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Read.Explore. Learn- Signs of Fall

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Welcome to Read. Explore. Learn! This meme was designed to be a place for you to share the learning opportunities, crafts, field trips, and other activities you have done this week that tie-in to children’s books. I look forward to seeing what you have done. Steps: -Link your activity below. -Please try to visit as many of the other links Continue Reading

Bringing Leaves to Bushes or “Oh! No! Not My Leaves!”

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JDaniel is so into raking leaves. Last year he just wanted to rake the leaves into piles and then carry them to the curb by the handful. This year the leaves are gathered into piles to jump in and be thrown in the air. He spends time every afternoon working on the leaves. We have only a few trees that are dropping their leaves so far this year so Continue Reading

Bushes got a haircut! Now there is so much work!

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One of JDaniel's friends walked over from next door to play. JDaniel said he had too much work and couldn't play today. I hope he always loves to do yard work. He raked branches and leaves into piles.   He carried them to a wheelbarrow.   He tried to push them into a bucket. This posted is linked up to We Play at Childhood Continue Reading

Great Posts I Came Across This Week- September 25th

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Great Posts I Came Across This Week

Child Related   Childhood 101 has a great post on creating Our Toddler-Friendly Sewing Basket. I have the shelf liner they use in their sewing basket. I may have to take it out on a shelf and try this activity with JDaniel.   I Needed to Read This   Gold in the Clouds has a wonderful post called Higher. It really Continue Reading

Away to Asheville-Alphabe Thursday: The Letter A

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This weekend I am going to be spending my first night away from JDaniel since he was born to attend the Type A Conference in Asheville. I am really excited about getting away with my husband and meeting other bloggers. Yes, my husband is coming too. He won’t be attending the conference. He will be enjoying so downtime along with so couple time with Continue Reading

6 Ways to Use Curious George Number Cards

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Curious George Math Activity- Matching Numbers and Pictures

I found some wonderful number cards on One Little Two, Two Little with Curious George on them. They are part of a totbook activity she developed. I brainstormed and came up with several ways to use them to introduce JDaniel to numbers and counting. Use chopsticks and noodles to count. JDaniel placed a noodle on each piece of fruit to work on Continue Reading

A Isn’t B! I C!- Letter Knowledge

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Outdoor Fun- Alphabet Watering

This is the last post in the literacy series I have been posting on Tuesdays. It will look at letter knowledge and helping your child see that each letter has a name and specific sound. Birth to 2-Years Old Help your baby or toddler see and feel different shapes as you play. Say, “The ball is round.” Point out letters on toys, food Continue Reading

Muffin Tin Monday- Shapes in a Sandwich

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Muffin Tin Monday- Shape Lunch

JDaniel has enjoyed constructing his own sandwiches lately. I thought he would love to do it with the ingredients in this tin. He was even given a tin with heart-shaped muffin cups. I even made him some sandwich samples. He ate each piece individually. Why? I think it was because he can and he is two. He had square and diamond-shaped bread, Continue Reading

Being Two at the Beach is Wonderful!

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Two at the Beach

The beach in September is a wonderful place to be. We headed to Myrtle Beach last Sunday for five days. JDaniel had never been to the beach before. I had read him books about the beach and he had been given a set of sand toys by my mom to enjoy at the beach but wasn’t until last week that he actually gained firsthand knowledge of the beach. We Continue Reading

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