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Greetings!
Heartfelt wishes for a warm and tasty Thanksgiving ! I am thankful for your interest in raising reading tip awareness to your family and others. Thank you for being a part of my readership! Thanksgiving Blessings, Carla Pennington Kirby Reading Specialist, MA |
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| Tip 1 Thanksgiving Tips | |
I let my fingers do the walking through the Google pages and stumbled upon an awesome site for about any creative Thanksgiving idea you can think of. Tons of different activities include Mazes, Word Bingo, Turkey Trivia, Recipes and this nifty Thanksgiving placemat to keep the kids occupied before mealtime!
The site is www.tipjunkie.com/thanksgiving-activities.com for teachable turkey moments this Thanksgiving! I can't wait to try some myself. :)
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Tip 2 Puppets and Reading | |
Puppets are a wonderful idea for guided reading lessons. They add excitement and fun, making for more eager readers!
Students lend their voice to puppets while reading a story and they enjoy acting out characters. This is important because students will go back and read a line with more inflection if they feel their puppet needs it. They are paying more attention to their own reading and will self-correct. Which is what we want! They focus on how their puppet should act, react and sound as they read through their lines.
Also, puppets provide excellent language experience to children who are not yet reading. One of the first things you'll want to do with these children is have them teach manners to their puppets. This will go a long way in keeping puppets kind to one another!
Photo below is of me in my Halloween costume... puppet included! My magic wand had turned a bad guy into a frog. Yes, there is much creativity that comes with puppets!
Cousins with finger puppets at a recent family gathering make for good language experience, too!
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| Tip 3 National Writers Month | |
This tip is for adults as well as young children. November is the month for anyone wanting to write a novel...to get started! There are sites for both age ranges giving pep talks, support, meeting fellow writers online and in person, badges, and up to date word count. The "Young Writers Program" is now a part of "National Novel Writing Month" and can be viewed at www.ywp.nanowrimo.org 
Adults can go to http://www.nanowrimo.org . Using pencil and paper or keyboard and computer, whatever gets your creative juices flowing - JUST DO IT! |
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Personalized Book of the Month | |
 "Baby Jesus and Me"
This book takes your child back to the first Christmas, with the birth of Jesus. What fun for kids to see their name, family or friends included throughout the book! ( Photo of child is on first page, if requested!)
Ages 2-9
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READING QUOTE
"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge."
~ Albert Einstein ~
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KUDOS TO KINDNESS
Thank you to Creations in Sandpoint and other businesses that provide an awesome service at the price of... "Donation". Creations allows anyone to bloom and blossom with Art and Craft at the amount that fits any budget. To learn about this unique business read below the spotlight.
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All on Donation Basis!
Call Shery Meekings
(208) 304-7384 sherymeekings@live.com
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VIDEO
of a Personalized Book
"God Loves Me"
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Click book to view a short reading. See how your child's name, friends and town are included in each book! |
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