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Learn how Elkonin Letter Boxes help kids master spelling by breaking words into sounds. This hands-on phonics strategy builds confidence and strong literacy skills. Discover step-by-step tips on PrimaryFocus.tv to support your child's reading and spelling journey.

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Miss Natalie shares facts about flamingos. This video is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, and second grade, third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade kids plus adults too! Leave a comment below with more topics you'd like to see videos on! Follow me on Instagram @PrimaryFocus_ Amazon

This is a sample lesson, teaching main idea and details to kindergarten & first grade This video show how I teach Main Idea and Details to my kindergartners. I also used this song in first grade. I am the creator of this song, so please credit Primary Focus when using.

Miss Natalie shares facts about panthers and the surprising answers to which is stronger: panthers, leopards, or jaguars? This video is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, and second grade, third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade kids plus adults too! There are 19 Black Panthers in this video. If

This video is from a math vocabulary lesson explaining addition, plus sign, subtraction, minus sign, and equal sign. I show the children gestures and phrases to help them recall the vocabulary and symbols. They also learn the strategy to determine if a word problem is addition or subtraction. Using whole

Miss Natalie shares facts about the world's largest rodent: the capybara. Capybaras can grow up to be 2ft tall and 4ft long! This video is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, and second grade, third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade kids plus adults too!

Miss Natalie dives into the world of marsupials. These mammals have pouches to carry their young until they are fully developed. This video is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, and second grade, third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade kids plus adults too!

These are the gestures I use to teach the title, author, and illustrator to my kindergarten and first grade students. I use these with every book we read. Title: I explain to students the title is the name of the book. If we had titles, it would be our name

Teach your child to hold a pencil and the types of crayons, pencils, and pencil grips your child may need * testing a list * this is a second item * and a third Unknown block type "image", specify a component for it in the `components.types` option 1. numbered list

Teaching a child to use scissors can be frustrating, but with a little patience and practice you can teach your child to cut in no time! Check out my affiliate links below for all the supplies you'll need thanks for supporting my channel! Shown in this video Kids

Winter break is coming up- are you getting your teacher a holiday or Christmas gift? Miss Natalie has some ideas that do and do not work for teachers to ensure your gift is appreciated on any budget! Use my affiliate links to support this channel: Personalized Teacher Name Tag: https:

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When you go to your child's parent teacher conference, listen to the answers to these 5 questions. If you don't hear it, then ask!

Ever wonder what kind of thought and consideration goes into preparation of a Kindergarten classroom? As teachers, we need to think carefully about how we use the limited space we're given to create an interesting and enriching environment for little minds to learn within. We also have a

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