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Feb 1, 2022
February Books for 2022
February is a short month, but it is jam-packed with things to do. There are so many different books you can choose to go along with all...
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Jan 30, 2022
How To Catch a Yeti with Crystal Snowflakes
With our Southern town covered in snow and ice from Winter Storm Izzy, we decided to take a break from our regular school day and read...
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Jan 8, 2022
Snowy Books to Snuggle Under the Covers With...
In South Carolina, we don't get much snow. In fact, I haven't seen snow in my town for three years straight! What kid doesn't want snow...
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Oct 6, 2021
Halloween Stories for Kids
October is here! It is time for my favorite fall holiday...Halloween. I love the pumpkins, costumes, and decorations. And I especially...
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Oct 6, 2021
Help! My Child Still Can't Read
If you are new to homeschooling and you have a young child, you probably have visions of your children posed all around the house with a...
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Feb 17, 2021
Easy Reading Books
So you have a young reader in your house. You are so excited to help him along on his new journey. You want your new reader to love...
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Feb 5, 2021
11 Great Picture Books for February
February has so much to offer in terms of holidays. And there are a a multitude of wonderful books to help us celebrate them.
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Sep 26, 2019
Pumpkin CVC Game
I combined my love of all thing fall and my love or using games to reinforce learning into this cute CVC game when my son learned to read.
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Dec 27, 2018
Sneezy is Melting....I mean Dissolving???
Now my boys are like their mother, they love to try out a new experiment. They wanted to do something with melting snow.
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Oct 28, 2018
Giving Thanks for Literature
This week I pulled out my November books. There are so many great treasures in there.
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Oct 7, 2018
'Dem Bones: Fun with "Bonaparte Falls Apart"
Halloween is just around the corner, one of our favorite holidays. And here is this book in the Scholastic September flier. I had to have
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Mar 17, 2018
Leprechaun Glitter Delivery Service
We began by talking about the tricky things that leprechauns do to humans. We decided that leprechauns need a glitter delivery system.
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Mar 15, 2018
Leprechauns Protect Your Gold
More STEM ideas to go along with How to Catch a Leprechaun. Learn how to build a container to protect your leprechaun gold from humans.
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Feb 18, 2018
Welcome to The Year of the Dog
A Chinese New Year Celebration for my students. Using children's literature to learn about Chinese culture and Chinese New Year.
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Dec 18, 2017
The Ninjabread Man
I teach a world geography class at my co-op for children in Kindergarten to grade 4. Each week, we do map work, color a flag, read a...
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Dec 8, 2017
Elf Trap Store
I am always looking for great literature selections for my kids. This year I found this little gem, How to Catch an Elf by Adam Wallace....
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Nov 16, 2017
Benjamin's Brown Bear
My son received a brown teddy bear from my mother when he was born. He eventually named him Brown Bear. Brown Bear is a much loved...
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Oct 14, 2017
October is for Apple Picking
I have always loved taking my kids to the apple orchard and picking our own apples. To find the best apples, we need to drive for nearly...
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I am a former public school teacher turned homeschool mom. I love teaching so much that I also teach a variety of classes in our local co-op where I am the founder and director.
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