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Exploring Seeds and Nature
October 15, 2012
Last week, we spent some time exploring seeds after being inspired by this post on Teach Preschool. First, we went on a walk to see how many different types of…
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Lego Fun Friday: Tallest Structure Challenge
October 11, 2012
Did your kids have fun building tall LEGO® structures this week? We had a great time at our house. We ended up using Duplos exclusively because they offer the potential…
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Fall Tree Art with Tissue Paper Leaves
October 10, 2012
We've been having so much fun with fall crafts this year! The weather has turned cooler, and we've seen a few yellow leaves around. We're in Texas, so it's a…
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Preschool Play: Pretend Clothesline
October 8, 2012
Setting up a pretend clothesline is great practice for preschool fine motor skills, and it's a constructive way to keep little hands busy! One morning last week, I tied a…
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Baby Play: Pretend Fabric Wipes
October 8, 2012
It's amazing what fun you can have with scraps of fabric! When Jonathan was a tiny baby, I saw this idea on Counting Coconuts to make a fabric "baby wipes"…
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Three Ways to Make a Fall Candle Jar
October 6, 2012
The boys were in the mood to do some fall crafts this week after I started decorating for the season! We started with Fall Leaf Candle Jars from Kids Activities…
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Paper Plate Clock Activity for Learning to Tell Time
October 3, 2012
When I saw this idea on Pinterest (from Mrs. Dahl's Classroom) to make a paper plate clock for learning to tell time, I knew we had to do it! Gresham…
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Biblical Boyhood: Brothers as Friends
October 1, 2012
"A friend loves at all times and a brother is born for adversity." Proverbs 17:17 Jonathan will be nine months old this week! He has been crawling for about two…
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Pattern Block Art
September 30, 2012
The boys and I made art with construction paper pattern blocks and had so much fun! To make them, I traced our pattern block shapes onto construction paper and cut…
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Preschool Unit: The Year at Maple Hill Farm
September 26, 2012
Last week, we did a very simple unit using the book The Year at Maple Hill Farm by Alice and Martin Provensen. I have started choosing a "book of the…
