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Title of Drjeanandfriends: "Dr. Jean Feldman & Friends Blog - Songs, Music, Activities & Downloads"

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Tags: readingteacherslanguageparentsmathkindergartennursery rhymesPreschoolfinger playsTooty tabanana dance

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WORD CHANTS
What’s the good word?Have you heard?Vocabulary, dictionary,I’m all about words!   How about some activities to help children remember sight words, spelling words, vocabulary, writing, and standards. Note! *Most of the ideas can be adapted for kindergarten through elementary grades.Purposeful practice for automaticity (aka repetition) is essential to skill mastery. The

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VOCABULARY VITAMINS
Research continually highlights the relationship between vocabulary and comprehension as children progress in school. We know that:- Rapid vocabulary acquisition occurs in pre-literate years (before children can read)- Vocabulary is strongly related to reading and thus school achievement- Systematic and direct instruction can increase children’s vocabulary

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I DON'T DO HALLOWEEN~
I know that some of you are not allowed to dress up on Halloween. I was looking through old blog posts with vocabulary words and I found this idea that Ginny McLay shared when I was in New Hampshire many years ago. It dawned on me that it would be a fun activity on October 31st - or any day. Vocabulary Word Costume!Ginny McLay and was inspired by her love of vocabulary to help h...

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NEED A BREAK TODAY?
Here are some ideas to help children MOVE and LEARN.Jump - Jump as you read the words on the word wall, count to 100, and repeat other information.*Children can also march or do other movements as they repeat skills.Top to Bottom Math - Put your hands in the air and say a number. Touch your head and say "plus." Touch your waist and say a second number. Touch knees and say "equal...

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MAKE YOUR OWN COMICS
What a treat when I was a kid to get a new comic book! No, we didn’t have videos or computers, but friends would come over and we’d read comic books together. I know! I know! Sounds corny now, but it was a favorite indoor pastime when the weather was bad. Let me tell you, if the weather was good our mothers would say, “GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY!”I also remember sitting on my grandpa’s...

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