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Oct 2023
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164 - Explicit Instruction in a Play-Bas...

AMANDA
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In episode 164 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I discuss explicitly teaching foundational skills in a play-based learning program with Kate Winn. We cover phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, content knowledge, writing and more! 

> Find Kate on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katethismomloves/ > Find Kate on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThisMomLoves 

> Find Kate on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thismomloves 

> ONlit website: https://onlit.org/ 

> 7 Mighty Moves Book Study: https://onlit.org/event/seven-mighty-moves-books-club-session-1/2023-09-30/ 

> Reading Road Trip podcast: https://reading-roadmap.castos.com/ 

> Anita Archer Vocabulary Instruction video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr7yRYegjb8 

> Bringing Words to Life book: https://amzn.to/45EicVw 

> Text Talk with chapter books: http://thismomloves.ca/2022/06/chapter-book-read-alouds-for-kindergarten.html 

> CKLA Units: https://www.coreknowledge.org/curriculum/download-curriculum/b 

> Writing Revolution book: https://amzn.to/3reYIYx 

> The Syntax Project: https://thesyntaxproject2022.squarespace.com/thegrammarproject 

> The Ladder of Reading: https://dyslexiaida.org/ladder-of-reading-infographic-structured-literacy-helps-all-students/ 

To join in on the conversation with me, you can find me on:

Teachers Pay Teachers: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Creative-Kindergarten

Instagram: @creativekindergartenblogontpt

Facebook: www.facebook.com/creativekindergartenbyamanda

Blog: creativekindergartenblog.com



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