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Apple Tree Letter Matching Game

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Apple Tree Letter Matching Game

  The Virtual Book Club is featuring the book Ten Apple Up on Top this week. I am thrilled to be taking part in the club this fall.  I want to share with you two learning activities based on the book. Today I am sharing with you a letter matching game with an apple tree theme. Tomorrow I will be sharing with you an apple themed muffin tin Continue Reading

Five Little Pirates Pirate Craft and Printable

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Whether you are getting ready to celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day on September 19th or you exploring pirates with your children, the Five Little Pirates rhyme will be fun to sing. I thought your children might like to have a pirate puppet of their own to sing and dance to the song. I created a puppet pirate craft that children can Continue Reading

Learning Colors Activities and Printable

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Learning Colors Activities and Printable - We used Mega Bloks and muffin cups along with a free printable. You could have LEGO and a muffin tin if you would like to.

I had so much fun creating muffin math activities! I thought you might like a set of activities that focuses on skills for younger learners too. Today I have a color word learning activity for you that uses muffin cups.  You could place them in an actual muffin tin if you like. Learning Colors Activities Supplies Some links below are affiliate Continue Reading

Muffin Tin Skip Counting Sheets with a Leaf Theme

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Muffin Tin Skip Counting Sheets with a Leaf Theme - These could be used to explore a number of different math skills. We used them to explore skip counting and patterns.

Earlier this week I shared with you Apple Basket Muffin Tin Numbers. That printable set was designed to focus on one to one correspondence and number recognition. Today's skip counting sheets build on those concepts and introduce two more basic math concepts. Skipping counting and patterns  in my mind are two skills that walk hand in hand. Kids Continue Reading

Free Counting Worksheets – Apple Basket Muffin Tin Numbers

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Free Counting Worksheets - Apple Basket Muffin Tin Numbers

Fall makes me think of apples. My family has gone to a local orchard to gather apples almost every fall. When I sat down to create some fall themed math activities. I knew one or two of them was going to have to have an apple theme. The apple basket themed numbers found on these free counting worksheets will be fun to explore. Each numbered circle Continue Reading

Back to School Crafts and Books

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Earlier this summer I shared a number of Back to School crafts based on favorite children's books. I thought you would enjoy getting to see them all together. Each of the Back to School crafts is a paper plate mask. If you don't want to turn them into masks. You could have your children create a puppet or stand-alone craft. You can make the Continue Reading

Test Taking Tips and Strategies for Parents

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For the first time last year, my son took standardized tests. While I have given them to students for years, I was still very nervous.  I decided to research test-taking tips way ahead of time just to calm my nerves now. I found several awesome resources filled with test-taking tips for parents and students.  My very favorite test-taking Continue Reading

Easy and Quick Breakfast Idea for Parents and Kids

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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tyson Foods, Inc. All opinions are entirely my own. Every morning my family has a busy “Leaving the House” routine. My husband and I get up a little past six to start ours. JDaniel wakes up when I get to the part of my routine that involves heading into his room to get him up . Before that I Continue Reading

Science Experiments For Kids with School Supplies

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Science Experiments for Kids with School Supplies- Five wonderful STEM experiments that feature school supplies.

Why not stock on school supplies when they are deeply discounted during Back to School sales! They are wonderful to use in STEM science experiments for kids. We did five STEM science experiments for kids using school supplies that we bought on sale! Your children will love trying each one of them out. Each leaves the door open for your children to Continue Reading

Awesome Memory Games and Activities for Kids

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Awesome Memory Games and Activities for Kids- These homemade and store bought games and activities are so much fun! Kids may not even know they are working on their minds when they play them.

This is a sponsored post with affiliate links. My son's favorite games have always focused on using his mind to remember visual or auditory information. I think that is why he loves the card game Spot-It Party Game and the verbal game 20 Questions. Recently we had the opportunity to try out two board games from Blue and Orange that focus on Continue Reading

How to Make a School Supply Rain Stick

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How to Make a School Supply Rain Stick Supplies

  Last week I shared with you four STEM activities that featured school supplies. There was a 3-ring binder car ramp. Then there was pencil building exploration. Next we made a magic marker bridge. Finally there was a yardstick road experiment. Today I want to share with you a school supply rain stick. Your kids will love making one and Continue Reading

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