A Quiet Simple Life with Sallie Borrink
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When Caroline was a toddler, I found a printable shapes game online that she enjoyed playing for long stretches of time. I decided to make my own version that was a little nicer and had more flexibility to it. This free shapes treasure hunt activity is the result. This activity includes the shapes and two …
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I am always on the search for ideas to make math learning fun. Hands-on, active games are always a good possibility for our family so we were excited to try one of the limited copies of HoliMaths X, a new multiplication math practice game. I received this product for free and was compensated for my …
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It’s apple time! It’s also time to practicing graphing. This apples graphing activity combines both into a fun, hands-on activity. This set is filled with colorful little cards that show graphics of: apple blossoms a leaf a jar of applesauce apple seeds a basket of apples an apple core an apple pie even a cute …
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Number ordering is an important skill for young children to master. But it doesn’t have to be boring! Practicing number ordering is extra fun with this colorful number ordering activity! This downloadable activity includes five sets of cards and a recording sheet. The graphics are in a school supplies theme so it will work for …
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In order to assemble this collection of free and paid printables, I asked some of my online friends to share their best and favorite early elementary printables with me. I also spent several hours looking online to find great resources. Below you will find a selection of both free and paid worksheets, printables, activities, mini-books, …
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Since I’ve already written at length about how we ended up as relaxed homeschoolers in my series intro and language arts post, I’m going to jump right into explaining our relaxed homeschooling math approach in the early elementary grades. Mathematics versus Arithmetic In The Right Side of Normal: Understanding and Honoring the Natural Learning Path …
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I wanted to find some fun hands-on ways for Caroline to interact with counting numbers. I found some ideas on a few different websites and adapted them for our use. Counting Numbers This activity was super easy to make! The flowers are from my scrapbooking stash. I wrote on them and the white strip of …
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I’ve seen this idea floating around and so it was on my to do list with Caroline. We had to make an unexpected trip to Home Depot last evening for some things so it gave me the opportunity to pick up a few paint chip cards and make this! Caroline likes to point out “matches” …
