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Homeschooling a Preschooler
By Kristen Chase. Along with continuing to homeschool my daughter Quinlan, a soon-to-be second grader, I’ve officially decided to homeschool our son Drew, who is 4 and a half. As you probably know,...
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Lightning McQueen saves the day!
By Kristen Chase. This school year marks the first time my 4.5 year old son has formally written anything, well, other than scribbles. Unlike my oldest who was drawing faces at 18 months, Drew is...
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Secret Agent Josephine’s Quirky, Fun Children’s Books
By Heather Sanders. Though I do not have any Pre-K or early Elementary aged children in my home any longer, I am still a closet collector of children’s storybooks, especially when it comes to anything...
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Community Question: Is Preschool Necessary?
Community Question is a category inspired by you. Here and there readers write in with questions that are better served by the varied, experiential knowledge of those who read and contribute in the...
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Community Question: Separation Anxiety
Community Question is a category inspired by you. Here and there readers write in with questions that are better served by the varied, experiential knowledge of those who read and contribute in the...
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3 indoor physical activities for bad weather days
By Kristen Chase. Between the cold snap and the ridiculous amount of rain here in Atlanta, we’ve had to cancel our daily outdoor physical activity session. We’re fortunate that, for the most part, the...
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More Readeez please!
By Kristen Chase. Most of my homeschooling challenges don’t necessarily arise with the child I’m formally homeschooling, but rather, my younger three kids who need to be occupied while I’m teaching...
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Kiwi Crate – Kids Crafts & Activities
By Heather Sanders. Back in March, after reading a review on Kiwi Crate, a company that packages and ships “crates” full of materials for kids crafts and activities, I contacted the company with a...
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DiscoverLit Kit Review
By Heather Sanders. I like educational children’s kits. When my kids were younger–I’m thinking particularly about when my oldest, Emelie, was in Pre-K, I would comb the shelves in the children’s...
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Images to Inspire
By Heather Sanders. At the start of each new year I take time to update and clean out my browser’s bookmarked web pages. It almost seems counterproductive for me to bookmark anything since I rarely, if...
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Children’s Wallet Cards – Review & Giveaway (Winners Announced!)
The three winners of the Children’s Wallet Cards – Review & Giveaway are: #525 Julie in Bridgewater: “It would be hard to pick one…alphabet, colors and shapes or number… have a nine month old...
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Supplement Summer with Surprise Ride & Other Craft Kits
By Heather Sanders When the kids were younger, I made it a point to keep a wide variety of art supplies stocked throughout the year. We never ran out of the basics, like crayons, markers, map pencils,...
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Sifteo Cubes Review & Giveaway (WINNERS ANNOUNCED!)
By Heather Sanders —————— THE WINNER OF THE SIFTEO CUBES REVIEW & GIVEAWAY IS: Jill M (Comment #1900)! Please email heather@heathersanders.com to claim your FREE Sifteo Cubes, Interactive Game...
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Flash Kids Write-On Wipe-Off Learning Cards Review & Giveaway (WINNERS...
By Heather Sanders —————— THE 4 WINNERS OF THE FLASH KIDS WRITE-ON WIPE-OFF LEARNING CARDS REVIEW & GIVEAWAY ARE: Laura K (Comment #699): “So neat! Letters, please!” Danielle (Comment #578):...
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Night Owls, Early Birds, and Homeschooling
By Heather Sanders I am not a night owl. My favorite days begin before the sun rises and require little brain power once it sets, which is why I am thankful the kids are of an age where they can be...
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Homeschool Documentary Review: Class Dismissed
By Heather Sanders Back in 2011, Kristen Chase wrote a blog post about the documentary, Class Dismissed, when the movie’s producers were seeking their first round of funding. The movie did receive the...
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Community Question: Prepping for Preschool
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Word Nerd Quiz: Friday Night!
If you love vocabulary…if interesting words make your heart flutter…if you think a nice, juicy word is as beautiful as a prairie sunset or a Basset Hound’s ears…drop by Friday night and try your hand...
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WORD NERD Quiz: Enter Now!
Time for the big Word Nerd quiz! (WARNING: This might be the hardest Word Nerd quiz yet. Don’t say I didn’t warn ya…) TO ENTER To enter the quiz, answer the questions at the end of this post....
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Word Nerd Quiz: Answers and Winners!
Wow, great job everyone! It was a tough quiz and many of you held your own. Here are the stats, answers, and winners! STATS 2,249 people took the quiz. 151 people scored 100% (this was a tough one!)...
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