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Valentine’s Day Pinterest Ideas ~ Preschool Corner

Jan272012

I know that we still have a few weeks left until Valentine’s Day, but I’m looking around for some fun things to do with all of the kids {especially Kaleb}. I’ve pinned a few fun-looking things onto Pinterest, but I’m always searching for more. While I don’t think we’re going to take a full week to do Valentine’s Day, we will have a few days to soak in the love. Here are a few things I’m … [Continue reading...]

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Our Science Studies

Jan252012

This year we are all working together on Nancy Larson® Science 2 {recommended for ages 7-9} and have been studying a range of topics. At the moment I’m rather anxious to get into the bird section of the program {since we moved our birdfeeder up onto our porch}, but we are definitely having fun and learning a lot this year. We are a little more than halfway through the Science 2 program and are … [Continue reading...]

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Letter Tiles ~ {Reader Ideas}

Jan242012

One of my readers recently linked up this idea that went along with the Read! Build! Write! Mats and I not only loved her pictures, but wanted to share it with you all too. :) Carissa from Stella’s Apron Strings has quite a collection of letter tiles that she has accumulated from various games. Many of them have been picked up at garage sales, Goodwill or other thrift stores very inexpensively … [Continue reading...]

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Printables for The Mitten by Jan Brett

Jan232012

Pin It These printables were created to use with The Mitten by Jan Brett. It’s one pack that was a last minute addition to our school time, but one I know we will enjoy! Pin ItThe Mitten printables includes fun activities to tie in with the story ~ vocabulary words, word tracer cards, a tracer page, sequencing cards, a fun song, beginning sound cards, counting activities and more! Download The … [Continue reading...]

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Birdwatching ~ Moments to Remember

Jan212012

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. We have had so much fun every day watching our birdfeeder through … [Continue reading...]

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Jesse Bear Unit ~ Preschool Corner {&5K too!}

Jan202012

Our Jesse Bear unit was put off a little bit and then I forgot to post about it. Somehow I didn’t manage to get as many pictures of the activities that we did to go along with the book…or somehow I’ve managed to lose them in the meantime.   From our Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear? printables we talked about: ~ the foods that Jesse ate in the book {and the ones that we didn’t’ like or did … [Continue reading...]

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