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       | 	 Razzle Dazzle Reading Centers-  
        
          |  | Letters, Letters, Letters!  |  
          | Skills: | alphabet knowledge; phonics; words |  
          | Materials: | letter stamps, stickers, stamp pad, letter tiles, alphabet blocks
		letter beads, sponge letters, dyed pasta letters |  
          | Directions: | Let children stamp, stick, build, string, and create letters and 
words. |  
          | More! | Dye pasta in the shape of alphabet letters with food coloring 
and rubbing alcohol.  Children take a magnifying glass and 
tweezers and pick out letters in their name. |  
        
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          | Skills: | high frequency words; sets; math facts |  
          | Materials: | floor map (you can purchase this fabric at a fabric
store), address labels, toy cars |  
          | Directions: | Write high frequency words on address labels and attach to the 
floor map.  Children take the cars and drive around the map and 
“read” the words. |  
          | More! | Write numerals on labels and use a toy truck with math 
manipulatives.  Children “deliver” the appropriate amount by 
each numeral. |  
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          | Skills: | visual discrimination; writing |  
          | Materials: | plastic bottle, birdseed, small objects (eraser, coin, crayon,
		hair bow, paper clip, small pencil, button, small toys), paper, 
		pencil |  
          | Directions: | Children shake the bottle and see how many objects they can 
find. |  
          | More! | Have them draw pictures or make a list of the objects they 
find. |  
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