Multiplying 1 to 10 on the Multiplication Chart

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We hope you are doing well.  Today we will be blogging about our new Multiplying 1 to 10 on the Multiplication Chart Video.  This is a fun and colorful tutorial your child will enjoy.  Simply click on the video player above, or you can click here to take you to the video.

We have been getting a lot of feedback on releasing the multiplication chart video.  This video is for grades (2 - 5).  We hope you and your child have fun learning the multiplication facts. 

Remember you can pause the video if you need to practice remembering your multiplication facts.  We will see you next week with another exciting topic.  Take care.

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More Free Helpful Math Tutorials!

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We hope you are doing well.  This week we are sharing with you more helpful math tutorial videos for your children.  The video above is called What Are Alike and Different and it has an exercise built in where your child has to identify what does not belong out of a group of objects.  Your child will really enjoy this fun activity.

The video below is called We See Shapes Everywhere and this is becoming a very popular video for children who need to learn their basic shapes. We have been receiving a lot of positive comments on this video.  This video also has an exercise where your child can be actively engaged in the tutorial.




The video below is called We Can Sort Toys and this video tutorial teaches children how to sort objects by size, shape and color.  It also has an exercise where children can test their skills.  This video is for your 5 or 6 year old child.  We think you and your child will really enjoy this fun activity.


This last video below is called We See Patterns Everywhere and this video tutorial teaches children to identify patterns all around us.  There is also a fun exercise where your children can recognize and identify different patterns.  You and your child will enjoy this fun activity.



We hope you enjoy all these free video tutorials.  We had fun making them.  If you have an idea or if your child is struggling with an elementary math concept, contact us and we will see if we can create a video for you and post on YouTube.  Take care.

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How to Use the Sound Spelling Cards (Grades K – 5)

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I hope you had a great Easter Holiday.  Today I will be sharing with you how to use the Open Court Sound Spelling Cards.  When I was a Second grade teacher, we would practice the sound spelling cards two - three times a day.  The purpose of the sound spelling cards includes the following:

* Teaches children how to sound out words to read

* Teaches children how to spell words and to recognize spelling patterns

* Teaches children to recognize words in print

* Teaches children to speech sounds to combine with other words

* Teaches children the relationships between the letters of written language and the individual sounds of spoken language

* Teaches children to read words isolated and in connected text

* Teaches children to correctly remember the sound and meaning in their mind when reading

* Teaches letter sounds and simple patterns to remember through letter introduction

It is very important for the teacher to display the cards and model the use of the sound spelling cards.  Cards can easily be referenced by children in the classroom as a reference.  The children should be able to easily see all the sound spelling cards. 

There is also a sound spelling card chant and song we used when reviewing the cards.  Click here to download it.  When using the chant and song, make sure your children are standing and facing the cards.

Once you have the spelling chant memorized then you can add the actions that make the cards come alive.  To view these movements click here to download it.  I hope you enjoyed these wonderful resources on the Open Court sound spelling cards.  I will see you next week with another exciting topic.

Update August 2011: For those of you who have found my Sound Spelling Cards Blog, I have a YouTube channel with 72 Instructional videos, including 10 blending videos to help you and your students.  To check out the blending videos, simply click here or play the video below.



Here is a training video on the Open Court Reading Sound Spelling Cards.

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Great Student Centered Activities (Grades 2 - 3)

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I hope you are doing well.  I know you a lot of the second and third grade teachers have been waiting for this blog article.  So, let's get started.  Today I am sharing with you the free reading student centered activities for grades 2 - 3.

The Student Center Activities for Grades 2 - 3 include three books and one DVD: The DVD is broken up into 6 parts.  Here are the three books:

1. Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension Student Center Activities

2. Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Student Center Activities

3. Teacher Resource Guide

1. Teacher Resource Guide

Part 1: Five Components of Reading Instruction, Frequently Asked Questions, Implementing and Managing Student Centers in the Classroom: System one, Implementing and Managing Student Centers in the Classroom: System Two, Interpretation of Activity Plans, Implementation of Activity Plans

Part 2: Crosswalk, 2-3 Glossary of Reading Terms

Book 1: Phonemic Awareness and Phonics (8 page PDF)

A. Phonemic Awareness

Part 1: Phoneme Matching & Phoneme Isolating (64 page PDF)

Part 2: Phoneme Blending & Phoneme Segmenting (56 page PDF)

Part 3: Phoneme Manipulating (29 page PDF)

B. Phonics

Part 1: Letter Sound Correspondence (56 page PDF)

Part 2: High Frequency Words (72 page PDF)

Part 3: Variant Correspondences (132 page PDF)

Part 4: Syllable Patterns (56 page PDF)

Part 5: Morpheme Structures (36 page PDF)

Book 2: Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension (10 page PDF)

A. Fluency

Part 1: Letter Sound Correspondence & Word Parts/Patterns (82 page PDF)

Part 2: Words (12 page PDF)

Part 3: Phrases & Chunked Text (38 page PDF)

Part 4: Connected Text (18 page PDF)

B. Vocabulary

Part 1: Word Knowledge (62 page PDF)

Part 2: Morphemic Elements (38 page PDF)

Part 3: Word Meaning (20 page PDF)

Part 4: Word Analysis (52 page PDF)

Part 5: Words in Context (28 page PDF)

C. Comprehension

Part 1: Narrative Text Structure (34 page PDF)

Part 2: Expository Text Structure (18 page PDF)

Part 3: Text Analysis (32 page PDF)

Part 4: Monitoring for Understanding (38 page PDF)

To download all the resources and to view the DVD parts for FREE, click here.

Ok, next week I will be sharing with you the grades 4 - 5 reading resources. I hope you have a great week. Take care.

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