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8 Beginning Sound Activities that will kickstart kids into becoming strong readers!

20 Nov

Beginning sound activities focus on teaching the first sounds of every word and/letter. Reading is tricky business. Kids are supposed to go from knowing words, to learning a whole jumble of non-intuitive ideas to put together the concept of reading. 24 Letters, their names as well as their sounds, ... Read More about 8 Beginning Sound Activities that will kickstart kids into becoming strong readers!

Diwali activities for kids

18 Nov

Diwali (pronounced "duh-vaa-lee") is the Festival of Lights and is celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs. It is India's biggest holiday of the year! As someone who knows very little about this holiday, I made it my mission to do some research, talk to people who do celebrate it AND get my kids ... Read More about Diwali activities for kids

10 FREE Fall & Thanksgiving Activities for Kids!

15 Nov

Thanksgiving is a time for reflection and being thankful. Here in Canada, we celebrate Thanksgiving in October. My family, doesn't do much for Thanksgiving other than get together and share a meal. Thanksgiving in the USA seems to be widely celebrated with friends and family- maybe more than in ... Read More about 10 FREE Fall & Thanksgiving Activities for Kids!

When and HOW do Kids learn Letters & Numbers?

5 Nov

I get this question all the time, WHEN should my child know their letters/sounds & numbers Well, this is a tricky question! First of all, deep breaths. EVERY CHILD LEARNS AT DIFFERENT TIMES. Sorry, I'm not yelling, but I'm kind of yelling. I don't want you to start getting nervous if your child ... Read More about When and HOW do Kids learn Letters & Numbers?

How to apply the best text-to-self connections with Diverse Children’s books

25 Sep

I Promise, by LeBron James (and illustrated by Nina Mata) is a stunning diverse children's book! What I like the most about it is the power that is assumes each child has inside. In this post I'm going to share how wonderful and special this book is and how I would use this with my students (and ... Read More about How to apply the best text-to-self connections with Diverse Children’s books

Leaping Into Learning is in Canada.

2 months ago

Learning to read is NOT memorizing sight words. ⁣⁣Teaching reading must be a multi-faceted approach. What do I mean by this? ⁣⁣Our brains don’t memorize things in whole chunks. They break up the information, learn about the pieces and then they put them back together. ⁣⁣For example, when we learn the word “an”, this is the beginning of learning that a-n sounds, make up a word. “An” can then go into other 3 letter words (cvc words) like: ⁣Can⁣Fan⁣Ban⁣Ran⁣⁣NONE of these words should be memorized. Reading should be taught (and learned) as a natural progression from learning the sounds and putting those sounds together to make words. ⁣⁣⭐️ My point, slow and steady wins the race. ⁣⭐️ Some kids take more time to gain concepts. ⁣⭐️ Some kids need a bit more practice and review. ⁣⭐️ Some kids need more time to get over their hump of being nervous to make a mistake. ⁣⁣🖍 Phonics and phonological awareness + time/patience will give them the space to learn, grow and change HOW they need to!⁣⁣Comment below with how you feel about sight words!⁣⁣What are your kids struggling with? ⁣⁣Teachers - Can I help you build your phonics lesson plans?? ⁣ ... See MoreSee Less

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4 months ago

Now that summer is here, I’m getting lots of questions about what you can do to help your child with their reading without too much pressure! ⁣⁣Hey, I’m Kaley or @leapingintolearning. Follow along for more great reading tips that work! ⁣⁣Here are 3 things that are fun AND help build literacy skills. ⁣⁣🌟 Play board games! There are so many great attributes of board games including: building literacy skills through reading cards; math skills through counting; social skills through talking and working together; and the list goes on! ⁣⁣⭐️ Let them choose their books! Kids will read when they’re reading something they’re interested in! ⁣⁣💫 Playing with others, in unstructured play for kids of ALL ages makes a huge difference in their speech and language development! ⁣⁣Do you worry about your child “falling behind”? ⁣⁣My biggest piece of advice for this summer, (especially this summer after a crazy year), is let them play. Let them be outside, play and be kids (this applies to our “big” kids too!⁣ ... See MoreSee Less

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Leaping Into Learning is in Canada.

4 months ago

I just need to tell you- I’m not perfect. ⁣⁣My kids aren’t perfect.⁣I yell sometimes. ⁣I get frustrated. ⁣I get tired. ⁣I need alone time sometimes. ⁣⁣What we see on social media is often the snippets of greatness. The moments when no one is yelling. ⁣⁣And to be honest- These are the moments I like to remember at the end of the day when my kids are asleep and I’m to totally exhausted. When we miss them?! ⁣⁣Forgiving ourselves when we yell, or get frustrated, or hide in the bathroom, or just need alone time or when our kids yell at us- is imperative. ⁣⁣Let’s remember that social media offers an outlet for some us to follow other people’s lives. But please remember these are the best moments. These are our highlights. ⁣⁣📞 Speak up and ask for help when you need it 💓. ⁣⁣🤗 Forgive yourselves for not being perfect. ⁣⁣💕 Be kind to yourself - tag your besties below 🙌🏼⁣⁣⁣⁣ ... See MoreSee Less

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Leaping Into Learning is at Ontario, Canada.

5 months ago

How do you feel today? ⁣⁣No but seriously?! We hanging in there??⁣⁣Hey I’m Kaley or @leapingintolearning and I share Literacy tips that really work! Make sure to follow along for reading strategies that you don’t want to miss. ⁣⁣Now more than ever, it’s so important to ask our kids (and ourselves) how they feel. We’re STILL in lockdown in Ontario, Canada (yep. It’s true) and I’m noticing that my kids are having lots and lots of big feels (more than usual). ⁣⁣We need to recognize that talking about our feelings doesn’t make us any less. It doesn’t make us weak. It doesn’t mean that if we ignore our feelings they’re not there. ⁣⁣When we ask our kids how they feel, they may or may not want to share and that’s okay. But just knowing someone cares is so important! ⁣⁣This chart REALLY helps! Do you use a chart like this? How are your kids doing? How are YOU doing? ... See MoreSee Less

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Leaping Into Learning is at Ontario, Canada.

5 months ago

Peace ☮️ ⁣Love 💗 ⁣Happiness 🤗⁣⁣⁣Tag those that need to hear this. ⁣⁣May we wake up to a better, more accepting, loving world tomorrow ✌🏼🙏🏼⁣ ... See MoreSee Less

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