LEGO Skip Counting to Avoid Confusion
My kids have, historically, had the hardest time with skip counting. I swear, they’ve all given me the same look when I try to explain skip counting. Kind of like “This is so much harder than just counting by 1’s”. That really skeptical look, ya know?. And I get it, they just learned to count…
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Doubles Addition Game – Frankenstein Addition Practice
You want them to memorize their addition facts and they want to play. Just imagine if there was a way to do both. Ah but there is! Making addition fact practice a game can entice them to play and learn longer! We’ve done our fair share of addition games (St. Patricks Day Make 10, Finding Dory,…
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Jack O Lantern Fractions Practice Printables
We are going to end up carving 6 pumpkins this year, I just know it. I got all excited when I saw pumpkins in the store last week and we bought some. Halloween is a month away still! There is simply no way these will last that long. The holidays have already got me thinking…
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Vampire CVC Matching Free Printable
I’ve never been big on mythological things until I started reading books like Harry Potter and Twilight (yes, I read and loved Twilight. Although, The Host by Stephenie Meyer is far far better). Anyway, after getting into some of these alternate realities I started enjoying reading about the myths and how they started. Vampire’s in…
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Spooky Spider Counting Mats for Math Practice
Spiders creep me out. I don’t like them and would just assume never ever see them. However, they do eat mosquitoes for which I am eternally grateful. It’s a conflicting relationship. But the boys are still into creep crawly stuff so I oblige. We actually went to a bug festival a few weekends ago which…
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Exciting Letter Yy Dot Marker ABC Printable Set
The last few letters I’ve posted I kept thinking “Oh my gosh, we’re almost done with this set!”. I feel like I just finished it last week! From conception of the idea to completion, these projects really become a part of us. I kept thinking I’d be sad to be done, but I think instead…
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Why Music Education is So Important
We’ve all heard that music education is beneficial and important. All we’ve also all heard that music education is lacking in many schools. Admittedly, it didn’t make the top of my list either. I know music is important. I grew up a “musical” child, in that I played piano and loved music. As a new…
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LEGO Number Line Addition Practice
I’m always searching for ideas to get my kids interested in practicing math. To be honest, 99% of the time that’s a computer game. I’ll take what I can get though! Since starting the LEGO math challenge, we are getting a lot more practice offline too. Phew! So don’t miss the rest of our LEGO Math…
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Pumpkin Array Printable for Multiplication Practice
Pumpkin season is full swing. The manager at our grocery store told me it’s time to start stocking up on canned pumpkin because there will be a shortage. Pumpkin spice lattes are everywhere. We even had pumpkin spice donut holes at Dunkin Donuts (they were absolutely amazing too). It just doesn’t feel like fall so…
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Pumpkin Place Value Free Printable for Math
Logi-Bear is just delving into the concept of place value and I’m finding that extra practice with it is very very helpful. He has accepted that when you are counting and hit a 9, you move up to the next 10. But I’m not convinced he understands why. We’re working with LEGO Place Value a…
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Pokemon Movement Cards – Get the Wiggles Out
Some mornings I can tell we need to get a bit of The Wiggles out. Incidentally, my kids no longer like they song (which is a bummer because I loved it). So I needed a quick and easy way to get them moving a bit before we get started. Of course, I remembered my construction…
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Xx Dot Marker Alphabet Printable Set
My kids are growing up and to be honest, it’s not freaking me out. Logi-Bear is my last and he’s really starting to get this ‘reading’ thing. He’s nearly got all the tools necessary to begin a reading program (We will use All About Reading) but just not quite. So in the meantime he is…
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