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Teach Halloween Vocabulary with Poems

It’s October, so get ready for Halloween It’s officially October and the countdown to Halloween! I’ve always loved the creepy vibe of the autumn season, so I was mighty disappointed when our school opted out of the school-wide Halloween costume parade and classroom parties, in favor of a more PC autumn festival. Fortunately, there are …

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Teach Compound Words with Poems

Did you know there are actually three different kinds of compound words? Yup, there are. The Three Kinds of Compound Words: 1. Closed form compound words: Two (or more) individual words combined together that make a new word. (Examples: firefly, football, childhood, schoolhouse, firefighter) Usually, when people are talking about compound words, they are referring …

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Get FREE Back-To-School Poems

Going back to school isn’t easy for a lot of kids, but it’s particularly hard for kids who are attending a brand new school for the first time. Being the new kid is just plain hard. Most of the time, I prefer to write lighthearted or funny poems, but I wrote this back-to-school poem because …

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