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Where is the bug? This is a fun way to get kids to use language and spatial orientation.

Tic Tac Toe Spatial Orientation

February 22, 2016 •

Are you directionally challenged when traveling somewhere new?  Stop for a moment and think about everything you need to consider when you are trying to drive to a new restaurant, doctor's office or a View Post

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Must have resources for helping children learn their abcs. All ideas are hands-on and playful alphabet activities!

8 Must Have Items for Learning Your ABCs

February 19, 2016 •

Learning your ABCs should be fun and playful.  I've found that toddlers and preschoolers (really any age!) learn best through hands-on play that also includes lots of conversation with others to learn View Post

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Make a fairy tale wand and then have some learning fun with your creation. Build phonological awareness with these activities to build rhyming, beginning sounds, segmenting syllables and phoneme manipulation.

Cast a Sound with a Fairy Tale Wand

February 17, 2016 •

Once upon a time, there was a child who loved listening to fairy tales.  She pretended to be Cinderella, Rapunzel and Snow White.  She always dreamed of having her own magic fairy tale wand to cast View Post

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Beginning Sounds Lego Game

February 15, 2016 •

Lego, Lego, Lego...If I had to estimate, I think we probably have over 30,000 bricks.  My two boys (and husband) are a bit obsessed.  In fact, as I write this post, they are all gathered around the View Post

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Make your own silly rhymes and turn them into a book all with a Dr. Seuss flair.

There’s a Wocket in My Pocket Rhyming Book

February 8, 2016 •

Get the bofa off the sofa.  Have you seen those ghairs under my stairs?  We are having all sorts of rhyming fun today inspired by There's a Wocket in My Pocket by Dr. Seuss. Many of us read Dr. Seuss View Post

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Ice Slide Segmenting Activity

January 27, 2016 •

My kids are obsessed with ice. On these cold days, they can find the tiniest patch of ice outside within seconds.  And, don't get me started with the ice maker on our refrigerator.  I'm channeling View Post

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Valentine ABC Activity

January 25, 2016 •

Roses are red. Violets are blue.  Learning the alphabet just got more cool.  This Valentine ABC activity is the perfect way to build alphabet recognition with a holiday twist. SETTING UP THE View Post

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