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As a child, it seemed that every cold virus that came along, I caught. My dad would refer to me as 'the carrier' because I would usu...

0 comments Labels: diet, food, immune system, infections, nutrition, wellness

Posted by Unknown | 5:38 AM

At the library, I stumbled on a wonderful math word problem book – Arithme-Tickle by J. Patrick Lewis.  The first problem in the book is ab...

0 comments Labels: Addition, Counting, Free Printables, Games, Subtraction

Posted by Unknown | 5:13 AM

Okay, okay, so my son didn’t really hang our snowman (that's kind of morbid), but he did build it gradually with each letter he guessed...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:51 PM

                                               Photo: Families.com When we talk about "whole child learning" we are talking about...

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Posted by Unknown | 5:01 AM

There is something so bold about Georgia O’Keeffe’s paintings. Her larger than life depictions of flowers, desert hills, and animal skulls a...

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Posted by Unknown | 11:24 PM

*NOTE: This is quite a long post that I wrote years ago before I had a blog. It was intended for a book I began and then later decided to n...

0 comments Labels: character education, compassion, love, teens, Transition

Posted by Unknown | 5:33 AM

Aside from an appreciation for music, I have no other knowledge of it or possess any talent myself. My son's music teacher’s “tee tee ta...

0 comments Labels: Addition, Counting, Fractions, Free Printables, Games, Music, Sorting

Posted by Unknown | 5:32 AM

My husband and I read to our two sons every night at bedtime. The latest chapter book I have been reading to my oldest son is SUCH a charmin...

0 comments Labels: Crafts, Plants/Animals, Reading, Science

Posted by Unknown | 5:31 AM

I’m not sure how it came up, but just last week out of the blue, my son mentioned the bird’s nest that we had under our deck this past summe...

0 comments Labels: Crafts, Plants/Animals, Science

Posted by Unknown | 5:34 AM

Many people have debated back and forth over the idea of inclusion for years. Some say its helpful and others say it is not. From the positi...

0 comments Labels: Adaptive Learning, children's Adaptive Yoga, inclusion, social skills

Posted by Unknown | 4:53 AM

Sometimes one idea leads to another. In the process of trying to dream up a game that works on half-past, quarter-to, and quarter-after time...

0 comments Labels: Being Active, Free Printables, Reading, Sorting, Telling Time

Posted by Unknown | 5:56 PM

Illustration by: Mariko Francis It is estimated that as many as 30% of all children may have a sleep disorder at some point during childhood...

0 comments Labels: breathing techniques, Reflexology, Relaxation, sensory integration, sleep

Posted by Unknown | 5:14 AM

My son reads books with contractions all the time and comprehends the meaning of the story. But strangely enough, he doesn’t know diddley ab...

0 comments Labels: Free Printables, Language Arts, Writing

Posted by Unknown | 5:42 AM

Penguins are SUCH cool birds. When I was rinsing out an empty bottle of coffee creamer I couldn’t help but notice its shape; it reminded me ...

0 comments Labels: Crafts, Free Printables, Plants/Animals, Writing