1. Fall Tree Art with Tissue Paper Leaves

    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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  2. Three Ways to Make a Fall Candle Jar

    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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  3. Paper Plate Clock Activity for Learning to Tell Time

    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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  4. Pattern Block Art

    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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  5. Preschool Unit: The Year at Maple Hill Farm

    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…

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  6. Math Activity: Candy Survey and Graph

    Facebook can be such a useful tool for homeschooling!  Last week, Gresham's math curriculum, Making Math Meaningful from Cornerstone Curriculum, introduced the concept of a bar graph.  I decided to…

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  7. Hide and Seek Alphabet Letters

    At our house, we have discovered many things to do with foam bathtub letters besides play with them in the bathtub!  Obviously, they are very fun to stick to the…

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  8. American West Pioneer Activities: Part 2

    If you missed Part 1 in our Pioneer Series, you can find it here. Field Trip After learning about wagon trains and American frontier life, I wanted to find a…

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  9. American West Pioneer Activities: Part 1

    We've been having so much fun studying wagon trains and the American frontier in Aidan's history this year (Sonlight Core E)!  In fact, we are just about to start studying…

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  10. Homeschooling: The First Two Weeks

    So, we started our homeschool year last Monday.  Yes, it's very early!  We've been having high temperatures around 108 degrees, and it's just too hot to do anything else!  I…

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