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Finding the Beat and Sounds in Words-Phonological Awareness

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>Last week I wrote a post called Let’s Talk While We Read. This week’s literacy topic phonological awareness is also based on a lot of talk. Phonological awareness has to do with the rhythm and rhyme of words.Ways to Work on Phonological Awareness:Birth to 2-years oldSay or read nursery rhymes so your child hears the rhyme. Stress the rhyming Continue Reading

Muffin Tin Monday- Curious George Lunch

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JDaniel isn't old enough to sit through a movie. I decided to make him a lunch based on his favorite television show. Curious George has been a favorite for a long time.   He had a toasted cheese monkey sandwich, a yellow hat made from a banana, banana yogurt (just because we had it), Curious George fruit chews, along with C and G made with Continue Reading

Bella- The Fairy Ball and a Bubble Wand Craft

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Bella- The Fairy Ball

All summer I have been sharing Tiger Tales books I was sent to review. Today’s book is the last one in the box I was sent of Spring releases. The book is called Bella-The Fairy Ball by Mandy Stanley. I have shared Bella with you before when she visited a birthday party. In Bella- The Fairy Ball a beautiful fairy chain Bella has made is whisked out Continue Reading

The Purple Flash Taught Latin Class

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When my sisters and I were in high school, we all took Latin from Mrs. Sleeper. She was in her early seventies at the time but acted like the youth she taught. She seemed to sprint around the room rejoicing in a language she loved to teach. She must have been exhausted by the end of the day. During class this slight woman with a bun wound around Continue Reading

Cleaning Up Grocery Store Parking Lots or Laboring in Lots

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Rubber Gloves

JDaniel hates to see trash in store parking lots. He points to it and declares, “A mess.” I started to pick up the less messy pieces of trash and put it in the trash to show JDaniel that it is important to take care of the environment. If there is a trashcan nearby it hasn’t a problem to pick up the corner of a bag or smashed can and carry it to Continue Reading

Let’s Talk While We Read

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{Kid Talk} My Teacher Says....

  This is the fourth post I have done on Literacy Awareness. I first looked at vocabulary in a post called Setting Up A Literacy Center- Vocabulary. Next, I did a post on Reading! Reading! Books and Words Everywhere!- Print Motivation. Last week I posted a post called How Does a Book Work- Print Awareness. This week’s topic something I love Continue Reading

Muffin Tin Monday- Labor Day Picnic Tin

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Red, White and Blue Lunch in a Muffin Tin

JDaniel had a picnic meal in a muffin tin. There were potato chips (We never have chips in the house. He was thrilled.), hot dogs, potato salad, cantaloupe in the shape of 6's since it is the 6th day of September, blueberries, and watermelon. I don't think he got that it was a picnic meal. He ate while inside the house at the kitchen table. I do Continue Reading

My Words are Stuck Mom

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Just last week my little clear speaker started getting his words stuck. He starts to say something like “What are you doing?” What comes out of his mouth is “What, What, What.” He gets so frustrated with himself and his words. This isn’t all the time. Sometimes it’s when he is tired. Sometimes it is when he has just gotten up. Sometimes it just Continue Reading

The Indigo Haired Boy Taught Us about Vaccinations

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I really struggled with what to write about using the color indigo. Mrs. Matlock’s Summer School class is studying the color indigo this week. JDaniel and I went to Lowes to find an indigo paint chip to help me think about things that are indigo. I thought about making play dough or finger paint that was indigo. Since color mixing has never been my Continue Reading

How to Work on Print Awareness

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Birth to 2- years oldHave your child hold the book.Point to words in books with few words Have them track the words on the page while holding their finger. Go from left to right.Read aloud labels, signs, menu, etc..2 to 5- years oldPoint to some of the words as you say themHave your child turn the pagesHave your child walk you through the story and Continue Reading

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