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Season Sensory Bottles

Jen — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 07:52:15 +0000

With Grae and Sam being 5 years apart in age, you’d think that they’d be into completely different things, but I’m actually realizing that there are many projects and activities that we can do and tweak just slightly so that both munchkins enjoy them. These season sensory bottles are so much fun and definitely one… Read More

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Practicing Sight Words With a Salt Tray

Jen — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 09:29:51 +0000

Now that Miss G is in First Grade {first grade!!} she’s given a new list of sight words to take home each week. At the moment, the expectation is that she’s able to read them aloud, but since she’s already quite advanced with her reading, we’ve been practicing spelling them too. She loves sitting down… Read More

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Play Dough Apple Tree Life Cycle

Jen — Sat, 08 Oct 2016 06:58:56 +0000

If you know us well, you know we loooove play dough. We almost always have 3 or 4 play dough kits on hand and for the past several years, they’ve been something Miss G has regularly taken out and played with. That being said, we’ve sort of been on a play dough break recently… Miss G has other things… Read More

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Make Ten {an easy card game for kids}

Jen — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 19:08:16 +0000

Miss G loves playing all sorts of card games, so when I came across Make Ten, a simple game that focuses math skills and uses just a generic deck of cards, I knew it would be a total hit. UPDATE: Since sharing this game and our Make Ten printable play mat, I’ve had countless requests… Read More

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Rhyming Pairs Matching Game

Jen — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 05:36:42 +0000

One thing I’ve been trying my best to do since Sam’s come home is making a little time each day for Grae and I to do something fun together. Just the two of us, with her having my full attention. It’s not always easy as baby brother tends to be the type of baby who… Read More

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Autumn-Themed Writing Tray

Jen — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 06:59:00 +0000

Without a doubt, one of my most used resources in my Kindergarten and Grade One classes was the stack of coloured plastic plates filled with salt that I kept in my teacher’s cupboard. They were the simplest thing ever – literally plastic plates in a bright colour {aqua and gold always seemed to be the… Read More

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Fill Your Cup {A Simple Addition Game}

Jen — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 06:59:00 +0000

Numbers are currently HUGE in our house. Writing numbers, counting, skip counting, subtraction, dividing things into equal groups, addition… You name it, Grae loves it. {And of course I love that she loves it. ☺} In order to foster her current interest in math, I’ve been coming up with all kinds of very simple number-related… Read More

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Exploring Symmetry With LEGO

Jen — Tue, 05 May 2015 22:14:58 +0000

As you may or may not already know, this week Miss G and I are participating in a fun-filled ‘LEGO Week’ with a bunch of other blogging friends, which basically means that we’re dedicating the week to sharing activities and projects inspired by LEGO! {this post contains affiliate links} LEGO lends itself perfectly to all… Read More

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LEGO Play Dough Imprint Matching Game

Jen — Tue, 05 May 2015 05:00:56 +0000

LEGO. Miss G’s been into it in a big way for sometime now, so when some blogging friends made mention of an entire week dedicated to LEGO-inspired fun, I jumped aboard as quickly as I could. {this post contains affiliate links} First off, I often get asked about how our LEGO collection is so… Read More

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Broken Hearts Number Matching Activity

Jen — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 18:24:21 +0000

While I usually tutor four afternoons / evenings a week, I took this week off and it’s been lovely. More than anything, it’s allowed Grae and I some quality time at home in the afternoons, which has been really nice. As a result, we’ve been doing all sorts of fun little spur of the moment… Read More

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