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8 Parts of Speech - A Quick Reference for Parents During School Closures

All of the words we use fit into eight groups that make up the parts of speech.  This is a Quick Reference for parents during school closures.  The groups are: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and interjections.

Mitigate lost learning time during school closures - Preparing your kids...

Y is a tricky letter for kids.  Y can be a vowel or y can be a  consonant.  Further confusing kids, y makes different sounds depending on its position in a word.  Once you teach kids these rules it will be much easier for them to decode and read words spelled with y(s)

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How to teach kids plurals - When to add s, es or ies. Easy rules & fun ...

Adding s is the most common ending used to form plural words:  cats, kids, pets, books, pictures, shells.  Add es when words end in s, ss, sh, f  ch, tch and x: buses classes, dishes, lunches, patches, boxes.  Add ies when words end in a consonant  followed by a y.  Before adding ies drop the y: cities, cherries, families, stories, parties, babies.  Video involves interactive activities, games and fill in the blanks.  Link for templates:

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