Between the Lions
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GAME
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DIFFICULTY
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SKILL
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NOTES
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“The Quiet Machine”
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Matching letters to
pictures
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*beginning sounds
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Phonemic awareness
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Leona’s
Coloring Pages
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Reading and writing
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*beginning reader
activity
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Printable
book
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“The Messy Attic”
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Picture
identification
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*listen, then
follow directions
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Pre- reading skill
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“Arty’s Smarty Doors”
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Rhymes
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*rhyming words
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Pre-reading skill
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“Dub Cubs”
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Rhyming words
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*word families
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Reading skill
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“Hopposites”
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Opposites
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*words with
opposite meanings
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Reading skill
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“Sky Writing”
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Letter recognition
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*varying styles of
the same letter
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Reading skill
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“Monkey Match”
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Match
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*letters, sounds,
rhymes
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Reading skill
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“Theo’s Puzzles”
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Letter recognition
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*consonant puzzles
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Puzzles & a
video
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“Trampolini Game”
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Word meanings
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*inflectional
endings ‘er, ‘est
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Reading skill
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“Blending Bowl” |
Match blends
with endings |
*-ack, -an, -ap,
-ar, -est, -ick,
-ig, -ip, -it, -ock, -op, -up, -uck matched up with beginning blends |
good for partners
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“Synonym
Sam’s Lab” |
Choose
synonyms |
*this game is
self-checking
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good for partners
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“ABCD
Watermelon” |
identify missing
letters
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*alphabet
recognition
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Pre-reading skill
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“Alphabet
Soup”
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unscramble letters
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*reader uses given
letters to find a solution |
101 riddles |
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“Chicken
Stacker”
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phonemic awareness
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*listen and read
words with the
same short vowel sound |
Five sets words
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“Flood”
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categories
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*listen and read
book titles
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Hints given
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“Fuzzy Lion
Ears”
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phonemic awareness
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*letter sounds
beginning/middle/ending |
Six rounds |
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“Word Play” |
good for partners
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*read words and
then
“click” to see the action |
25 words:
three sets |
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“Talking Gizmo” |
recognize parts
of a sentence |
*readers experiment
with sentences and word order |
J good for partners
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“Pounce”
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word matching
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*listen, then
choose a word
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Reading skill
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More
Literature
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Pre-K through
fifth graders |
Kids can listen and
read along with stories.
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Songs and videos:
http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/
