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Personalize Bedtime Stories With Tall Tales

Allison McDonald — Sat, 20 May 2023 16:25:30 +0000

This post is in partnership with Tall Tales App. “Mama, tell me a story.” I heard this at bedtime for years. My daughter Molly and I had epic tales about twin princesses and one about a girl who would visit a land of fairies and gnomes with her magic watch and a secret door in […]

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Print Referencing – Early Literacy Skills

Allison McDonald — Tue, 10 May 2022 19:20:35 +0000

Have you ever noticed how many technical terms there are in early education? Education, in general, has a lot of jargon and sometimes the definitions are anything but consistent. This article is all about print referencing which is an early literacy strategy that every preschool and kindergarten teacher should master and include in their classroom. […]

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Read Across America Activity Without Dr. Seuss

Allison McDonald — Sat, 05 Mar 2022 23:56:55 +0000

I am thrilled to share this simple Read Across America activity with you. Of course, if you teach in a country besides the US, you can still use this to celebrate books at any time of the year. We did this activity in my PreK class yesterday, and every one of my students was engaged […]

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Phonological Awareness Activities

Allison McDonald — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 18:36:47 +0000

Wow-what a title. 5 phonological awareness activities for preschool. How can it be easy when the title isn’t even easy to say? Reading is kinda technical, although, in preschool and homeschooling preschool, we don’t really have to be super technical. We do have to keep some skills in mind while planning lessons and our learning […]

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Winter Reading Bucket List

Allison McDonald — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 19:29:44 +0000

Many summers ago, I created a Summer Reading Bucket List, and it went viral. This year I have decided to make a winter reading bucket list to renew our reading excitement while learning from home. This is a FREE printable for teachers to print out and encourage their students to read during remote learning and […]

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