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PUNCTUATION Family Introduction ELA for Beginning Readers FUN Interactive

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  This post contains affiliate links.  I receive a small commission if you purchase from my links.  Every purchase helps keep th is blog going.  Period, Question Mark, Explanation Point, Comma, Apostrophe, Semicolon, Colon, Hyphen, Quotation Marks & Ellipsis  - MEET ALL the  Punctuation Family  in this fun, creative, interactive curriculum. Too many students progress through the grades never fully understanding how punctuation works. It is never too early to introduce the different forms of punctuation to your students. This unit is designed to not only introduce but hopefully help your students  fall in love with these fun characters. The teacher reads fun introductions from: Percy Period Qwerty Question Mark Ella Exclamation Point Carrie Comma Apollos Apostrophe Sammy Semicolon Colin Colon Hayden Hyphen Quaid & Quincey Quotation Earl, Eli & Eva Ellipsis Students then practice with  beginner reader  worksheets designed to help them succeed in using punctuation correctly. A

Photography by Women 1799-1971, Research 10 Historical Photographs

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  This post contains affiliate links.  I receive a small commission if you purchase from my links.  Every purchase helps keep th is blog going.  This photography research project allows students to research  10 different women photographers  and their photography. This is perfect for after-school camera clubs and photography classes, art classes, and art history classes. The following photographs and photographers are covered: Cystoseira granulata by Anna Atkins John Herschel by Julia Margaret Cameron Indian Chief by Gertrude Kasebier Suffragette Charlotte Marsh by Christina Broom Self Portrait - New Woman by Frances Benjamin Johnston Boy with Incense by Imogen Cunningham Migrant Mother by Dorothea Lange George Anthiel by Berenice Abbott American Way of Life by Margaret Bourke-White Acorazado Jaime I en Almeria by Gerda Taro If you purchase this project, I would love to hear how it works out in your class or homeschool. Thanks for stopping by! You can follow me at Hannah's Reading

Ireland's Castles - Research Project

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  This post contains affiliate links.  I receive a small commission if you purchase from my links.  Every purchase helps keep th is blog going.  Ireland is home to thousands of Castles .  Each one tells stories of Ireland's amazing history and architectural genius.  This project allows students to research up to 27 of Ireland's most famous castles. Castles Included in this study: Bunratty Castle Kilkenny Castle Ashford Castle Malahide Castle Blarney Castle Donegal Castle Carrickfergus Castle Ross Castle Dublin Castle The Rock of Cashel Cahir Castle Belfast Castle King John's Castle Johnstown Castle Dunguaire Castle Doonagore Castle Duckett's Grove Castle Lismore Castle Dunluce Castle Blackrock Castle Kinbane Castle Klyemore Castle Grannagh Castle Castlewellan Castle Powerscourt Castle Tintern Abbey Castle Lough Eske Castle This lesson pairs well with my  Iconic Ireland study. Or save money and purchase the growing Ireland bundle. You can check out this and many more hel

Commonly Confused Words, Posters, Reference Binders

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  This post contains affiliate links.  I receive a small commission if you purchase from my links.  Every purchase helps keep th is blog going.  One of the first things I noticed, when I became a teacher, was how confusing our language can be when students are learning to read and write. There are so many homophones, homographs, and multiple meanings for the same words, that it can confuse even the most well-read individual, at times. I created this set of 222 most commonly confused words with religious schools and homeschoolers in mind.   One way to use this product would be for the teacher to use them as a border around the classroom.  With full-color photographs, chosen to help illustrate each sentence, it is a teaching tool that can build your student's faith, while teaching them how to use the words appropriately in their writing and comprehension, during reading. Another way to use these would be to create a classroom reference binder that would allow the students to access