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Don’t Forget…

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…on Monday, I’ll be posting the first lesson of my new series called Phonics by The Book as we ultimately work through various 1st/2nd grade phonics skills & Bible stories from the OT to the NT.  ALuv has worked hard on the first lesson this past week and has done a great job! Monday’s set is called God Made it All, based on…
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Learning From One of the Best Teachers I Know

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I really do pride myself on being prepared and organized (for the most part) when it comes to homeschooling.  So much so, that it stings quite a bit to think that I could be (just may be) a little too task-oriented some days when it comes to fitting it all in.  This week, I learned this lesson from my MBug…
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I’m Excited to Share…

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My grandmother (Mama Jean), who just happens to be one of my most favorite people in the whole wide world, has a way of encouraging me to use my God-given passions every time she comes for a visit. Now, this usually means more work for me :); but if it weren’t for her, I would never have adapted and illustrated…
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Let it Snow! (Plus another snow FREEBIE)

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I was so thankful to have a 2 week Christmas break for our family, but we were all glad to be back in a routine this week. 🙂  I wanted to share with you the snowy things NJoy (3 years old) did along with a few shots of MBug (19 months) in action.  Although we didn’t do a letter of the…
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Snow Showers Short Vowel Sorting

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Today, I’m sharing another snow-themed activity that ALuv {age 6} and I did together. You can see our other short vowel snow-themed freebie here. *This post contains affiliate links.   Short Vowel Sorting with Snow! This pack contains TWO levels of sorting fun: 1- simple, CVC short vowel words like rat, hug, & men and 2- longer short vowel words…
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