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Learning with Themes Activity Pack for Early Learning {video}

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Learning with themes is one of my favorite ways to teach because it is so effective. It reaches children where they are and with what interests them. Focusing on themes works well for a variety of homeschooling approaches including: relaxed homeschooling delight-directed homeschooling notebooking unit studies a completely theme-focused approach In fact, I think it …

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Free Garden Printables Pack

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Have fun learning skills with these free garden printables. The four reading and writing activities will help your children practice important skills while thinking about gardens and ideas related to gardens. There are four print-and-go garden-themed activities in this pack that will be a great addition to your garden unit. Free Garden Printables Pack The …

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Autumn Learning Activities, Books, and Printables

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Autumn is the favorite time of the year for so many people – including me! I love the clear blue skies, colorful mums, bright orange pumpkins, apple cider, falling leaves… Is there anything better? Yes, pairing your learning activities, books, and printables with these wonderful autumn themes. This page is full of resources related to …

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Free Gardening Word Search

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Gardening is a great learning experience for children and families. This free gardening word search features words related to gardening and is a fun addition to your gardening unit learning at home. Word searches can be a valuable and fun activity that offer a low-key way to practice vocabulary and spelling. They reinforce important visual …

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Free Bumblebee Made with Toilet Paper Roll Craft

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This cute free bumblebee craft made with a toilet paper roll will be a big hit with your little ones. I’ve created this craft to be super flexible so it can be made with or without construction paper (in case you don’t have any construction paper in your home right now!). As shown on the …

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Chinese New Year Unit Study Activities {2020}

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The Chinese New Year is the celebration of the new year based on the traditional Chinese calendar. The date moves each year. In 2020, it is on January 25 and is called The Year of the Rat. I thought it would be fun to put together a collection of Chinese New Year activities you can …

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Free Harvest Word Search

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Fall is the time we bring in the richness from the fields and trees. This free harvest word search featuring words related to farming and harvesting will help you celebrate the season with your children as part of your learning at home. Word searches are a helpful and low-key way to practice vocabulary and spelling. …

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Free Harvest Party Word Search for Kids

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Are you getting ready for a harvest party this fall? If so, I have just the thing for you! This free harvest party word search for kids can be a fun part of your family’s autumn activities. The word search is for lower to middle elementary aged kids. It is easy to read, includes highly …

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Free Pumpkins Word Search

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It’s October and that means one thing to parents of small children – pumpkins! It’s time to read about them, cook with them, find them in the pumpkin patch, decorate with them, and more. This free pumpkins word search can be a fun part of your pumpkin activities. The free word search for lower to …

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Free Squirrels Word Search Printable

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Squirrels are amazing little creatures. Children love to watch them playing in the yard or park as they jump from tree to tree and bury their nuts. This free squirrels word search printable makes it possible to add some squirrel fun to your learning! The squirrels word search puzzle for kids works well with lower …

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Happy Birthday and July 4th, Calvin Coolidge!

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July 4th is an important day in the life of America. Of course, the most prominent reason is the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, hence the name Independence Day. But did you also know several other historically significant events occurred on July 4th? Perhaps one of the most interesting facts is that …

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Apollo 11 Moon Landing for Kids with Printables and Activities

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On July 20, 2019, America will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing and man’s historic first walk on its surface. Whether you watched it live or were born well after, it’s an event worth celebrating. We’re a family that loves astronomy so we’re excited to learn more about this historic event. …

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Little Mommy – A Month of Cozy Books

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There was a time when all three of us could quote the entire text of The Little Golden Book Little Mommy from memory. When Caroline went through her baby doll phase, she wanted to read this book and look at the pictures all of the time. When I picked the book up off the shelf …

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Two Little Gardeners – A Month of Cozy Books

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Two Little Gardeners is a Little Golden Book we discovered when Caroline was quite young. You can tell from the fact that our beloved copy has no trademark gold covering left on the spine that it was, shall we say, well read and well loved. Truthfully, this was one of her favorite books for some …

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Christmas in the Country – A Month of Cozy Books

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Christmas in the Country is a delightful picture book by Cynthia Rylant and Dianne Goode. It will make a wonderful addition to your holiday reading. This charming story tells of the author’s Christmas experiences while living with her grandparents in a small white house in the country. The girl tells of anticipating and celebrating Christmas …

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The Year at Maple Hill Farm – A Month of Cozy Books

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The Year at Maple Hill Farm combines two fun themes – farm animals and going through a calendar year. The combined talents and distinctive style of Alice and Martin Provenson shine through in this wonderfully illustrated picture book. There is lots of cozy in The Year at Maple Hill Farm so it was easy to …

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Free Printable Groundhog Day Word Search

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It’s time for Groundhog Day! Discover if we are in for six more weeks of winter or if spring is right around the corner with Punxsutawney Phil. This free printable Groundhog Day word search is a fun addition to the day! Word searches can be a great addition to any learning unit. They promote spelling, vocabulary, …

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Free Penguins Word Search Printable

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Penguins are a favorite winter topic and this free penguin word search will be a great addition to your penguin unit study. It includes several penguin-related words and names. Word searches are a fun learning tool for encouraging vocabulary, spelling, and visual skills so they can work well with most learners. When you combine them …

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