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Learning Center Game: Who Will Win?

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(Updated 9/16/2022.) Happy National Encouragement Day, Leaders! If no one else has encouraged you today, we want to be the ones to do it. We know you. You work hard. You toss and turn at night thinking about how to reach that one child. How to present the learning in yet another way so they will finally understand it. How to connect with him so he knows you care. We appreciate you. We appreciate all the time and energy you spend trying to reach these littles. Thank you for ALL you do!! If you're looking for a new practice technique, check out what we have for you. Perhaps it will encourage you to look at practice in a new way. We call it, "Who Will Win?". It is low prep and easy to explain. Learners spin, then perform an action you choose. Continue until one of the actions reaches the end of the race. This action is the winner! For us, (Kindergarten - beginning of year) our learners spin a sound, trace it, say it while they trace it, then spin again. They contin

Fall Leaf Decorations that Teach!

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Welcome Fellow Cooks to the Academic Kitchen! Fall is nearly upon us!   We want to help you prepare for it by dishing up seasonal cuisine to delight your taste buds and soothe your cravings.  And what better way to do it than to spruce up your classroom with some fall leaf decorations? But these aren't just any fall leaf decorations. No. These decorations require learning!  Fall Leaf Decorative Teaching Menu: Capitalization Rules Displayed on Leaves (The original idea with our added model.) More Decorative Teaching Ideas for Elementary and Middle School Fall Leaf Decoration Display Suggestions   The Wolfe Stew  Printout ( Complimentary. All these ideas and more in a convenient printout .) Capitalization Rule Fall Leaf Display  Today, we’re sharing (and adding our own flavoring to) an idea from Mary McMillan in her book, Classroom Starters for Any Occasion. McMillan suggests making a leaf necklace to review capitalization rules.   After making a list of all the capitali