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Painting Books on Bricks – The Hobbit

Thursday, August 22, 2024 (Updated: Monday, June 29, 2026)
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Caroline did a swap with another creative woman at our church earlier this summer. For her part of the swap, Caroline painted a brick to look like a book of The Hobbit. And here’s the brick! I know I’m her mom and all, but it was really …

Category: Our Family LifeTag: Caroline's Art
Princess Memory Game

Free Princess Memory Game Printable for Preschool and Kindergarten

Friday, August 9, 2024 (Updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2026)
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This free Princess memory game printable is a fun hands-on activity for preschoolers and kindergarteners. Matching games help children practice concentration, visual discrimination, vocabulary, and short-term memory while enjoying a colorful themed …

Category: Free Memory Game Printables
Christmas Treats Memory Game

Free Christmas Treats Memory Game Printable for Preschool and Kindergarten

Wednesday, August 7, 2024 (Updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2026)
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This free Christmas Treats memory game printable is a fun hands-on activity for preschoolers and kindergarteners. Matching games help children practice concentration, visual discrimination, vocabulary, and short-term memory while enjoying a colorful …

Category: Free Memory Game PrintablesTag: Christmas
Valentine’s Day Memory Game

Free Valentine’s Day Memory Game Printable for Preschool and Kindergarten

Monday, August 5, 2024 (Updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2026)
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This free Valentine’s Day memory game printable is a fun hands-on activity for preschoolers and kindergarteners. Matching games help children practice concentration, visual discrimination, vocabulary, and short-term memory while enjoying a …

Category: Free Memory Game Printables
Robot Memory Game

Free Robots Memory Game Printable for Preschool and Kindergarten

Saturday, August 3, 2024 (Updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2026)
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This free Robots memory game printable is a fun hands-on activity for preschoolers and kindergarteners. Matching games help children practice concentration, visual discrimination, vocabulary, and short-term memory while enjoying a colorful themed …

Category: Free Memory Game Printables
Space Themed Memory Game

Free Space Memory Game Printable for Preschool and Kindergarten

Thursday, August 1, 2024 (Updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2026)
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This free Space memory game printable is a fun hands-on activity for preschoolers and kindergarteners. Matching games help children practice concentration, visual discrimination, vocabulary, and short-term memory while enjoying a colorful themed …

Category: Free Memory Game PrintablesTag: Astronomy

Do We Have a Moral Obligation To Be Curious?

Wednesday, July 31, 2024 (Updated: Friday, June 26, 2026)
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Last evening David and Caroline picked up a copy of Late Bloomers – The Hidden Strengths of Learning and Succeeding at Your Own Pace for me at Barnes and Noble. This is a subject I’ve been thinking about quite a bit in recent months …

Category: Christian Living

Learning Latin and More | Free Recommended Resource

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 (Updated: Monday, August 18, 2025)
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Caroline and I have thoroughly enjoyed learning with Dwane Thomas through the online video classes Word Up and Visual Latin. (Both are available through Compass Classroom.) Our intention is to complete Visual Latin 1 and Visual Latin 2 by the end of …

Category: Homeschooling High School | Our Homeschool Curriculum Choices | Relaxed Homeschooling
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An Early Fall This Year?

Sunday, July 28, 2024 (Updated: Monday, June 15, 2026)
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Most things in creation have been running two to four weeks ahead around here. Our daisies were a few weeks early in June as were the Brown-Eyed Susans and lilies in July. The corn we drive past on our way various places looks much further along than …

Category: Our Family Life | The Prudent & Prepared Homemaker

High School Homeschool – Soft Start in Summer

Saturday, July 27, 2024 (Updated: Monday, June 29, 2026)
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Like many people, I consider Labor Day weekend the end of summer. However, we are not waiting until then to continue our high school homeschool studies. We started up again with a few things this week, essentially getting a six week mini-session in …

Category: Dyscalculia | Gifted & 2e Homeschooling | Homeschooling High School | Our Homeschool Curriculum Choices
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I’m Sallie — wife, mother, just-retired homeschooler, and curator of my home. Our little family lives a quiet and cozy life of home education, self-employment, and pithy exchanges. I’ve been writing here for 20+ years about Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. And I like to laugh. A lot. Start here. ♥

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