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how to teach kids the ABCs: 5 fun ways | teachmama.com

how to teach kids the ABCs: 5 fun ways

Let’s face it: the letters of the alphabet are the building blocks of the English language. They are. The ABCs are among the most important …
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go on an ABC hunt | reading tip 11 #raiseareader

go on an ABC hunt | reading tip 11 #raiseareader

As parents, we teach out kids so many foundational skills. We teach them to sleep, to walk, to eat, and to talk. We teach them how to dress, to tie …
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alphabet hunt: on the road abc fun

alphabet hunt: on the road abc fun

This is one of my first ever posts, and it’s one that I have shared hundreds of times. It was originally published on January 17, 2009, but …
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play with letters or numbers: cool summer learning for kids | birute from @playtivities guest posting on teachmama.com

play with letters or numbers: cool summer learning for kids

The following Rockstar Sunday guest post is written by a woman whose third language is English and who has two little ones and two rockstar blogs. …
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word building, letter writing, stamping to spell

     Originally published on 2.23.11 but republished because it’s that important. During Maddy’s homework time yesterday, Owen …
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alphabet and reading on the road

alphabet and reading on the road

The kids and I spent the weekend in Pennsylvania, showering my baby sister and her husband with love for their soon-to-be baby boy. Though we …
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help kids learn the abc's

10 fun ways of helping kids learn the abc’s

It’s so easy for us to say we want our kids to learn the ABC’s and 123’s before kids hit Kindergarten, but how do we actually do …
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homemade alphabet book | early literacy | teachmama.com

homemade alphabet book: get personal with the abc’s

There’s been a ton of little things that we’ve done over here to help Maddy, Owen, and Cora learn the letters of the alphabet, but I have …
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best of teach mama countdown: #9 — building words, names

This post, which rolls in at #9, continues to surprise me with the amount of hits it gets. Maybe it’s the title: word building, name building …
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build your own bingo games: uppercase and lowercase letter match

Cora and I have been rockin’ the bingo games lately, with a new spin on bingo games that she really seems to love. And I’m sure the …
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leafy outdoor abc hunt

leafy, outdoor alphabet letter hunt

It’s very leafy over here. With tons of huge trees dropping leaves at about a million per minute, our yard and house is covered. But before I …
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alphabet letter splash

alphabet letter splash–keeping cool with the abc’s

Who says playing with the letters of the alphabet can’t be a fun and exciting outdoor activity? Who thinks that all letter-learning involves a …
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smart summer challenge fun learning ideas: week 4

It’s almost week #4 of our Smart Summer Learning Challenge–the campaign we’ve created to let all parents know the important–and totally fun–role they …
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getting ready for kindergarten: short e picture-word sort

One of the best activities for practicing early word learning is the picture-word sort. Nothing takes the pressure off of reading like adding pictures …
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summertime learning eBook: free and filled with fun ideas!

I am beyond excited to share the news of a project that’s been consuming my life for the last two weeks (hence, the few blog posts over here. . …
Read moresummertime learning eBook: free and filled with fun ideas!

letter and word learning: cora’s word search puzzles

  One more way we’re making Maddy’s homework time work for everyone is with Word Searches. You know those sheets of paper with big …
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alphabingo cover

alphabingo: playing with lowercase letters

An oldie but goodie, we brought out Alphabingo before rest time on Monday, before I was hit hard with what seems like the flu and before our lives got …
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new for us friday: magnetic poetry (and giveaway!)

I have been a huge fan of magnetic poetry, ever since my college pals and I had a set on the fridge of our off-campus house a lifetime ago. Our poetry …
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clothespin number and letter match-up game | teachmama.com

clothespin number and letter match-up game

  Always on the hunt for cool ways of sneaking in a little bit of learning for my kiddos, early this summer I found these cool Clothespin Number …
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lowercase letter hunt and sort | teachmama.com

lowercase letter hunt and sort

Our first super crazy fall week has hit us. Hard. With double Back-to-School Nights, double tutoring, and meetings, on top of a mid-week trip to …
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