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November 2021 | Blank and Holiday Calendars

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(Updated 10/20/2022) You're looking for family-friendly and educational things to do with your learners this November, and we want to help! We've selected daily holidays and paired them with activity links for you and your learner. Choose between: The November 2021 Idea for Every Day Calendar - Embed or Printable  Blank November 2021 Calendars featuring a Bible verse or inspirational quote  A family friendly list of 30 Things to Do in November 2021 - Post or Printable In addition, consider checking out our previous November posts: Classroom ideas (mostly nonreligious) Thanksgiving reflection opportunities  for family, classroom, and personal use. Give Thanks Challenge - Bible-based November 2021 Idea for EVERY Day Calendar We paired daily holidays with family-friendly and educational links to help you celebrate EVERY day this November. Choose from the embed version or  print your own . BLANK November 2021 Calendars Use these blank calendars in a way that suits you. Or,

B is for Bighorn Sheep | ABC Nature Walk

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T is for Turkey | ABC Nature Walk

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S is for Seagulls | ABC Nature Walk

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October 2021 | Blank and Holiday Calendars

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(Updated 9/2/2022) This is the Idea for Every Day October 2021 Edition with a new twist. Thanks to inspiration from my mother, I thought maybe people would prefer quick and snappy ideas of ways to celebrate each October Day in addition to the ones that require more involved planning. You'll find: The October 2021 Idea for Every Day Calendar  - Embed or Printable Blank October 2021 Calendars featuring a Bible verse or inspirational quote A Family Friendly list of 31 Things to Do in October 2021 - Post or Printable We hope this October finds you and yours healthy and happy, and know you're always in our prayers. October 2021 Idea for Every Day Calendar We paired daily holidays with family-friendly and educational links to help you celebrate EVERY day this October. Choose from the embed version or print your own . Blank October 2021 Calendars Use these blank calendars in a way that suits you. I use mine for menu planning. How do you use yours? We'd love to know in

Q is for Quills | ABC Nature Walk

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Superstar Reading Strategies | Learning Lab

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What you might know as " Reciprocal Teaching " (links to Reading Rockets' explanation page), we refer to as Why? Because isn't it every learner's goal to be a 🌟 Superstar Reader 🌟? Well, even if it's not, it's our goal to make it their goal. If you want to be the best, you learn from the best. These 🌟 Superstar Strategies 🌟 are exactly that: four strategies good readers use while reading.  And we remind our 🌟 Superstar Readers 🌟 of that every time they read.  How We Use Them: At Whole Group shared reading time we model using the strategies. During Small Group instruction we work together to practice the strategies. When reading independently , learners use the strategies on their own . We bet you've seen these strategies before.  The 🌟Superstar Strategies🌟 are: Predicting Before reading to set the scene and get excited ! During reading to keep them invested in the story and to help them alter initial predictions based on new information. A