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Helping Kids That GUESS Rather Than Decode Words

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Have you heard the news? We've Moved to  HeidiSongs.tv ! Our new website features an online video streaming service, updated blog posts at  Heidisongs.blog , and a wealth of fresh resources designed to make learning even more fun and engaging. You can also continue shopping for our educational products there and at our  Teachers Pay Teachers store ! Head over to  HeidiSongs.tv  now and explore all the exciting new features.  See you there! __________________________________________________________________________ Do you have students that look at the first letter in a word and then guess at the rest?  In this post, I am going to share with you nine different ways to help children that continually GUESS at words rather than decode them!  I have been working with a couple of sweet children in my class this year that have been struggling with this very problem, and a number of my strategies have really been working, so I am excited to shar...
   

Using ThinkMarks to Boost Comprehension of Fiction & Critical Thinking Skills with Young Readers

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Have you heard the news? We've Moved to  HeidiSongs.tv ! Our new website features an online video streaming service, updated blog posts at  Heidisongs.blog , and a wealth of fresh resources designed to make learning even more fun and engaging. You can also continue shopping for our educational products there and at our  Teachers Pay Teachers store ! Head over to  HeidiSongs.tv  now and explore all the exciting new features.  See you there! __________________________________________________________________________ Hello! This week, I would like to tell you more about how I used "ThinkMarks" to help increase my students' comprehension and critical thinking skills in fiction texts.  I have a free download of my "ThinkMark Charts" for fiction in color and black and white ! As some of you may remember, I gave a brief overview of using ThinkMarks in the classroom a few weeks ago in my blog post on January 17, 2014 .  Today I will give ...
   

Beginning Reading Strategy: Color Word Activity

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Have you heard the news? We've Moved to  HeidiSongs.tv ! Our new website features an online video streaming service, updated blog posts at  Heidisongs.blog , and a wealth of fresh resources designed to make learning even more fun and engaging. You can also continue shopping for our educational products there and at our  Teachers Pay Teachers store ! Head over to  HeidiSongs.tv  now and explore all the exciting new features.  See you there! __________________________________________________________________________ We love seeing teachers using our products in the classroom with their students!  Tracy sent us this idea and video of her using the Color Songs with her students. She does a fantastic job of involving all of her students in the lesson and with getting everyone up moving, singing and learning. It looks like the kids are having a blast. Great work Tracy and thank you for sharing! Tracy's letter is below. Enjoy! My idea: ...
   

"The Hen's Walk" - An Easy Reader for Kids to Make Based On Rosie's Walk!

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Have you heard the news? We've Moved to  HeidiSongs.tv ! Our new website features an online video streaming service, updated blog posts at  Heidisongs.blog , and a wealth of fresh resources designed to make learning even more fun and engaging. You can also continue shopping for our educational products there and at our  Teachers Pay Teachers store ! Head over to  HeidiSongs.tv  now and explore all the exciting new features.  See you there! __________________________________________________________________________ Here's a fun new book for kids to make called " The Hen's Walk" that is based on the classic book, Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins!  I love it because it incorporates position words, sight words, and comprehension skills.  Kids love it because it includes stick puppets, rubber stamps, and coloring, PLUS when they are finished, they all have a book that they can take home!  Do I have your attention?  I hope so! I...