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I am a Christian, mom, wife, homeschooler, YouTuber, author, and quilter.

Letter of the Week Blend Cards

Letter of the Week Blend Cards
Homeschool  Early Reading / K4 / PreK / Workboxes

Download the Letter of the Week K4 Blend Cards As part of my K4 add on’s I am having my daughter do some beginning reading. I posted these awhile back with different animals, but here they are with my Letter of the Week themes. For each consonant we practice reading…

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TOS Review ~ Talking Fingers

Uncategorized  Reviews

This week we reviewed Read Write & Type from Talking Fingers. Their approach is based on the simple idea that text is speech made visible. Then we just use our fingers to represent those sounds on paper.   So what is Read Write & Type? It is an online learning…

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Digi Scrap Blog Train

Digital Scrapbooking

Hi everyone, I’ve hopped aboard for a fun JessicaSprague.com Certified Digital Designer blog train!  The train starts at Simply Kelly Designs , stops here 2nd then onto 8 other designers. It will run from October 14 – 18, 2010 so make sure to stop by and get your freebie! Each…

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Japan Craft ~ Karesansui Mini-Garden

Art / Geography / Homeschool  Asia / Japan

We made these fun (again with the messy!) Japanese Karesansui Mini-Gardens today. The idea behind the creation of the sand garden was to symbolize nature using natural materials such as stones, sand and gravel. The gravel was raked in order to create the illusion of rippling water. The use of…

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Japan Craft ~ Origami

Art / Geography / Homeschool  2nd Grade / Asia / Japan

We used Fun with Easy Origami for our project this week. The step by step instructions made it easy, and the book comes with 32 projects and 24 sheets of origami paper. It’s thinner than regular paper and so I think easier to fold. Here are our final creations: The…

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TOS Review ~ Digital Frog

Uncategorized  Reviews / TOS Crew

This week we had the privilege of reviewing the Digital Field Trip Series by Digital Frog. The programs are virtual world DVD’s that guide students through various topics in a fun, interactive way. {Get a free demo} What’s the Cost? The DVD’s range from $40 – $125 depending on what…

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Guidecraft Doll Furniture (Review)

Uncategorized  Guidecraft / Reviews

These adorable Doll Bunkbeds are part of the new doll furniture collection that Guidecraft is now offering and it’s just in time for Christmas! (Ironically we are reviewing it so I had to let the girls have it before Christmas…but clearly they had no complaints.) The furniture arrives unassembled, but…

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What’s in the Box Wednesday: Prek

Homeschool  Letter B / PreK / Whats In The Box Wednesday / Workboxes

This week I’m sharing what’s in our boxes for preschool. We’re on the letter B this week, so that means Butterflies! Click here to see all of our Letter B for Butterfly Activities Click here to get the entire Letter of the Week Curriculum! 1. Calendar date and day of…

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Expedition Earth – Japan

Geography / Homeschool  Asia / Japan

Konnichiwa! We had a great adventure in Japan this week as we went through our Geography Curriculum! I’m so glad I took the time to get it all together, it’s really paying off and the kids are having a great time learning about our world! Here are some of the…

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Letter B for Butterfly

Letter B for Butterfly
Alphabet / Homeschool  K4 / Letter B / PreK / Workboxes

Welcome to our Letter B for Butterfly week! This was my favorite week from last year, and this year I meant to get the butterfly kits and actually release butterflies, but I slacked and didn’t do it, so maybe next time around LOL! Our Letter B binder page idea came…

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