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Angus Lost Unit ~ Preschool Corner

Oct142011

Not a lot of pictures this week, and the few that I have are rather comical as it is since they show a not-happy camper during a few different activities we were doing. Because “Scissors are NOT FUN, Mom!” Kaleb can cut just fine, but the moment those scissors come out to be used, the whining begins. Who knows why, but it’s one of his triggers during the school day, so I try to be careful in my … [Continue reading...]

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Pronouncing My Name {Reader Questions}

Oct122011

How often have you looked at my name signature and asked yourself, “How in the WORLD is that pronounced??” Maybe I should have had all of you chime in with your thoughts and pronunciations first, but I thought a video pronunciation would be most helpful. :)   Email subscribers, you’ll have to click over to see the clip!! :) Now the question is ~ was that how you were saying it in your … [Continue reading...]

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Homeschool Blog Awards ~ Nominations!!

Oct112011

  It’s that time of year again ~ time to nominate some of your favorite moms {and dads!!} from around the blogworld for the Homeschool Blog Awards. Once the nominations are over, I love visiting the various blogs and having the chance to ‘meet’ some other people that I haven’t before! There are TWENTY different categories to nominate your favorites. Need some ideas of some blogs to … [Continue reading...]

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Angus Lost Printables ~ Free Printables

Oct102011

These printables were created to use with Angus Lost by Marjorie Flack.   The Angus Lost printables pack includes fun activities to tie in with the story ~ vocabulary words, word tracer cards, a Scripture verse and tracer page, word family sorting, a maze, counting activities and more! Download the free Angus Lost printables pack!! Don’t Miss These Either! ~ Angus Lost word cards … [Continue reading...]

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Blueberries for Sal Unit ~ Preschool Corner

Oct72011

So far I think that Blueberries for Sal has been one of our favorite books that we’ve done together this year. Maybe it’s because we took a fun walk outside and found a stump like the one in the story…or the blueberry playdough…or the ‘blueberry picking’ that we did. Whatever it was, it was a great week together. :) Everyday we did the following {before we started into our workboxes} ~ read the … [Continue reading...]

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Purchasing Velcro in Bulk {Reader Questions}

Oct62011

There are several things that I use quite a bit of ~ laminating pouches and velcro. After the year that I spent what seemed close to a gazillion dollars in velcro dots at Walmart, I went looking elsewhere to find better prices. A heads up ~ buying velcro in large quantities is not for the faint-at-heart. I found a friend who has an obsession about the same level as my own and we split the cost … [Continue reading...]

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