Do your kids like to explore on the beach? Try out these 25 beach learning activities to build background knowledge before you head to the beach! This post may contain Amazon links and links to other bloggers. There is no extra cost to you, but...
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May 30, 2017 Rachel C
Math, Reading, Science
Keeping kids from losing knowledge over the summer can be hard. Check out three activities we are doing this summer to prevent the summer slide. This post may contain Amazon links, other affiliate links, and links to other bloggers. There is no extra cost to...
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May 19, 2017 Rachel C
Math, Reading
Grab your free sight word emergent readers for when and where. There is a book for the sight word when and the sight word where. This post contains affiliate links for Amazon and from other bloggers. It does not cost you any extra, but if...
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April 18, 2017 Rachel C
Reading
Is your child a fan of baseball? This baseball alphabet beginning sound sort will help your child with vocabulary, beginning sounds, and letter recognition. *This post contains affiliate links for Amazon and other bloggers. The products cost the same, but if you choose to purchase I...
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March 20, 2017 Rachel C
Alphabet, Reading
Last fall God placed on my heart the need to be intentional about teaching my boys scripture. As the conviction hit, I ended up creating a Bible Study that I could do with my two boys. Standing Firm: Putting on the Whole...
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February 27, 2017 Rachel C
Reading, Words from the Heart
The finger flies over the counting bears and the words one, two, three are being mumbled. Everything sounds great, but the words and the finger pointing aren’t matching at all. In the time it takes my little girl to get the word one out, she...
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February 17, 2017 Rachel C
Math, Reading
His face screwed up into a funny frown. ssss, tttt, rrrr, ong. “That doesn’t sound right, mom!” he sighed. I smiled and began to explain that those three letters are called trigraphs and they only make one sound. As he finished reading his book, my...
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January 11, 2017 Rachel C
Phonics, Reading
I love the sound of my babies laughing and having fun. I love their excited yells when they win a game. I love listening to them call out the number or word they want their die to land on. Games! They are fun. They add...
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October 13, 2016 Rachel C
Phonics, Reading
I found it at a garage sale, and I was so excited about my find. That excitement didn’t last. Though I liked how we were slowly working our way through word families, the lists were gruesome. My kindergarten boy would groan when the book...
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August 23, 2016 Rachel C
Reading
“Oh, that fruit is cut open. It can’t be a living thing.” my kindergartener said as he meticulously covered up the green kiwi. Legos were scattered across the table, and my boys were in competition mode. My oldest held his breathe while C reached over to...
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August 16, 2016 Rachel C
Reading, Science
