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Fun Reading Activities for Summer Break!

Crazy Fun Summer Reading Activities!

June 2, 2023 by Sarah Leave a Comment

Do you remember learning to read? I do… nostalgic music strumming … I was aching to learn to read. My big brother knew how. My big sis did too. But poor little Sarah was just not old enough. Or so she was told. However, across the street lived a retired teacher, who, as it turns…

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What is a Mammal? Explore Mammals with a Family Unit Study and 10 hands-on activities.

What is a Mammal? Hands-On Activities for Kids

May 24, 2023 by Sarah Leave a Comment

Mammals can be carnivores, omnivores, or herbivores. They also appear at every level of the food web. But… what is a mammal?! Let’s find out! In our Mammals Family Unit Study, we found out what makes a mammal a mammal, and learned all about some very interesting mammals—including bats, blue whales, and the platypus! Below…

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How Do Birds Fly? Learn All About Flight

March 20, 2023 by Sarah Leave a Comment

How do birds fly? How can planes carry so much cargo and still fly? What are the principles of flight? With the Flight Family Unit Study, you will learn all of this and more through hands-on fun! Below you can see the 10 topics from our Flight Family Unit Study and the hands-on activities we…

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Learn All About Rainforests with a Family Unit Study

Learn About Rainforests with a Family Unit Study

February 20, 2023 by Sarah Leave a Comment

From the Amazon, Congo, and Daintree Rainforests, to the canopy layers and biodiversity, get ready to learn about rainforests in a fun, hands-on unit study! Did you know that rainforests cover around 6% of the Earth’s surface but are home to about half of the world’s wildlife? Or that there are more species of fish…

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Form drawing in a rainbow salt tray

Quick-Dry Rainbow Salt Tray

January 11, 2023 by Sarah Leave a Comment

We all have different strengths and different needs, right? One of my strengths, I do believe, is my willingness to let my little ones get messy. It really doesn’t bother me one bit watching them slosh paint on the table, drip paintbrushes on the ground, or see those painted little hands touch freshly washed hair….

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How to Learn to Write

May 25, 2022 by Sarah Leave a Comment

Are you ready for a walk down memory lane? Well, it is only my memory, so I suppose it’s more like a walk down story lane. And just to warn you, it might be a little bit of a lengthy walk. Please feel free to skip down the lane (ha!) until I get to the…

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FREE Printable Graphic Organizers for Kids

Get Writing Clearly with Graphic Organizers for Kids!

May 16, 2022 by Sarah Leave a Comment

We needed to create some graphic organizers to go along with our Grade Two Literacy Curriculum, so I thought it best to make a full blog post on the topic. After all, graphic organizers are a perfect tool for young writers! I wanted to be sure you knew about them. Oh, and I also wanted…

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How to teach your child to read using any simple, repetitive book! 10 fun games that will have them reading!

Teach Your Child to Read Using Any Simple Story!

January 9, 2019 by Sarah 8 Comments

Can I tell you a secret? You know those dry, mundane, ‘The cat is brown. The dog is black.’ stories? I LOVE THEM. Yes, the storyline leaves a lot to be desired. Yes, the words and pictures are so predictable it can be a little (more than a little) painful. But these books can be…

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STEPPING Up the Reading!

January 6, 2018 by Sarah 2 Comments

Oh exciting things are happening in this house of ours — Sammy is starting to read. As a teacher, I just love this stage of child development. He knows all his sounds and blends and he is starting to sound out words all on his own. He is so excited about it, he is ready…

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Play this game to get little ones ready to read! A fun activity for preschoolers to practice letter sounds.

S-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g it Out to Learn to Read

March 6, 2017 by Sarah 2 Comments

Learning letters and their sounds get little ones ready to read, right? Wrong!!! (Well, that was rather abrasive and negative. I’m sorry. Please see it as passion and not negativity) Letters and sounds, letters and sounds, letters and sounds. You could find thousands of activities to practice these skills with your little ones on this…

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