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Dyslexia: What It Is & What It Isn’t

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{photo credit} My child reverses her b‘s and d‘s. My child sometimes writes words backwards (EES for see). My child reads some words backwards or mixes up the words in a sentence. DOES MY CHILD HAVE DYSLEXIA? Ever wondered this yourself?  I know I did as a classroom teacher before I had learned very much about it.  Just this past week, I…
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Before All the Leaves Fall…

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…I wanted to get a post in here about ALuv’s fall/leaf reading and writing activities.  The rain we had over the weekend knocked quite a bit of leaves to the ground, but boy-the colors have been beautiful.  I never ceased to be amazed at our God.  He’s awesome. If you missed one of our first leaf activities, you can view…
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Saturday’s Sites: New Sites to Me

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Here are a couple of blogs/sites that I’ve recently come across that have impressed me: Mama Jenn is a homeschooling mama of 5 little ones and blogs in her “spare” time.  She also has a wonderful site called Homeschool Resource List where she posts free online resources for homeschoolers.  I’m sure some of these resources could also be used for…
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Writing Adventures with Flat Stanley

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ALuv received an envelop in the mail from his cousin not too long ago explaining that his class had read Flat Stanley.  Each child from the class had drawn and sent themselves in the mail to friends and family to participate in some fun adventures.  So, we had “Flat Christopher” come for a visit and here’s some of the fun…
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10+ Activities for Toddlers: Before the Small Manipulatives

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This post contains affiliate links.  Please read my full disclosure. MBug has always wanted to be in the middle of her brothers’ business while they do their schoolwork, creating a bit of a problem at times.  She is a social butterfly and absolutely adores her brothers, so why wouldn’t she want to “help” them with their work?  It’s been a…
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