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A Minute to Win It class party? You bet. We have been all about Minute to Win it this year after we rocked out a Minute to Win It Family Game Night a few months ago, so when I asked …

halloween bookmarks: make your own quick, glue-free party craft

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preparing kids for Kindergarten: the summer before school starts — Home Study

    Let’s face it: classroom parties are difficult to throw. Scratch that.  Class parties easy to throw but difficult to throw well. And what I’ve found over time–and by being a classroom parent for five years–is that certain things work and certain …

      I admit that I am the absolute worst with emails. The worst. But I’m trying to be better. I’ve got thousands of emails just sitting there in my inbox, and I rarely respond because I’m always busy. …

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      This game was surprisingly more difficult than I expected it would be for my 10, 9, and 7 year olds. I don’t know if they were just not in the pumpkin-matching mindset or if they need more matching …

        I love this simple and sweet spider web craft. Love it. And I think it’ll be perfect for a Halloween class party or playdate activity. No matter the children’s age, kids would totally dig it because …

      Fall is here! Already it seems as though the year is moving at light speed. For many of us, whether we’re classroom teachers or homeschoolers or parent volunteers, now is a great time to put up some rockstar …

Once your kids hit elementary school, things get a little bit crazy. All of a sudden, your kids actually need to be at school on time. All of a sudden, you’re buried under a mountain of papers, fliers, and notices. …

Everyone needs a little positive affirmation once in a while. Everyone.  Countdown’s on for the new school year, so I’ve been at work making a new set of lunchbox love notes. In the past, we’ve covered joke notes, we’ve covered …

It has been such an amazing summer.  I am desperately, terribly, incredibly sad to see it go. But here we are.  Marching forward. At my kids’ request, I whipped up another batch of lunchbox love notes.  This time, they’re silly, …

What games do you play with sight words? Sight words are words that we all need to be able to read quickly and automatically in order to be strong readers, and the more we allow emerging readers to interact with …

It’s Spring Fair time, Science Share time, Reader’s Tea, Poetry Share, and International Night time at schools all around the country. Kids are sharing their learning, and they’re learning about sharing. Or at least they could be! My kids are …

Totally new-for-us this last month was something that I wish we would have done sooner, but I think our kids are finally at just-the-right age. Just like the ole days (at least for me!) we spent a recent, wintery Friday …