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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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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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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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Learning about Reptiles with a Russian Tortoise
February 8, 2013
For Christmas this year, we gave the boys a hatchling box turtle. We are studying land animals this year with Exploring Creation with Zoology Vol. 3 from Apologia (Amazon Affiliate link).…
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Lego Math: How Many Legos Does it Weigh?
February 5, 2013
Yesterday Gresham and I had so much fun with LEGO®'s and math! We made a balance using a clothes hanger (I saw the idea on Kids Activities Blog), but instead…
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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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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…
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My Father's Dragon - A Literature Unit for Ages 3-6 (Part 1)
January 14, 2013
When I was in college, my elementary reading professor gave each of us a copy of My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett (Amazon Affiliate link). I can't remember if I…
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Engineering for Kids: Build a Bridge with Straws and Straight Pins
January 7, 2013
Last week, one of Aidan's history lessons was about advancements in bridge building during the 1800's. We are reading Landmark History of the American People as part of Sonlight Core…
