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How HeidiSongs Aligns to the Science of Reading (SOR)
The Science of Reading and HeidiSongs are very well aligned, and in fact, they complement each other! But do you know why? If you’re a teacher, you have probably heard…
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How I Taught My Kids to SPELL the FIRST 100 SIGHT WORDS!
Do your students have to pass a spelling test that includes the first ONE HUNDRED sight words? Mine did! If you, too, are responsible for teaching your first graders to…
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Teaching the Alphabet: Effective Techniques for Late Bloomers
Do you know how to teach the alphabet to “late bloomers,” or any child who is learning a bit more slowly than others? The 52 letters necessary for children to…
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Eight Great Tricks for Sounding Out Three Letter Words
Three-letter words can be tricky for kids to sound out when they are first learning to read. I like to start by teaching them common word families words to get…
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Sound Discrimination: What to Do When Children Cannot “Hear” Beginning Sounds
Every year in Kindergarten, there are always a few children in my class who struggle with sound discrimination, or the ability to “hear” and distinguish between the beginning sounds in…
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Preschool Math: What Do Kids Need to Learn?
Preschool math instruction is fundamental, and how well a child learns the basic concepts during this foundational time can make the defining difference in whether or not a child sees…
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Morning Routines That Really Work for Pre-K, TK, and Kindergarten!
Are you looking for an easy Morning Meeting routine to follow? Here, I will explain the typical morning routine that I (Heidi) follow. It’s filled with music and quick, interactive…
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Kindergarten Reading: What Should Parents Know?
Most children are taught to read in kindergarten these days, and this is now a big surprise to many parents, who have fond memories of blocks, painting, stories, play dough,…
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Ten Simple Memory Tricks to Help Kids Learn the Alphabet
Sometimes, kids have trouble learning the alphabet. And when this happens, teachers and parents will use anything and everything to help them learn. Often, inventing a mnemonic device (also known…
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