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Cowboy Unit ~ Preschool Corner

Mar92012

From the moment we started this week of Cowboys, there have been four gun-toting, bandana wearing, {rain} boot wearing cowboys running around my house and yard.  Wanted signs have been posted on the walls and as much as I tried, I could not convince the kids that KALEB was the one who was learning about cowboys and the west…not them. I had to outlaw toothpicks in mouths and feet propped up at … [Continue reading...]

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Our Current Read-Alouds ~ The Underland Chronicles

Mar82012

For the past few weeks the kids and I have been reading together a lot. A LOT. There have been some stretches where we will read a few hours. Or we’ll grab a short snippet of time here and there ~ where ever we can! A series that has had us all captivated is The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins {moms with older kids may recognize her name from the Hunger Games book}. We borrowed the … [Continue reading...]

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Cucumber Cactus Craft

Mar72012

We’re having some cowboy fun this week and pulled together a quick cactus craft after rounding up some cucumbers, toothpicks, and tissue paper. It was so very easy and cute too {and there may have been some cucumber nibbling going on behind the scenes}. We pulled out three cucumbers and a butter knife and Kaleb had fun cutting them different lengths. I cut a bunch of toothpicks in half and … [Continue reading...]

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Blog Updates and a Little Amazon Fun

Mar52012

Over the next little bit you may notice a few changes on my website. New graphics. A new domain name. A switchover to Wordpress. Most of you may not even notice the shift over {it should hopefully be a fairly painless process for us all}, but there is one thing that will be disappearing. Google Friend Connect. Google is phasing out the widget for any non-Blogspot related site. Do you know … [Continue reading...]

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The Windowseat ~ Moments to Remember

Mar32012

Moments to Remember was developed as a simple way to look back on our week as homeschoolers and find photos that encompass the memories we want to remember.  The week may have been tough, there may have been more bumps than smiles, but in the end these are the moments that keep us going, the ones we need to remember.   I know he doesn’t look super thrilled in this picture, but … [Continue reading...]

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Covering the Basics ~ Preschool Corner

Mar22012

This week we just spent time on the basic areas for school: math, reading, handwriting, Bible and hands-on fun. The weather was up and down again this week, so the kids spent as much time outside as they could. Laurianna made an ‘exercise game’ for all the kids which has been so much fun to watch them do ~ wall sits, bike riding, sit-ups, jumping jacks and more. Kaleb has been able to do all of … [Continue reading...]

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