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Number Tracing Cards ~ Free Preschool Printables

Jun272011

A few weeks ago I shared the Uppercase Letter Tracing Cards and the Lowercase Letter Tracing Cards with you and this week I have some Number Tracing Cards to share too! These cards are a great ‘take-along’ activity or just for everyday practice for writing numbers and also counting with 1:1 correspondence for the numbers 0 through 20. To use, print the cards in this set onto cardstock, … [Continue reading...]

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Marveling at God’s Wonders

Jun252011

“A child who does not have the opportunity to marvel at the bigness of God, the wonders of His creation, and the reality of His supernatural work will tend to measure the questions about ‘who God is’ according to his or her finite, limited perspective.” ~ Sally Clarkson, Ministry of Motherhood, p. 85   I’ll be honest and tell you that I’m not the greatest in calling the kids over to say … [Continue reading...]

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Gearing Up ~ Preschool Corner

Jun242011

I have to say that we are rather enjoying the laziness of summer, especially me. While we are doing some school in a more laid back style {basically we’re focusing on our All About Reading program this summer}, I’m spending time behind the scenes and plotting out what we’ll be doing for school next year with Kaleb. And making lists, because I love lists. :) So far, I at least have a basic idea … [Continue reading...]

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Fraction Action & Fraction Cups {Guidecraft Mom Review}

Jun232011

         One of the things that we’ve been focusing on a bit more lately has been fractions. The focus hasn’t just been for the younger two, but also as a reminder for the older girls as well {amazing how things can just ‘slip’ our minds!}. The Guidecraft Fraction Action and Fraction Cups have been a great ‘hands-on’ math toy for just that purpose. About the Fraction … [Continue reading...]

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Pocketful of Rosies ~ a Winner!!

Jun212011

First, I want to say a HUGE thank you to all of you! Amy restocked her store mid-week because you all about cleaned her out. AND helped raise $550 toward bringing Biruk Abigail, home from Ethiopia!!! I’ve had much fun this past week browsing through the new things she’s added to the shop. We ordered some headbands for the the girls and myself and they are so cute! Today she’s adding forty new … [Continue reading...]

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The Gift of Inspiration

Jun182011

“Each of our children has been given a specific personality and a particular set of circumstances that will give shape to God’s purpose for his or her life.” ~ Sally Clarkson, Ministry of Motherhood, p. 66 The problem for me frequently lies in the fact that I get so caught up in the little stuff, the day-to-day things of raising kids and running a household that I fail to see the ‘bigger … [Continue reading...]

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