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new for us friday: magnetic poetry (and giveaway!)

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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 was. . . well, mostly just for a good laugh.

So when Maddy received the Magnetic Poetry Really Big Word set as a gift from her grandparents a while back, my heart skipped a beat.

We’ve fallen fast for the set, and when I let the kind people at Mag Po (that’s how the cool kids roll) know now much I totally love their stuff, they sent me some other products to try out.

They’ve even offered to give one lucky teach mama reader a combo pack of Magnetic Poetry: Really Big Words and First Words so another family can rock some poetry at their own house this holiday.

Here’s the skinny:

  • Magnetic Poetry: Like I said, Maddy was given the Really Big Words as a gift, and we would occasionally take them out to play with words, create silly stories, or to do a Silent Conversation, where one person composes a line, then the next person responds–no words are spoken.

We combined her Really Big Words with the Monsters and Cuties set that we were sent, and everyone–Owen and Cora included–had a blast creating silly monsters and creatures.ย  (Though they weren’t all that cute, if you ask me!)

Maddy works hard on her message to me. . .

. . . and she shares her Girl-Power love next to her cute (?) monster.

Silent Conversations are a great way to use the Really Big Words during rest timeย  or quiet work time, and I am always in awe of how kids respond to questions when they don’t actually have to compose the words. When the words are there for emerging readers, it seems like kiddos are more inclined to take risks, to enhance description, or to take ideas a step further.

Or they just get sillier, making up total nonsense.ย  Which, depending on your mood, can also be really good for a laugh.

Owen loved the First Words set; I think the size was just right for him–they are smaller than the Really Big Words but large enough to see clearly and move with his hands.

He could recognize some words, which was incredibly empowering for him–Mom, Dad, yes, no, the, dog–and some others. I emptied the First Word box out onto the cookie tray, and it was a bit overwhelming, I have to admit.

So I wrote, ‘What do you see’, and I as I read it, I pointed to each word.ย  Owen scanned the pile of words, and he grabbed a ‘slow’ and ‘play’, neither of which would complete the sentence.

I re-arranged my question to say, ‘I see the. . .’ and then I put ‘some’ over the word ‘the’.ย  How do you want to answer my question, Owen?

Owen moved quickly into full-fledged silly mode with his First Word stories.

He found ‘cat’ and added it to the sentence.ย  Then I read, I see the cat.ย  Great! You created a sentence–a complete thought.ย  Want to use the word ‘some’ instead ofย  ‘the’? Here you go: I see some cat.ย  Uh-oh, we need something to make this sentence sound better.ย  ‘I see some cat.’ No.ย  ‘I see some cats.’ย  Let’s find an ‘s’.

I found an ‘s’, added it to ‘cat’.ย  Wow! We made a new word and the sentence sounds better: ‘I see some cats.’ Awesome.

And that was that. He smiled and started to grab at other words like ‘candy’ and ‘bad’ and ‘mom’ and everything he wrote made him giggle, but that’s totally cool.ย  It’s SO incredibly amazing to teach an emerging reader even a little trick as simple as adding an ‘s’ to a word to make a new word.ย  I love, love, love it.

And any game, toy, or anything that provides for some fun and sneaky learning is a winner in my book.

The learning opportunities with these two sets is endless.ย  And I am completely and totally excited to pass Really Big Words and First Words onto one reader so I can see what you can come up with that will be way more awesome that what Owen and I did today.

GIVEAWAY: A combo pack: Really Big Words and First Words!

Do you want to win MagPo’s Really Big Words and First Words–perhaps to keep one set for your family and pass another onto a pal?

  • Leave a comment here (along with your email address) simply sharing who in your life would benefit from a set ofย  Really Big Words and/or First Words.
  • For extra entries,ย  you can share this post with a friend (just tell me who you shared it with!) OR Tweet this: Win @magneticpoetry Really Big Words & First Words set at @teachmama http://teachmama.com/?p=735 #ece #literacy

This contest ends on Friday, December 3, 2010 at midnight ET.

And here are few more reasons to love Magnetic Poetry (as if you need one):

  • MagPo loves teachers–they’ve got a whole section of their site dedicated to teachers, including a Classroom Guide with tons of directed activities for pre-readers through advanced readers.
  • Kids can play with MagPo ONLINE–with one of four kits, they can move words to a fridge right on the screen. It’s so fun.
  • Dave’s Blog–Dave Kapell is the creator of MagPo, and he not only came up with a fab product, but he writes a blog, he’s in a band, and he’s just an all-around smooth dude.

This is a completely unsponsored post, written because I totally heart this product and want to share the love with everyone else.ย  The great people at MagPo did provide me with a set of Really Big Words, First Words, and Monsters and Cuties, but Maddy received her set before all this MagPo fun began.ย  They have offered to provide one reader with a set of Really Big Words and First Words, and I think that’s awesome.

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  1. rousse

    November 26, 2010 at 12:45 am

    We are a french homeschool familly and it would be nice to use magnetic poetry to learn english!!!

    Reply
    • Adrienne

      November 26, 2010 at 10:16 am

      My husband is French and I need to find more ways to add French language into the day. I would love to pick your brain.

      Reply
  2. Andrea

    November 26, 2010 at 5:57 am

    My 6 year old daughter is just learning to read and I would love to have a set of these for her. I didn’t know they existed at that size!

    Reply
  3. Donna

    November 26, 2010 at 7:36 am

    I have been looking all over for these Kid magnet sets. I LOVE the regular magnetic poetry sets and when I began to search out new ways to “inspire” my son to read I tried to find these sets in the stores. My son can read O.K. (not as proficient, as my girls), but he would benefit from these word sets to help him write longer sentences. From my experience, boys learn differently than girls, and this hands-on approach would allow him to “create his sentences” before he wrote them in is homework book! This would alleviate some “homework meltdowns” in our house and save the life of MANY erasers.
    I think EVERY child could benefit from having these magnet sets!!!

    Reply
  4. Holly

    November 26, 2010 at 8:24 am

    My oldest kiddo just turned five and would love the magnetic words. What fun!

    Reply
  5. Jaynee

    November 26, 2010 at 9:03 am

    My 4 yr old son has started sounding out words. This would be WONDERFUL for him to go on to the next step.

    Reply
  6. Marci

    November 26, 2010 at 9:05 am

    This would be great for my four year old daughter!

    Reply
  7. Caterina

    November 26, 2010 at 9:47 am

    My son has been trying to read words everywhere. It would be great to have this set for him.

    Thanks Caterina

    Reply
  8. Adrienne

    November 26, 2010 at 10:13 am

    These would be great for my 4 year old. I have been racking my brain trying to come up with fun learning toys for her!!!!

    Reply
  9. Kristalyn

    November 26, 2010 at 10:24 am

    these look so great for my boys. i’d love the sets so my boys could begin understanding how words go together to make sentences and all the fun ways you can manipulate words to express yourself.

    Reply
  10. The Activity Mom

    November 26, 2010 at 10:31 am

    Ahhhhhhhh I would LOVE to have this to work with B. So cool!
    [email protected]

    Reply
  11. The Activity Mom

    November 26, 2010 at 10:31 am

    Tweeting it now…

    Reply
  12. Amanda

    November 26, 2010 at 11:25 am

    My oldest daughter and I would BOTH benefit from a magnetic words set. We love playing with words, and we have been cutting pieces of paper with words typed on them to make sentences. I have been amazed that she was able to do it! We could play even more with this set, which probably wouldn’t get so beat up!

    Reply
  13. Janelle

    November 26, 2010 at 11:30 am

    I would love this for my daughter and son. One is reading and would enjoy putting words into sentences, and the other is learning how to read and would like the practice reading the words. Thanks for a great resource. =0)

    Reply
  14. Norma V.

    November 26, 2010 at 12:07 pm

    I’ve never heard of this and I LOVE this idea. I would love this for my son. He’s soon to be five and I think this would help him with word recognition plus it’s a fun way to learn.

    Reply
  15. Katie

    November 26, 2010 at 12:38 pm

    My 2nd grade students would benefit greatly from this set!! We could use them in so many ways in my classroom!

    Reply
  16. Amanda Abney

    November 26, 2010 at 12:43 pm

    my two boys would love this ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  17. Kim Tracy Prince

    November 26, 2010 at 1:55 pm

    Oh, my 5 year old would love First Words. @MagPo was a great tool for me when I was a young, tortured poet, and now my child who is learning to read would get a kick out of it! I am also tweeting.

    Reply
  18. Becky

    November 26, 2010 at 2:51 pm

    My four homschooled kids shake their heads in despair
    as Mom runs around with rhyming words in the air
    for around here I choose not to yell or fight
    I just rhyme my requests all day and night.
    So I think it’d be cool if we won this prize
    ‘Cuz then the rhyming words would be just their size!

    Reply
  19. Kathryn

    November 26, 2010 at 3:34 pm

    My 4 year old son would really enjoy this. We’ve started to play with magnetic letters, but I’d love to take things up a notch.

    Reply
  20. jeana

    November 26, 2010 at 3:44 pm

    I have these on my wish list! They look fantastic! Thanks for the giveaway.

    Reply
  21. Karen

    November 26, 2010 at 3:55 pm

    These would be great for my niece, she loves being able to handle things when she is learning ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  22. CarrieQ

    November 26, 2010 at 3:59 pm

    My girls & I love any type of play involving words. This would be great for us, thanks for another inspiring idea ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  23. Priscilla

    November 26, 2010 at 5:45 pm

    Anytime I want new ideas for teaching my children, yours is the first website I check. I have been wanting to do something different with my fridge since mine have outgrown the Leap Frog Letters. This is such a great idea!! I will be looking to purchase a set soon!

    Reply
    • amy

      November 26, 2010 at 6:16 pm

      Priscilla–You made my night. Thanks for your kind words; I appreciate them more than you know! Good luck with the giveaway!

      Reply
  24. Sur Klingseis

    November 26, 2010 at 5:56 pm

    I would love these for my granddaughters who I take care of while their parents work.

    Reply
  25. Christine

    November 26, 2010 at 6:01 pm

    I would love to be entered, my daughter is really working hard at learning to read.

    Reply
  26. Staci A

    November 26, 2010 at 6:48 pm

    We’re always looking for fun activities for my son and niece (who are both 6.) They would love this, and it would be a great, fun way to encourage both of them to create and read, even though they are at very different reading levels.

    Reply
  27. Katherine

    November 26, 2010 at 7:41 pm

    I would love to win this set for my son to use as we begin recognizing our first words.
    Thanks for the opportunity!
    Katherine

    Reply
  28. Cary

    November 26, 2010 at 8:31 pm

    I would make great use of these in my special education classroom! Thanks for the opportunity.

    Reply
  29. janelle urbanavicius

    November 26, 2010 at 8:41 pm

    my class of aussie kinder special ed kids who are (everyday) looking like and feeling more like the readers and writers I know they will – and should- become!

    Reply
  30. Julie

    November 26, 2010 at 9:01 pm

    Bear would benefit for sure. She loves reading now and wants to write but can’t write fast enough for her ideas. What a great learning tool. We have magnetic poetry but really it is way too small.

    Reply
  31. kenzie

    November 26, 2010 at 10:22 pm

    My 1st grader and Kindergartner would love these and we just started homeschooling so it would be fabulous to try something new around here!

    Reply
  32. Robin (noteverstill)

    November 26, 2010 at 11:12 pm

    My oldest is on the verge of five and on the verge of reading. I think these would be so exciting for her!!

    Reply
  33. pat

    November 26, 2010 at 11:41 pm

    My third grade inclusion classroom could make very good use of this during Poetry Month in April!

    Reply
  34. Lorna

    November 27, 2010 at 1:09 am

    I have a seven year old who would totally rock this solo, and a four year old who I would love to use these with. Our family would love it! I can see us leaving messages for each other.

    Reply
  35. dana

    November 27, 2010 at 8:19 am

    these are great! clearly, the pea needs this set as he is just beginning to decode words!

    Reply
  36. Deanna K

    November 27, 2010 at 11:18 am

    I would love to have this for my kids to play with! Thanks

    Reply
  37. Deanna K

    November 27, 2010 at 11:19 am

    I tweeted about this!
    Thanks for the giveaway!

    Reply
  38. Kelly Malloy

    November 27, 2010 at 11:27 am

    My 3 younger boys would love this!

    Reply
  39. Kelly Malloy

    November 27, 2010 at 11:30 am

    I tweeted!
    http://twitter.com/kellys3ps/status/8565640654749696
    [email protected]

    Reply
  40. Erin @ Letter Soup

    November 27, 2010 at 12:04 pm

    We love Mag Po! ๐Ÿ™‚ We’d love to try the big words version! Thanks for sharing the great ideas!

    Reply
  41. Erin @ Letter Soup

    November 27, 2010 at 12:05 pm

    Just tweeted! Thanks!

    Reply
  42. jacque

    November 27, 2010 at 12:18 pm

    Maxx,my nephew who is almost 5 would really enjoy this and have fun at the same time! Thanks!

    Reply
  43. cctine

    November 27, 2010 at 6:00 pm

    My 3 boys would love to use these magnets, and what could be a greater gift than learning while having fun.
    Thank you for the chance to win and the super ideas and links.

    Reply
  44. Kate

    November 27, 2010 at 6:53 pm

    My son Xander would benefit from these sets as he learns to read and write. I too loved the magnet poetry set we had in my dorm apartment at college. Though, I wouldn’t say we ever really wrote poems with it.

    Reply
  45. sarah

    November 27, 2010 at 7:27 pm

    I am a teacher who is staying home with my children now. I LOVE your blog. It reminds me of all the things I used to do in the classroom but you give it “just right for hom” spin! We would love to use these words at home and create sentences and fun stories as a family! Thank you for telling us about them!

    Reply
  46. Mrs. B.

    November 27, 2010 at 10:26 pm

    My daughter “The Love” is four and wants to read so much! I think having the first words set would be perfect for her!

    Reply
  47. Casey

    November 28, 2010 at 6:19 am

    I am getting ready to move overseas and will be homeschooling my daughter…we are in the process of collecting the supplies we want to take with us to help her learn. These would be a great addition! Thanks for sharing the info about them.

    Reply
  48. Liberty

    November 28, 2010 at 1:52 pm

    My daughter would REALLY love something like this! She is really into poetry and always wanting to create her own poems. These are so cool!

    Reply
  49. Anne@LittleSproutBooks

    November 29, 2010 at 12:19 am

    Brings back college memories for me too! Can totally see my son enjoying these sets at his magnetic easel!

    Reply
  50. Holly

    November 29, 2010 at 12:42 am

    I have a 7, 5, and 2 year old. This would be great for them- the 2 yr old eventually ๐Ÿ™‚ I was a first grade teacher before the kids came along, so we love doing things like this. I love your blog too. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  51. Anne@LittleSproutBooks

    November 29, 2010 at 1:20 am

    Sharing your giveaway on my Must See Monday post! with all my readers!

    Reply
    • amy

      November 29, 2010 at 9:12 am

      Anne–You are so awesome. Many thanks!!

      Reply
  52. Brandy

    November 29, 2010 at 2:25 pm

    I have 3 children that would benefit from this. My six year old daughter loves word play and so does my four year old son who is a beginning reader. Even my two year old loves playing with words and I could see his reading abilities emerging early with something like this.

    Reply
  53. Lexi

    November 29, 2010 at 10:00 pm

    My son would love this! He just about has all his letter sounds mastered, so this would be great!

    Reply
  54. Leslie

    November 30, 2010 at 1:02 pm

    My seven year old new reader and three year old twins would love playing with magnetic words! Thanks for the giveaway.

    Reply
  55. RG

    November 30, 2010 at 1:36 pm

    oh, I have four little people with a propensity for words who would absolutely love it! Please enter us!

    Reply
  56. Kelly

    November 30, 2010 at 9:27 pm

    How fun! We would definitely get a kick out of these ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  57. Lindsay Lebresco

    December 1, 2010 at 11:02 am

    My son would totally love these- we have two walls in the basement that we painted with magnetic paint so I think they’d be awesome to use on there!

    Reply
  58. Aimee

    December 1, 2010 at 8:44 pm

    My 5 year old is beginning to read. She’s a little difficult to motivate and I think she’d love these!

    Reply
  59. melanie

    December 1, 2010 at 9:04 pm

    i have a 3 yr old and 5 yr old who would love either set. my 5 yr old is just learning to read. i think this would be a great way to develop her skills.

    Reply
  60. Lauren

    December 2, 2010 at 9:20 am

    I would love to win this set for my son. He loves to make words with his magnetic letters, but this would be a new fun way to learn for him. Thanks!

    Reply
  61. amy

    December 4, 2010 at 12:34 pm

    There were SO many people listed here who would benefit from magnetic poetry–and even a fab poem!–but random.org chose the winner, and she’s been notified.

    Many thanks for reading, my friends, and happy holidays!
    amy

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(Itโ€™s what Rusty the ๐ŸฆŠ is currently reading.) 

Find it at your favorite bookstore or order here: https://amzn.to/3Pu3tWs

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How can people with dyslexia learn to read? ๐Ÿค”

Here are the 3๏ธโƒฃ elements that reading instruction should contain in order to be most effective for students with dyslexiaโ€”

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Lately when I find four leaf clovers, Iโ€™ve been leaving them. ๐Ÿ€๐Ÿคท๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ

So if youโ€™re in Maryland, and you happen upon a lonely, little 4-leafer with very little grass, weeds, or leaves around it, I donโ€™t know WHO tried to set you up for success.

#yougotthis #keepyoureyesopen #itsthelittlethings #kilpattyluck
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Okayโ€”how do we know if someone has dyslexia? 

Which professionas are able to make that important determination? 

โ–ถ๏ธ Watch to find out. 

Hit me with the questions you still have about dyslexiaโ€”and know we have a few more posts to go!

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What are some of the common signs of dyslexia?

Watch to learn and find out!

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True โœ… or false โŒ?

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What do you know about dyslexia? 

What questions do you have about dyslexia? 

For the next few weeks leading up to my own start to the school year I am sharing a new series called โ€œDe-Mystifying Dyslexiaโ€ and I would love for you to join me! 

Follow in my stories or on the highlight above!

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(Part 2) 

The series will be shared on IG stories, on tiktok, on the teachmama facebook page, and in the Take 5 newsletter. 

Look for the logo on social, and if you want to receive the whole thing via email, then sign up for Take5 on the link below. 

Iโ€™m really excited about this. Itโ€™s taken a long, long time to create, and the only thing I ask is that you, once viewing it all, could take 2 minutes to give me some feedback. There will be a google form on the last of the slides, at the end of the series. I thank you, I appreciate you, and I look forward to learning along with you.

Join the Take 5 list if you want this series to land in your inbox: 
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Hi and thank you for your interest in watching my โ€˜de-mystifying dyslexiaโ€™ series. 

My name is Amy Mascott, and Iโ€™m a reading specialist and former high school English teacher. Iโ€™m also the creator of teachmama.com  where since 2008, Iโ€™ve helped families make meaningful connections with their kids and build bridges between home and school. 

As an educator, Iโ€™m always trying to share important informationโ€”bc I really think that when we know better, we do better. This series is part of my final project for a course Iโ€™m taking through Advancement Courses called โ€˜understanding dyslexiaโ€™. 

And as a reading teacher, I need to know all I can about this condition. What I realized is that I had a lot to learnโ€”maybe you, as a parent or teacher yourself, can also stand to learn a little bit. 

Maybe, like me, youโ€™ve grown up thinking that dyslexia was a condition where people read letters backwardsโ€”b for d or p for g? Maybe you thought, like I did, that if a person was dyslexic, they saw all of the letters jumbled together on the page? Iโ€™m here to tell you that both of those things are untrue. 

So if you would like to learn a little about dyslexiaโ€”if you would like for me to โ€˜de-mystify dyslexiaโ€™ for you, then follow along! 

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