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Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. Thanks to the Homeschool Review Crew, Harold was given the opportunity to use Reading Kingdom for the second time. The first time was five years ago when he was only three years old. Hannah, who was five at the time, was using it as well. Harold was a bit young for the program at that time, and I was curious how he would do with it now that he is eight years old. That, and he was begging to try it out. Created by Dr. Marion Blank who is one of the world's top experts in reading, Reading Kingdom is more than a learning to read program. It is designed for children ranging in age from 4-10 years old. Children will learn sounds, but will also work on meaning, grammar, comprehension, sequencing, and writing. Which is why I figured I could still use it with Harold who is already reading chapter books. Though he was using it on our desktop computer, it can also be used on any device with an internet connection, including iPads, Android devices, and Chromebooks. We were given a 12-month subscription to Reading Kingdom. When a child first gets on the program they are to take an assessment to see where they are going to place in the program. The children are greeted by the friendly owl and the parent is reminded not to give any help during the assessment. I remember from five years ago that the children were not fans of the assessment because they only have a certain amount of time to click the answer before they are shown the correct answer (it's the same in the lessons too). I admit, I figured now that Harold was more familiar with the keyboard, it would be easier for him. The problem is, he still has to search for the letters on the keyboard, so he probably took longer than he should have. This is one of the issues I have with this program. A child may know how to read, but if they are not familiar with the keyboard, it hurts their placement. When the children were younger, they placed in Reading & Writing Part 1. This includes Seeing Sequences and Letter Land. This time around, Harold was obviously beyond that, and placed in Reading & Writing Part 2. As you can see from the above screenshot, there are five different levels in this section. Harold was originally placed in Reading/Writing Level 3, and I had him stay in his assigned level for a while. However, he was getting bored, so I was able to skip him to the next level. The little check mark icons show that Harold was not required to take three different levels. He tested out of the first 2, and then, after he had spend some time in it, I skipped the third. The hourglass shows where he is currently working and the trophy shows that his performance is excellent. Each level has several "books" that a child works toward reading. The following screenshot shows the list of books in Level 4. Harold is currently working in Book 19: Birds and Flying. Actually, he has almost completed it: For each book there is a list of words to work on. Each word is the focus of the day's lesson. There are activities that a child will work on with these words every day. There are some that appear to be more prevalent, such as: Savvy Sound, Stay n Play, Pick the Picture, Find and Fill, and Sentence Maker. I've also seen the following: Detect & Select, Write in to Read, and Replace the Space. However, the child is not aware of these different activity names, they just move from one activity to the next. The activity names can be found by clicking on each blue highlighted word in the word list (as seen in the above screenshot). As you can see, a child has the option to go back and replay older lessons. I actually did that to get the following screenshots of a lesson, because I didn't want to disturb Harold while he was working. Here's a look at the kinds of activities a child will work on. These are from Level 3, but the activities in Level 4 are about the same. There is one word that is the focus of each lesson. The word for this lesson was "see." The first thing the student has to do in this activity is to choose which word is "see"or a form of "see," such as "seeing." Once the child has identified the word a few times, they are to choose the words they hear in order to form a sentence. In the screenshot below, the words in black font are the words that the student was to click on after they heard it spoken. Then they practice typing the word that is the focus for the lesson. There is then more practice with the word, after they pick a picture that matches what they are told to click on. In this instance, the student was to click on the thing that could "see." Then they were to type it out again. In Find and Fill, the student is to choose which unfinished word can become the focus word. I think this is a great way for the child to really see if they know the word. And yes, when they click on the correct word, they then need to type out the missing letters in the correct order. Then there is more practice in choosing the correct words for the sentence. This time around, the entire sentence needs to be typed by the student without getting to see the sentence. The final activity is sentence maker, where the child just needs to click on the correct word. Due to the fact that Harold can already read chapter books, he was getting quite bored with these lessons. Which is why I jumped him ahead to Level 4. Unfortunately, Level 4 is more of the same, very repetitive in learning the word from the list. I guess I was expecting the harder levels to add a bit more when it came to grammar and comprehension. While the program is adaptive and is supposed to allow the student to skip the word lesson for words they already know, I am confused as to why Harold was able to skip some lessons, such as for "cold" and "seem," but is still having to work through "hot" and "too." Unfortunately, Harold is really fighting me when it comes to continuing with this program. He sees it as too boring and easy. I have tried to encourage him, by letting him know that he can be working on improving his typing and memorization and his focus. When I have watched him, the mistakes he makes are simple, such as forgetting to capitalize the first letter in a sentence, or not focusing on the word he should be clicking on. He also gets frustrated that it will show him the word if he makes one of these simple mistakes. I have also noticed that if a student starts typing too soon they are marked wrong and shown the word because it isn't recording the first letter typed. So, I guess that is where patience is needed. But when it is too easy for him, he just wants to get moving along in the lesson. So, while I think this program would be better for younger children who are not already reading chapter books, I am also conflicted, because it is trickier for younger children as they have to struggle with the keyboard. And while I understand the benefits of repetition, I am still feeling there is an awful lot of repetition of the one word throughout the lesson. I was really hoping once I saw the more advanced lessons that I would feel more comfortable recommending Reading Kingdom. However, it still boils down to the repetition of the word is working toward the child memorizing the word instead of working on sounds so they can learn to read other words they are introduced to. If phonics isn't for you and your family, or hasn't been working for your child, you may find this program works for you. You can find Reading Kingdom on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and YouTube. Don't forget to click on the banner below to see what my fellow Crew Mates have to say about Reading Kingdom or ASD Reading. Some of us reviewed the regular program, while others reviewed the ASD Reading program for children on the Autism Spectrum.

The colorful chalkboard design of this Contractions Chart is sure to capture the attention of your students while providing reinforcement of this valuable language arts skill. Display in a language arts center for students to easily reference. Chart measures 17" x 22". Charts are an excellent reference resource for students! The variety of topics covered are standards-based to meet individual needs and reinforce learning for academic success.

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Practice drawing with precision. Make your own game without buying this one. RapiDoodle is another doodle game to get those writing tools into the hands of kids. I need to say up front that this one does not involve copying, so it will take some imagination and skill on the part of the players. I find that kids with good visual perceptual skills often like games like this. There are instructions for two different versions, beginner and advanced, which I will explain below. There are four exact sets of shape cards, each set has nine cards. Each set has a different color border around the outside edge so they are easy to separate. Each shape card is divided into four squares, and the same shape is printed in grey in each square. Look closely at the image on the box above and you will see a pyramid, a house, a teepee, and a sailboat. Each drawing started with the beginning shape of a triangle. There are 18 different shapes total (9 cards, 2 sided, 18 shapes). Shapes include a diamond, square, arrow, long thin rectangle, zigzag, half circle, circle, heart, and hexagon. A RapidDoodle drawing tablet consists of a 5-1/4 X 5-3/4 inch piece of cardboard with a transparent piece of plastic (like the kind they use for overhead projectors) glued to the cardboard across the top. This way you can lift the plastic and place a shape card under it. Draw on the plastic with the dry erase marker, then erase and start over with a new shape card. There are four tablets included. The markers are short, about 3-5/8 inches tall, and narrow, about the width of a pencil. The sand timer is for 1 minute, so this will require players to be able to think and work fast to complete 4 different doodles/images before time runs out. Or skip the timer like I do most of the time in most games. Object: Be the person with the most points after four rounds. Set up: Give each player a set of shape cards, a drawing tablet, a marker, and set the timer nearby. Play: BEGINNER - The first player looks through the shape cards and chooses one he likes. All players place that shape card into their drawing tablet. The timer is turned over and all players quickly draw four different images based on that shape. When the time is up, all players stop drawing. The player who chose the card describes each of his drawings - such as a person, a cat, a car, etc. If any of the other players have drawn the same thing, no one gets a point for that drawing. If the drawing is unique, the player gets one point, a possible four point per game. Each of the remaining players goes over his unique drawings. Players total their points for unique drawings and write the number at the very top of the drawing tablet to keep score. The next player chooses a shape card and players repeat the process. Play four times and total all the scores at the top of the tablet. Highest scorer is the winner. ADVANCED -Before starting, shuffle and place the deck of bonus rules cards next to the players. Instead of each person choosing a drawing card, each player, in turn, will choose a bonus card. Each card shows a shape and a category. This is the shape card you will use to draw your four doodles. In addition, for each doodle you draw in the category listed, you will earn 1 extra point. Categories include a household object, clothing, found in a store, furniture, bigger than a person, found in nature, and food. There is also a memory rewind card that instructs players to play the last round's shape again, rewarding points only to doodles that are drawn by more than one player. After four rounds, the player with the most points wins. If you would like to read more about games that require writing or drawing in some form, check out my post Games That Require a Writing Tool. Try this: Give players a minute to think about what they will draw before setting the timer. Stress precision - sharp corners, closed shapes, starting and stopping on a line, rounding, proportion, etc. Skip the timer. Draw four doodles and let the player copy you. Skip the game. Put a card in the drawing tablet and let the individual trace each of the images. Then take the shape card out and ask the individual to draw several without tracing. Leave the shape card next to the drawing tablet for reference, then remove the shape card after practicing for a more difficult challenge of drawing from memory. Don't buy the game. Draw shapes on regular paper and play. Keep drawings to track and document improvement. Work on visual memory, visual closure, visual motor integration, fine motor precision, precise use of a writing tool, executive functioning skills, socialization skills, play and leisure exploration and participation In the box: 4 drawing tablets, 4 dry erase markers, sand timer, 36 shape cards, 24 bonus rule cards If you are interested in purchasing this game or just want more information, click on the image below.

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Today I've got a variety of tid-bits from my classroom. I wanted to take some pictures but of course I left my camera at home. So I apologize for the poor cell phone quality pictures. The awesome writing process tracker pencil chart that has been floating around Pinterest. I knew I had to make one! I can't wait to start using it! I bought this awesome Haunted House Descriptive Writing Project on TPT and I love it! So far we have brainstormed who would buy a haunted house and what kinds of things they might look for in a house. They had some super creative ideas! Today they made their haunted houses out of construction paper and tomorrow we will start writing our ads. This is my teacher bulletin board that is right next to my desk. I'm a big fan of the polka dot border. The beach/hammock picture is great to stare at and pretend that I'm there in the middle of a stressful day. :) Don't you just love our cute fact and opinion owls? We have learned all about facts and opinions and one of our activities was these cuties. The kiddos simply cut the strips and sorted them by fact and opinion before gluing them onto the owls. My classroom job chart. I use clothespins for EVERYTHING. I have a long list of jobs and each kid gets their own job. We keep the same jobs for 2 weeks. I "pay" the kids Eagle Bucks (part of our school behavior incentive program) on "payday". They know that I pay more for a job well done! Then the kids who get paid the most get to pick their next job first. I told the kids that I want them to do their job well so they get to choose instead of me assigning. It works GREAT! They love the responsibility and it helps me out so much to not worry about some of the little things in the classroom.

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Get those kiddos up and moving with these scavenger hunts! We have over 100 scavenger hunts that we've shared now! From holidays to math, we have it all!

Alright, y'all. Who ya voting for? JUST KIDDING! I would never ask that question and I don't necessarily plan to go too in depth about "the" election in my class. I'll probably introduce both candidates to my class with a picture, read a book about each of them, and talk about the election process. Romney does not have any books at my library, but I did find a few kids' websites that tell all about him: Time for Kids- Meet the Candidates Scholastic Election 2012 So, I have had a lot of requests for a Mitt Romney poster to go along with my presidents graphic organizers. If you ask...you shall receive. So, you can snag these for free! If you'd like a President Obama as well... you'll have to snag that in my President's and US Symbols packet. Download Governor Romney's posters {here}! You can grab these in my President's Day and US Symbols Unit. Perfect for November or in February for President's Day! President's Day and U.S. Symbols Unit *UPDATED January 20th, 2017 (Now includes President Trump) This President's Day and U.S. Symbols unit is a great unit to celebrate America {available in color and black/white}! This unit includes: *President Lincoln Poster *President Washington Poster *President Obama Poster *President Trump Poster *Tree Map *Graphic Organizers *President Application *President Picture {___ for President} *If I Were the President Writing *Dear President Trump *U.S. Symbols book {includes 10 U.S. Symbols} *U.S. Symbols Student Book *Asking/Telling Literacy Center *Hot Seat Vocabulary Game *The Presidential Race {Graphing Math Center} *Count Them Up! {Money Math Center} *Class President {Tallying Math Center} *Abe's Hat {Could be used as a writing center or whole group} *President Washington Craft and Writing Activity *President Lincoln Craft and Writing Activity *President's Day Word Search There's lots in this unit! So click [here] to check it out! Oh and someone asked in the comments why I just wouldn't use a real picture of the candidates for the posters. My answer is... I can't because I don't have the right to post pictures that are copyrighted. I personally don't own any pictures of either of the candidates and I cannot just take an image off the internet and post it on my product on my blog. :) Just an FYI.

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Mrs. Parker is hosting a linky party on Read Alouds you plan on using in the fall! As you may recall, I teach math (and social students/science) so I don't actually get to teach Language Arts. However, that has NEVER stopped me from sharing my love of literature with my students. While I am not able to read a lot of books with my kids, I do have a few that I manage to somehow squeeze in every year. If I can help it, I always find a math literature book to go with each math unit. There is usually at least one per concept, so we read a lot of math-related books. Here are my favorites that my students get to enjoy each year: This is always an early read-aloud. I read it sometime in the first few days of school. My students always get a kick out of it. This book would be great to accompany a discussion or activity about how math is used in our everyday lives. Another great one by Jon Scieszka. It has some pretty sophisticated vocabulary on some pages, but still enjoyed by students. This series has been my absolute FAVORITE since my 2nd grade teacher read it to me! The books are h-i-l-a-r-i-o-u-s. My students and I always have a great time reading them. This is a cute one to go along with polygons! I always read this one before we begin long division. Such a cute little story :D I look forward to seeing everyone else's lists!