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Motherhood and Sacrificial Love
February 26, 2014
A couple weeks ago, we had one of our worst homeschooling days ever. I am withholding most of the details of this out of respect for my children, but let's…
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Build a Marble Run with Pipe Insulation
February 24, 2014
Homemade marble runs are one of our favorite things to build! Aidan and I recently built a marble run out of foam pipe insulation, cable ties, duct tape, and a…
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Five (Active!) Activities for Practicing Beginning Word Sounds
February 19, 2014
Here are five activities for practicing beginning word sounds for kids who like to be active! We have been practicing the beginning sounds of words with Owen (turning 5 in…
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Race Car Math: Counting and Number Recognition Activity for Preschoolers
February 17, 2014
Here's a fun preschool math activity that teaches counting and number recognition through racing Hot Wheels cars! For preschoolers, often the most motivating way to learn to count and recognize…
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Sensory Play with a Funnels and Tubes Pegboard
February 16, 2014
Vinyl tubing, funnels, and a pegboard make a GREAT sensory play station! Owen (4.5) and Jonathan (2) adore any type of sensory play. Pouring, scooping, digging - they love it…
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Alphabet Hearts Match-up Game
February 12, 2014
Here's a super simple idea for a preschool alphabet game! I cut out several construction paper hearts and turned them into a matching game for practicing capital and lower case…
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Duct Tape Practice Drum
February 11, 2014
Aidan has been dying to get started on drumming, and unfortunately drums (or lessons) aren't in the budget at the moment. However, I saw this idea on Journey into Unschooling…
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Biblical Boyhood: Respect, Part 2. What Do I Do with My Disrespectful Son?
February 9, 2014
Last week, I shared some thoughts on teaching boys to be respectful. I wanted to come back and add a second part to that post because I really didn't get…
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Family or Classroom Postal Service: Encourage Writing by Sending Mail!
February 7, 2014
I am SO excited to share this idea with you because it's such a fun way to develop writing skills while strengthening relationships and encouraging kindness at the same time!…
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Playdough Snow Goons
February 6, 2014
We have had SO much winter this year, and it's not over yet! In an effort to embrace the winter weather (rather than complain about it which is what I…
