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March Writing Prompts

With March coming up tomorrow [February flew by], I wanted to share some March writing prompts with you all. These prompts will make planning March writing a breeze. With 7 different craftivities and over 40 writing prompts, this resource is a go-to for March writing prompts. Prompts cover how to writing, opinion, creative writing, and persuasive writing could easily be incorporated into one…
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Sticking With Kindness :: FREEBIE

Guess what?! It’s [almost] Friday + I have a F R E E B I E for you all! Who’s excited?! This craftivity is great for this month! It is a great follow up activity when talking to your class about kindness and what that looks like within and outside of the classroom room. Students will write about why they…
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L Blends phonics activities and games

Last month, I shared all the components within Phonics Friends and really talked a lot on what Phonics Friends are and how they came to be.  If you missed that post, you can catch it here.  Today, I am back with L Blends phonics activities and games and I am so excited to share this Phonics Friends with you all. I…
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H Digraph Brothers phonics activities and games

Have you used Phonics Friends in your classroom yet?  Over the past few years I used them in my classroom to bring engagement and enrichment to our phonics learning annnd lemme just tell ya’ … G A M E   C H A N G E R! My students were so anxious to meet our new Phonics Friend each week…asking on Fridays…
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STEM-tastic 100th Day of School

With the 100th Day of School coming up [I can’t believe it’s already so close], I wanted to share a few 100th Day STEM activities with you all. These activities will make your 100th Day of School STEM-TASTIC!! I’ve always liked to have my students do some of their 100th day activities in station rotations as groups. It makes the…
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Christmas Sound Mats

I’m back today with another F R E E B I E for you all!   These are so much fun and add way more excitement to sound segmentation + they are no prep! These work great for RTI, tutoring, word word stations, group practice, or partner games.  Students decode a word by using the sound circles on the mat….
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