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Construction Truck Counting
February 25, 2013
Last week I tried an experiment. I made Owen his own checklist of school activities on Friday. He LOVED it, which was good because it kept him busy, but bad…
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Preschool Play with a Tub of Rice
February 23, 2013
All of my boys have enjoyed sensory experience, such as digging in pinto beans, but my third son is the most tactile of them all! He has always been attracted…
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Exploring Volume in First Grade Math
February 20, 2013
This year, Gresham is doing first grade math with Making Math Meaningful. We have finally landed on MMM after sampling several math programs. (If you're interested, I wrote a comparison…
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Turtle Activities for Preschoolers
February 12, 2013
Last week was turtle week at our home school! Turtle Patterns Owen (age 3) had fun counting and making patterns with turtles. I printed three types of turtles -…
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Egg Carton Turtle Craft
February 11, 2013
Last week was turtle week in our homeschooling! The older boys had arrived at the turtle chapter in their science book (Exploring Creation with Zoology Vol. 3), and so I…
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Preschool Counting Activities
January 30, 2013
While Gresham was playing his math games this week, I needed a way to keep Owen (age 3) occupied. He hates to play by himself, so his favorite place to…
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An Alphabet Lift-the-Flap Craft for Preschoolers
January 23, 2013
Preschoolers love to keep their hands busy! It's a constant task around here to find enough things to keep Owen's hands busy while Aidan and Gresham are doing their school…
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Exploring Nature with Kids by Observing and Sketching
January 22, 2013
After being more or less at home for 11 days in a row with sick children (we got out a few times to get library books and buy more tissues!)…
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Bean Bag Knock Down Game
January 21, 2013
Here's an idea for active indoor play - a bean bag knock down game! What boy doesn't like to knock things down? Last weekend, the boys were all sick, and…
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My Father's Dragon - A Literature Unit for Ages 3-6 (Part 2)
January 16, 2013
This is the second part of the unit I did with my first grader and 3.5 year old on My Father's Dragon. In Part 1, I shared about how we…
