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FREE Positive Parenting Webinar – Thursday, June 12th!

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  I am very far from being a perfect mom {I don’t really think we’re asked or called to be a perfect mom, but that’s another post}. Just ask my kids. I nag, remind and {dare I admit it online?} even yell more than I care to admit. This mom thing is just hard. H.A.R.D. It’s honestly the toughest thing…
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LEGO Alphabet Matching Game

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I’m honored to be joining several other bloggers along with Toddler Approved for LEGO WEEK! Be sure to check out all the other learning posts this week! Today, I’m sharing a VERY simple LEGO Alphabet Matching Game that I played with my 4 year old daughter. It’s super easy and is a fun way to play with letters and letter…
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Teaching Kids How to Write a Sentence

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Welcome back to Preschool and Kindergarten Writing Lessons, a 10 week writing series between The Measured Mom and me.  If you are just joining us, feel free to visit the post that includes all the links to our series so far. Today, I’d like to talk a little about teaching kids how to write a sentence (or sentences). For young…
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Reading the Alphabet – Updated and Expanded!

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I’m so thrilled to share that Reading the Alphabet has been updated and expanded! What is Reading the Alphabet? It’s a hands-on way to get your child reading. Does your child know most of her letters and letter sounds? Maybe she’s too young for Kindergarten curriculum just yet. Does your child have special needs and a reading curriculum that moves at…
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Counting Syllables with LEGO Bricks

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*This post contains affiliate links. MBug (age 4) is really beginning to pick up on her understanding of how words are built (rhyming, syllables, and letter sounds). She really enjoys counting syllables, so I knew that counting syllables with our LEGO DUPLO blocks would be fun for her. NJoy (age 5.5) has been able to count syllables for some time…
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