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Searching for A Hero? The Hero Is in You! – Reading Comprehension Activity
Heroes come in all sizes, shapes, colours, genders and ages! Many popular stories develop their themes around the hero! In our culture, we celebrate the heroes in our everyday lives. We hear about the incredible acts of heroes everyday on the news, TV, and social...
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Preparing Your Child For School
It’s that time of year when the days are full of sunshine, sticky fingers from cold treats, splash pads, camping trips, and later bedtimes. For a lot of us, it’s an extremely busy time of year and, because time goes by so much faster when you’re having fun, it goes by...
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Fairy Tale Reading Comprehension Activity For Summer
One way to engage readers over the summer months is to work on comprehension skills. Fairy tales are one of the many forms of literature that fall into the public domain, allowing rewriting and modification to occur without copyright infringement. There are countless...
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Screen-Time: We Give a Hoot – App Spotlight on Edoki Academy’s Montessori Preschool
A few weeks ago, we introduced a new series called Screen-Time: We Give a Hoot. This series will highlight apps for children that are high-quality, safe, and fun. Each month, we will highlight a new developer, and learn about their apps, why they made them, and a bit...
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Whimsical Summer Reads
Everybody has heard of the frightening research that supports how students are at risk of losing anywhere from 20%-50% of their skills learned during a school year while on summer break. “It is widely understood that on average students lose academic ground during the...
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Meet Our Teachers: Ms. Virginia
Virginia loves teaching children how to find their love for reading. She graduated with a Bachelors in Elementary Education from Michigan State University. She has taught first grade, second grade, reading recovery, and is now currently an elementary...
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Hoot Flex Helps to Combat the “Summer Reading Slide”
Hoot Reading aims to make a big impact on little Canadians this summer
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Screen-Time: We Give a Hoot – App Spotlight on Sago Mini
A few weeks ago, we introduced a new series called Screen-Time: We Give a Hoot. This series will highlight apps for children that are high-quality, safe, and fun. Each month, we will highlight a new developer, and learn about their apps, why they made them, and a bit...
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Three Beliefs to Guide Your Reluctant Reader
So, You've Got a Reluctant Reader? Your daughter comes home from school, hungry, bouncing off the walls, and the last thing she wants to do is open a book. Maybe your son is shy about reading aloud at school because he stumbles through the words and the last thing he...
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Meet Our Teachers: Ms. Karla
Ms. Karla is currently an English Language teacher who has worked in the Baltimore Public County School system for 27 years. In the past, Ms. Jackson attended Penn State University, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in English. In addition, she went on...
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Reading And Responding to Report Cards
The day the report card comes home can bring a mix of emotions for everyone, with a range of everything from celebration and pride, to stress and disappointment. Unfortunately, there can also be a lot of misunderstanding about what exactly the report card is saying....
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Screen-Time: We Give a Hoot
Screen-Time. It’s one of the most hotly debated topics in early childhood. How much time is too much? At what age is it ok? How do I make decisions about what my child can and can’t play. I actually don’t like the term “screen-time”. It implies that the most important...
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