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Year: 2012

Year: 2012

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Happy New Year ~ 2013!

Happy New Year ~ 2013!
Holidays / Homeschool  Holiday / Sponsors

Wow, I’m always amazed when a new year shows up. And I also typically wonder what the heck I was doing during the previous year that made it fly by so quickly. If I had to venture a guess, I’d say I was probably busy homeschooling, blogging, and all of…

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Monthly Meal Plan: January 2013

Monthly Meal Plan: January 2013
Mom Stuff / Monthly Meal Plan / Recipes  Monthly Meal Plan

Holy Cow everyone, I need some help over here! Can someone please tell me where in the heck 2012 went? I’ve looked all over, and apparently I’ve been so busy with school, blogging, and other random activities that I seemed to have missed it! I’m not sure I’m ready for…

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Preschool Letter J Activities

Preschool Letter J Activities
Alphabet / Homeschool / Preschool / Printables  Letter J / PreK

Good morning! This post is brought to you by the Teeny Tot and the Letter J. We’re continuing on with our Preschool Daily Learning Notebook and I’m very pleased with her ability to trace, she’s showing excellent fine-motor skills which will make next year that much easier for her! I…

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2013 Mini-Van Express Night!

2013 Mini-Van Express Night!
Advent / Christmas / Holidays / Homeschool  Christmas / Christmas Activities

Guess what tonight is!? Yep, it’s “Mini-Van Express” night at the Confessions home! Whoot whoot! So what are these golden tickets good for? Besides sheer excitement from most kiddos? Ready to start a Christmas tradition that the whole family will enjoy? I know you’ve all seen The Polar Express, well,…

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Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe Unit Study

Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe Unit Study
Homeschool / Literature Units / Reading  Literature / Unit Studies

Hi everyone! I just wanted to share our progress so far on some of the Literature Unit Studies we’ve been working on! We started off with The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. It was a great book to begin with and I was pleased at the…

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2013 Calendar Templates

2013 Calendar Templates
Digital Scrapbooking / Holidays / Printables  Template

Hi everyone! I’ve been busy over here creating some more fun digital scrapbooking calendar templates you! I’m calling this the 2013 Calendar Templates, but there aren’t actual years printed on them, so you can really use them for any year! Sorry I’m a little  late getting these out, but hopefully…

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Road Trip USA: Montana

Road Trip USA: Montana
Curriculum / Geography / Homeschool / West  Montana / US Geography

Montana was named the 41st state on November 8, 1889. It was nicknamed “Big Sky Country” as a reference to the unobstructed skyline in the state that can overwhelm the landscape at times. It is home to more species of mammals than any other state. Elk, antelope, and deer populations…

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2013 Christmas Gift Ideas!

2013 Christmas Gift Ideas!
Christmas / Gift Ideas  Christmas / Gift Ideas

Hi everyone! Each year I receive emails asking about gift ideas for all of those awesome kiddos in your life! Well, this year I have a packed post of great ideas for the not only the little ones, but you mama’s too! Hope you enjoy! Sorry, apparently I’m really into…

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What’s in the Box Wednesday: Third Grade

What’s in the Box Wednesday: Third Grade
Homeschool / Organization / Third Grade  3rd Grade / Whats In The Box Wednesday

Hi lovely readers! Today I’m back with another What’s in the Box Wednesday post. Today I’m sharing Turbo’s third grade workbox contents for you all. In their first box, each of my kiddos has an Expanding Acrylic Drawer Organizer with all of the supplies they’ll need. This keeps them from…

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First Grade Sight Word Sentences

First Grade Sight Word Sentences
First Grade / Homeschool / Printables / Reading / Sight Words  1st Grade / Phonics / Sight Words

Greetings readers! As promised, I have some more sight word sentence printables for you! Today I am sharing  First Grade Sight Word Sentence worksheets. Each one has the word along with a funny sentence. Students will practice tracing the word, reading the word, then writing it on their own.  …

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