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toddler shapes learn and play | teachmama.com

toddler shapes: learn and play

      The following guest post is written by talented and creative Australian homeschooling mom of two, Rachel Brown. Rachel writes …
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quick trick: keep. those. LIDS!

How many of you have recycle bins that are nearly overflowing by the end of the week? I know ours is, despite all of the recyclables that I …
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new for us friday: LeapFrog Peek-A-Shoe Octopus (& giveaway!)

As much as I have had a ton of success with LeapFrog products and love nearly everything LeapFrog, I knew that I needed to outsource a bit when it …
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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 …
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how to teach kids where in the world they live

For a long time now, I’ve realized that Maddy, Owen, and Cora have no idea where they live. Sure, they get that they live in Maryland and their …
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playing with money: counting, wrapping, estimating coins

This week our Smart Summer Challenge theme is Government–and what better way to start the week off than by playing with money? Okay, so we …
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surprise!: learning with silly bands

They’re colorful, they’re stretchy, they’re simple. They’re confusing, countable, and collectible. They’re animals, …
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sorting sockies

Packing–even for a few fun nights away–sometimes completely exhausts me. Especially when I’m packing three little suitcases along …
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tutor me happy

Maddy has been really adamant about me “tutoring” her, so for the last few weeks, I’ve been trying to do a little more …
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candy, colors, chopsticks: fine motor foundation fun

      Today’s New For Us Friday involves three totally random but fun things: candy, colors, and chopsticks. It’s Friday. I …
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fun font sorting

Today Maddy was not keen on any sort of learning game or activity; she wanted to play with a calculator after her dad showed her how to use it. She …
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counting money

A funny thing happened to me when I dumped out all of our Relay for Life donations on Owen’s bedroom floor the other day–I realized that I …
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pop beads for fine motor skill work

pop beads

Maddy received this awesome set of Pop Beads by Parents as a gift this past year, and we’ve been using them more lately to (secretly) work on …
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all about beans friday

My plan today was to spend some time solo with Cora, but we got lucky, and Owen ended up being with us for the morning, too. I wanted Cora to work on …
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one of these things . . .

For the short window of time we were not running off to church, fixing a leaky pipe in our basement, and getting our house in order for the week, we …
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a, 4, B, 1, Y, L, v: Sorting it ALL out!

Today we all seemed to be cranky; poor sleeping, new teeth coming in, bellyaches, too little snow, wanting more Hershey’s Kisses–whatever …
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beads, beads, and more beads!

Often when it’s rainy outside, we try to cheer ourselves up by having a lunchtime “Rainy Day Picnic” on our living room floor. …
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