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C is for Christmas Trees

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We are in the middle of our 12 Days of Christmas Fun!  These activities are done from 9:30-10:30ish each morning.  I start out by reading a Christmas book from our collection (our two favorite this year were: Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree & The Legend of the Christmas Tree), then we count down on the pom-pom Christmas tree, and we add…
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Educational Toy Ideas for Christmas

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I’ve accomplished most of the shopping for my little ones this year (thanks to my computer, a cup of coffee, and my PJ’s).  I thought I’d share the toys they’ll get that are “educational” (yet fun), just in case you needed a few more ideas. 🙂 There are several ways I decide on the “right” toys: I see them on other blogs…
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Shapes: Activities and FREE Printables

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In math, ALuv has been working on shapes.  I thought I’d share some things we’ve done with 2-D shapes that he has enjoyed.  Some of these ideas mix in some literacy…an added bonus!! 🙂  I’m a HUGE fan of integrating the content areas as much as possible. Counting the sides: Shape Introduction I laid out number cards 0-8 and we…
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Our Schoolroom: Rearranged

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Well, we have been attempting to get ready for baby #4 (due in March) by switching around the kiddos’ bedrooms just a bit upstairs.  Now, the boys share a bedroom and absolutely love it.  I was skeptical, but they’ve done very well…so far. 😉 With all the rearranging, we had an extra desk (that I got for free a few…
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R is for Rainbow

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Here are the fun things we did with R is for Rainbows.  I hope you enjoy! I introduced the R sound with my sound tub.  Contents: ribbon, rock, radio, rhinoceros, ring, & rectangle. Our big craft/project for the week (it took the entire week) was to cut the colored strips of paper (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, & purple) and…
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