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ANIMAL FINGER PUPPETS by Super Z Outlet

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Put away the cellphone and take out the finger puppets!

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This entry was posted in Reading Games on July 1, 2016 by laura hulbert.

OVER IN THE MEADOW by Olive A. Wadsworth and Ezra Jack Keats

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Over in the Meadow is an old Appalachian counting rhyme that’s popular with young children.

 

 

 

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This entry was posted in Recommended Books on July 1, 2016 by laura hulbert.

Racing Contractions

Racing Contractions

An engaging format for practicing contraction formation.

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This entry was posted in Reading Games on June 3, 2016 by laura hulbert.

ONE GREEN APPLE by Eve Bunting and Ted Lewin

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The story gets its name from the events on a field trip to a farm where the class picks apples and makes cider. Every child picks a plump red apple, except for Farah.

 

 

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This entry was posted in Recommended Books on June 3, 2016 by laura hulbert.

JUST ME AND 6,000 RATS by Rick Walton and Mike and Carl Gordon

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An amusing romp that introduces readers to the meanings of different conjunctions.

 

 

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This entry was posted in Recommended Books on May 4, 2016 by laura hulbert.

Cause and Effect Bingo

Cause-Effect Bingo

Combine simple sentences into a complex one showing a cause-effect relationship.

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This entry was posted in Reading Games on May 4, 2016 by laura hulbert.

KNOCK AT A STAR: A Child’s Introduction to Poetry by X. J. Kennedy and Dorothy M. Kennedy

Knock at a Star

 

“Poetry many not be able to redeem the world, but it offers lasting satisfactions. It can sharpen the wits, fire the imagination, perhaps even leave the reader with a grain of wisdom. It can heighten the experience of being alive. This seems enough to ask of it.”

-X. J. and Dorothy M. Kennedy

 

 

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This entry was posted in Recommended Books on April 4, 2016 by laura hulbert.

Semantic Gradients with ROGET’S STUDENT THESAURUS (Scott Foresman, 1994)

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Expand children’s vocabulary by engaging partners in creating semantic gradients.

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This entry was posted in Reading Games on April 4, 2016 by laura hulbert.

XOOM CUBES (BAXBO)

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Xoom Cubes are designed to be used in a variety of word building games for 2-8 players, aged 6 to 96.

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This entry was posted in Reading Games on March 1, 2016 by laura hulbert.

SONIA SOTOMAYOR: a judge grows in the Bronx by Jonah Winter and Edel Rodriguez

Sonia Sotomayor

 

It is evident that all along the way to the Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor studied extremely hard and continuously demanded more of herself.

 

 

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This entry was posted in Recommended Books on March 1, 2016 by laura hulbert.

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