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Helping Children Build a Christian Worldview

May182017

One of the things that we want for each of our kids is to have a strong foundation and understanding of the Christian faith. Several years ago we were introduced to Apologia’s What We Believe series, and it was a perfect fit for our girls then and has been a great fit for Zachary this year as well, prompting some great talks along the way. The curriculum has quickly become a favorite and … [Continue reading...]

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To Finish or Not to Finish?

May152017

credit: Todd Wilson The other day on Facebook I shared a graphic from Todd Wilson (the Family Man) and really truly loved the variety of comments from you all! (No really - I do!) With the end of the year looming SO very close, there are days that we just want to be done. Finished. We are squeezing in testing along with wrapping up a few of the remaining subjects, but I will admit that it's … [Continue reading...]

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Paper Plate and Popsicle Stick Crafts – Preschool and Kindergarten Community Linkup

May122017

Ready for another week of linking up and sharing ideas? I am so glad that you are stopping by today and can’t wait to see what you all have to share this week. Be sure to stop by our PreK & K Pinterest board to see a collection of the different posts we are pinning – including yours! Don’t forget to link up a post (or two) of yours and share what you’ve been working on with your kids! Here … [Continue reading...]

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After Five Years…

May102017

One thing we have been wanting to do for many years is have a family picture updated. It's been five years since the last time, but something always seems to get in the way and take up our time. A few weeks back we FINALLY nailed down a date and got it done.  You all - FIVE YEARS!! Mind you, the last time we had them taken turned into a hilarious comedy of errors with us taking a … [Continue reading...]

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Open-ended Math Exploration and Calm Boxes – Preschool and Kindergarten Commuity

May52017

Ready for another week of linking up and sharing ideas? I am so glad that you are stopping by today and can’t wait to see what you all have to share this week. Be sure to stop by our PreK & K Pinterest board to see a collection of the different posts we are pinning – including yours! Don’t forget to link up a post (or two) of yours and share what you’ve been working on with your kids! Here … [Continue reading...]

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Goodnight Moon Sequencing Cards – Free Printable

May42017
Goodnight Moon sequencing cards - number sequencing and story sequencing strips to go along with the book Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown.

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown was one of our favorite books when the kids were little. I do believe I can still quote the entire book by heart, I know it that well.  We used the book as a part of our Before Five in a Row studies and years ago I created some go-along printables for the story. Recently though I found some new clip art that was just begging to be put into something … [Continue reading...]

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