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Feelings Picture Cards

Feelings Picture Cards

Identifying and describing feelings is an important part of early literacy. It sets the stage for reading comprehension skills and allows children to understand the feelings, and therefore actions, of characters in fiction books. What you need: Scissors Laminating...

OH! Interjections and Conjunctions

OH! Interjections and Conjunctions

This game is a great way to practice orally creating complex sentences using interjections and conjunctions with a partner. What you need: Scissors Laminator (optional) How to prep: Cut apart the task cards on the dotted lines. Laminate for durability (optional)...

Paper Airplane Prepositions

Paper Airplane Prepositions

This activity is so fun, your child won't even realize they're learning prepositions! What you need: Blank paper Directions: Create a paper airplane of your choice. Find a large space either outside or inside with different objects around. Wherever the plane lands,...

Rhyming Dominoes

Rhyming Dominoes

Poets often use rhyming words in their poetry. Practice your rhyming skills by playing Rhyming Dominoes! What you need: Scissors Laminator (optional) How to prep: Cut out the domino pieces Laminate for durability (optional) Directions: Each player takes 5 dominoes to...

Self-Monitoring Bookmarks

Self-Monitoring Bookmarks

Good readers monitor, or keep track of, their reading! Encourage your child to use this Self-Monitoring Bookmark as a tool to help with metacognition (thinking about how we think). What you need: Scissors Laminator (optional) How to prep: Cut out the bookmarks (two...

Wheel of Multiple Meanings

Wheel of Multiple Meanings

Sometimes, the same word can have more than one meaning. This activity will help children identify the different meanings of words and practice using the words in a sentence. What you need: Pencil How to prep: Simply print the pages Directions: Fill out each graphic...

Compare the Bears

Compare the Bears

Being able to communicate the similarities and differences between two stories is an important reading comprehension skill. Your child will enjoy reading and comparing two classic fables in this activity! What you need: Pencil How to prep: Simply print the pages...

Tea Time & Critical Think Cookies

Annotation is when a reader takes notes about what they are reading. Annotating poetry is an excellent way to make sure you understand what you are reading... it's like reading with a pencil! Annotating is not highlighting or underlining the majority of a text without...

Vowel Team Stargazing

Vowel Team Stargazing

This game makes practicing vowel teams FUN! Your child will practice the following vowel teams: oa, oe, ai, ay, oi, oy, ai, ee. What you need: 2 wooden cubes (from a craft store or big box retail store) Permanent marker About 20 game pieces per player 1 game board per...

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