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End of the Year Activities for Your Virtual KG Classroom

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I never imagined ending the school year without seeing my sweet little class again and celebrating with all of my end of the year activities. We have built such a fun classroom community and love to celebrate wonderful milestones together. So ending without a party is tearing me up! This list of end of the …

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Cool Gifts for Your Teens or College Age Kids

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My kids are 20 and 23 and they are going a bit retro as they grow up! At least one of them is – with some of his music. I am thrilled with the music choices they have on their playlists and couldn’t believe when I saw throwback ALBUMS and a record player on the …

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Basic List of Reading Strategies

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Here is a basic list of reading strategies that parents or teachers can remind their child of while they are reading together at home or in the classroom. New word strategies give readers tools that help them figure out those tricky words using the visual clues the printed page is giving them. Teachers give them …

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A Parent Guide to Reading Strategies – Decoding

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How to support your child to become a better reader Many parents want to help their child become a better reader, but may not know the ins and outs of how to go about it. This parent guide to reading strategies will help your child become a better reader and should offer the help you …

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What is a “just right book?”

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The teacher suggests that your child needs to be reading “just right books” at home, but what does that mean? What is a just right book? How do parents help their child become a better reader at home? Here’s a guide to get you on the right track! Early readers need to spend time reading …

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Zoom Activities for Kinders to Keep Meetings Fun

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Meetings on Zoom with little learners are an exciting event for our students to look forward to, but we have to keep them fun to keep them wanting to come back! It is important to have a big list of activities ready to keep those kinders engaged. While routine is important and you can see …

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My Latest Beauty Finds While in Quarantine

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I meet regularly on Zoom with my girlfriends to survive during our quarantine. A recent conversation centered around the importance of continuing to maintain ourselves even during our stay-at-home orders from our governor. Our conversation inspired me to replenish a few of my favorites and order some of their suggested products. Let me tell you …

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Virtual Classroom Meetings with Young Learners

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How are those virtual classroom meetings going? Frustrated? The deal is we really can’t expect too much – at least not with kindergarten! The goal here during this time apart is to just BE THERE. Have a place to give the youngest of our students a sense of security and normal rhythm to some of …

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Technology for Remote Learning

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What Technology Should I Use and What to Use it For? Remote learning is going to take some professional development in the area of technology, there’s no getting around that. But let’s find out the best easiest technology for remote learning and how we can get the most out of a few tools. Learning the …

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How to Talk to Young Children About Covid-19

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What a crazy world we live in right now! I keep looking around from my current task and shake my head in disbelief at how different life has become in such a short time! While I am feeling so unsettled I can assure you the children in our world are feeling just as anxious. Talking …

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