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  Today's tip for parents from two talented teachers comes from  365 Teacher Secrets for Parents  by Cindy McKinley Alder and Patti Trombly.   #72 Hidden Treasure   Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children. Charles Swindoll   Playing “Hidden Treasure” is a perfectly fun way to practice reading words. Try making cards of:   ●       words in a story that your child is about to read for the first time so he can practice them before encountering them in the story; ●       particularly difficult words in a story that your child is having trouble with; ●       sentences with those tricky words in them so that he can practice the words in context; you may even try putting the word alone on one side of the card and a sentence containing that word on the other for reference if the word alone cannot be read; ●    ...

  Today's tip for parents (from two talented teachers) comes from  365 Teacher Secrets for Parents  by Cindy McKinley Alder and Patti Trombly (yes, those are the two talented teachers). #20 “Hidden Treasure!”   An accomplishment sticks to a person. ~Japenese proverb   Learn how to play Hidden Treasure! In a never-ending effort to make learning fun, we have created this game to be used with just about any area of the curriculum to help kids learn reading words, spelling words, definitions, and more. We haven't met a kid yet who didn't like to play (and beat us at) it! Basic play consists of theses few steps: 1. Gather some note cards, a box, and two different kinds of counters (pennies and dimes work great!). 2. Write all words to be learned on index cards. Also create a few that say "Treasure!" 3. Place all cards in a box, mixed up, upside down. Take turns drawing a card and reading/spelling/defining it. 4. If the person gets it right, she e...