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ve been enormously popular and have lasted for years we recycled them for other plays such as our esther play for purim you can read about all our other puppets here narrations 103 puppets here is your free download nativity play updated download enjoy and be blessed nadene share share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on whatsapp opens in new window whatsapp email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading free download sight words november 7 2023 nadene leave a comment revisiting archives offering a free sight words sampler teaching sight words is a very important and helpful tool to make reading easier for young students from pre k to grade 3 sight words are words read from memory and often cover almost half the reading material on a page by memorizing sight words a child can quickly recognise and read these words without sounding out every letter of each word making his reading process easier sight words often also called high frequency sight words are commonly used words that young children are encouraged to memorize as a whole by sight so that they can automatically recognize these words in print without having to use any strategies to decode wikipedia what sight word lists to teach there are 3 main sight word lists dolche sight words fry s 1000 sight words list using more modern words first 100 high frequency word lists choose a list introduce one or two words each day gradually adding a new word or two repeating and practicing the previously learned words until your child has learnt the entire list in a short while your child will have a wonderful rich memory bank of instantly recognized words which he can read almost instantly building his reading speed and ability download your free sampler sight words sampler including the dolche lists with words in sentences and the dice spinner templates how to teach sight words a general rule always say the whole word then spell it out and then say it again underlining the whole word with the first 2 fingers from left to right as in all teaching you should customize your child s lists to suit their levels of maturity and ability when they are ready they will quickly learn new words and enjoy the learning process sight word games to play the best way to practice is to have fun once the words have been taught the child must practice those words daily many of these games involve physical exercise which in turn strengthens core and fine motor muscles and reinforces directions and spatial awareness my full 30 page sight words ebook has ready to print flash cards suggested games and activities templates and posters for fun teaching and learning sight words click over to my packages page and support me by ordering the full 30 page sight words ebook which includes how to teach sight words lessons with detailed examples 18 creative spelling games one or two players physical activities 24 spelling ideas with unique activities fun ideas dolch sight word lists with flashcards words in sentences fry s 100 sight words 100 frequently used sight word lists spinner and dice templates for games and activities board game and bingo template links to websites and youtube videos references you will find lots of other lists flashcards games and downloads on the web sight word lessons www sightwords com and several additional helpful techniques to teach sight words http www sightwords com sight words lessons dolch flash cards www sightwords com dolch word lists for all the grades www sightwords com all dolch words alphabetical order pdf download www sightwords com sight word games www sightwords com more new sight word games www sightwords com online sight words games www education com interactive printable flash cards www apples4theteacher com blessings nadene 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k fulbright we launched yes pun intended into our theme by creating the solar system mobile we referred to printouts of the planets to correctly select the appropriate sized balls and paint them the right colours my daughter figured out how to support each ball to paint and let them dry without smudging them she used a small piece of wire stuck inside candle stick holders and pierced the wire into each ball we used acrylic paints and sponges we needed a large large sun that would not be too heavy we compromised on the sun s size and covered our inflatable earth globe with paper mache a beach ball would also do but the world globe has a stand which allowed us to turn and cover the ball with paper and glue i used a small amount of wallpaper glue mixed with water in the correct ratio so i also sneaked in a little maths lesson wallpaper glue lasts for several days in a sealed container and spills and drips wash off easily the next day we recovered our sun s newspaper layers with white paper strips and let it dry then when dried we deflated the globe enough to insert the scissors and snip a large slit and pull the flattened globe out our ball a few layers of new paper mache to close our slit and another day to allow to dry completely somehow the newly glued section softened previous layers and our beautiful ball became a bit wonky but my daughter was completely unfazed because the sun is a burning ball of gas and it s not perfectly round is it mom absolutely i bent a large piece of wire to form a large ring and we used fish gut to suspend all the globes there were a few problem solving moments because our wire ring did not hang level we decided to add some blue yellow and white glass beads to balance the mobile what an ingenious idea because these beads looked like stars we could have hung planet moons too i suppose which would also be a great idea a great hands on activity it was really educational too because by the end of this activity my daughter knew all the planets names their relative sizes and colours and could easily identify them in our studies a wonderful introduction to astronomy our solar system mobile hung proudly for most of the year while we completed our astronomy studies have fun making your solar system model blessings nadene share share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on whatsapp opens in new window whatsapp email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading bedtime moments october 1 2023 september 21 2023 nadene leave a comment a post from my archives to form meaningful connections with your children it helps to focus especially on the two book ends of your day the waking moments and the bedtime moments in this post i share some ideas and tips i found useful in seasons of our homeschooling lives bedtimes are a good time to build relationships deepen our understanding of each other and to even cover some of the reading in our homeschool schedule here s some of our bedtime activities read alouds at bedtime often this was with just one child but in the seasons where my daughters shared a room they would both listen to the story before sleeping i usually read their fiction books in our curriculum at bedtime night time story time helped me keep our school time shorter in the mornings bedtime stories also sometimes helped me catch up if there were interruptions during the day read alouds are our homeschool glue and often saved our days we read books when all else failed we loved reading any story it didn t have to be a book from the school schedule sometimes we read an inspirational missionary story or spiritual book regularly reading good stories built a love for reading and a love for words language story telling and imagination in our family reviews and oral narrations narrations or telling back is a very natural way for a child to relate what they understood and remembered from the read alouds at bedtime lying cuddled together in bed my daughters seemed so relaxed and thoughtful and they could easily tell me what they learnt from the read aloud charlotte mason s narrations are power packed with skills and narrations are a fabulous way to witness your child s learning best and worst moments nighttime reflection is a wonderful way to connect with your child s experiences through the day it is a good time to listen to their happy moments their joys their delights as well as their fears hurts and disappointments i reflected back what they just told me by saying what they said in my own words without commenting e g you really loved playing at the pond today or i acknowledged their feelings without judgement saying you must have felt really mad when which helped them feel that i hear and understood them it is a very important way to validate and empathize with your children building strong trusting relationships pray together night time prayers flow so easily from 3 best and worst moments praising and thanking the lord for all the best and praying over the worst teach your child to be thankful thankfulness and gratitude are powerful resources to motivation and health teach your child how to forgive others to ask for forgiveness and to receive forgiveness dealing with challenging circumstances difficulties challenges or repeated failures is very hard for a child praying together over any of these issues helps your child roll the burden onto the lord to learn to trust him and to know that your child is not working through these things alone affirm and encourage bedtime is one of the best times to affirm and encourage your child focus on building up your child with positive affirmations and genuine focused acknowledgements of your child s character personality and her importance to you and others again relationships are key but this is also a good time to acknowledge where your child did something well accomplished something challenging or coped with some difficulty long after the lights are out as your child lingers in the dark falling asleep these words penetrate deeply and are the final thoughts for the day ideas for the next day talk about the upcoming events or meetings with others or dentist appointments etc at night gave my child the time to prepare emotionally i found this very helpful especially for my more anxious child sometimes we would talk about how a meeting with so and so would go imagining and talking about how to handle the situation sometimes using humor made these discussions funny and gave a different perspective to something my child felt anxious about it was a good time to gently discuss my expectations about my child s behaviour being very positive and encouraging bedtime notebooks once your child can write we enjoyed private and very special notebooks which we would slip under each other s pillows at night i treasure their deeply personal letters they often shared things we could not speak about this is really valuable when children reach their tweens and teen years my children really valued these special night time moments together with me and there were times where dad took over their bedtime routine and his bedtimes with the kids was very different from mine he often was louder funnier and their bedtimes activities were often far more physical they often spent their time with dad doing tickles wrestles pillow fights and jokes they loved him reading funny stories usually with sound effects and they would eventually go to sleep happy and exhausted which was a win for me what special moments do you have with your children please share with us in the comments below trusting your family has very blessed bedtimes in grace nadene subscribe click to receive all my new posts packed with practical tips projects plans pages art ideas by email facebook follow practical pages on facebook 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temper fit of rage fit of pique fit outburst flare up blow up pet paroxysm frenzy bad mood mood huff scene looking at the synonyms i have seen my children and myself doing quite a few of those actions in times of frustration in our homeschooling especially in our first year part of the problem was me and my idealistic expectations and perfectionist approach that i used when i first started homeschooling add a high need or sensitive or strong willed children to the mix and there was a guarantee of outbursts of anger tears sulks flare ups and meltdowns i caused tension with my demanding teacherly approach i could have spared us many meltdowns if i had been more sensitive more spontaneous more fun calmer i was a pain in the neck uber serious stressed out mom trying to get everything done and to do it right looking back i am glad that i learnt to add more time to our schedule by stretching out a one year curriculum over 18 months to 2 years this margin of time created a sense of safety and 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