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PreK and Kindergarten Apple Theme Ideas

Sep142012

This week we’re starting our meet-up with our local homeschool co-op. Over the last four {or maybe it’s five??} years, I have taught the 4-year-old class and we have an A-Z theme. I have all the lesson plans together and essentially could teach the class in my sleep. Imagine my surprise when I found out I was teaching the 3-year-old class this year. A.k.a. pick a relevant theme. Time to hit … [Continue reading...]

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Word Flippers and Lumberjack Reading Freebie

Sep132012

This is a freebie from All About Learning Press and I’m not sure how long it will be available, so I wanted to share it with you as soon as possible!! The Word Flippers {and a sneak peek at the Level 2 reading program} are available as a free download from the All About Learning Press blog. The Word Flippers work on consonant blends.   You’ll also want to grab the Be a Lumberjack … [Continue reading...]

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Simple Snack Basket Help

Sep132012

I’m not sure how things go in your family, but typically when one {or more} of our kids disappear to get their mid-morning snack, they tend to meander around the house and sometimes ‘forget’ to return {ahem}. With our schoolroom being a bit away from the kitchen {and out of earshot}, I put together a snack basket that we keep in the schoolroom near my desk – keeping the snacks {and the kids} … [Continue reading...]

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Learning to See ~ Journeys of Faithfulness Week 1

Sep122012

  This week in reading Journeys of Faithfulness, we caught a glimpse into the lives of Mary and Martha, two sisters whose story we know well. Mary was the sister who loved deeply and chose to sit at the feet of Jesus, soaking in all that she could. Martha was the busy sister who was so caught up in the business of doing that she missed the ‘being’. In my life, I admit that I most relate to … [Continue reading...]

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Shape Word Cards for Read, Build, Write Vocabulary Mats

Sep102012

Many of you all have asked for a set of shape word cards to go along with the Read! Build! Write! Mats! Although Kaleb knows his shapes, we are working on identifying shape words and these will be a great help to us in using the vocabulary mats.   There are two different pages in the word cards – one in black in white and another in color. All downloads are in the green columns … [Continue reading...]

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Making Progress One Day at a Time

Sep72012

I’ll be honest and tell you that there are days when I question my abilities to teach my kids. Even the simple things like counting, adding, and learning letters. Each of our kids has different learning styles and I have approached subjects differently with them. That, however, makes it all the ‘sweeter’ when we can see that things are falling in place in our learning time. Concepts are … [Continue reading...]

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