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Our old friend Sir j returns to Blending Fields, and this time he’s going to crash at high speed into Sir uggle. The resulting demonstration of skill, we can promise you, will be one you won’t soon forget. (You’re likely to remember something about the initial consonant “j,” and the sound of short “u,” too.) … Between the Lions Gawain blending phonic short literacy reading instruction education Sirius Thinking WGBH PBS Kids
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-lyricist team of Paul Jacobs and Sarah Durkee, and performed brilliantly by Fonix — Nicki Richards, Paulette McWilliams, and Sharon Bryant. As we write this, Nicki, who sings lead on “Double e.” is on tour with Madonna, and has just released a great new solo album entitled, simply, “Nicki.” Sweet! … Between the Lions songs music double ee Fonix phonics sound Sirius Thinking WGBH PBS Kids BTL Sarah Durkee Paul Jacobs Nicki Richards Paulette McWilliams Sharon Bryant literacy reading …
Rating: 5 | Views: 8945

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Monica Maxwell’s excellently outfitted marching band gets dressed down in public, thanks (or no thanks!) to those evil UN PEOPLE. But luckily, the heroic RE PEOPLE rush to the scene to save the day and (lterally) redress all the harm. All this is there for you to enjoy, even as you learn a thing or two about prefixes. What more could you ask?!!! … Between the Lions literacy reading instruction Sirius Thinking WGBH PBS short un re prefixes suffixes
Rating: 4 | Views: 11881

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Those Magnificent Monkey Cheerleaders — teachers extraordinaire of vocabulary concepts for beginning readers — are back. And this time their featured word is “laundry” and some of its many components. Watch them here, and on PBS Kids’ multiple-award-winning reading show, BETWEEN THE LIONS! … Between the Lions Monkey Cheerleaders laundry vocabulary literacy reading instruction PBS Kids Sirius Thinking WGBH
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Claiborne Barksdale form the Barksdale Reading Institute tells us that MPB is his source for Between the Lions, Mississippi’s Preschool Literacy Initiative
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3 Comments Category: General Literacy
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It’s “Fun with Chicken Jane” time again on YouTube, and, in this exciting episode, Scot and Dot and their heroic pet confront a dump truck driven by a not-very-observant duck. Short “u” words, not to mention words ending with “ck,” abound. … Between the Lions Chicken Jane literacy reading instruction phonics short ck ending Sirius Thinking WGBH PBS
Rating: 5 | Views: 23705

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, Paulette McWilliams, and Sharon Bryant are on hand to provide world-class backup vocals. (This music video, by the way, comes from “Between the Lions,” PBS Kids’ eight-time Emmy-winning reading education series/ Music and lyrics were written by Christopher Cerf.) … Between the Lions BB King BB of Beasts blues literacy reading instruction education past tense ed ending PBS Kids Sirius Thinking WGBH Peter Linz Chris Cerf Christopher Nicki Richards Paulette McWilliams Sharon Bryant Paul Jacobs …
Rating: 5 | Views: 5972

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The evil UN People have unzipped Monica Maxwell’s zipper bag and released all the annoying rhinos she had zipped into it. Can the heroic RE People save the day? What do YOU think? … Between the Lions literacy reading instruction Sirius Thinking WGBH PBS short un re prefixes suffixes
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Here’s another thrilling “Chicken Jane” episode from the early days of BTL: “Chicken Jane and the Red Elephant.” In addition to helping kids learn the short “e” sound, this segment is literally a real ice-breaker! … Between the Lions Chicken Jane literacy reading instruction phonics short consonant ending Sirius Thinking WGBH PBS
Rating: 4 | Views: 22465

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Just when you thought you’d seen it all, here comes another “Cliff Hanger” episode — an episode that dares to ask the question: Will a bunch of chuckling chickens holding a chair with a chain attached to it — or any other “ch” words” — finally get Cliff off his cliff? (We suspect you already know the answer.) … Between the Lions Cliff Hanger literacy reading instruction education phonics ch words Sirius Thinking WGBH PBS Kids
Rating: 4 | Views: 14462