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Practice Recognizing Short Vowel Sounds with an Autumn Game

Strawberry may be kindergarten aged and learning to read, but she does not want to sit down and do a worksheet, thankyouverymuch. So to make sure we get a bit of school in our exploring, I have to be creative and turn it in to a game. This week we played an autumn-themed game to help us recognize the short vowel sounds. The colorful autumn cards gave it a nice seasonal twist that my daughter appreciated as we played in her Halloween costume!
Practice recognizing short vowel sounds with an autumn-themed game.
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Why Read 1000 Books Before Kindergarten?

Reading 1000 books before kindergarten gives your child a great head start towards literacy, an amazing advantage in vocabulary exposure, and it's a lot of fun!

When you consider the number 1000, it sounds like a lot. To read that many books with your zero to five year old child seems outrageous. Why a challenge to read 1000 books before kindergarten? Reading 1000 books before kindergarten helps kids get an important foundation in literacy that will impact them for their whole lives.

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