Author Archive: Carissa Lellos

Caregiver and Community Engagement #2

By Carissa Lellos

Building strong relationships with caregivers is essential for the success of your students. However, with so many responsibilities for teachers to juggle, it can be challenging to find the time to communicate effectively with caregivers. It takes some work upfront, but finding the balance between digital and analog communication methods that work for you and your schedule will make a big difference in the long run. This week, we’ll do a deep dive on digital communication with tips, links, and templates for you to use in your communication with caregivers. 

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Homophones A-J

For this week’s Family Friday, your child will put their brain power to the test with a jigsaw puzzle about homophones (words that sound the same, but have different meanings!) Children will be further familiarized with these homophones through this hands-on jigsaw puzzle. Read our step-by-step guide on how you can set up this interactive literacy activity with your child at home!

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Homófonos A-J

Este Viernes en familia, su hijo pondrá a prueba su fuerza intelectual con un rompecabezas sobre homófonos (palabras que suenan igual, ¡pero tienen significados diferentes!) Los niños se familiarizarán aún más con estos homófonos a través de este rompecabezas interactivo. ¡Lea nuestra guía paso a paso para realizar esta actividad con su hijo en casa!

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La canción del alfabeto

Este Viernes en familia es una aventura interactiva. Explore su casa y busque objetos cotidianos que empiezan con su letra favorita para crear una galería del alfabeto. ¡Diviértanse!

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On the Go

This week’s Family Friday will get you and your family outside and put your observation skills to the test. After reading On the Go, you will go on a transportation scavenger hunt. Have fun!

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En marcha

Este Viernes en familia, usted y su familia estarán al aire libre poniendo a prueba sus habilidades de observación. Después de leer En marcha, realizaran una búsqueda del tesoro de transporte. ¡Diviértanse!

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What Am I Feeling?

This week’s Family Friday will put your acting skills to the test! After you read about the different emotions in What Am I Feeling you will play a game of charades that is fun for all ages. This week, there are BONUS game sheets you can print and do with your child at home or on the go! Enjoy playing social-emotional charades and more.

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¿Qué estoy sintiendo?

¡Este viernes en familia pondremos a prueba sus habilidades de actuación! Después de leer sobre las diferentes emociones en ¿Qué estoy sintiendo?, jugarán a un juego de charadas divertido para todas las edades.

Esta semana ¡hay hojas de juego EXTRA que puede imprimir y hacer con su hijo en casa o de paseo!

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Teacher Tip Tuesday All About Syllables #6

Last week we talked about the secret vowel sound: schwa. The schwa is the sneaky vowel sound in many words (i.e. bacon, sofa, etc.), including all words with consonant + le syllables. All words with consonant + le syllables are multisyllabic. This means students need tools to determine the vowel sounds in the preceding syllables. Read this week’s Teacher Tip Tuesday to learn how to help your students take this next step towards mastering syllables!

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