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We began the week learning a new spelling rule, using the mnemonic “Sammy Loves Fried Zebras.” \u00a0The rule is as follows: when there is a one syllable word, with one short vowel,\u00a0that ends in s, l, f, or z, you usually double the final consonant. \u00a0After a short mini-lesson introducing the new spelling rule, students […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n