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"Label the House" Letter Sounds Game
March 28, 2011
This morning, Gresham was immediately on board when I handed him a stack of post-it notes and a pencil and told him that we were going to do preschool with…
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Favorite Chapter Books for Boys, Part 2
February 22, 2011
We have so many favorite books that it was impossible to fit them all in one post! Here are some more of our favorite chapter books for boys, and here…
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Favorite Chapter Books for Boys, Part 1
February 14, 2011
Jordan and I both enjoy reading, and we have been pleased that all of our boys love books as well! I decided to post some of our favorite books, and…
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Pinecone Bird Feeder
January 19, 2011
We are studying birds in our science curriculum (which we absolutely love!), and when we came to an experiment in which we compare two different bird seeds, we decided to…
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Preschool Alphabet Game: Matching Capitals and Lowercase
January 5, 2011
Today, Gresham and I matched capital letters with lowercase letters using cards from an alphabet Go Fish game. I like this card set because the capital card has an adult…
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How Big was Goliath?
December 13, 2010
Today's advent tree reading was about David and Goliath. (Well, when I say "today," I mean the one we did today, which was the reading for December 11th. But if…
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Build a Bird Nest Science Project
December 8, 2010
I've blogged about our science curriculum before because I absolutely love it! We are doing Exploring Creation Zoology Vol. 1: Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day from Apologia. The first…
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Make Your Own Board Game
November 9, 2010
So, I was thinking about how many of our activities simply involve poster board and something to color with... And I found posts here and here and here! Anyway, our…
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Elementary Math Bar Graph Activity
October 21, 2010
I have found that one of the best ways to get Aidan engaged in math is to put away the worksheets and do something that relates to real life. He…
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Make Your Own "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" Book
August 31, 2010
Today's idea is courtesy of a college professor who really impacted my development as a teacher, Dr. Jimmie Russell. Dr. Russell taught future teachers at OBU until she lost her…
