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Down on the Farm – Lesson 12 – tr, cl, pl, ch

Posted by on Feb 23, 2016 in Beginning Reading, Blends, Digraphs, Early Literacy, Letter Games, Phonics, Reading Games, Set 9 Down on the Farm Lesson Plans, Teaching Reading | 0 comments

What could be more fun than feeding animals to practice blends and digraphs? Today’s lesson is perfect for our Down on the Farm...

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Medieval Magic – Lesson 17 – Matching Uppercase and Lowercase Letters

Posted by on Dec 3, 2015 in Alphabet, Beginning Reading, Early Literacy, Letter Games, Letter Sounds, Phonics, Set 8 Medieval Magic Lesson Plans, Teaching Reading | 0 comments

You and your child are sure to enjoy this “sweet” lesson which ties in nicely with Book 4 The Kiss! What a yummy way to review...

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Medieval Magic – Lesson 14 – Beginning Sounds

Posted by on Nov 25, 2015 in Beginning Reading, Blends, Digraphs, Early Literacy, Letter Games, Letter Sounds, Phonics, Reading Games, Set 8 Medieval Magic Lesson Plans, Teaching Reading | 0 comments

Using a wizard’s magic pot is a fun way to practice beginning letter sounds, blends and digraphs.  Medieval Magic – Lesson 14...

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Medieval Magic – Lesson 13 – Short Vowel Sounds

Posted by on Nov 23, 2015 in Alphabet, Beginning Reading, Early Literacy, Letter Games, Letter Sounds, Phonics, Reading Games, Set 8 Medieval Magic Lesson Plans, Teaching Reading, Vowels | 0 comments

Today’s lesson combines art and reading when your child gets to make her own magic wands to practice vowel sounds! Medieval Magic...

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Digging Up Dinosaurs – Lesson 34 – ABC Order

Posted by on Jul 17, 2015 in Alphabet, Beginning Reading, Letter Games, Letter Sounds, Phonics, Reading Readinesss, Set 6 Digging Up Dinosaurs Lesson Plans, Tactile Letters, Teaching Reading | 0 comments

Toy dinosaurs from a dollar store are a fun and inexpensive resource for practicing ABC order! Digging Up Dinosaurs – Lesson 34...

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Digging Up Dinosaurs – Lesson 25 – Change a Word

Posted by on Jul 3, 2015 in Alphabet, Beginning Reading, CVC words, Letter Games, Letter Sounds, Moveable Alphabet, Phonics, Reading Games, Set 6 Digging Up Dinosaurs Lesson Plans, Spelling, Tactile Letters, Teaching Reading | 0 comments

Make bath time learning time! These letters are from a foam puzzle that I bought at a dollar store and they work great in the bath tub!...

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Digging Up Dinosaurs – Lesson 18 – Vowel Sound Pop

Posted by on Jun 26, 2015 in Alphabet, Beginning Reading, Letter Games, Phonics, Set 6 Digging Up Dinosaurs Lesson Plans, Teaching Reading, Vowels | 0 comments

Here is a noisy lesson to review the five short vowel sounds! What a good use of bubble wrap! I used the bigger bubble wrap because it was...

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Digging Up Dinosaurs – Lesson 17 – Identifying Letters

Posted by on Jun 25, 2015 in Alphabet, Beginning Reading, Letter Games, Letter Sounds, Moveable Alphabet, Phonics, Reading Games, Reading Readinesss, Set 6 Digging Up Dinosaurs Lesson Plans, Tactile Letters, Teaching Reading | 0 comments

This activity is a fun way to review the letters and sounds. Your child can pretend he is excavating a dinosaur site. You could even add...

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Digging Up Dinosaurs – Lesson 9 – Tactile Writing

Posted by on Jun 17, 2015 in Alphabet, Beginning Reading, Letter Sounds, Phonics, Reading Readinesss, Set 6 Digging Up Dinosaurs Lesson Plans, Tactile Writing, Teaching Reading | 0 comments

Writing the letters is good practice for learning them well. Writing with a tactile experience is even better! Today your child will write...

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Digging Up Dinosaurs – Lesson 8 – Letter Ee

Posted by on Jun 16, 2015 in Alphabet, Beginning Reading, Letter Games, Letter Sounds, Phonics, Reading Games, Reading Readinesss, Set 6 Digging Up Dinosaurs Lesson Plans, Teaching Reading, Vowels | 0 comments

Today your child will learn the last vowel, letter e! It’s a tricky one, but these fun activities will help! After this lesson, your...

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Digging Up Dinosaurs – Lesson 7 – Letter Review (Kk, Qq, Ww)

Posted by on Jun 15, 2015 in Alphabet, Beginning Reading, Letter Games, Letter Sounds, Phonics, Reading Games, Reading Readinesss, Set 6 Digging Up Dinosaurs Lesson Plans, Teaching Reading | 0 comments

Now it’s time to review our three new letters before moving on. Today your child will be sorting pictures according to their...

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Digging Up Dinosaurs – Lesson 6 – Letter Ww

Posted by on Jun 14, 2015 in Alphabet, Beginning Reading, Letter Games, Letter Sounds, Phonics, Reading Readinesss, Set 6 Digging Up Dinosaurs Lesson Plans, Tactile Letters, Teaching Reading | 0 comments

For this lesson, I purchased Wikki Stix online. I thought that would be a good fit since Wikki begins with w. But your child could form...

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