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8 Quiet Read Aloud Activities

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As I hear other moms share how they snuggle up with their kids and read a book, I’ll admit I’m a bit jealous. Read aloud time at our house can be an absolute zoo. Even through all my efforts to make it fun and interesting, four kids arguing over who  gets to sit by mom or turn the page made…
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FREE Summer Playdough Mats {for Open-Ended Play!}

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*This post contains affiliate links. School’s officially out for us, but learning continues through the summer, too! One thing we did this week was have a little fun with our new summer playdough mats {free download at the end of this post}. Because my kids enjoy playing with our Winter/Christmas and Spring/Easter playdough mat packs so much that I made some for…
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Helping Young Kids Become Confident Writers

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Join The Measured Mom today as she shares our LAST Preschool & Kindergarten Writing Lesson. Today’s topic is helping young kids become confident writers by asking them to SHARE their creations with others. While writing can be helpful to the writer, writing also has another purpose: to reach an audience. Hop on over to read her article today! To see…
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20 Summer Boredom Busters

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Summer. It’s the time of year most kids live for, but many parents secretly dread. I know I have a love/hate relationship with it. Not enough structure sometimes leads to LONG days and kids who whine, “I’m bored.” I’m NOT one of those moms who thinks I need to fill my kids’ days with endless activities. I actually think it’s…
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LEGO Word Family Sorting

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Today, I’m sharing one more LEGO activity for Toddler Approved’s LEGO Week! Be sure to visit her post to see all of the activities shared.   If you’ve followed along for very long, you know that one of my favorite ways to teach spelling is with word sorts. Why? They are hands-on, developmentally appropriate, and allow kids to make their own…
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