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A Trick to Help Kids with Letter Reversals
November 1, 2013
Owen is almost 4 1/2, and we have been working on two new skills with his name lately - to write it with lowercase letters (as opposed to all capitals,…
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Two Preschool Math Activities with Duplo Legos
October 28, 2013
I recently created two math activities for Owen (age 4.5) using Duple LEGO®'s. Duplos definitely make school more fun! Activity #1: Put the numbers 1-12 in order. Build Duplo towers…
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Grace and Holiness in the Midst of Motherhood
October 21, 2013
Today marks the end of the first trimester in my fifth pregnancy (well, sixth if I count our loss in June). It has been a rough first trimester, and while…
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10+ Activities for Busy Toddlers
October 17, 2013
This school year, it has been a challenge to keep Jonathan busy! He is currently 21 months old, and does NOT want to play with toys while we do school.…
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How to Make a Marshmallow Blow Gun out of PVC Pipe
October 13, 2013
One project that I had seen on Pinterest for ages but never tackled with the boys was marshmallow blow guns made out of PVC pipe. Well, I showed the idea…
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Great Horned Owl Paper Bag Puppets
October 6, 2013
Last week, I spent more time on homeschool planning, and it really paid off. Since I'm still in the middle of morning sickness, I didn't worry too much about sticking…
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Learn About Animal Camouflage with Hidden Animal Art
October 3, 2013
Gresham and Owen love to learn about animals. They are constantly browsing through books about animals, and they know facts about animals that I didn't even know existed! Like bearded…
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Learn Preschool Math with a Homemade Board Game
October 1, 2013
As I mentioned on Facebook, I'm attempting to do a little more planning ahead for our homeschooling, despite the fact that I'm still struggling with morning sickness. For the past…
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Alphabet Beads Busy Bag
September 29, 2013
Owen (age 4.5) has reached the point where he is really into learning letter sounds, and last week, I introduced him to three letter words for the first time (all…
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Fall Tree "Snow Globes" Craft for Kids
September 26, 2013
The other day, Gresham (almost 7) told me that he had an idea - he wanted to make a snow globe, but instead of snow in it, we could put…
