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A-J Review Game: Uno

Erin — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000

The boys have been really into Uno the past few weeks and I had an idea to make an Uno style review game. I know Royal is going to love it! This review game covers A-J and also includes Skip, Draw Two, and Wild cards. The rules – every player starts with 7 cards. [...]

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Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni–Virtual Book Club for Kids

Erin — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000

Leo Lionni is a favorite author of authors. We don’t own a lot of his books, but the ones that we do own are read over and over and over again. We decided to check out a new book this month, and stumbled upon Inch by Inch. I loved it immediately and the [...]

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Free Tractor Kindergarten Pack

Erin — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000

Graphics from KPMDoodles.com Whats in the pack?Kinder:3 part cards, Reading Comprehension, Math Mysteries, Tractor Addition, Tractor Graphing, Read and Write Cards, Tractor Maze, Tractor SuDoKu, Which is Different?, How Many Tractors? Beginning Sounds, Missing Numbers, What Time is It?, Color by Addition, Math with Tractors, 4 Part Puzzle, How many ways can you make [...]

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Jj is for Jeep–Zoomin Moving Alphabet

Erin — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000

Up until recently I was missing some of the clipart I needed for this ABC set, but I’m so excited because now I have it all! I’m working my tail off getting it all complete and set up so *fingers crossed* I’ll be able to put out a new letter each week. Included in the [...]

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Train Play–100 Days of Play

Erin — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Today we are participating in the 100 Days of Play hosted by SunScholars and Life at the Zoo! I love to just play with my boys most of the time. No lie, there are definitely some days where the last thing I want to do is make ‘chug chug chug’ noises for an hour straight…but [...]

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Alphabet Hopscotch

Erin — Mon, 13 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000

Today we’re joining in the Spring Learning & Play Blog Hop hosted by Teach Beside Me. Keep an eye out all week as 24 bloggers each share some fun spring learning and play ideas! One of my favorite things about spring is that the weather gets so much nicer! I love being outside when the [...]

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Free Memorial Day Packs K-2nd

Erin — Fri, 10 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000

This hasn’t been a big topic on my blog, but until just recently, my husband was a soldier for the U.S. Army. I’m also lucky enough to have 2 grandfathers who served for our military. I’m incredibly proud of our military and the soldiers who dedicate their lives to our country. Thank you to all [...]

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Gummi Bear Science

Erin — Wed, 08 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000

The boys love candy and I love making them happy But we can’t just have candy all the time – so I make an excuse that we need candy for an experiment or activity and then we can buy and enjoy some candy on the side. Our latest experiment was figuring out the best [...]

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The Curious Garden: Dig Into Reading – Gardening

Erin — Tue, 07 May 2013 10:00:17 +0000

The national summer reading program this year is Dig Into Reading, and we are completely ready to dig in! If there is one thing my boys are always ready to do – it's getting messy. They love to dig in to anything and everything!! I've joined with a group of bloggers to bring you some [...]

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Slow Down, Motherhood

Erin — Sat, 04 May 2013 10:00:47 +0000

I think most moms can remember the first time they thought 'oh no, I've turned into my mother!' It might not be a fond memory, as most of us also vowed to never turn into our mothers. Fortunately, I look back at that moment as the moment I realized that turning into my mother [...]

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