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Kids Lunch Apple of My Eye Sandwich Sushi

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With school staring on Wednesday we have been field testing a wide variety of ways for me to pack JDaniel's Easy Lunch Box container. One of his favorites was this kids lunch sandwich sushi meal with an apple theme. Part of the reason I think he liked it was that it had a fun name. I think he also liked that the foods were all compressed together Continue Reading

Back to School Shape Craft- Circles

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This week JDaniel and I looked at the book Away We Go! by Chieu Ann Urban and explored circles while doing a Back to School shape craft. It is a wonderful board book about transportation. Each page has shape cutouts that allow you to view shape cutouts on the upcoming pages. The cutouts are each a part of a vehicle. There are kinds of vehicles in Continue Reading

I Thought We Would Both Be Going to School

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  At the beginning of the summer or was it the end of the spring my husband lost his job. We knew it would be hard for him to find a job where we live quickly. He had worked in a field that moved quickly into new technology while his company continue to work on an aging one. So, I updated my resume and composed letters of interest to distribute Continue Reading

{Bento Lunch} Cracker Sandwiches

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JDaniel recently  discovered premade lunches in plastic containers while we were at the grocery store. He pointed out that they were filled with foods he likes. "Look! Cracker sandwiches are in them," he pointed out. "I can make one at home for you," I pointed out. I really could!This week I set out of make one I knew he would enjoy. Yes, I have Continue Reading

Back to School Lunches without Sandwiches

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JDaniel is starting back to school in just over a week. This year he will be entering full-day kindergarten. That means he will need to bring his lunch every day. I am looking forward to making him fun or at least healthy lunches for him. JDaniel loves cheese sandwiches of all kinds, but  I tend to think that he may be tired of them after a while. Continue Reading

Read.Explore.Learn is Changing

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Read.Explore.Learn.  has always been a link up that shares ways people are exploring concepts in the children's books with children. It has always been up on Fridays and it will stay that way. I have decided to offer the option of linking up your post to the Read.Exlore.Learn. Facebook page instead. Each post will still be visited and truly book Continue Reading

Back to School Traditions Link Up 2013

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    Welcome to the Pre-Back to School Traditions Link Up Informational Post! I know some of you have started school already and some will be starting in the next few weeks. I am dying to know how you celebrate the beginning of school at your house or in your classroom. So starting I am going to open up a Back to School Traditions Continue Reading

Dig Into Treasure Hunting- Back to School Learning Bins

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This is the final Dig Into... post this summer. Previously I have shared  {Dig Into Gardening} M.O.M. Container Garden, and Dig Into Construction Sites with you. This final post in the series called is {Digging Into Treasure Hunting} Back to School Learning Bins. Why I Made Back to School Learning Bins Bethany of Kidding Around Greenville invited Continue Reading

Math for Kids- Measuring Really, Really, Big Dinosaurs

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Math for Kids- Measuring Really, Really, Big Dinosaurs

The Really, Really, Rreally Big Dinosaurby Richard Byrne is such a wonderful book.  It is about a little dinosaur who has in his possession a jar of jelly beans that another bigger dinosaur wants. Actually he doesn't want it, he demands it.  He won't settle for one jelly bean. No, he wants them all. Math for Kids- Measuring The little dinosaur Continue Reading

Math Kids- Hallway Numbers

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    We don't have a lot of room in our house to spread out and work. The hallway that leads from the front to the back of our house is one of the few spots. I would like JDaniel to be one of those math kids that loves numbers and exploring them.One morning while he was finishing his breakfast I grabbed a roll of masking tape and Continue Reading

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