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The sentence starter is an effective writing strategy. Sentence starters help your child focus, organize their thoughts, and be more creative. Use this strategy to help develop that creative genius you know your child possesses! Sentence starters also help students describe facts, make predictions, compare and contrast, state an opinion, and clarify or paraphrase information. […]
Legos – have you played with them? These little plastic-colored bricks have been sparking creativity and joy in kids of all ages for almost 70 years. Legos bring back memories of our childhood. Legos make memories for our children and grandchildren. Did you know? Lego means “play well” The Lego company submitted its patent application […]
National Popcorn Day is a fun day to eat popcorn as a treat. You can munch on popcorn all day (and weekend) long! Let’s celebrate!!! Did you know? This time-honored snack can be sweet or savory, caramelized, buttered or plain Popcorn can be made into a candied ball, or tossed with nuts and chocolate Enjoy […]
Let’s encourage our children to read this Christmas season. Why? When an individual reads, opportunity knocks. Reading can help our children achieve their goals – A book is a gift you can open again and again 🙂 Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope 😉 Once you learn to read, you will be forever […]
What are the 12 days of Christmas? Some people think it’s the time during the Christmas period from the birth of Jesus to the coming of the Magi (the Three Wise Men). Others believe the partridge in a pear tree represents Jesus, the Son of God, whose birthday we celebrate on the first day of […]
Hanukkah is also known as the Festival of Lights. This Jewish festival commemorates the recovery of Jerusalem and rededication of the Second Temple. This year Hanukkah is celebrated: December 7th – December 15th. For Jewish Americans, this time of year is celebrated with the blue and white (and sometimes silver) of Hanukkah and playing the […]
Happy Thanksgiving Day everyone! Thank you to everyone for our many blessings – family, friends, and freedoms. Let’s celebrate that first Thanksgiving between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag tribe in 1621. Enjoy this word search called “Happy Thanksgiving”. Word searches develop spelling skills, extend vocabulary, and emphasize pattern recognition. Find all the hidden words! Enjoy […]
Take the Halloween Challenge! Put a check mark next to every challenge you successfully completed. Let the adventure begin! Write down a new word for every letter of the word “Halloween” – H, a, l, l, o, w, e, e, n Spell the word “Halloween” correctly out loud Spell the word “Halloween” correctly backwards – […]
What are you doing for Halloween? Halloween is a time for fun parties, yummy treats, trick or treating, spooky movies, monster games, and spooky stories found in Learning to Read: Favorite Fairy Tales! Enjoy this word search called “Happy Halloween”. Word searches develop spelling skills, extend vocabulary, and emphasize pattern recognition. Find all the hidden […]
Disney turns 100 on Monday, October 16, 2023. The Walt Disney Company was founded on October 16, 1923 by Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney. Did You Know? The company was originally called Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio It was later changed to the Walt Disney Studio The Mouse House has given us countless characters, movies, […]
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