Monday, October 5, 2009

Beanie Baby Reading Strategies


You may have noticed that the kids brought home a bookmark labeled "Stuck on a new word." this is a great reminder of the reading strategies that we've been learning about in class. These are known as Beanie Baby Reading Strategies, although to my first graders, they are simply my reading friends. I wanted to share them so that you can help your child use them when reading. We added a new one today, Flippy Dolphin, so then will be getting new bookmarks. These strategies are for when decoding a word, or for when they come to a word that they don't know. We have posters up of each one, along with the Beanie Baby, and it's so fun to watch them use the strategies. Make sure to watch for the new bookmark coming home soon! For a look at the posters, feel free to email me at scotte@molallariv.k12.or.us.

Introducing:
Eagle Eye: Look at the Pictures
Lips the Fish: Get Your Lips Ready
Stretchy Snake: Stretch it Out
Chunky Monkey: Chunk the Word
Skippy Frog: Skip It, Skip It
Tryin' Lion: Try it Again
Flippy Dolphin: Flip the Vowel
Helpful Kangaroo: Ask for Help

Please let me know if you'd like copies of posters, or bookmarks to help you remember these! As the year goes on, we will also be adding Comprehension Beanie Baby Strategies as well. More to come...
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  1. AnonymousOctober 28, 2009 at 6:36 AM

    Hi! I was researching activities for the water cycle and I came across your blog! I teach first grade in New York City, and I love your Beanie Baby ideas. Do you have the template for each animal? If so, would you be willing to email them to me, or post them on your site? I know, as teachers, you are extremely busy, but it would be greatly appreciated! :)Thanks for the great idea!

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2010 at 12:22 PM

    I love your sight and creativity. Please email me a copy of the Beanie Baby Reading Strategies. Thanks! sbrown2@boston.k12.ma.us

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2010 at 7:18 PM

    What a wonderful site and a terrific resource for teachers. I would love a copy of your reading strategies posters and bookmarks (and while I'm asking, comprehension strategies too)! Thanks!
    lapril@district96.k12.il.us

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  4. AnonymousMarch 4, 2010 at 7:21 PM

    I am training to be a teaching assistant and love your strategies for reading tips! I would love copies of your bookmarks and posters (and comprehension strategies) to carry in my "go bag". I would appreciate it if you could send me the template to print.
    Thanks!
    jeannielafaye@gmail.com

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  5. AnonymousMarch 23, 2010 at 10:58 AM

    I found the Beanie Baby Strategies great! Could you please have a copy of the templates? I'd appreciate it! Your web site is awesome!
    Thanks!
    lulipenia@hotmail.com

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  6. AnonymousMarch 25, 2010 at 8:42 AM

    I would love to have a copy of the reading strategy posters. I have been looking everywhere for them and have not found them with the picture on them like you have. Can you e-mail them to me? Thank You! Trish11278@comcast.net

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  7. AnonymousApril 4, 2010 at 8:29 PM

    I would love a copy of the bookmark and posters. Thank you!
    thistlesforeeyore@msn.com

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  8. AnonymousApril 14, 2010 at 9:18 PM

    I'd love a copy of your Flippy Dolphin poster...I have all the others, but found this new one. You have a great site! Thanks,
    Lisa Fischer - KY 1st grade teacher
    Email at lfischer92@fuse.net
    Thanks so much!!!

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  9. living2thetruthJune 4, 2010 at 8:07 AM

    I would love a copy of the posters for my classroom. my email is kturner@corrysd.net
    Thank you so much!

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  10. AnonymousJune 16, 2010 at 10:15 AM

    I too would love a copy of your reading strategies posters and bookmark. My email is alohatamiko@gmail.com
    Thanks!

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  11. AnonymousJune 29, 2010 at 7:41 PM

    I saw these posters in my friend's classroom, but the lady who did the originals no longer has them up on the web (she's shopping for a publisher). I noticed lots of people requesting them, and I would love to have a copy if you can email them! My email is mlousier@hotmail.com

    Thanks so much!

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  12. AnonymousJuly 22, 2010 at 2:57 PM

    Can I please have a copy? These are wonderful! Thank you so much!
    Priscilla
    momuv278@yahoo.com

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  13. AnonymousJuly 23, 2010 at 6:43 AM

    How fantastic. After hours of searching for something suitable for young students, here it is. Could I please have a copy of your reading strategy posters and bookmark. If you have finished the comprehension strategy posters I would love to have a look. My email address is mc_hall@bigpond.com.
    Thank-you for all your time and effort. Nicole

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  14. AnonymousAugust 31, 2010 at 2:32 PM

    Hello! Your website is awesome. If you still have a copy of the beanie babies posters could you email them to daniellepezze@gmail.com? Thanks so much! - Danielle

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  15. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2010 at 12:41 PM

    I love this idea! If you still have copies of the reading strategy posters, could you please email them to me? pechnyoa@distrcit65.net. Thanks! - Anne

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  16. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2010 at 10:34 PM

    Would you please send me a copy of the reading strategy posters (also if you have the comprehension posters, as well)? My email address is jmgreulach@hotmail.com
    Thank you!
    Jennifer

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  17. AnonymousOctober 4, 2010 at 3:14 PM

    I would love a copy of your posters. They are great!
    crmcmullen@bell.net

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  18. AnonymousOctober 6, 2010 at 9:08 PM

    I know that you're probably very busy, but would still like a copy of your posters! Thanks! jmgreulach@hotmail.com

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  19. AnonymousOctober 13, 2010 at 6:24 PM

    Hello! My name is Heather Linnig and I am a first grade teacher from Illinois. I just started using the beanie babies this year to help with decoding unknown words and would love more input from you on how you use them in your program, along with any templates you might have for posters and bookmarks. My email is linnig4@yahoo.com. Thanks so much!! I look forward to hearing from you! I hope you are having a wonderful school year!

    Heather

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  20. AnonymousDecember 12, 2010 at 7:22 PM

    Hi there,
    I would love a copy of your posters! They look wonderful! juju.galloway@gmail.com
    Where do you get the beanie toys from?

    Julia

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  21. AnonymousDecember 16, 2010 at 2:29 PM

    I love your posters but do not have the dolphin one. Could I get a copy of that one please?
    teacher10read@hotmail.com
    Thanks!

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  22. UnknownJanuary 8, 2011 at 12:42 PM

    I just found your site and loved the Beanie Baby posters and bookmark ideas! Would you send them to me? I am excited to use them with the kids. I know they'll love the idea; they already know the strategies but I think the connection with the BB will really help them remember! Thanks so much!
    Nancy

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  23. UnknownJanuary 8, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    Just realized that I didn't include my email:
    nancyapp@gmail.com
    Thanks again!!!

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  24. UnknownJanuary 16, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    I would love a copy of your posters, bookmarks and reading comprehension strategies, a colleague just introduced me to your site, thank you so much
    finolapdarcy@gmail.com

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  25. AnonymousJanuary 16, 2011 at 5:57 PM

    What a great idea!!! Could you email me a copy of the word & comprehension strategies too? Thanks!
    Laurie
    lucyschulte@hotmail.com

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  26. KimberlyMarch 28, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    I would love to have a copy of the reading strategies posters and bookmarks and comprehension strategies too!! I have a TON of beanie babies and what a PERFECT use for them!!
    Thank you!
    Kimberly
    klarkins05@yahoo.com

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  27. AnonymousMarch 29, 2011 at 1:19 AM

    You have a great site!
    I love your posters but do not have the dolphin one. Could I get a copy of that one please?

    Thanks!
    Judy

    jripke@faithlincoln.org

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  28. AnonymousApril 13, 2011 at 4:59 PM

    What a clever idea you have in the Beanie Baby Reading Strategies! So perfect for young readers to use these friends as they apply strategies. I can just imagine the excitement that this has generated in your classroom.


    I would love to have copies of the posters and the bookmarks if you would be willing to share.

    Thanks!

    Jill

    jmiller2@ccs.k12.in.us

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  29. AmyApril 20, 2011 at 5:29 PM

    I use the beanie baby reading strategies in my class as well. I love the idea of the bookmarks. I would love a copy of your template if you are willing to share.

    Thanks, Amy :)
    abland@lapeerschools.org

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  30. AnonymousJune 27, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    How creative! I love the Beanie Baby idea! The children would love this visual! I would appreciate a copy of your template if you don't mind sharing with me.

    Thank you!
    Lesly

    lesly.blades@cherokee.k12.ga.us

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  31. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    I would love a copy of these posters and the book marks. Thank you so much. mrsfriebe@gmail.com

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  32. AnonymousSeptember 23, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    I, too, would love a copy of these posters and the book marks. Thank you so much. d.castille@sbcglobal.net

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  33. AnonymousSeptember 26, 2011 at 12:22 PM

    Could you please send me a copy of the dolphin poster? Don't have that one and would love to use it. Thanks! :)

    side@wcpss.net

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  34. AnonymousOctober 12, 2011 at 3:10 PM

    Could you please send me a copy of the dolphin poster? frames@psd401.net

    Thanks!!

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  35. AnonymousOctober 25, 2011 at 5:53 AM

    I love your website. Could you please send me a copy of your dolphin poster and the new bookmark that includes the dolphin? bsullivan@bsd124.org
    Thanks!

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  36. AnonymousNovember 4, 2011 at 8:57 PM

    Please send me the dolphin poster and new bookmark! This is a GREAT way to teach! hhb6@frontier.com

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  37. AnonymousNovember 14, 2011 at 7:35 PM

    Hi there! I really would love to have the posters and the bookmark. The posters are beautiful. Could you please email them to me?? Thank you soooo much!
    terriann5@aol.com

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  38. aggiegirlNovember 23, 2011 at 6:16 PM

    I would love a copy of the posters & bookmark...they look fabulous! Thanks!
    dos_aggies@hotmail.com

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  39. AnonymousDecember 13, 2011 at 6:45 PM

    I am looking for the template for Flippy the Dolphin. I have the other ones. Could you please send it to me? Thanks
    Joyce in PA
    jm_miller@conradweiser.org

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  40. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2012 at 10:18 AM

    I would love a copy of your beanie baby templates! :)
    cobbowabo@yahoo.com

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  41. AnonymousJanuary 25, 2012 at 7:06 AM

    I love your ideas! It would be very helpful to be able to use your strategies with the 1st graders I work with. Could you please send me a copy of your reading and comprehension strategy posters and bookmarks? They are awesome!
    Thanks,
    Christina
    arcsbrooks@verizon.net

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  42. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2012 at 3:02 PM

    I have started using the strategies and would
    love to add Flippy the
    Dolphin. Please send me a copy of your posters and bookmarks. Thanks so much
    MarianneFaust@aol.com

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  43. AnonymousFebruary 29, 2012 at 5:48 PM

    Your reading strategies posters are lovely. What a great way to remind young readers of what they need to be doing.

    If you could please send them to my email, I am another teacher of Grade One in Brisbane Queensland and a big fan of yours.

    Many thanks.
    Belinda
    belindagoves@hotmail.com

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  44. AnonymousMarch 5, 2012 at 6:18 PM

    Could you please send me your reading strategy posters and bookmarks? I'd love to use these in my Kindergarten classroom...ktappmeyer@yahoo.com

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  45. AnonymousJuly 30, 2012 at 10:04 AM

    I love these strategies! Would you mind emailing me the posters and bookmarks. I am teaching grade one this year and would love to start introducing them from the start! THX
    dukar@rogers.com

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  46. AnonymousAugust 5, 2012 at 11:02 AM

    Wow! Your reading strategies are awesome! I am teaching first grade for the first time and your strategies would help me sooooo much. Would you please email me your posters and bookmarks? Thank you. shaburress@yahoo.com

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  47. UnknownAugust 24, 2012 at 7:37 PM

    Your website is wonderful! Would you mind emailing me the posters and bookmark templates. I teach first grade and would love to incorporate the beanie babies into my word attack work. Thank you. abernethym@westonka.k12.mn.us

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  48. Annie TApril 18, 2013 at 8:04 AM

    Wonderful work. This would be very useful for my grade 1's Would you please email me your posters and bookmarks? Thank you. ann.tully@granderie.ca

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  49. AnonymousJuly 18, 2013 at 10:22 PM

    Hi Love the ideas. It would be very useful with my students. could you please email me a copy of the posters and bookmarks... torriero.susan.e@edumail.vic.gov.au

    thanks so much

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  50. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2013 at 2:53 PM

    Hi! Can you please email me a copy of the posters and bookmarks? Such a great idea! My email is dhuber@cdcps.org

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  51. UnknownOctober 28, 2016 at 1:48 AM

    Are you still sharing these resources? I use these in my classroom, but am missing the poster for Flippy Dolphin. Thanks, Jayne
    jayneahmat@hotmail.com

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