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Bang! for Sight Words
Macy has all of a sudden become interested in the words on the pages in books, and, oh, the teacher is coming out in me!!! When I taught 1st - 3rd grades special education, my favorite thing to teach...
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Thank you, God, for Hand-Me-Downs!
Thank you God for loving me and thank you God for blessing me. Thank you God for making me whole and saving my soul!I would say that I am a pretty thankful person, and I definitely know that I have a...
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Snapfish Picture Books
If you haven't already tried it, I encourage you to go to snapfish.com and make picture books for your children. They are amazing! You just put in your own pictures and captions, and then they show...
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Use Your Words ~ Language Game
A fun way to get your children to use more words (and learn new words in the process) is to play an easy guessing game with picture cards. All you need is a bunch of cards with simple pictures on...
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A Clean Room with Sight Words
I have had all that I can take of my almost-4-year-old's messy room, so after spending practically the ENTIRE day organizing it for her, I have decided to try something that preschool teachers...
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St. Patrick's Day Activities for Preschoolers
Sort & Count the marshmallows in Lucky Charms cereal Cut a green bell pepper in half, dip in paint and stamp on paper to make a shamrock printRead That's What Leprechauns Do by: Eve BuntingSearch...
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Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway
I am so excited to be participating in the Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop!!!I will be giving away a copy ofEveryday Craft: Fun Stuff to Make From Everyday ObjectsBy Amber Carvan of...
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Sensory Exploration ~ Touch
They aren't just pulling your earrings and reaching in the toilet water for nothing...they are learningabouttheir new and crazy world!!!So, here are some fun ways to engage your little one's sense of...
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And the Winner is...
The winner of Everyday Craft: Fun Stuff to Make From Everyday Objects is Crystal (Ginger on GFC)!!! Congratulations!!!To everyone who became a new follower and/or posted a comment: I appreciate you...
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Gardening with my Preschooler
I have always wanted to grow a vegetable garden, and we are finally doing it! Macy is so excited and ready to help with every part of the process. I know this is going to be an awesome learning...
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I Won! I Won! I Won!
I'm so excited that Loves2Read has awarded me with The Stylish Blogger Award!!! It just made my day! I hope you take time to visit her blog. She does some great book reviews. I especially enjoy her...
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Spring Counting Folder Games
Macy has been counting up a storm lately! Forwards & Backwards ~ English & Spanish. So, for those rainy days when you need something extra, here are some very simple Spring folder games that...
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Creative Writing with Greeting Cards
I am so excited about being one of the featured blogs on Welcome Wednesday sponsored by Take It From Me! Thanks so much to all of you for taking the time to hop over! I hope you enjoy browsing my...
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Beginning Sounds
The time is almost here!I can't believe how quickly it came!READING!!!Macy is now interested in letters, their sounds, and how things are spelled...oh, exciting times are sure to follow! When we are...
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Look Up, Look Down
I know that children's books without words have many benefits and definitely have a place in literacy education, however, I have never personally liked them very much...until...Macy and I went to the...
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Easter Egg Hunt with Letter Scramble
Do you need a fun, seasonal, hands-on way to practice spelling words or sight words? Try an Easter egg hunt! Just make a list of the words your child is working on.Assign each word a color of Easter...
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10 for Tuesday ~ Fun with Rain Puddles
Guess if objects will float or sink and then try them out in the puddles.Float paper boats.Use watercolors or chalk paint to paint the driveway or sidewalk. Use the puddles to rinse off the brushes...
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Almost Wordless Wednesday ~ Cute Frustrations
Teachable Moment = Me to Macy: "See how frustrating it is when others don't listen to you? Let's always try to be good listeners!" Happy Wednesday!
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A Thankful Birthday Girl
We had the BEST 4th Birthday Party for our little one last week!!! It definitely didn't look like it came off of a birthday party blog or anything, but she LOVED it and that's what counts! After all...
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Princess History
I know that this is going to sound really silly, but one of my favorite things about being a mom is the fact that I have an excuse to watch all of my favorite Disney movies over and over again. I have...
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Fun Ways to Count to 100
Help your kiddo roll pennies.Around the dinner table, each person says a number. Keep going around and around until you get to 100.Write the numbers on those cute little card stock shapes that...
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Magnetic Reward System
I apologize for the lack of posts here lately, and after reading my post, you will probably be able to guess why I have been absent from the blogging world for awhile!About a year ago, I came up with a...
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Quick Daddy's Day Picture Book Keepsake
How to ~Find lots of pictures of your little one and his/her daddy doing different things together.Attach each picture to a half sheet of construction paper or card stock.Write the following sentence...
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Encouragement from the Discouraged
Does browsing through other mom blogs ever get you somewhat discouraged? Well, I just caught myself getting discouraged while reading a blog from a girl that I went to college with about 10 years ago....
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Contact Paper Art
Here is a super simple art activity that both my daughter and my preschool students with special needs enjoy greatly! Contact Paper ArtCut a piece of contact paper off the roll.Attach it to an easel or...
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