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It’s almost summer time, we have about 2 more weeks left of school and we will be done for the year. How about you? It’s also getting hot, soon it will be unbearable. So, we use the end of May and June to enjoy the summer before it gets too hot.  This month’s link list [...]

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Picture by Portraits By Mel   U is for Umbrella – Brilliant Beginnings Preschool Cute umbrella craft, for a spring rainbow unit! Spring – 1+1+1=1 Spring printables for preschoolers and toddlers. Rainbow Sun Catcher – Mama Jenn Adorable sun catcher craft! Plant a “Wild” Flower Garden – Heart of the Matter Planting a garden with [...]

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I hate when someone says a child “doesn’t fit in.” Of course, after years of not understanding why my own child didn’t fit in with her peer group at school, I do know that there is some truth to the statement. But I also think there is a misunderstanding, and the phrase implies that there [...]

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Having Fun with Grammar

by Sarah on November 30, 2010 · 1 comment

No, the title is not an oxymoron: you really can have fun with grammar. Admittedly, I love grammar, but I realize that most people don’t share my strange affinity for prepositional phrases, pronouns, and punctuation. That’s no reason for torturing your kids with dry grammar worksheets and tedious sessions of circling, underlining, and crossing out. [...]

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If you’ve been in a daycare center or elementary school classroom, or even the toy section of your local super-mart, you’ve probably seen some of the following: a pretend kitchen a pretend laundry center a pretend grocery store a pretend post office a pretend baby nursery While these imitations are fun, easier and often cleaner, they [...]

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Forts And The Art Of Learning

by amida on January 28, 2010 · 5 comments

There never seemed to be a chair around the dining table lately and the sofa looked pretty bare and cushionless. Even worse, the living room had been taken over by quilted lumps and my children were nowhere to be seen. Such was my life when my boys decided to go on a fort building mission [...]

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