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math bingo: fun ways to play with numbers
I’m on a constant search for ways to make math fun and a natural part of the day for my kiddos. Especially Maddy. Though she has made great strides in ...
how to use halloween candy for (sneaky) fun learning
There may only be a few more days left until our Jack-O-Lanterns turn into lunch for the squirrels (if they haven’t already!), but the candy that my kids have collected ...
boo! it’s halloween GHOST bingo!
Yeeees! It’s here. It’s creepy, it’s crazy, and it’s a little bit spooky (not really). It’s for everyone, it’s loved by adults and kids alike (okay, my kiddos and me), ...
new for us friday: leapfrog LeapPad (& giveaway!)
We are indeed a LeapFrog family. (And that’s not really New-For-Us-Friday news, I know. . . ) We are a LeapFrog family because waaaaay back when, the day the LeapFrog ...
beautiful, simple sorting: fine motor & creative thinking F-U-N
Homework time is still a little bit nutty for us, but I’ve been trying a few new things now and again to keep everyone focused and everyone smiling. One thing ...
window writing: spelling word and letter practice
Who knew that window writing would be so much fun? Maddy has been window-writing for the last few weeks to study her spelling words, and Cora has jumped on board ...
fabulous, fancy game to practice tricky sounds: s, t, r, l
It’s Cora’s Sparkle-icious Game. That’s what she calls is. But I don’t care what she calls it because all I know is that she wants to play it–like every single ...
smart summer challenge: wrap-up and winners!
It sure has taken longer than we’d hoped, but we’ve finally chosen and hunted down (most!) of the winners of the Smart Summer Challenge! Though we believe that everyone was ...
a fish out of water: games to practice sight words
Owen and I had to play a few extra games of Go Fish! this week to celebrate the Water Fun we’ve got on our calendar for the Smart Summer Challenge, ...
alphabingo: playing with lowercase letters
An oldie but goodie, we brought out Alphabingo before rest time on Monday, before I was hit hard with what seems like the flu and before our lives got really ...
new for us friday: teach mama’s holiday gift guide
Okay, this New For Us Friday is totally new for me–my first gift guide ever. And it includes absolutely no giveaways or freebies, no sponsorship, no nothin’ baby–just my own ...
