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Reading the Alphabet- Christmas Sale!

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The Christmas season is here! It’s time to break out the decorations, trim the tree, and…find a great Christmas sale! There is no exception here. I’m excited to offer a Christmas sale on my Reading the Alphabet bundle pack for a limited time: from December 1 through December 3rd, 2014. Just click on “Add to Cart” below and enter the…
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Gift Ideas for Pre-Readers and Pre-Writers

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This post contains affiliate links. To learn more, please read my full disclosure policy. The “Why” Behind These Gift Ideas I refer often to my teaching philosophy, which I call the M&M’s of learning. Children {really, all ages} learn concepts and skills through multiple and meaningful exposure. For me, the multiple and meaningful go hand-in-hand. You can’t have one without…
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FREE December Writing Prompts

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My FREE December Writing Prompts are here! Do you have a child who struggles with choosing a topic? You can use these as a springboard! Ask questions like, “What happened next?” or “Why?” to help your child extend her writing. You can also help your child to write and or because to extend the sentence, adding more details. Once the child…
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Fine Motor Turkeys with Playdough

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I wasn’t going to post about this. Really, I wasn’t. But my kiddos enjoyed doing these {multiple times, I might add} this week and the photos I shot were just begging to be shared. 🙂 This activity was so fun and so colorful…and it sneaked some fine motor work {the part I loved the most}. Materials for Fine Motor Turkeys…
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FREE Nativity PreK/K Pack {Updated and Expanded}

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Thanksgiving isn’t even here, yet. 🙂 But this year, Thanksgiving falls a little later and those of you who like to start working on Advent activities might just want to use some of your Thanksgiving break to get prepared. So, I have been working hard this week on updating and expanding my Nativity Pack. Now, it’s a Pre-K/K pack {download…
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