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A Closer Look at Pumpkins

We have been following “The Playful Pioneers” curriculum this year and today’s activity included making pumpkin pie.  In true homeschool-style…we turned the activity into a full-blown pumpkin study…we chopped, dissected…

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DIY Natural Plant-Based Dyes

One of our very favorite weeks with The Playful Pioneers curriculum (based on the Little House series!) is when we create our own plant based dyes!  The timing this year…

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Our Favorite Outdoor Clothing for Kids

How to Dress for Outdoor Play and Adventure My husband and I grew up playing outside, from sun up to sun down, through the snowy and the wet seasons, we…

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Our Preschool Resources

Preschool or Pre-K depending on where you live, is such an incredibly fun stage in the homeschooling journey!  A gentle introduction to reading, writing and basic mathematics seems to be…

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Our Favorite Board Books (Not just for Babies)

Let me know which ones I’ve missed that belong on our list below…   We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Helen Oxenbury & Michael Rosen The Snowy Day by…

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A Closer Look at Germs

We were all hit with a cold bug at the same time, which means all four of us were couch-bound, tissue-in-nostril, moaning and fevered at once!  It was a super…

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Easy Solar System Necklaces

Our study of the solar system would not be complete without a simple craft to remind us of what we had learned.  By studying and painting each planet, the girls…

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Our Favorite French Workbooks

We added French classes to our oldest’s school day this year and it has been a success!  We found a great workbook to help keep us on track and we…

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    Easy Play Dough Activities

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    Today we are sharing ten of our favorite, EASY play dough activities!  These all can be done with things you have in the house already! Enjoy!   Use puzzle pieces to make imprints in your dough and have your children match them up.  This can easily be adapted to be more or less challenging, depending on your child’s age. Create 3-D shapes and epic STEM creations with toothpicks or spaghetti noodles and dough. Use a movable alphabet or stamps to practice spelling or simply to share a silly message with…

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    Easy Autumn Leaf Lanterns

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    Our Favorite Books about Canada

    June 19, 2019
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    Our Favorite French Workbooks

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    We added French classes to our oldest’s school day this year and it has been a success!  We found a great workbook to help keep us on track and we want to share a review with you today.”Complete French Smart – Ultimate Workbook for Mastering French” covers grammar, reading, vocabulary building and usage, all in a fun and captivating way.  No dry or repetitive worksheets here! We have used workbooks in this series from Popular Book Company in the past and love that they are Canada’s leading workbook publisher and…

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    Encouraging Movement in the Classroom

    August 30, 2018
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    A Closer Look at Birds

    January 10, 2018
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    Making Chia Seed Jam with Kids

    August 30, 2020
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    Our Favorite Homeschool Language Arts Resources

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    We have always read to the girls, always and always. Sometimes we read books, sometimes we read recipes, directions, road signs, labels, song lyrics, texts from grandma…you name it, we’ve read it out loud. Reading aloud impresses upon a child that the written word has value.  It piques their curiosity for when they later come across a group of letters on their own…they automatically want to know what they mean.  When they were snuggled on our laps, we would move our finger beneath each word as we read, this small…

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    A Closer look at Shapes

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    Easy Needle Felting with Children

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    Recycled Paper Cloud Craft

    May 7, 2020
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