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Holly Berry Counting Cards – FREE Printable

Dec192018

  Looking for a fun way to work on counting with 1:1 correspondence and add in the Christmas theme? The Holly Berry Counting Cards are a quick (and easy) printable to help you out as you wind down for the Christmas season. If you'd like to grab the Holly Berry Counting Cards for your family or classroom, feel free to download them below! Inside the Holly Berry Counting Card … [Continue reading...]

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Christmas Activity Pack – FREE Printables

Dec172018

  With Christmas in less than ten days, and relatives in and out over the next bit, I put together an activity pack to have some things printed off for the kids to do while visiting. They are perfect for days when friends are visiting (maybe sharing in a cookie swap) or other Christmas party fun! Word scrambles, word finds, mazes, and puzzles are some of my favorites and something the … [Continue reading...]

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The Week of Finals, More Snow, and Cookies

Dec142018

We started off our week just perfectly - baking cookies.  While the boys and McKenna kept up with the basics of their school (math and reading), we added in other fun: games and baking together.  Over the weekend and into Monday we had a fairly decent snowfall for our area. FYI, for this girl who grew up in Maine, four inches isn't really a huge snow, but in our area it's more … [Continue reading...]

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What We’re Reading December 2018

Dec102018

I'll admit that I've gotten a little distracted from my reading pile the last bit - ever since all the new Hallmark movies started airing. (cough) And this month with baking and getting ready for Christmas, it's definitely easier to have a movie playing in the background than to sit down and read (and rest).  The week of Christmas I'm hoping to have some time to just sit, put my feet up, … [Continue reading...]

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A $1000 Prize Package You DON’T Want to Miss!

Dec92018

The reading and spelling programs from All About Learning Press have been used by our kids for more years that I can count at the moment, and we have loved each one. On January 10, 2019, they will be releasing All About Reading Levels 1-4 in full color! And to celebrate this special occasion, they are throwing their BIGGEST giveaway ever! This month, you can enter to … [Continue reading...]

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School Basics and Spending Time Together – Homeschool and Life Happenings

Dec72018

This past week was such a FUN whirlwind of activities for our family. Laurianna is wrapping up her semester at the community college (and came to us with a change she is thinking of making for the upcoming year - see below for more on that!), so she is deep in the throes of writing papers and studying for finals next week.  School wise we are covering the basics for the rest of this month: … [Continue reading...]

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