to read quickly and automatically in order to be strong readers, and the more we allow emerging readers to interact with …
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family funfamily lifeindoor activities
high school basketball games: why families should go
by Teach Mamaby Teach MamaTotally new-for-us this last month was something that I wish we would have done sooner, but I think our kids are finally at just-the-right age. Just like the ole days (at least for me!) we spent a recent, wintery Friday …
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how to help kids with articulation | early literacy | speech sounds | speech language | teachmama.com | amy mascott
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Halloween is over, so our joke notes are pushed to the wayside. Our wordless riddles are taking a break, and the troops are ready for someserious lunchtime fun before the holidays hit. When I asked Maddy, Owen, and Cora what …
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Every summer, our school hands out summer packets–worksheets upon worksheets with ways that parents can continue the learning all summer long. And among the worksheets are ideas that incorporate learning in everyday activities for both reading and math. I have …
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It’s been crazy busy over here for the past few days, with visiting family in the Keystone State, attending BlogHer in NYC, and then spending some more time with family. But after the wash was done, the suitcases away, Hermie …
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Have you been busy keeping up with the Olympics? Sure, they have only just begun, but if your kids are anything like mine, they’ve been hit with the Olympic FEVER! Who knew that this world event would be so much …
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alphabetBest Of Teach Mamaearly literacy
10 fun ways of helping kids learn the abc’s
by Teach Mamaby Teach Mama10 fun ways of helping kids learn the abc’s | alphabet learning is FUN!
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The school year is slowly winding down, and finally (finally!) we’re settling into our summertime schedule–not the spring-summer overlap that has had me near crazy for the last two weeks. With the soccer season officially over, three days of dance …
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early literacysight words
words 3 ways: learning sight words for kindergarten
by Teach Mamaby Teach MamaCora is totally into learning how to read, so I am seriously running with it. She wants to practice the sight words that were included in her kindergarten packet. She wants to be able to decode the words in her …
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Learning math facts has been a long, hard road for Maddy. It’s actually very often a long, hard road for many kids–including myself–way back when. I remember hours of practicing my basic facts and hours of frustration at the fact …
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family lifetravel
disney word searches: getting kids ready for the trip!
by Teach Mamaby Teach MamaWe were on a major word search kick a while back, but we’ve taken a good long rest from them. So in honor of our upcoming Disney Social Media Moms Celebration, I decided to bring back this oldie but goodie …
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spellingword building
learning to spell contractions: sneaky games and play
by Teach Mamaby Teach MamaWe were so thankful for the gorgeous three-day weekend to slowly get us back on track and to allow us to (kind of) regain control over the mess that had become of our home. After being away last week, the …
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For some kiddos, math IS fun. Adding is awesome. Subtracting is super-cool. Practicing multiplication or division facts in their little heads is the stuff of dreams. Contests and quizzes–Mad Minutes especially–make kids happier than happy. For these children, even flashcards …
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There may only be a few more days left until our Jack-O-Lanterns turn into lunch for the squirrels (if they haven’t already!), but the candy that my kids have collected this beautiful Halloween night will be around for days. Or …
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early literacy
a game for practicing spelling, sight words, or letters: WORDO!
by Teach Mamaby Teach MamaWith the end of the school year quickly approaching, we’re all getting antsy for summer. So I’ve had to be super crafty during our work time in order to keep Maddy, Owen, and Cora engaged and excited. As I’ve said …
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20 fun ways to learn spelling words | sight word games | spelling word games | best ways to learn sight words | teachmama.com
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lowercase letter hunt and sort | alphabet games | abc cards | lowercase letter games | early literacy | teachmama.com | amy mascott
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Today, on this rainy, cool, gray Monday, we rocked it with an oldie but goodie:Sunny-Rainy Grid Games. Or Rainy-Sunny Grid Games, depending on how you’re feeling or the weather outside. We’ve played this game before, but not for a while, …