While the kids are busy shakin’ their party shakers or rockin’ out to some Bingo Bonanza, the adults can have their New Year’s Eve fun, too. Actually, everyone can have fun with this homemade game of 20 Questions.   No …
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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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comprehensionconnectingreading
learning during read-alouds: making connections and questioning (with siblings!)
by Teach Mamaby Teach MamaWe have been putting in a lot of pool time lately, but we’ve also been spending a boatload of time indoors–staying cool in the comfort of our ac, eating popsicles and ices, playing games, Wii, and reading. Even …
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comprehensionquestioningreading
questioning and connecting during read-alouds
by Teach Mamaby Teach MamaI’m not going to lie–some summer days, I really think that if it weren’t for the 15 minutes of Adult Swim, my kids wouldn’t stop moving all day long. Even the rest times that I once relied on …
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quick, sneaky questioning to improve reading comprehension
by Teach Mamaby Teach MamaIt seems that Maddy’s leveled out a bit with her reading this year. She’s doing great with her spelling, she’s made huge strides with decoding, but she’s stuck on one particular level and needs to stretch her …