April 19, 2012
disney fun fact lunchbox notes
disney fun fact lunchbox notes | fun facts about disney world that will get kids ready for the trip or remembering fun times | walt disney world | lunchbox
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April 11, 2012
Homemade Alphabet Book: Get Personal With the ABC’s
homemade alphabet book: get personal with the abc's | early literacy | how to make an abc book | teach kids the letters of the alphabet | teachmama.com
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March 14, 2012
Quick Trick: Play. Outdoors. (No Matter The Weather!)
Who knows what happened to winter this year? I am convinced that we had absolutely no snow this year because
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March 11, 2012
DIY Beautiful Butterfly Tote Bag
We’ve had two dancers in our family this year–Cora, who has been rockin her Hip, Tap, Toe class each week,
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February 22, 2012
Learning To Spell Contractions: Sneaky Games And Play
We were so thankful for the gorgeous three-day weekend to slowly get us back on track and to allow us
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November 06, 2011
candy experiments: playing with color
It’s been a busy few weeks for us, between school, sports, Blogalicious, Halloween, and my parents coming down to spend
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October 31, 2011
How To Use Halloween Candy for (Sneaky) Fun Learning
There may only be a few more days left until our Jack-O-Lanterns turn into lunch for the squirrels (if they
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September 12, 2011
Learning During Read-Alouds: Oral Language Development
Sometimes, simple is better. Sometimes, more choices make us more confused. If Maddy, Owen, and Cora were shown an amazing
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August 25, 2011
Hello, Kindergarten: Blingin’ The Backpack, Boy-style
I’ve been waiting for two years now to bling Owen’s backpack like we did when Maddy started Kindergarten, but I
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August 16, 2011
meeting new teachers: hello, teacher notes!
Today we spent a few minutes doing one of our favorite back-to-school activities–one that gives my kiddos a chance to
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July 30, 2011
Easy, Frugal, Backyard Water Fun
It’s H-O-T. Hot, hot, Hot with a capital ‘H’. I know I’ve been a total complainer, but I really don’t
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July 26, 2011
Ice Experiments: Quick and Easy (And On Our Driveway)
Lots has been going on over here this week, but the most exciting news has been the break in the
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July 25, 2011
Learning During Read-Alouds: Making Connections And Questioning (With Siblings!)
We have been putting in a lot of pool time lately, but we’ve also been spending a boatload
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July 16, 2011
Getting Ready For Kindergarten: Summertime prep
We’re almost exactly at the mid-summer point, and before we know it, the new school year will be upon us.
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July 14, 2011
backyard fun: dissecting, examining, and learning about flowers
Dissecting flowers–totally pulling them apart–is a little bit funny for some kids. At least it was for mine. We tell
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July 09, 2011
A Word A Day: Getting The Family Involved
Maddy, Owen, and Cora have loved the Word a Day we’ve been doing for the past two weeks–more than
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July 07, 2011
how to teach kids where in the world they live
me on the map: how to teach kids where in the world they live | circles to show where kids live on the planet, continent, country, state, city, street, home
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July 05, 2011
Playing With Money: Counting, Wrapping, Estimating Coins
This week our Smart Summer Challenge theme is Government–and what better way to start the week off than by playing
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July 02, 2011
Questioning And Connecting During Read-Alouds
I’m not going to lie–some summer days, I really think that if it weren’t for the 15 minutes
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