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How to Teach Nonsense Words, and Color by Nonsense Word Worksheets for CVC 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 your students struggle with the concept of "nonsense words?"  Teaching nonsense words can be a a little bit tricky, but when you take it step by step, it's really not much harder than any other skill.  In this post, I'll explain exactly how to teach nonsense words, and I'll also explain WHY it's important to teach them- and basically, it has to do with comprehension and phonics.  They really can be beneficial to st...
   

The Calendar Book

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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! __________________________________________________________________________ Have you ever heard of the Calendar Book?  The Calendar book is not a game, but a daily activity that can be done whole group.  When you do the Calendar Book with your class, the children have their own calendar books that they fill in as you update the class calendar each day, or as close to daily as you can get. The Calendar Book can have as few or as many pages in it as you like. The general idea is that it starts ou...