Tag Archives: phonics

Mini Magnet Board

Posted on January 30, 2012 by fumumogi

I’ve been racking my brain trying to figure out a better way of storing all of our magnetic learning toys.  You know- fridge alphabet magnets, magnetic poetry kits, and all those great Leap Frog toys whose pieces inevitably end up missing … Continue reading →

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Sing-Song Vowel Game

Posted on November 17, 2011 by fumumogi

While looking through old photos recently I found this picture of Mira learning the long and short sounds of the vowels.  It was such a fun game that we made up on the fly and I’m so glad I stumbled upon … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on “Explode the Code”

Posted on August 31, 2011 by fumumogi

We’ve been using Explode the Code for a year now so I wanted to write some thoughts on our experience with it. I started Mira on Explode the Code 1 when she was 4 years old.  I contemplated purchasing Get … Continue reading →

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Consonant Blender

Posted on March 14, 2011 by fumumogi

I came up with this fun game after my daughter was having a hard time getting the concept of blending sounds together.  She would sound them out individually and it would make it hard for her to hear the word. … Continue reading →

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Dear Daughters

Posted on February 21, 2011 by fumumogi

If you can read this, thank your mother.

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