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Christmas Scavenger Hunt {Printable BINGO Boards}

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My kids like to go look at the Christmas lights every year. We have a couple of elaborate displays close to our house that the kids “ooh” and “ahh” over. This year, I suggested that we go look at Christmas lights one evening as a way to pass a little time before bedtime and I actually heard, “I don’t want…
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Pine Cone Christmas Trees Craft

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Confession: craft time probably doesn’t happen often enough in our home. But this time of year has a way of bringing out the “crafter” in me. So, as my son and I were admiring the large pine cones under a neighbor’s tree the other day, I thought pine cone Christmas trees! We could totally do that! *This post contains affiliate…
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Descriptive Writing Graphic Organizer {FREE}

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As a private reading tutor, one of the things I noticed was that while many of my upper grade students could comprehend fiction texts well, nonfiction was more difficult. Some of this had to do with the lack of exposure to nonfiction, but the majority of the problem came from the way that nonficiton text is organized. I created a little graphic…
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Christmas Activities and Printables

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Today, I’m rounding up our Christmas activities and FREE printables and sharing them all in one place! These make for some fantastic activities leading up to Christmas. Almost every idea is one that can easily be used over Christmas break, when kids are off from school. To find the post, click on the links for each activity. Find each activity…
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Why My Kids Don’t Make a Christmas List

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I am taking a little break today from my normal posting routine of free printables and hands-on learning activities to share something from the heart. Something that’s been on my heart for a few years. Something that is brought to the forefront more and more as my kids age. Today, I am simply sharing how we hush the hustle and…
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