tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966738146496039772024-03-05T06:05:47.556-05:00Too Blessed To Be StressedAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12240058988563728604noreply@blogger.comBlogger202125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796673814649603977.post-42727572837214802872012-01-05T08:27:00.003-05:002012-01-05T08:51:22.817-05:00Dinosaur Sensory BoxThis month's sensory box theme is dinosaurs. With two boys in our house (and one girly girl that also enjoys the boy's toys) I decided to go with dinosaurs. The best part about this box is that I already had everything for it and did not have to buy anything, just decide which of our many dinosaurs to put in the box. It is a great theme and there is so much out there about dinosaurs so it is easy to throw together some quick lessons.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694139650309936018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGFGsnE3p1s8Z_zu5e8wNelFlE_3wtxOzcnrH4k2XibpR5qIjnl98mnAS_2Nf4ptbQXFLad2onshfUq-IfN4iuoE7m9hXhKuVWp90vf5iPTApnQ_ZGIhyphenhyphenIUZDpU7KC3uspACdoU7ZMU8/s320/001.JPG" /><br /><br /><br />Here is what is in our box:<br />Rocks purchased from Hobby Lobby<br />Various dinosaurs<br />Plastic trees<br />Plastic rocks<br />Small metal scoop<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxoZdrFoQMvxdDGrb2_tZ1LGNCOBCJ5ImcxTf0jdVhMV1gjayiPGrhAAXnVifezgwX_5fsRkJniqW_UcIlWJmJ0OcvMSJ1SP8lHt8RtP4Bhrn1naT_3F_7U3fGVWSTO4PkPZOqz5X1RM/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694139656467519282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxoZdrFoQMvxdDGrb2_tZ1LGNCOBCJ5ImcxTf0jdVhMV1gjayiPGrhAAXnVifezgwX_5fsRkJniqW_UcIlWJmJ0OcvMSJ1SP8lHt8RtP4Bhrn1naT_3F_7U3fGVWSTO4PkPZOqz5X1RM/s320/003.JPG" /></a> Here are some quick links to others who have used dinosaurs in their lessons:<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.2teachingmommies.com/search/label/Dinosaurs">Two Teaching Mommies </a><br /><a href="http://www.meetthedubiens.com/2010/11/fun-food-friday-dinosaur-fun.html">Totally Tots<br />Meet the Dubiens<br /></a>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12240058988563728604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796673814649603977.post-90398395716120275522011-12-13T16:30:00.006-05:002011-12-13T17:14:59.851-05:00Fun Food Allergy Friendly Holiday TreatsSo I have been feeling guilty about not making any special holiday treats that my little guy can enjoy with his siblings, so I decided to make a few treats everyone can enjoy. My little guy is allergic to milk, eggs, peanuts and treenuts. Both of my older children grew out of their food allergies this year (with the exception of treenuts) so this year they have been able to enjoy a lot of treats they had never tried before. I have gotten so used to making non-allergy friendly treats and just giving my little guy a treat that is safe for him, but now he is realizing that what he has is different. So this week this is what I made:<br /><br /><strong>Christmas cupcakes</strong>- Duncan Hines has several flavors of cake mixes that are milk, egg, peanut and treenut free (check the package) and Pillsbury has several varieties of frosting (please check each can of frosting). In substitute of the egg I used 1/4 cup of unsweetened applesauce for each egg required. They taste exactly the same, but they tend to seperate from the cupcake liner. We chose to decorate them with red and green sprinkles and Christmas tree picks.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685729394564148882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHCqK6mD6VsiNlN7vLhWCL7wtNw6gO4uPV_Ovv5lVhUtvE6w0EosR-3lzI-HRHPv7TNwwvsauzzpMSdgPJMrancmRrfvJZmV2ex-TSsaE3WvgMNcOztog6g9jV3DjxYDjnF-EWvAGCSY/s320/019.JPG" /><br /><strong>Yummy Edible Playdough</strong>- Now I was not even going to make a peanut friendly playdough, but then it occurred to me my little guy would have just as much fun playing, plus did I want to worry about cleaning it up and still worrying about him comng in contact with peanut butter. So I made edible peanut butter playdough with soynut butter instead. It was just as yummy and safe for our house.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685733496341498866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0sVfGjWnLc9oqnNr-04T2fms9CFI0PMsgzTpG_gc2rtyv_hUBKS2ZIRUzs-rwY6iuhE0Qa0lPbtOpk6FloB6uzbEJts-X_C8ofAJwDWo7GJ0v5qb2ALaY27ZMi1rvYKgldkJ6FvlHo0/s320/SDC13585.JPG" /><br /><strong>Homemade Marshmellows- </strong>My favorite treat of the week! I was shocked that I was able to find a marshmellow recipe without eggs, but I found <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/homemade-marshmallows-recipe/index.html">this one</a> on the Food Network. It was fairly easy and they were so good, especially dipped in chocolate. I know that they are not going to last long in our house! Our next batch will have chocolate and red and green sprinkles! These would make a great homemade gift along with homemade cocoa mix!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9wmTdjB4HOTtnzT7_T9j7CbnfOZJPP2-rmdi8o28OAc1Or80-RFKRhPSIBvK7fDpFmRlxJhG5xQ-g1IMUWyVvUGbc1Z4dfjx63scuCdvwuoVWvv8akH18cWwotBicF8b7IjI4gdrQNk/s1600/SDC13588.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685733503731101058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9wmTdjB4HOTtnzT7_T9j7CbnfOZJPP2-rmdi8o28OAc1Or80-RFKRhPSIBvK7fDpFmRlxJhG5xQ-g1IMUWyVvUGbc1Z4dfjx63scuCdvwuoVWvv8akH18cWwotBicF8b7IjI4gdrQNk/s320/SDC13588.JPG" /></a><br />I am linking to:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.abcand123learning.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="abc button" src="http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt46/meyeringk/ABCGraphics-Page003.jpg" /></a>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12240058988563728604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796673814649603977.post-78228175884816320382011-12-10T20:17:00.010-05:002011-12-13T17:12:59.066-05:00Our Christmas Preschool BoxesMy preschooler is taking the next couple of weeks off from studying her letters (I will be reviewing her letters with her) so I have made her several Christmas activities to use for the rest of the month.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLThRZ5KzK3C4LP1e76ibGiXJZWSvqsjkdTVexZBab-p1HboOV4XLBKreQfyrcysgDeslhglxaXmsSD7yMlOrcaxxl8NwGARc8jNnlsaGVWiyDvwhwGwN4Rc9r0_pRxnhR3AfSHKw5GW0/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685371025003551522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLThRZ5KzK3C4LP1e76ibGiXJZWSvqsjkdTVexZBab-p1HboOV4XLBKreQfyrcysgDeslhglxaXmsSD7yMlOrcaxxl8NwGARc8jNnlsaGVWiyDvwhwGwN4Rc9r0_pRxnhR3AfSHKw5GW0/s320/003.JPG" /></a> Christmas card kit<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwj4iWgGSnl0PSLeWOFOrrxrVlu2dF6DnPbq5cB_wbBrwxF4vGWN6oRcZoWhD3zPXlKl5B-Zm9t5QubxEIAgbEHAlwATwFzuq5iUdu4dCnNobc3S3Pb4o8ZrNt1JSlmtgc5RfJlhDjuY/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685371013167477042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwj4iWgGSnl0PSLeWOFOrrxrVlu2dF6DnPbq5cB_wbBrwxF4vGWN6oRcZoWhD3zPXlKl5B-Zm9t5QubxEIAgbEHAlwATwFzuq5iUdu4dCnNobc3S3Pb4o8ZrNt1JSlmtgc5RfJlhDjuY/s320/005.JPG" /></a>Button Christmas Tree (inspired by <a href="http://countingcoconuts.blogspot.com/2010/12/on-our-shelves-december.html">Counting Coconuts</a>)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyMILJAeYXECmtPU1n-qIkzj7yUuZeMbTLbn16_PeMkqjALj2uytPUnsUhvw6pOcpvKKHER4xlmXuzRZ0aJ0qLDJpddCQf8VeAgtmn_oHktQgaz8u9JDXxKhaVXNLjzDM3ZbCH_eNHH0s/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685371007078903826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyMILJAeYXECmtPU1n-qIkzj7yUuZeMbTLbn16_PeMkqjALj2uytPUnsUhvw6pOcpvKKHER4xlmXuzRZ0aJ0qLDJpddCQf8VeAgtmn_oHktQgaz8u9JDXxKhaVXNLjzDM3ZbCH_eNHH0s/s320/002.JPG" /></a>Decorating a Christmas tree (my printer is running out of yellow ink!)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJs2V3iC2MuSac10TWURoVKVuqzMnY5syGy6CeKYb_P6-WhWepCH5Zoc7YSWEUuDmnngd33_2ZQALYQub5XRRVIII1DsQWRbwV2lRxXJl-zM5zji80-bIXlPZdb3RLAjqxVHOcEf19Uk/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685370999904234290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJs2V3iC2MuSac10TWURoVKVuqzMnY5syGy6CeKYb_P6-WhWepCH5Zoc7YSWEUuDmnngd33_2ZQALYQub5XRRVIII1DsQWRbwV2lRxXJl-zM5zji80-bIXlPZdb3RLAjqxVHOcEf19Uk/s320/001.JPG" /></a>"Cookie Dough" Playdough<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_H_3NtpTOzhI0x0nNtR_D8UVURpewmJQBFfBAOfcJPYafCAdlThUKOrz33tiS1JTIMsoGrz_vwgOWpmym_x1qiSADJxCqfFz8dz2y_kRG1qINqOj1YiiCO1cSSy78fuU69UST4nrA0E/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684690686912803154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_H_3NtpTOzhI0x0nNtR_D8UVURpewmJQBFfBAOfcJPYafCAdlThUKOrz33tiS1JTIMsoGrz_vwgOWpmym_x1qiSADJxCqfFz8dz2y_kRG1qINqOj1YiiCO1cSSy78fuU69UST4nrA0E/s320/010.JPG" /></a> Christmas Sensory Box<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_kzF_6lBEBVkL9Hahw6FVDfdO_bvItsBhDep_zBREjuKosgD0-Pyya72JZpelhxuUxxZNrkGN8GQ5x-fXwAQ7_IIjKBP3cNNG_IOyeVacVKtlDKBFbz33S-QL5dwzubtnsVYWMctePI/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684690256410489074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_kzF_6lBEBVkL9Hahw6FVDfdO_bvItsBhDep_zBREjuKosgD0-Pyya72JZpelhxuUxxZNrkGN8GQ5x-fXwAQ7_IIjKBP3cNNG_IOyeVacVKtlDKBFbz33S-QL5dwzubtnsVYWMctePI/s320/007.JPG" /></a> Felt Friends (inspired by <a href="http://countingcoconuts.blogspot.com/2010/12/on-our-shelves-december.html">Counting Coconuts</a>)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjQmmOnhz_N2EPf_yzTmIW5mRHfi4WXSRK77JDwue5LovwtMoyDiXiGN3FCc228utCiRbmH4HB6Ub76DVjsJKgztE3HUUzh3jBe7tMQ7hjCR2nlCtwNeyOB1z6-hps6waXgRZRuYs_WM/s1600/027.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684690252177381234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjQmmOnhz_N2EPf_yzTmIW5mRHfi4WXSRK77JDwue5LovwtMoyDiXiGN3FCc228utCiRbmH4HB6Ub76DVjsJKgztE3HUUzh3jBe7tMQ7hjCR2nlCtwNeyOB1z6-hps6waXgRZRuYs_WM/s320/027.JPG" /></a>Sorting Christmas Erasers (inspired by <a href="http://countingcoconuts.blogspot.com/2010/12/on-our-shelves-december.html">Counting Coconuts</a>)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOVyBktvtigjB12j3oGvRcb58al8mGDRCwHUfYhijWDti2YCrs2FuUzYP3iypfBvuJtpL-cSQkEd5FyZyX9aqxCxLJG7mxsxMyCjTKFe7WhYHdsDlQtFBysS1Z6YaK43CmJ_EMPWUSqp4/s1600/019.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684690240082156562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOVyBktvtigjB12j3oGvRcb58al8mGDRCwHUfYhijWDti2YCrs2FuUzYP3iypfBvuJtpL-cSQkEd5FyZyX9aqxCxLJG7mxsxMyCjTKFe7WhYHdsDlQtFBysS1Z6YaK43CmJ_EMPWUSqp4/s320/019.JPG" /></a> Tweezing and Tonging Bows (inspired by <a href="http://countingcoconuts.blogspot.com/2010/12/on-our-shelves-december.html">Counting Coconuts</a>)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1IrLOzvSOhiMYmMzsLdftJqUnuktNdRH3fY4KdJnkaQveq6VsV1iD6BdpoZHt1XrydixWtASckvquKJr1rkYuH-V-YpEaevkzxF6Aj9oX80zKO6WY62sy2WdXnppZsZJcaXHh-CYDqE/s1600/011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684690232080610930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1IrLOzvSOhiMYmMzsLdftJqUnuktNdRH3fY4KdJnkaQveq6VsV1iD6BdpoZHt1XrydixWtASckvquKJr1rkYuH-V-YpEaevkzxF6Aj9oX80zKO6WY62sy2WdXnppZsZJcaXHh-CYDqE/s320/011.JPG" /></a>Gingerbread Man Counting Mats (printed from <a href="http://gironlife.blogspot.com/2010/12/our-week-gingerbread.html">Along the Way</a>)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvo5C9Hgy3kEAWRKv8lNJG1F-tZWMGu8-5dlpYelQmZyJhHLDlG0_W0R4rPlE9EeFFZn7MMPBmdI4lqn8sik4Fas4Jz6e6etdS53d6bYi2PlMxZvKBiUYwHhfG4tiEgFZCH-tD1mLC078/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684688958250111154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvo5C9Hgy3kEAWRKv8lNJG1F-tZWMGu8-5dlpYelQmZyJhHLDlG0_W0R4rPlE9EeFFZn7MMPBmdI4lqn8sik4Fas4Jz6e6etdS53d6bYi2PlMxZvKBiUYwHhfG4tiEgFZCH-tD1mLC078/s320/012.JPG" /></a> Cutting Practice<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8kAES162jAfQRKYs1HDcOiDIohbMFEXSylGr65jLL0p51L_KSNXLlmwxvCqOCHswL-EL2p9p92yFx1ueeHpp8bz6K2ggE9Ud-wrDi6wR1ry-DtbS8OUysKXiMhhX2Rc-Xv4LPYvresMk/s1600/018.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684688950427489218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8kAES162jAfQRKYs1HDcOiDIohbMFEXSylGr65jLL0p51L_KSNXLlmwxvCqOCHswL-EL2p9p92yFx1ueeHpp8bz6K2ggE9Ud-wrDi6wR1ry-DtbS8OUysKXiMhhX2Rc-Xv4LPYvresMk/s320/018.JPG" /></a>Christmas Stickers and Paper<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEielt1W4GlHGhZzqBiR4kG_DSkUpRy4zTPjcDo2yr19K8AcVIULCNbxoMYMAS8kqV0ieIQtk8kG3_l_SUDx39B_2Bp3ekXWD6ql6e7BfgVrVx88C7Lxm73GGF7ASRQFZNefkcbcDJj89Vk/s1600/022.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684688942949220082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEielt1W4GlHGhZzqBiR4kG_DSkUpRy4zTPjcDo2yr19K8AcVIULCNbxoMYMAS8kqV0ieIQtk8kG3_l_SUDx39B_2Bp3ekXWD6ql6e7BfgVrVx88C7Lxm73GGF7ASRQFZNefkcbcDJj89Vk/s320/022.JPG" /></a> Beading red, green and white beads on gold pipe cleaners </div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAdNZphgOmW9W9voM-z_SzoDzBWC6RXhrRvgKgoNtm-kL-QLx9tdfil5Ezt1BVVIICtVq5GGmdSHK6Az4aycris6RnP0q7Ui-PrB19rLt2g8OV7GGkah2H_ZHVnLReAvb7Kurr29jLVc/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684688939788818450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAdNZphgOmW9W9voM-z_SzoDzBWC6RXhrRvgKgoNtm-kL-QLx9tdfil5Ezt1BVVIICtVq5GGmdSHK6Az4aycris6RnP0q7Ui-PrB19rLt2g8OV7GGkah2H_ZHVnLReAvb7Kurr29jLVc/s320/001.JPG" /></a>Christmas letter recognition using Christmas erasers (printed from<a href="http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/PreschoolPacksNativity.html"> 1+1+1=1</a>) </div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="left">I am also giving her cookie cutters to trace around and color, which is not pictured.</div><br /><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><br /><div align="left">I am linking to:</div><br /><a href="http://www.abcand123learning.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="abc button" src="http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt46/meyeringk/ABCGraphics-Page003.jpg" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12240058988563728604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796673814649603977.post-30388870644316923852011-12-04T18:27:00.004-05:002011-12-04T19:01:35.359-05:00This Week in School, Letter I and Christmas ThemeThis week we were easing back into school after the Thanksgiving break. Everytime we have a break I find I have a hard time getting motivated. We have a few weeks until Christmas break so I am hoping that we can get a good start before Christmas break!<br /><br /><strong>Preschool</strong><br />This week we studied the letter I. My daughter did not have quite as many letter associated activities as I would normally have for her. She did <a href="http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/blog/2010/12/letter-i-for-inchworm.html">Do A Dot for the Letter I</a> and <a href="http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/blog/2010/12/letter-i-for-inchworm.html">Getting Ready for I</a> from Confessions of a Homeschooler.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIY2bH5fvjhLyzs7w5ReSS32n3UpJb4XCw3PNdLmzVSxVjmXKUPCbXywgGw5i3t86mJeGzgF2qlQEst4TPn5BMnVcVTmkufUgYIRq7fH8oSAqrt-nEhwiaoqoVLeVxQ6eaRH9ZMpjuZAY/s1600/017.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682422491727396610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIY2bH5fvjhLyzs7w5ReSS32n3UpJb4XCw3PNdLmzVSxVjmXKUPCbXywgGw5i3t86mJeGzgF2qlQEst4TPn5BMnVcVTmkufUgYIRq7fH8oSAqrt-nEhwiaoqoVLeVxQ6eaRH9ZMpjuZAY/s320/017.JPG" /></a><strong>Bins<br /></strong>She also had many Christmas themed bins this week.<br /><strong><br /></strong><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682422481394772770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7paz873cLBfVEPPCHIj49DJVff6w6eQFcOEKAi30k5cMrLykBrgkQQX7xrnZ6DIf1s7reCVrIjWqPfoTqNl6SoN6cJmrHQOEHR7Vm_uNQhalnOJfn8iV28KbFGDFwDDAQ_yePMMD1evE/s320/025.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center">Sorting Christmas erasers</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682422473735339074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFi8SVc5yFrDsjQaIwIJ_HM7tCE8N3J8hvRHk9saRWHVCGQb6YIBYEgu828B_kt0tg-kFbLtJYmVQd_oxq05wSBui7CoYxulcHdpLBCvbp8vTdsB_SJstPteKN39Kh8BNYAeky6NKHCWQ/s320/019.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://countingcoconuts.blogspot.com/search/label/Christmas">Tonging Christmas bows</a> (from Counting Coconuts)</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682420144369229506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPm0IOiJe-WFlOLG_-zkuQFlA6K58DvewZcOuwR4pFVRz8D8Sffn8Hehf6GbkMKr3ChftdHoscVOcKOiP5aZ4m7FK4vrsD32XpVM1ehmSVgZcZn0QtmyR-3eyd8lJLsvCUSv_7URIPl8/s320/005.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center">Matching Shapes to Flashcards and a Christmas peg in the hole game</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682420154581865554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZemR2LXDJTXCORm1eX6L7grHscisIoh48_wX1WNuFvmvTfcjdLgybdPtNiLdAhTLX09ZyTFCLsAQX0A2fITGXJT1_VSr6qoxHHXJplIjbGZ0NR-np5bnEKHA0PWX1q7UKQD1gZQUFgM/s320/016.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://countingcoconuts.blogspot.com/search/label/Christmas">"Felt Friends" </a>(from Counting Counting Coconuts)</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682420138828012130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IzwozMGEyv5xUwBUtL45RLEBfJJ6DUW7piNcKvrB6f0jwi4vL1eracn93R7yUjDpoYSGQWhmoXOItDYX7BLCh2B1nLx-Q0jlJQVMgzZrmmE0BvqCHlzF9xkSD-Eha-qPYgn42MSGn6o/s320/003.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center">Beading Jingle Bells and a puzzle</div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><strong>Other Christmas Themed Activities</strong></div><br /><div align="left">In addition to our Christmas themed bins we also started our Christmas sensory box and our Jesse Advent Tree. Please see the post for the sensory box <a href="http://tooblessed-tobestressed.blogspot.com/2011/12/december-christmas-sensory-box.html">here</a> and the Advent Tree <a href="http://tooblessed-tobestressed.blogspot.com/2011/12/our-christmas-advent-activities.html">here</a>.</div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682420159512830306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fkRMUZF2_mfYACFoSm4HL0LsMGPRjq9_3weZxEeOIvjae62I9vzCo-_z320fPfdBHPRJg4aVpoN-yMk8Kn6Q_sWlBLHhbSOqDvNxkXj7B3cU1M3PXp5K1-cntw7HE2lTwNF7M68u3cE/s320/010.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0X7jQUzbdnlXuebfZLa4X07Nlg0nzuPL3jEWeDyC5pJaPBBNI0kzFOK_z1cQD_NVUOBWdMKzvT3br1zqLjevjXcjTj0Gd7laWPuIPRNf1q-1f_xKbccriaSvDqxcHfLaPkAf-o5arAk/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682422488139672978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0X7jQUzbdnlXuebfZLa4X07Nlg0nzuPL3jEWeDyC5pJaPBBNI0kzFOK_z1cQD_NVUOBWdMKzvT3br1zqLjevjXcjTj0Gd7laWPuIPRNf1q-1f_xKbccriaSvDqxcHfLaPkAf-o5arAk/s320/001.JPG" /></a> Next week we will be studying the letter J and adding additional Christmas activities.<br /><br />I am linking to:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/TotSchool.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Tot School" src="http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv250/carisafrank/Blog%20Buttons/totschool150.jpg" /></a> </div>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12240058988563728604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796673814649603977.post-55856054545609222672011-12-03T09:55:00.006-05:002011-12-03T10:10:22.204-05:00Our Christmas Advent ActivitiesThis year I decided to do a special advent activity every day with the kids (besides the chocolate) so we could talk about the real meaning of Christmas. I have replaced our normally daily Bible lessons with the <a href="http://www.feelslikehomeblog.com/2011/11/my-newest-ebook-how-to-celebrate-advent-with-a-jesse-tree/">How to Celebrate Advent with a Jesse Tree</a> ebook from Feels Like Home. I love the daily lessons since they are very appropriate for young children. Each day you have a verse, a song, a scripture and an ornament that corresponds to the daily theme. In order to use the book you need a tree and ornaments. I printed mine from <a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/2010/11/free-jesse-tree-advent-devotional-book/">A Holy Experience</a> and glued them to red and green paper and then laminated them for durablity. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYD6W5r7S_j18LJ0rQP6RHt0ZYrsEWluPxF4FCqeN0cMz0PawG_29C7dunJdEO30z5-wGPPZeFw8vYKeMHLWOcLV1S8S0JJFv0308_Z2D5WKZuPJ4KL5mngkCDMQBthUk66nfhYWzrZ6k/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681916336747320674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYD6W5r7S_j18LJ0rQP6RHt0ZYrsEWluPxF4FCqeN0cMz0PawG_29C7dunJdEO30z5-wGPPZeFw8vYKeMHLWOcLV1S8S0JJFv0308_Z2D5WKZuPJ4KL5mngkCDMQBthUk66nfhYWzrZ6k/s320/004.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSnx9BLd97CpcDWzcG4jotyH8zRHs8ka8tjaKaCklK0m0ckycnRacWIFTr2pgXgzvcFCiw0QSySg6ttS9qIk_mRA-6hD6J2HpiIY1MCzCRL2TErdm1leqAAplMRhJMWhpA7uHNi5wjTQ/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681916330705663026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSnx9BLd97CpcDWzcG4jotyH8zRHs8ka8tjaKaCklK0m0ckycnRacWIFTr2pgXgzvcFCiw0QSySg6ttS9qIk_mRA-6hD6J2HpiIY1MCzCRL2TErdm1leqAAplMRhJMWhpA7uHNi5wjTQ/s320/002.JPG" /></a> The kids have been enjoying this acitivity and I know that they are learning the true meaning behind Christmas.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12240058988563728604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796673814649603977.post-28435242607574227042011-12-02T08:45:00.001-05:002011-12-03T09:40:45.882-05:00Allergy Friendly Advent CalendarsAs a child I have great memories of using an advent calendar to countdown to Christmas. My mom would always buy both myself and my sister a chocolate advent calendar. All three of my children have food allergies so this is the first year I have done a chocolate advent calendar. I checked into food allergy friendly advent calendars last year for my oldest who was at that time still allergic to milk, but found them to be pretty expensive. This year my older son is no longer allergic to milk. So I purchased two advent calendars for my son and daughter, however my little guy T is still allergic to milk, eggs, peanuts and treenuts and is at the age where he realizes that they are getting something he is not. So I came up with a solution so everyone could enjoy an advent calendar. I saved an old advent calendar and carefully seperated the inner candy mold from the outer cardboard section.<br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681525528925561810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_9YXLhqKgXxFkEcn-OdCIklTrYDy3pw1au1oXNo1p2VI5h7GR-SSExuGCzY11lrZPzm8LJfvKhYiL_zgtyY3wkm83jbBocAziWySgsEwrVDb0-EpvncGopsAbg3dcmS1T-7qa-yxDZc/s320/005.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><div>I thoroughly cleaned the mold and dried it. Then I melted Enjoy Life Chocolate chips in a plastic bag and snipped the corner and filled each section with chocolate.</div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681525530231918018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjulNkENWJ9C6u1HYr33MNMIT6n7nB6Lam4_6ZjzOHK6O584S4FEI5GIBBEZWC23AJRkauO0lb3X1lQ_OBzNlaoN0rZ-ejHEBn2e1_l3W6T7KcbXthjUrfb-qsXCjigk1ac6eZk5m6Gqo8/s320/011.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><div>I stuck it in the refrigerator for about a half hour and then put it back in the outer section and taped it back together.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681525541803545474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_HF9dmj-M6CKp0TgbeyU22GX3j3khkl2FREtK1FlOPHurQSeRBfWghOB7vkpnydVthLMjNILwtohwhC9EtWDxV0zBQ5oxNZV8C23ShurTZgVSEuxmzX7Tk7NMDxUwpUhJ46Lq9aSk2w/s320/015.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Now my little guy will not know that his advent calendar is any different and he can participate with everyone else!</div><br /><br />I am linking to:<br /><a href="http://www.abcand123learning.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="abc button" src="http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt46/meyeringk/ABCGraphics-Page003.jpg" /></a>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12240058988563728604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796673814649603977.post-7258460051650592152011-12-01T20:43:00.006-05:002011-12-06T08:25:08.557-05:00December Christmas Sensory BoxOur sensory box for the month of December is Christmas! I decided to use red and green shredded paper for the bottom, since it is safe for my little one and less messy than the last couple of boxes!<br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681341300762289298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2pbIRLiropTDhrPRgNkwngZJAMnSLaujCZJEhEwviNyC15MxbDzomkVCkP-ZHdyNih1Gm7ekIo_QBjxIE-stEo6gsI9459A-PFfGllImkp-CfRVoi-HwvPEV6mC-MOP84kkH4RLEcm4/s320/010.JPG" /><br /><br />What is included in the box:<br />Plastic red and gold ornaments (The Dollar Store)<br />Tiny Trees (Hobby Lobby)<br />Candy Canes- I pulled these off garland (The Dollar Store)<br />Jingle Bells<br />Two stuffed snowmen<br /></p><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681341302989487090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI5tt-1dWS-s1QaE4imIX5z9ska01rOr5GmedHQQRV7OsCHcoU_lrWOzh-_ZgI3fKHKytJ4QCjKP_oduK-mvsDBz-8KpnP9qy7qjQMbIN3C-L7wQsUKhtj-Iw9-6OLD1bosiyt-HjvmwY/s320/011.JPG" /></p>This has already been a hit, but have already found shredded paper on the floor. I am so excited that both my older kids are old enough to do fun Christmas activities. We have started doing other Christmas themed activities this week and I plan on sharing them every week.<br /><br />Here is a look at last year's winter sensory box. The bottom of the box was regular rice, cotton balls, pom poms and a little bit of batting (think snow!) I also added several winter friends and buttons.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683004888055663426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5kPl1YKCaKEI3IZKgLAISE6SZmtGvYJ130KjC8SlVktxysl_BPSTwwTk0OvqPzHy3qkDejpjODY87d06YIvQx9eeXaAFd4KVF-lreQZo_-RSypsj8vlhmzMAj4niX4CXPNls8bMUTXM/s320/007.JPG" /><br />I am linking to:<br /><a href="http://www.abcand123learning.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="abc button" src="http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt46/meyeringk/ABCGraphics-Page003.jpg" /></a>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12240058988563728604noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796673814649603977.post-54403363459605534412011-11-27T18:57:00.003-05:002011-11-27T19:08:23.284-05:00November Construction Sensory BoxI know that November is almost over, but I never got a chance to post this earlier since my camera cord was missing until a couple days ago! Our theme this month was construction. Here are pictures of inside the box and all the contents:<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679829790972221410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2a91ZxaAwX7erXCd-G8FXsku89964LT5BKpfFxH5NIU1uvCyvB9kRp2ENfOT3gqLt3YQwYReidXe7QZWeKuuBwENo2HCR_awIc8IocI0l7gZMgzFzV1Y8eE3_R5I4AC12MbxM2fA9o8o/s320/306.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679829798045369090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRKA7eFRj3V5Qqnn6bQtRu-OQBZoPDwu6CKTqsIHmkeLRJBoSlYNEX6dIqWtc1aiyZJYy025r1lHYYTa7Qf2E_WysEXZPlckCzxi_1KqKDHRbYp35epiPu6RgFsG2szLQqspB1AuY_W2o/s320/309.JPG" />What is included in the box:<br /><br />The bottom is oatmeal (safe for my toddler- he won't put it in his mouth like the rocks)<br />Construction vehicles (five in a pack from <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Wal</span>-Mart)<br />Large cone from The Dollar Store<br />Small misc signs and orange cement mixer from The Dollar Store<br />Medium sized cone and sign from <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">miscellaneous</span> toys<br /><br />The kids loved this but unfortunately like most sensory boxes the bottom part ended up on the floor (but the oatmeal is very easy to clean-up since it can be <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">vacuumed</span>!Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12240058988563728604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796673814649603977.post-19944641826150322412011-11-03T09:29:00.005-04:002011-11-03T15:27:07.084-04:00Homeschool Revamp<div>After a couple of months into homeschooling I realized I have taken on a undetaking and have decided (out of necessity) to scale it back. I was preparing a new snack every day for our letter theme, a new book, a new craft, an activity for our theme and a Bible activity. It got to be too much since everything that I was doing was ideas I was coming up with or ideas I found on other blogs that I researched for hours. So while I am trying to still do fun activities I am trying not to put so much pressure on myself. I have bought a Bible cirriculum that so far (one lesson into it!) I am very happy with it. It has activities that are already there to go along with the theme. We are using <a href="http://www.rainbowpublishers.com/favoritebibleheroesages4and5.aspx">Favorite Bible Heroes</a> by Rainbow Publishers.</div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 247px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670762469246034978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTCjgj2TCOV5TVPIkXTGxnX9yszmWCusbAqUx2jE8jRILSWG7tW4MKhgXZMuJesRJqGVS0XzmGjaIo-Gkf5IvTTHYFlr-dbtifkNxjBRuU-_3CbQuOysvC2XaF4dL6xk31d9IY4icBDM/s320/Fav_Bible_Heroes_Age45.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><br /><p>I am trying to use fun activities for preschool that go along with the letter theme, but instead of spending hours coming up with them or researching them I have decided to go with the activities from three of my favorite blogs: <a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/">1+1+1=1</a>, <a href="http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/">Confessions of a Homeschooler</a>, and <a href="http://mama-jenn.blogspot.com/">Mama Jenn</a>. They have awesome printables and fun activities. Carissa at <a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/">1+1+1=1</a> also has new kindergarden printables (Angry Birds is already a favorite) and great sight word printables. I would encourage anyone homeschooling young children to check-out these blogs. I am hoping to start-up my weekly re-cap again soon (I am going to have to find my camera first- as it was lost in the move).</p>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12240058988563728604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796673814649603977.post-81376830013144493882011-10-26T13:05:00.000-04:002011-10-26T14:48:56.126-04:00Button Sorting Busy ActivityMy three year old daughter absolutely loves this activity! It was so easy to put together and occupies her for a while (aren't those the best type of busy ideas??) I had a bunch of leftover buttons from my hairbow making days and the tray is from her Melissa and Doug bead set. She can sort the buttons by color, size and shape. The tray is really fun to use since it has a lot of sections that are different sizes and keeps the buttons (mostly) contained.<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644470465239259106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpsyHBLDnz2VzsLcxgs6ei2d_P0neFxzuyrn6gLhm7Sr4HsLOxYpeq1490AaSscWU1gs9x7KnPmmX9VRXjCkHv8A3CgPx1KW7yurq0L3p4TbGjZAaU0by1jK4HF_X0MPt9LMHZ7ZilL8I/s320/024+%25284%2529.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644470453839150210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-AONnbyVefPv4gpRDHJQkIG7pTPMBDs-0SJtqqsRLjG_A7nbGOLJNEAGzbCdivgsquqKD6bGFFpgWTgXVFfgfm5lXAhsx2q5FctaRvpZET6R1eOVhcgs9tmNRTHwkgE5qs5QcQMO8-6M/s320/023+%25285%2529.JPG" />Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12240058988563728604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796673814649603977.post-7634755487555267352011-10-24T21:16:00.002-04:002011-10-24T21:20:41.040-04:00I'm BackAfter a few weeks away I am back! Things have been totally crazy we bought a new house, I made a trip with the kids to see my husand, then we found out we were going to close on the house in less than two weeks so I went back early from my trip to pack-up our house and tie up all the loose ends. Then my mom had surgery and we ended-up taking an unplanned "fall break" because of moving everything and all the craziness. We still need to sell the other house and I still have a bunch of things to settle but hopefully most of the craziness is over.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12240058988563728604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796673814649603977.post-45801545297374496702011-10-04T18:32:00.002-04:002011-10-04T19:44:48.577-04:00Farm Sensory BoxOur sensory box for October is the farm. We will be doing a mini unit on the farm later this month so I decided to make a farm sensory bin to go along with the unit. The bottom of the box is filled with cracked corn (this idea is from <a href="http://countingcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/05/may-sensory-tub.html">Counting Coconuts</a>). I wanted to fill it with corn kernels, since they are less messy but I figured they would be more of a choking hazard for my 20 month old.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659769258355945282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-aNprSBOobEieHSyHgOt-z5L2bBNdp5JTJJvB_CAwwTFsywnIb_gWZELqXZsAqMI7uZf7u8aCUA84uyzQS5zPMQDyqrOzPINAB74n7XmbOhfI1bhUQLpsFQQFpTuhr9C-gMmlVyUr_M/s320/001.JPG" /><br />The rest of the box contains:<br />Felt Barn (Target Dollar Spot last year)<br />John Deere Tractor<br />Toob Animals- Petting Zoo set (Michaels)<br />Farm Animals (Target)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThkBDK2PNtJD8r3hD8Iz0r4LlJaIrAmXI84HnKy5MU4EdLJ1zO6Dh1p90dWwvLqVg6QRQMataxB1ODraULDjOXFz1MFnEmtn81mbopAjD3Po3Byq4mEzHDE7uJftzG252esFR9BjWEtU/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659769265899008338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThkBDK2PNtJD8r3hD8Iz0r4LlJaIrAmXI84HnKy5MU4EdLJ1zO6Dh1p90dWwvLqVg6QRQMataxB1ODraULDjOXFz1MFnEmtn81mbopAjD3Po3Byq4mEzHDE7uJftzG252esFR9BjWEtU/s320/002.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>The kids are already enjoying it, but it is definately not mess free!</div>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12240058988563728604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796673814649603977.post-43142558237447227372011-09-26T15:10:00.000-04:002011-09-26T15:11:01.332-04:00Fun Busy ActivitiesMy husband was relocated a few months ago and is currently living 8 hours away from us, so we travel to see him about every couple of weeks. Since we spend a lot of time in the car (the trip is 8 hours for my husband to drive, but I have not been able to drive it in less than 9 1/2 hours with the kids- most trips are well over 10 hours). My children are 18 months, 3 1/2 and 5 so they cannot occupy themselves! I hate having them watch hours of movies on the trip so every time we travel I try to put together new busy activities for them (when we are finally moved down with him and do not have to make such frequent trips the activities will be homeschooling busy bags!) Here are our activity bags from our last trip:<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644472118598846450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrbKeKHEKBx8BSEUptA_uB25T2GrclNaufcvyU9fXxGdlK5i9PALmJgDG9Xh1RbrfEb6h8RYjfpJAOhhAheYjPOEi1biJ-aqmUNZxijVWQKrEZB1EeOxZQi5IVxZF9ysu30PYF2ErHiLY/s320/007+%25287%2529.JPG" /><br /><br /><div align="left">All the bags neatly in a large storage bag (they did not look like this after we arrived!)</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8ybCSQNdPvUUpczfqOS09DHT-0OXdvMwV7-nY-KgikgqxVZ9PndcCbExvJZt9rWEkmDQoEc5_zdZ7Vv1uU1NbZOgzwWkViCZ6wT0QUNuXdXtZXKoSfGXtPICwjLrfCS4DY_j3pidy8k/s1600/020+%25284%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644479411273109986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8ybCSQNdPvUUpczfqOS09DHT-0OXdvMwV7-nY-KgikgqxVZ9PndcCbExvJZt9rWEkmDQoEc5_zdZ7Vv1uU1NbZOgzwWkViCZ6wT0QUNuXdXtZXKoSfGXtPICwjLrfCS4DY_j3pidy8k/s320/020+%25284%2529.JPG" /></a> Two large superheroes from a garage sale<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4fYu1QIwC83HbzlOKaUkNVbXRWK43tdlXBPSu-9_7736VBb1PtZO5pEd8HKFs2wZfk7FTL1QUGQXcgLWLnBc9QDCFlsJDtOfinqAPeTtuUyd_NT4Of86xadj70oa0Lsl1-qDo674k84/s1600/021+%25284%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644479399335451282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4fYu1QIwC83HbzlOKaUkNVbXRWK43tdlXBPSu-9_7736VBb1PtZO5pEd8HKFs2wZfk7FTL1QUGQXcgLWLnBc9QDCFlsJDtOfinqAPeTtuUyd_NT4Of86xadj70oa0Lsl1-qDo674k84/s320/021+%25284%2529.JPG" /></a> Barrette and hair band matching from <a href="http://mymontessorijourney.typepad.com/my_montessori_journey/2009/04/hairs-what-else-is-new-part-1.html">My Montessori Journey</a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ps67LgoHc6d9VZCa2dJtrUseIKBxdsoONRcCfBcdaxgPxDtV7H3WucewAQ_g_Kuz3DBxSrCKS3zRbpkWbmYsNTM2zwOCPsPd-JhUiLDdHR2O2I4Y7ZER5eeJkz_lFmXmhwDcaGAty4o/s1600/019+%25284%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644479391449441506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ps67LgoHc6d9VZCa2dJtrUseIKBxdsoONRcCfBcdaxgPxDtV7H3WucewAQ_g_Kuz3DBxSrCKS3zRbpkWbmYsNTM2zwOCPsPd-JhUiLDdHR2O2I4Y7ZER5eeJkz_lFmXmhwDcaGAty4o/s320/019+%25284%2529.JPG" /></a> Markers, crayons, construction paper and foam stickers<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaXV6z5UfroO9QRPNPQ1BnjkOuDl6yzUBouoAmOz_6kkIkCJVSJHgIbfFJSmvFeMuPPq0NHYx4kRfPQbuBUZqqpib7ZTLS9vLUc1OdB0i9C5zrJwrR3WCfQJPBR12ijmVNmu4-7ybITY/s1600/015+%25284%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644476864500634642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaXV6z5UfroO9QRPNPQ1BnjkOuDl6yzUBouoAmOz_6kkIkCJVSJHgIbfFJSmvFeMuPPq0NHYx4kRfPQbuBUZqqpib7ZTLS9vLUc1OdB0i9C5zrJwrR3WCfQJPBR12ijmVNmu4-7ybITY/s320/015+%25284%2529.JPG" /></a> Laminated paper dolls (they have velcro on the back of the clothes and on the front of the dolls), they also have magnets on the back of the dolls to stick to metal cookie sheets.<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlNYngIQjVCwGROn_Y8rL3hKpY5Pbhi93wUcNPUsIeueD9jiIwoI-KxdaGfDq0SUxTECSCVRVoJrH_J_iVEm8TSmcjQdkYehG1cVlMal0BBQZ32AkXwK9_5vvVV7A1iavF1YqtYrtVwcM/s1600/014+%25284%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644476851379349874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlNYngIQjVCwGROn_Y8rL3hKpY5Pbhi93wUcNPUsIeueD9jiIwoI-KxdaGfDq0SUxTECSCVRVoJrH_J_iVEm8TSmcjQdkYehG1cVlMal0BBQZ32AkXwK9_5vvVV7A1iavF1YqtYrtVwcM/s320/014+%25284%2529.JPG" /></a> My little gnome dolls (you can see my post <a href="http://mymontessorijourney.typepad.com/my_montessori_journey/2009/04/hairs-what-else-is-new-part-1.html">here</a>)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sNiVteOZHMFCHsvCLzCSEyXvq4hcyOsEB3IZptZoIiWojZgEWL1oTsR1hgWD3tiz8sLP94TA2Bn6BQfY2z2M4RGgTyUNu0ON6mltjx7hfG5-yggswbmclwWLleP_y1b8MK_S8tGJQhw/s1600/012+%25285%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644473751880503298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sNiVteOZHMFCHsvCLzCSEyXvq4hcyOsEB3IZptZoIiWojZgEWL1oTsR1hgWD3tiz8sLP94TA2Bn6BQfY2z2M4RGgTyUNu0ON6mltjx7hfG5-yggswbmclwWLleP_y1b8MK_S8tGJQhw/s320/012+%25285%2529.JPG" /></a> Clip art pictures printed and lamintated with magnets on the back<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBQPkXPjF3052DZhxHgc6pbwWHVNFbvrud4YiLJaC1bc7RiPALkolGZVdX6hcQ87dusOpNZutYSMjUr85G28qKiZ1hqSKDLWiy4XiF3waymuxib0k1cmqfFRfr-I9kpFEgkcPWwnGu7E/s1600/011+%25286%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644473737917489522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBQPkXPjF3052DZhxHgc6pbwWHVNFbvrud4YiLJaC1bc7RiPALkolGZVdX6hcQ87dusOpNZutYSMjUr85G28qKiZ1hqSKDLWiy4XiF3waymuxib0k1cmqfFRfr-I9kpFEgkcPWwnGu7E/s320/011+%25286%2529.JPG" /></a>Homemade lacing cards (you can find the printables <a href="http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/lacing_cards.htm">here</a> and <a href="http://www.minieco.co.uk/printable-sewing-cards/">here</a>)<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0tVx6U0pAWX3MRNuBRRq529OgGFE_F_Z_sEFEoXxRb_ULoWXZvHhzuRk3WzqIL5R2H6m1zlrf_vPRGGiLMGLDXHmvaaxCVO1-VyBp7s0r1GR-iraSflqUmT92Ht1EqrZEsNwG_W-_mU/s1600/010+%25286%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644473726237489458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0tVx6U0pAWX3MRNuBRRq529OgGFE_F_Z_sEFEoXxRb_ULoWXZvHhzuRk3WzqIL5R2H6m1zlrf_vPRGGiLMGLDXHmvaaxCVO1-VyBp7s0r1GR-iraSflqUmT92Ht1EqrZEsNwG_W-_mU/s320/010+%25286%2529.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div>Pasta lacing on pipe cleaners</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BzbvABpDqL0aQWM8Ri5Mw6q7xMDFMD7DtS86YuefhxDCpEUXoveoZYu5wWeLalJC2H8zpnODkg2G7B21YTKe1agw1m7Z1cy7P0kmqgvUOFu-_OqcjRaMa3MeB-QRgtj3MZdFW8DEgaU/s1600/008+%25286%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644473715193316514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BzbvABpDqL0aQWM8Ri5Mw6q7xMDFMD7DtS86YuefhxDCpEUXoveoZYu5wWeLalJC2H8zpnODkg2G7B21YTKe1agw1m7Z1cy7P0kmqgvUOFu-_OqcjRaMa3MeB-QRgtj3MZdFW8DEgaU/s320/008+%25286%2529.JPG" /></a> Easy reader books for my son<br /><br /><br /><div align="left">My children really enjoyed these acitivities, but I will admit whenever I bring them a bunch of activities in the car all they want to do is watch television but whenever I only bring a few they want more- I can never win!!</div></div></div></div></div></div>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12240058988563728604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796673814649603977.post-5677553612652534652011-09-18T20:30:00.000-04:002011-09-18T20:43:14.374-04:00School Week 4, Letter DThis week my 19 month old played with:<br /><br />Baby Einstein Neighborhood Animals, a soft fabric book about Bible animals, Fisher Price Noah's Ark and some sensory blocks.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653855416195414194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjys7RfrTWmWgf2Ri8p42m0yPGz1zjgQd9clkFMNSXVjmSLcv3l0idee6OVWI0qOx2rdm8-PBnssknV4z6GEq_33E-Q6sgPTVVUjNKlYgPwaoZEy1kNO94EDMY9ATSJMcYf5HHh-25spVE/s320/497.JPG" /><br /><strong>Preschool:</strong><br /><br />Here are our preschool bins:<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6x-NpPjj6LpQLdOzKX5DzxMw1UVJ5hDuh1vsrDglTk23wCcubNVb4EsIYtdNv1K73pi3mghE-sNCvXygx8kTLoO35cRh2o4WlsEjJDSHNP0Njj95-iMIz2-pYmblEDcSRZDke0aVRpY/s1600/498.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653858572695046914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6x-NpPjj6LpQLdOzKX5DzxMw1UVJ5hDuh1vsrDglTk23wCcubNVb4EsIYtdNv1K73pi3mghE-sNCvXygx8kTLoO35cRh2o4WlsEjJDSHNP0Njj95-iMIz2-pYmblEDcSRZDke0aVRpY/s320/498.JPG" /></a>Fishing game, Scooping beads (both are from <a href="http://unsolicitedadvice-n-such.blogspot.com/2011/07/preschool-young-k-adv-2s-young-ks-busy.html">here</a> but the fishing pole is an old toy I repurposed)<br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653834018835368818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4H81WBgJNtQ6asI8iEcTaEYG3AN49t8hgpX8OtkW3sW9ar0o-dsGxoCrRG2TGNBYKCx2SD1SyvstZDLohmr1cJCXAX3h-PJSnx_7HSY28wv0IPWnfOAJmL7xci6IjXh7WJxEiJ2JxEE/s320/017.JPG" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Sorting Fall leaves (Dollar Store), Pushin pins into foam</div><br /><div align="center"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652397229667113554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBFClEsmc4QveUa1mUDQ6Xei2X0KtkJghbhI4RH3_P-S63FHWJiWgdlJmvmyTuEZv1f9WHZyx7WxiZ9-tj3FfRCdcxduy0msRZTPbqOmTcoIHX13LA6-juuPMThGFrwOvJ3Ae7kLnb9o/s320/504.JPG" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Letter D objects, Double Trouble Shape Match (from <a href="http://unsolicitedadvice-n-such.blogspot.com/2011/07/preschool-young-k-adv-2s-young-ks-busy.html">here</a>)</div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left">She also did some pages from an old preschool book my son did not finish last year.</div><br /><div align="left">The letter D:</div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652398013789414466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBQILYwEbdsUce3csfy5VwbGE3s24WExR6MNG7PvPNrvGVmxAV2zRoPLGOhjE3DcSl5NaZmcTCbp8IWCzQWF7oAS5A039VyQlF0ufnBeZjSjCy3i3I-D6wDdoTCSq-RG-j1dRIkAkoWs/s320/502.JPG" /> </div><br /><div align="center">Do-A- Dot (from <a href="http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/blog/2009/10/prek-letter-d_28.html">Confessions of a Homeschooler</a>)<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652395231033658370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrLMn3FoOD8f6hbNNTdVyCNl_h0jOk5_9wVHZ7a3mjhN-vh44aMNBAgsxsYV-rpw52mX2U5IG_r_3L99zJMgvxbvxC6wYYRI6jQ904xpPwD7bL9xacLUY8jWTuJhP4QdBRWbISsHWm84/s320/508.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center">"Dirt Cups" (AKA pudding, crushed oreos and gummy worms)</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="left">We also made daffodils out of muffin liners and pipe cleaners and read the following books:</div><br /><div align="left">Go Dog Go (Eastman)</div><br /><div align="left">Daisy Head Mayzie (Seuss)</div><br /><div align="left">Dragon Pizzeria (Mary Morgan)</div><br /><div align="left">Dog Breath (Dav Pilkey)</div><br /><div align="left">Dogs Don't Do Ballet (Anna Kemp)</div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><strong>Kindergarten:</strong></div><br /><div align="left"><strong></strong></div><br /><div align="left">This week we finished up our fall theme. We did the following crafts:</div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653834408245035474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMWTkb-XSpxSTlBA8VebzSk0NFVTvwcngcvUz7Ofjnpq5WA4Ip9rnbt0n3MpxlLbZnv05WXE9nsT0zVU2o6DufbMkxzc-84eN3KrgExWvLjSvxFUl3p6QYRDeyvt7ylK2UukiZw_dSkc/s320/021.JPG" /> Fall Mobile (courtesy of the library)<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652396291862480818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtefMLqyUUvuF0cHLPgRTJvZG7lXJ45Og8u0Ta7Kr5J3F3vVHdsdWXLuBAQhc8I1k-3S_lPFTB7FsxQTYWJx6H5fFI_EJL7Nm7XDNI5Ctr3evkM-X5PKUpuYntAf8Zd-pS9UeS5lR-xmY/s320/509.JPG" /><br />Leaf Rubbings<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxowc5V1H4sQJ8wnJNOxsUToZZ28xORGTGsOD3HEV09_ymsuQikYn9CTUJHzgMKB5B1WQM3y3x2lQRm9eLchiPLXtebWLKU71XNUefS6mZqHnO1VhYrTjrqS5LcQ-wmOz7EhJylz752ng/s1600/503.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652397621437038818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxowc5V1H4sQJ8wnJNOxsUToZZ28xORGTGsOD3HEV09_ymsuQikYn9CTUJHzgMKB5B1WQM3y3x2lQRm9eLchiPLXtebWLKU71XNUefS6mZqHnO1VhYrTjrqS5LcQ-wmOz7EhJylz752ng/s320/503.JPG" /></a> Yarn Pumpkins<br /></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652395611698235282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSeX4TY-NwPRZhK9tx3y9Jy-oBQWi0gJotcbqM_QilkAoh8Cw2NEGCnM7A4x9HHA1fg6lUeC8csbtj69F_EHGrA3idLaVqXb96F4tPpH9u_CjyHXRZMpIHFZcZMh_-2SjX0eHqqg6-kdo/s320/511.JPG" /></div><br /><div>Fall Trees</div><br /><div align="left">We read the following fall books:</div><br /><div align="left">Fall Leaves Fall (Zoe Hall)</div><br /><div align="left">The Scarecrows Hat (Ken Brown)</div><br /><div align="left">The Apple Pie Tree (Zoe Hall)</div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left">In Bible we memorized Psalms 37:4: Depart from evil and do good.</div><br /><div align="left">We studied Noah's Ark and made a collage (I did not realize how big these <a href="http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/RainbowShapeAnimals.htm">animals</a> were!) </div><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWbIajADC564zEjKF85hle-_xEtQ56q7dndlEWqo3EorTANeCYtiX6UWP2Iz35EsXbNrIFaAsBGtiWmJdRg1TfwwRxSyzqNPipLFwqp8G9Z36LPUJo6ZZwdw9TbNtmqkCPGa0XpEUaNg/s1600/505.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652396821565413058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWbIajADC564zEjKF85hle-_xEtQ56q7dndlEWqo3EorTANeCYtiX6UWP2Iz35EsXbNrIFaAsBGtiWmJdRg1TfwwRxSyzqNPipLFwqp8G9Z36LPUJo6ZZwdw9TbNtmqkCPGa0XpEUaNg/s320/505.JPG" /></a>We also used Mama Jenn's <a href="http://mama-jenn.blogspot.com/2011/09/color-wheel-printable-now-on.html">color wheel</a> when we talked about the rainbow. </div><br /><div align="left">I am linking this post here:</div><br /><a href="http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/TotSchool.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Tot School" src="http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv250/carisafrank/Blog%20Buttons/totschool150.jpg"/></a>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12240058988563728604noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796673814649603977.post-24195778657003947472011-09-14T21:24:00.005-04:002011-09-14T21:37:31.396-04:00Fun Reading PointerMy oldest son is just beginning to read. Reading is not one of his favorite subjects and is easily distracted. I had been using flashcards to cover the other words he is not reading but he was still distracted so I saw someone using a popsicle stick with google eyes. I knew the google eyes would not be interesting to him so I took him to Michaels and let him pick his own shape (a pirate ship) and glued it onto a popsicle stick.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652392843762054242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1TF9gvIt5mlPtACyxVYCW_JtfMy_xsGH2uNIUdBpzp8op9SHShD5NvNXqirj4cNuRyKVja3ZfQ0HbmWNCE-G75ZbNR_S_8ytZjLD2cafKAlfZCAHn6Zv_ggZ_EdIvTIv0PoHSRMZ_sU/s320/499.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652392844785524098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jcMPskYpAPE_TSL8wD5F4oJe8pS2pKv7a8v1YRhbgkAi3MGNlOEHclXCDaw2y4KpEPMZTnLVmv7Vp7A5NpjYw8YUltYYhicVt-u3Yqc4kyXElY23RfGkyHoIyx51HED8-uw-TYIspUM/s320/500.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbr_0YRCZgic6g-iXTM9ZATD_leKJ6b1y2HO9GfhvDe4QSoQHDk9v3sh_XmyCCvCvAMB4HFGUGj6UzjepMGSfatcWUQitgT8voqSCQfF2-RyfWfbS4Bnas2eNIB6zp4QL_tSZHp5TIaU/s1600/501.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652393289729761938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbr_0YRCZgic6g-iXTM9ZATD_leKJ6b1y2HO9GfhvDe4QSoQHDk9v3sh_XmyCCvCvAMB4HFGUGj6UzjepMGSfatcWUQitgT8voqSCQfF2-RyfWfbS4Bnas2eNIB6zp4QL_tSZHp5TIaU/s320/501.JPG" /></a> So for less than a dollar he has a pointer he loves! <br /><div><br /><div></div></div>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12240058988563728604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796673814649603977.post-7762992210429613402011-09-11T14:56:00.016-04:002011-09-11T18:59:25.084-04:00School Week 3, the Letter C<strong>Preschool</strong><br /><br />Here are this week's boxes:<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651210737421344546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkM8Z58K7aq_AkdEkvBdwxycxbiv1DRyUm3LvEycWbYfHdCFzPmWXuOvKqhgTfHGI3ypNvTXuf6aO4jI7GPJyACqXG9_tNmMd_EtFE5ESuDzASwFVu0d7dDSD0Kic4kg90tlbfGHCGPxs/s320/033.JPG" /><br /><div align="center">Transferring jingle bells (a favorite!), <a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/2010/04/abc-abccan-you-find-baby-letter.html">Matching the letter</a></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651209614507986290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5aShRfDqFwYTyK9u4y0fCaxo7Lz5nmAEcld5Ip6EFfLebpF06Q3pfQXdjdbloYELaXIAOphG-ctI6PgDysihu4qhxl2G6Q9M7OEF-rOZNNiAZQPCFVfqEiN4xyX7-tIT5eXz8JL44AE/s320/021.JPG" /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://moneysavingmom.com/2011/05/free-cothesline-busy-bag-instructions-and-pattern-download.html">Clothesline</a><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651209223520563362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8XV3XlHB8bSHaOF1xB64Io_G-HRMebJIpRe_-76DII5h9xVKySWn7Nb7f_3TElw9ni0nrOm_lnDgHAYTMrr7-ABNkk5J1onrErtN6h7KxIKzvl6XIJJHiTmUCULxco8ptejcgbm_1no/s320/020.JPG" /><br /><div align="center">Fall Leaf Sort (all items from the Dollar Store)</div><br /><div align="center"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651179189392146722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaLo7AmLyUKphuNXHfAFurHLjGQrxEcPaPh0bfxtghZvqNJPfjNnr3nt6Ot91gpAcE3irWnOwEUNXj8wwJrkea6xVX7pl7SP3OMan3c-DuwSgRqzW7DgzfafQfo8TE-SojEmLO4Xssj5k/s320/032.JPG" /><br /><div align="center">Letter "C" Items, puzzle</div><br /><div align="left">These are the crafts we did this week:</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9gC0ucq_hWkIiPtjiRPA_jfE_fcu8KZe9csUOnw4CTtL4YRJBXyDTvznn4L1kXnuQLNtuNJz3u6ny_VoFcnDwbd6ME0IvoDoeK2naiUdG-yEwbYHwFu2UlXZKQgY98ajG-KpImRlIc0/s1600/045.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651218926784416018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9gC0ucq_hWkIiPtjiRPA_jfE_fcu8KZe9csUOnw4CTtL4YRJBXyDTvznn4L1kXnuQLNtuNJz3u6ny_VoFcnDwbd6ME0IvoDoeK2naiUdG-yEwbYHwFu2UlXZKQgY98ajG-KpImRlIc0/s320/045.JPG" /></a> Cotton ball "clouds" on the letter "C" (printable from <a href="http://shared.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/phonics/A_ZworksheetsUC.pdf">here</a><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651205668924590450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPgO5LxEnna7AzLCRswoyuy18I4goRgb1GehLxdOoRlmJToMm0Tru8vJx3i_hsIWmLxWDEaKuGidmkd6vRJJbOsbuP2saAQiovDeyfT8Z50RYzteiR6nWNkpHUmeeZrudKbLVye06oiw/s320/026.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651205659270945618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacbnaHOWuQGJp0mAW9JI-QNmx1Xox7JIyA1pYHWKH7E6Kv03LyzB2bNqbRnXtWzyhpv6J7YDGr2-PjoBaTaFpXDe_qN7bCAfhefcolwIudji5NTrcjMNui0t8C0N9V9n87ymHX64-Yk4/s320/031.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="left">We made cupcake crayons (250 degrees for 15 minutes, let set until cool remove the paper and then freeze until set up). </div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651179183491320594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIe8bWstr2YYllD6-7hf1HKr20PbMiXOpwFH_ZqKo1FM22ydwAvwIcqufEIQAGWb-4HKj-39es2aQrrgyrSy7FV_JCBXZryoELy_iVEh5U3CLqHLsyJBzuaV0YhOTMG15FifQ4HnleLY/s320/030.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="left">Pom Pom catepillar (my three year old got crazy with the pom-poms!), <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/139998338/1092889d/CaterpillarGraphing.html">Do A Dot Caterpillars</a></div><br /><div align="left">We read the following books for the letter C:</div><br /><div align="left">Curious George- H.A. Rey</div><br /><div align="left">The Very Hungry Caterpillar: Eric Carle</div><br /><div align="left">Chicken Soup with Rice- Maurice Sendak (one of my favorite stories from my days in First Grade!)</div><br /><div align="left">Caps for Sale- Esphyr Slobokina</div><br /><div align="left">Harold and the Purple Crayon- Crockett Johnson</div><br /><div align="left"><strong>Kindergarten</strong></div><br /><div align="left"><strong>Bible</strong></div><br /><div align="left">Our Bible Lesson this week was Adam and Eve disobeyed God. I did not have any crafts for the children, but we read through the lessons in Ken Hamm's A is for Adam. </div><br /><div align="left"><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/139998338/1092889d/CaterpillarGraphing.html"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651218291807294562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hYfHl6bP8mmIUGkuXJMx-zh1uRmgbRbjGlwRPaZKprtb3jjmkcMC3fuqs608SxYyIKJb3MRyjek1DOkWepm-CLZQc8ltCLuYVZw8l-5Zfb8EE9Rpe4oVAtXE0RfxdOK2kEjuwRDgGhQ/s320/050.JPG" /></a>At the end of the week we used the magnets from So Simple So Sweet to have the children re-tell the lesson.<br /></div><br /><div align="left"><strong>Fall</strong></div><br /><div align="left">We did two fall activities this week. First we made apples from yarn. They were adorable the directions can be found <a href="http://www.makeandtakes.com/little-apple-yarn-favors">here</a>.</div><br />We also made a fall pumpkin scene. The first day we sprinkled the seeds (spices), the second day our vine grew (ribbon), the third day our green pumpkins emerged (little green pom-poms) and the fourth and final day our pumpkins turned big and orange (pom-poms). The original idea can be found <a href="http://www.frugalfamilyfunblog.com/2009/10/tiny-pumpkin-patch-playset-cuteness.html">here</a>. We used our gnomes instead of Calico Critters (we don't own any but own Maple Towns from the 80's but I am not ready to give them to my kids yet!)<br /><div align="left"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651210026743719010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDiJQIdNNRP-A6wNlj7FmuMlO7RvSk1vvWPEqjB3lpLT_ln6O8r75renSc7-u-p1Vr18574RGk-M5ZupqH2AK0Wu1hyMgiUeDBxPZ5buRvr-4nFv0FAKq9Ujvrf1uxFn3yJzrDAT-6of4/s320/023.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="left">We read books about apples and pumpkins as well as:</div><br /><div align="left">How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?- Margaret McNamara and G. Brian Karas</div><br /><div align="left">Leaf Man- Lois Ehert</div><br /><div align="left"><strong>Reading</strong></div><br /><div align="left">We did a couple of reinforcing activities:</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirkeZOIi3xB2rQJZo0uwC2UHTW-a7hs0zxCBWqD2lIcaMXjIa8mVpK_jEMAIlHzWRspHJFkxXwMkTgOJdbyOGh1VXm5KJRDtDsPTR60LvE41ZRCzno9hsCmqYwy89zuEUCaR2Tc_iItT4/s1600/051.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651217720157281010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirkeZOIi3xB2rQJZo0uwC2UHTW-a7hs0zxCBWqD2lIcaMXjIa8mVpK_jEMAIlHzWRspHJFkxXwMkTgOJdbyOGh1VXm5KJRDtDsPTR60LvE41ZRCzno9hsCmqYwy89zuEUCaR2Tc_iItT4/s320/051.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://www.geocities.com/thetoddlerhouse824/fall.html">Pumpkin Poke Cards<br /></a><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651211102645732658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpBQOsas2_6cE7hs2PgVoFK5XGWO8Jau4bA_8sDK8B9oy8f6zdfMRxMEmr1W5DACiWPfzO5r70q4oX3UEvuFQ8LB_DBGZJmdjU1JMaSm0ygfuiUv4M39ZBaGE8F8HDltWCVZ7vwxs_1Q/s320/035.JPG" /> <a href="http://www.geocities.com/thetoddlerhouse824/fall.html">Sight Word Cookie Flip</a><br /><br /><div align="left">We had a crazy week. We started our week on Sunday (I would never do this, but my husband came home for a couple days and I did not want to have to worry about school while he was here). It was a good week overall and we accomplished pretty much everything we needed to. We were also able to attend a preschool song and storytime at the library (something that we have not done for a couple years, and the kids really enjoyed it!)</div></div><br /><br />I am linking to:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/TotSchool.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Tot School" src="http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv250/carisafrank/Blog%20Buttons/totschool150.jpg"/></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.abcand123learning.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="abc button" src="http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt46/meyeringk/ABCGraphics-Page003.jpg" /></a>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12240058988563728604noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796673814649603977.post-5587429875527460982011-09-06T14:50:00.006-04:002011-09-06T15:05:14.552-04:00Fun Letter and Number TilesThe kids and I made a trip to Michaels yesterday to use my 50% off coupon on a set of Toob farm animals. After searching through every set I discovered they did not have any, but I found a great ancient Egypt set that will be used for an upcoming study on Egypt and a sensory box! On our way out I discovered that some of their dollar items had been reduced 50% and I found this scrapbooking sticker set. It contains four sheets, two of the alphabet, one of numbers and one of punctuation. I realized that maybe they would be great for word building (because I don't have enough letter yet- ha ha!).<br /><br />I first cut out the sheets (they did not have perforation which made it difficult to tear out)<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649321602623118434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKW8Bhed5MgbtgTKAidws_IMZtC0NyGNB7uxF_LbO7Z_DeXF-CnQvngParoVmSJVEu0ki86owvEiDB-GptOjJPg2z3bQK93I2YsLJ-dJ8zEBUGZ1BpBy9YbM1hu-K742gKnhax5PM45o/s320/038.JPG" /><br /><br />Then I laminated them, since if I just cut them I knew I would find these stickers stuck to items all over the house!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649322058200787122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinF9piHErs-fURyPHoEanNl6KF7WLOS6X-hvc8HJxks76MBrAhrHjY5nT9uhjKVWBfEJPeisuecIVVUHNHsMQi3wWYroAfj-KfLjAKRGx2k1JHw4FJ2z6_jz2dus9fLNv40LDQDx0sP9E/s320/041.JPG" /><br />Then I cut them out!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649322741602232994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznG0_hkJLhFFIrc54-lMINmlCSgfR7fYYZ1C6ZQAi8an7EuwnPcyGTn-yVDbk53OWSQyZjJ2Y8xnLpb0W48HVRgMqArWAAI7E4Zrv2R9Eb2041QdflH-1FeOjKMAj9GjrgdYkm6-H8C0/s320/043.JPG" />I love that they included punctuation so they are very versatile and can be used for building sentences and math equations!<br /><br /><div></div>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12240058988563728604noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796673814649603977.post-85479099425613338542011-09-02T11:00:00.003-04:002011-09-02T12:51:01.226-04:00School Week Two, Letter BThis week I created a new bin of toys for T (18 months old). Unfortunately I just took the picture, and I should have taken the picture prior to giving him the bin, not at the end of the week since a few pieces are missing. Here is what is in his bin:
<br />Winnie the Pooh stacking toy (the Pooh bear for the top is MIA- I saw him this morning but when I need him, he is nowhere to be found!)
<br />Small metal bucket with pom-poms to dump
<br />Plastic car
<br />Eric Carl wooden magnet puzzle
<br />Fabric book
<br />Crayola toys (there is at least one and maybe two pieces missing)
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<br /><strong>Preschool:</strong>
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<br />Week two was a bit more challenging- I think that the novelty of school wore off for my three year old. We studied the letter B this week. To reinforce the letter we read a book every day. We read Brown Bear (I made the <a href="http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/BrowBearBrownBear.html">Heads and Tails</a> puzzle from 1+1+1=1), Babar, Babar loses His Crown, The Berenstain Bears Go to the Doctor, and Bess and Bill (a book that is focuses on the letter B).
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<br />For our snack time we ate bear cookies (Teddy Grahams), bear candy (gummy bears), blueberries, bananas and made brownies.
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<br />To reinforce the letter B our crafts were butterflies made from tissue paper and pipe cleaners, made binoculars, did do-a-dot paint on the <a href="http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/blog/2009/10/letter-b-for-butterfly.html">letter B</a> (from Confessions of a Homeschooler), glued buttons on the letter B and made brownies.
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<br />These are the trays that I created for my princess this week:
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<br />Measure it and Counting/Matching (Gummy) Bears
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<br /><a href="http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/1311-1315/sb1312.html">Play-Doh Mat</a> and writing on a dry erase board
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<br />My old Quiet Book (made by my Grandma) and <a href="http://printableparenting.com/files/documents/BusyBags/pompompatterns.pdf">Pom-pom Patterns</a>
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<br /><div align="left"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646728156090026386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rUFxu2_4y7e6AXsrIfpWVdxZBRBTmXyBX1FLmljMo5EWfoAkXYcOi68Yb8qTWDvL3JVrhYMThWGvXYi9AWkrLpjQnTB3oeNXN5ycVnNlxRUbui1KBMteiUxWz3QWJIKTBtaC1R3u-aI/s320/020.JPG" />Letter B items and A-Z Spoon Match-up (she was definately overwhelmed and next time I think I would only do 4-5 at a time) </div>
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<br /><div align="left"><strong>Kindergarden:</strong>
<br /><div align="left"><strong>Bible</strong>
<br /><div align="left">We continued on with days 4-7 of creation. For day 4 we created the ocean with foam pieces on blue paper, day 5 we made sun masks, day 6 (not shown) we "named" the animals with our huge collection of little animals, day 7 (not shown) we reviewed with our creation magnets from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/transaction/50304821">So Simple So Sweet</a>, and then created the <a href="http://www.christianpreschoolprintables.com/Pages/Creation/CreationMinibook.html">Days of Creation mini book</a>.</div>
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<br /><strong>Math</strong>
<br />We are still working in our Singapore math book but I had J do an acitvity with manipulatives (number magnets and mega blocks) I think it was too easy for him so next week I am hoping to come up with harder activities for him.
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<br /><strong>Food Group Mini Unit</strong>
<br />We continued studying healthy eating by making a healthy snack tray for our refrigerator (it currenly has string cheese, yogurt, and carrots and it also had watermelon, strawberries and grapes but the kids demolished those off very quickly!). We watched a DVD about healthy eating made by Scholastic and made a <a href="http://teaching4joy.blogspot.com/2011/07/food-lapbook.html">lap book from Learning 4 Fun</a>.
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<br />Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12240058988563728604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796673814649603977.post-57580357664836565912011-08-30T14:43:00.004-04:002011-08-30T14:56:19.360-04:00Fall Sensory Box for September!Fall is my favorite season so I was really excited to put together our fall themed sensory box. It was pretty simple. The bottom of the box contains pinecones the kids and I collected. I was also going to use the acorns we found but after transporting them home a lot of them lost their caps and instead of gluing them back on I decided to use them for other crafts!
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<br />The rest of the box contains:
<br />Plastic Jack-o-Latern pumpkins (The Christmas Tree Shop)
<br />Plastic resin pumpkins (The Christmas Tree Shop)
<br />Scarecrow and Happy Harvest small wooden pieces (The Christmas Tree Shop)
<br />Silk Leaves (Hobby Lobby)
<br />Orange pumpkins and gourds (The Dollar Store)
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<br />Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12240058988563728604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796673814649603977.post-2303172965831967652011-08-26T12:45:00.005-04:002011-08-26T15:02:25.132-04:00First Week of School<span style="font-family:verdana;">Here is the re-cap of our first week of school:
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<br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">First I decided to start T, my 18 month old, with boxes of activities every day. His first box was a double stacking toy, a mirror, two books, plastic baby bead toy and plastic Easter eggs with pom poms in them (idea from
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<br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;">Preschool:</span></strong></div>
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<br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">My three year old little princess had four busy activities in her plastic bins every day. My son is learning to read and in order to keep her occupied I gave her activities to complete every day.</span></div>
<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Day 1: Coloring and Cutting practice, Fruit Loop "beading" on pipe cleaners, Play Doh on a mat, Practicing her name.
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<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Day 2: Number counting, puzzle, letter A items, spooning flat marbles </span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Day Three: Scooping colored balls into the matching colored cup, </span><a href="http://albertafamily.blogspot.com/search/label/Quiet%20Bin%20Activities"><span style="font-family:verdana;">felt cupcake decorating </span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">(Unsolicited Advice), measuring flour with measuring spoons (by far this has been the favorite of the week for both of the older children), Leap Frog Magnets </span>
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<br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">We also learned our letter A this week. Each day we had a new activity for the letter. We glued construction paper apples onto the letter A (I cut our each of them by hand). We also read a book about apples and had an apple as our snack.
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<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The second day we read Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock. We also made fingerprint ants and ants on a log snack.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">We made popsicle stick A's and read Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. </span>
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<br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;">Kindergarden:</span></strong>
<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">We are working on the numbers 7 and 8 in math, and are reviewing some of the basic sounds in reading along with some easy readers. J is also reviewing one letter a day in handwriting. </span>
<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">For Bible we started the story of creation. Our memory verse is Gen. 1:1: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. I have found the best way that he learns his memory verse is to sing it. Each day we learned about one day of creation. I could not find an activity I really liked for the first day of creation, so I took the kids down to the basement and turned off the lights. We would say "and God said let there be light" and would take turns turning on and off the flashlight. Day Two we created the sky (blue construction paper with cotton ball clouds) and the third day I had them color a picture of what God created on that day.
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<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our mini unit is healthy eating. For the first day we talked about the food groups and glued pictures of food to the correct part of the food pyramid.</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">We watched the Reading Rainbow DVD: Gregory the Picky Eater and we sorted play food by food groups. </span>
<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Overall we had a pretty good week and we were able to do everything we had planned. It did not always go as smoothly as I would have hoped but with three little kids I think we had a successful first week of school!
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<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12240058988563728604noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796673814649603977.post-66413920870560600542011-08-22T08:00:00.000-04:002011-08-22T08:00:04.243-04:00Busy Bag SwapAs if I did not have enough to do, I signed up for <a href="http://unsolicitedadvice-n-such.blogspot.com/">Unsolicited Advice's </a>K-2nd grade busy bag swap. I am so excited and cannot wait to recieve my box (I only got the email yesterday so I know the box is about a month away!) That being said I am already finished with my assigned activity! I was assigned pinchers and small things. I purchased plastic tongs from The Dollar Store (they come four to a package and were located in the seasonal section in my store), pom poms from The Dollar Store and plastic containers (they come four to a package) from The Dollar Store. I also included some miscellaneous buttons so the children could have a variety of sizes and shapes to use and not just pom poms.
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<br />The goal for each bag is to keep it to $1/bag or less (which I did) and that everything fit in a resealable bag. I will send it off to the coordinator of my group and then will receive back 30 different activities for my son. This ends up costing about $60 (since it is about $30 for the 30 activities, $15 to ship the box to the coordinator and I will send $15 to the coordinator to mail my box back).
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<br />My husband was not too keen on the cost, but it is well worth it to me because I know to duplicate all 30 activities would be more than $30 , plus my time to put it all together is well worth more than $30. If you are interested she has done other swaps in the past: a <a href="http://unsolicitedadvice-n-such.blogspot.com/2011/07/young-toddler-1-2-yrsbusy-bag-swap.html">toddler swap</a>, <a href="http://unsolicitedadvice-n-such.blogspot.com/2011/07/preschool-young-k-adv-2s-young-ks-busy.html">Pre-K swap</a>, and a <a href="http://unsolicitedadvice-n-such.blogspot.com/2011/07/k-2nd-gr-busy-bag-swap.html">K-2nd swap</a>. She is also planning on a K-2nd reading and math activities swap in the future. Even if you are not interested in the swap she has great busy bag activity ideas that are great for keeping your child busy when homeschooling, traveling or whenever they are bored!
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<br />Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12240058988563728604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796673814649603977.post-65103996256546615242011-08-21T09:30:00.000-04:002011-08-21T10:19:36.326-04:00The Official Start of School!!!After a failed attempt to start this summer (which was totally my fault, since I lacked a lot of planning and with all the craziness I really need the planning) we are officially starting school on Wednesday, August 24th! J is starting kindergarten and my princess with be starting preschool. I know I am probably totally insane, but I really do not have a cirriculum. I went to a homeschool convention in March searching for preschool cirriculum, handwriting cirriculum, Bible cirriculum and math cirriculum and all I found was math! I did not like any of the cirriculum they were selling so I decided to take on the very big job of making-up my own (which since I do not have an education background- I have a Masters in Business, has been a lot of work) but there are tons of blogs out there, that if you have time you can find oodles of ideas- TIME being the key! So without further ado here are our plans for the school year:
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<br /><div><strong>Bible</strong>- Every week has a theme here are the themes I have decided to start with:</div>
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<br /><div>Creation (spread to a week and a half of lessons- one day of creation per day)
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<br /><div>Adam and Eve and the Fall</div>
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<br /><div>Noah's Ark</div>
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<br /><div>Joseph and his Brothers</div>
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<br /><div>Joseph in Egypt</div>
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<br /><div>Joshua and the Battle of Jericho</div>
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<br /><div>Daniel and the Lions Den</div>
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<br /><div>Abraham</div>
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<br /><div>The Tower of Babel</div>
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<br /><div>Moses- this will continue for a couple weeks</div>
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<br /><div><strong>Math-</strong> J is currently working on Singapore Math- Kindergarden Early Bird book, my little princess with be learning her numbers up to 10 (maybe up to 20...)</div>
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<br /><div><strong>Reading- </strong>J is continuing on with Hooked on Phonics (I will be starting my daughter on the preschool version as well) and using readers to reinforce. For preschool we will also be featuring a letter every week with crafts, snacks, books and activities for each letter.</div>
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<br /><div><strong>Mini-Units- </strong>Every two weeks we will be featuring a new mini-unit. I love the idea of unit studies and this is my way of incorporating that into our school. We will be reading themed books, doing activities, crafts, eating snacks based on that unit, and every month the sensory box will be based on one of the two units. The units that I have so far are:</div>
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<br /><div>Nutrition/Food Groups</div>
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<br /><div>Construction</div>
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<br /><div>Geography: North Carolina</div>
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<br /><div>The Farm</div>
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<br /><div>Fall</div>
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<br /><div>Dinosaurs</div>
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<br /><div>Tall Tales (Paul Bunyan, Davy Crockett, Johnny Appleseed...)</div>
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<br /><div>Winter</div>
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<br /><div>Spring</div>
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<br /><div>Weather (Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Tsunamis, Earthquakes)</div>
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<br /><div>Ancient Egypt</div>
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<br /><div>I am planning on posting about our first week at the end of the week and will also posting our first mini-unit: Nutrition.</div></div>
<br />Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12240058988563728604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796673814649603977.post-29701260640295613862011-08-19T08:00:00.003-04:002011-08-19T08:29:34.258-04:00Gnome ProjectSince we still have not sold our home we are still taking the long road trip to visit my husband every few weeks. The first trip I had tons of activities for the car and we had our travel DVD player. The kids barely played with the activities and instead wanted to watch movies. The second trip I brought all our kids DVDs and only a few activities. Of course they asked for their activities and I was not as prepared. So this next trip I have decided to be prepared this time (which means they probably will only play with them for a few minutes. Here is one of our new activities: color gnomes. Right now I have only made eight, but once I am less busy (will that ever happen) I plan on making more. They are super easy and I got my inspiration from<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LittleRedWhimsy"> Little Red Whimsy</a> and adorable etsy shop, and hers are definately cuter with hair and faces. They are made of unfinished wooden people from Hobby Lobby (the regular price is 2.99 for a bag of 8 people), hot glue and felt.
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<br /><div>All I did was cut two small pieces of felt and attach them for clothing and a hat with the hot glue gun. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638985093817024418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogyUv91wGbrspKZSPG5p3gvmzNNeN2OBnA3LSs0acdl4dOQkCOiQjPBeXYxhBvBcDaX9Cm8JdD0vHi-WVbARcvkiDqX7Jbwm_ubKKWBEuI5DRkToSoO3I7hDA-H_4-MeFlQ22e5nloHY/s320/020.JPG" /></div>
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<br /><div>I was planning on keeping these a suprise but my two sons saw them before they were finished (the one who is 18 months won't remember but I guarantee the 5 year old will ask for them as soon as they are in the car.)</div>
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<br /><center><a href="http://733blog.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFY0RTsE5zGyY2yKo4vJaw052Rpndl1CChhB8FGVMuavLUHeLuhfTi-hFOXbU6AAeLYn4QZ4Wm1kQ1JC216FwRnntCdszZnf1raxoy6iuZzqMVkqmXXh-w7apANic-CI4syHZyqVGLp3M/s320/SugarSpice.png" /></a></center>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12240058988563728604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796673814649603977.post-28363286420922729432011-08-15T08:00:00.001-04:002011-08-15T08:14:27.426-04:00Fun Learning Garage Sale Finds!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWieFBDUMInLVVcMDOvEWJNRLzjv7j_9MFkBvh_qyffoR8jlADr_LuEn-LoRaKkzqtQ6Mx-k0o9ZY6kQBmLOjInWZJWZjEPgGKLjhnZCWYw4VXwseFJ0kZCZt70UluPSmBly3IC2Neus/s1600/002+%25287%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634805020866955122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWieFBDUMInLVVcMDOvEWJNRLzjv7j_9MFkBvh_qyffoR8jlADr_LuEn-LoRaKkzqtQ6Mx-k0o9ZY6kQBmLOjInWZJWZjEPgGKLjhnZCWYw4VXwseFJ0kZCZt70UluPSmBly3IC2Neus/s320/002+%25287%2529.JPG" /></a> I am so excited about what I found at a garage sale. I saw on Craigslist that there was a retiring elementary school teacher having a garage sale to clean out all of her teaching supplies. I packed my kids up and headed over. We were there a couple minutes before it was scheduled to start and there were almost ten other people with the same idea as me! I bought all this for $5, which I think was a fabulous deal (since one of the card sets alone was orginally $10!) And none of the pieces were missing on the puzzles or the games or card sets.
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<br />This is what I bought:
<br />Two workbooks
<br />Four puzzles
<br />Toy Story Game
<br />Misc Dinosaurs and Animals
<br />Stencils (2 packs)
<br />Foam Letters and Numbers Stickers
<br />Sequencing Game
<br />Three Reading/Words Cards
<br />I Spy Card Game
<br />Phase 10 Kids Dice Game
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<br />I was so excited, but once I got home I wished I had bought more from her (she was selling the workbooks for $.25 so I wished I had picked up more!)
<br />Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12240058988563728604noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796673814649603977.post-29664806381097141322011-08-14T10:04:00.001-04:002011-08-14T10:05:21.694-04:00Seventh Generation Diapers WinnerCongratulations to Christina F. the winner of the Seventh Generation Diapers giveaway. Christina tweeted about the giveaway. Thanks to everyone who entered!
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