October 19, 2013
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National Spanish Heritage Month just came to an end, so we celebrated this week with lots of Spanish stories and activities. In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue, or Cristóbal Colón, as they say in Spanish. Zeanny shared the enthralling … Continue reading
October 13, 2013
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The teen board is a math material that helps students connect an amount with it’s symbol. Students use the bead bars and the teen board to count out and form the symbols for the teen numbers. For each ten, they … Continue reading
October 13, 2013
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We continued to tour Europe this week, focusing on the Hebridian Islands of Scotland, where the author and illustrator Mairi Hedderwick lives. We read several of the Katie Morag stories, which she wrote about a little girl who lives on … Continue reading
October 5, 2013
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We play many different sound games to help students hear and identify sounds in words, a necessary first step in learning to read. Typically children will first identify the first consonant in a word, then the final, then the medial … Continue reading