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The Smokies--Retreat to Teaching I am loving life!  We just got back from Cades Cove which is in the Tennessee side of the Smokies and we have gone


We counted 61 deer and even saw a little bear up in a tree! So, here I am, up in a cabin in the Smoky Mountains, and I am teaching.  Yes, you heard me.  Teaching.  My 7 year old found a games in a toy chest and brought me the game Word Sense to play.  I am busy writing unit and unit and lesson after lesson, but I saw this as an opportunity to get him to learn about the importance of vowels.  He has a hard time hearing them when he is writing....so maybe this will help! If this were my own game, I would color the vowels a different color to help kids see that they need a vowel in each word.  This is a pretty easy game to play!  I think it would be great for small group, modeled play at first and then could be put put into a center later!

Now, I am off for a little hike up the mountain.  This is the LIFE! Posted by Jennifer Ayers at 5:33 PM Labels: health, phonics


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