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Sun, Feb 19 2012 9:10 PM
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Simplify
I’ve always admired those cute little wooden signs with clever sayings people put up in their homes, but I’ve never found quite the right fit until I was inspired by our Algebra text book, which repeatedly tells us to simplify … Continue...
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Thu, Feb 02 2012 9:54 PM
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Presidential Fact Finders
To celebrate President’s Day this year, we’re playing Presidential Fact Finders. You start with a simple craft, then turn it into a game! You’ll need 2 contrasting colors of construction paper, pencils, scissors, glue, and this printable...
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Thu, Feb 16 2012 9:49 PM
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Big City Library
I live in a small town outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. We have our own small-town library, with far too few books and not nearly enough scope for the imagination, as Anne of Green Gables would put it. Most … Continue reading → Read More....
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Wed, Feb 22 2012 10:28 PM
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Milk Jug Knights
We made these sets of knights armor out of milk jugs. I needed three milk jugs for each child . . . at our house that’s a lot of milk jugs. First we made the helmets. There are two styles, … Continue reading → Read More...
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Tue, Feb 28 2012 5:00 AM
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Printable Mom’s Planner
Karen and I made these planners for ourselves and thought you might like them too. They’re customized just for Mom. We include: Basic info sheet with your contact stats A holiday list to add to your calendar A birthday list … Continue reading...
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Wed, Feb 29 2012 5:00 AM
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Sun, Feb 19 2012 9:46 PM
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Courage, War, and Freedom
I read this quote the other day and it made me think that maybe all of us take our freedoms for granted a bit too much: Read and discuss the quote with your older children. Here are a few essay … Continue reading → Read More...
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Tue, Feb 21 2012 8:41 PM
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I apologize to our regular subscribers, but we’re having some trouble with our feed since we switched sites. This is just a test to see if our feeds are working. (I wish I could promise this will be the only … Continue reading → Read...
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Sun, Feb 19 2012 8:19 PM
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Palindromes
As part of our writer’s workshop I often (almost daily) give little mini-lessons. I love doing ones that involve wordplay. Palindromes are words (or phrases) that are the same right to left as from left to right. Here are a … Continue reading...
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Wed, Feb 29 2012 10:36 AM
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Leap Day
Leap Day is coming up! Legend has it that St. Bridget struck a deal with St. Patrick to allow for a little role reversal on leap day. She bargained that women be allowed to propose to men instead of the … Continue reading → Read More...
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Thu, Feb 23 2012 4:18 PM
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Sprout Robot is Planting My Garden
I’m a big time gardener. I’m no pro or anything, just a dabbler. Every spring I plant at least one new thing I’ve never tried before. The purple cauliflower year was a hit. All summer long we eat out of … Continue reading →...
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Mon, Feb 27 2012 4:33 PM
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Mini Castle Craft
You can easily make these mini castles with your kids while studying the middle ages. Printable Castle Craft Just print the castles out onto card stock, color, cut along the dotted line over the castle and around the heavy line … Continue reading...
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Mon, Feb 06 2012 11:00 AM
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Sun, Feb 19 2012 8:43 PM
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Happy Birthday Laura!
If you’re a fan, go join the facebook group, Remembering Laura. Start reading one of her books out loud to your kids. Girls and boys both like all of her books, but boys will be especially drawn to Farmer … Continue reading →...
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Tue, Feb 07 2012 12:00 PM
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