how to prepare your child for kindergarten — summertime prep for the last few weeks before school starts
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Wordless Riddles Lunchbox Notes are a great way to encourage self esteem and build confidence. They give a big mental hug and maybe a laugh to your kiddo while they are away from you at school. These notes also build …
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Several years ago, I wrote about how to make the school year a smashing success, or. . . actually how to make the school year as successful as humanly possible. It included 10 easy steps that any family could follow …
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Best Of Teach Mamafamily lifeschool
hello teacher notes: let kids connect with teachers
by Teach Mamaby Teach Mamahello teacher notes: let kids connect with teachers before the first day of school to ease anxiety, get them excited, and practice letter-writing!
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Best Of Teach Mamafamily lifeschool
delaying kindergarten: our experience as parents and educators
by Teach Mamaby Teach MamaDid you delay kindergarten for your child, or did you send him when he turned 5? As parents and educators, my husband and I thought long and hard about how to handle this decision for our summer birthday boy. Here’s …
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family lifeschool
preparing kids for Kindergarten: the summer before school starts — Home Study
by Teach Mamaby Teach Mamapreparing kids for Kindergarten: the summer before school starts — Home Study
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environmental printreading
10 ways to create a literacy rich environment
by Teach Mamaby Teach MamaThe following Rockstar Sunday guest post is written by Kate of An Everyday Story. Kate is a former teacher who now homeschools her two littles using the Reggio Emilia Approach. I love her blog, and you will too. Check it …
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writing
first steps to writing: teaching grip to first letters and words
by Teach Mamaby Teach MamaI just shared a cool series over at the Scholastic Parents Raise a Reader blog, and I think it will be of interest to many parents. It’s all about first steps to writing and what parents can do to help …
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 Originally published on 2.23.11 but republished because it’s that important. During Maddy’s homework time yesterday, Owen had one task on his mind: he wanted to write a get-well letter to his buddy who recently had surgery. He knew exactly …
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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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One of my first, most distinct happy, happy memories was when I was six years old. I was eating my very first lunch out of my very first lunchbox, in my first-ever time in the cafeteria, on my very first …
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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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alphabetearly literacy
homemade alphabet book: get personal with the abc’s
by Teach Mamaby Teach Mamahomemade alphabet book: get personal with the abc’s | early literacy | how to make an abc book | teach kids the letters of the alphabet | teachmama.com
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comprehensionconnectingreading
learning during read-alouds: making back-to-school connections
by Teach Mamaby Teach MamaToday I sent the big O-man off to Kindergarten and Maddy off to second grade, and I absolutely cannot believe it. If I think about it too much, I seriously might burst into tears. Weren’t they just in diapers? Crawling …
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We’re almost exactly at the mid-summer point, and before we know it, the new school year will be upon us. What can families do this super-important summer before Kindergarten? How can we prep our rising Kinders for this big year? …
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alphabetearly literacy
getting ready for kindergarten: short e picture-word sort
by Teach Mamaby Teach MamaOne of the best activities for practicing early word learning is the picture-word sort. Nothing takes the pressure off of reading like adding pictures since a huuuuge chunk of early reading involves kids using the pictures to help them figure …
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Our summer took a crazy turn about two weeks ago when we learned that Maddy needed to have a tonsillectomy before the end of the summer. With just a few days to shove in all of our summertime fun, poor …
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As I’ve said very recently, letter reversals are quite normal for emerging readers and writers. But there’s absolutely nothing wrong with helping our kiddos remember the tough ones. Back in January, I saved a Word World episode because …
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No, it’s not President’s Day. But we’re getting close. No, today was just another no-school snow day. And when I walked into Maddy’s room after Cora and I changed everyone’s sheets, I noticed that she and Owen had dumped the …