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P is for Penguin: MFW unit 16

Posted on March 23, 2013 by admin
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I made these penguin cookies.  Well, I didn't bake them.  I am in the middle of Jenny Craig and this day I just knew I couldn't handle the smell of anything fresh baked wafting through my kitchen.  SO, i bought some regular old sugar cookies, tinted some choclate frosting black and added eyes and a beak using candy.

Well, I already posted about our foot print penguin craft over here, but I wanted to share the other fun things we did with our penguin unit.  This unit was a little crazy because we were planning Caleb’s 6th birthday … Continue reading →

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Valentines Day Sensory Bin

Posted on February 14, 2013 by admin
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I wanted to post this today because tomorrow through the weekend will be the perfect time to pick up items on clearance for a sensory bin for next year. If you don’t already have one, it is a fun thing for the … Continue reading →

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I is for Insect: MFW Unit 11

Posted on February 1, 2013 by admin
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We had a fun insect unit!  The only thing we missed was making an ant farm because I forgot to order the ants- oops- You know I was so CRUSHED over that.  Maybe later on we will do it, or … Continue reading →

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O is for Octopus MFW week 9

Posted on January 4, 2013 by admin
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I made them a ritz cracker and pretzel octopus snack.  I used peanut butter in the crackers and then just stuffed the pretzels in there.  Then blueberry yogurt with an added drop of blue food coloring for the water and  a few pretzel goldfish for swimming.

So I about 2 months behind posting this.  We took the month of December off of school totally.  Between sickness, Christmas, and family in town it was a good thing because I barley kept up with life much less school. … Continue reading →

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Dino Dig: Excavating for Fossils

Posted on November 11, 2012 by admin
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For our dinosaur unit I set up a fossil dig.  This was a hit for several days and with our whole neighborhood as well!  It was also really educational as we talked about what happened to the dinosaurs and how … Continue reading →

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Floating Bottle Top Turtles

Posted on October 14, 2012 by admin
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For our turtle unit I wanted to make some floating turtles to use for our pond sensory bin.  After rummaging through our recycling bins for shells and a trip to the craft store for some floating foam we started making … Continue reading →

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Letter Playdough Mats

Posted on September 30, 2012 by admin
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I was in search for some more activities to use for our textile letter time each week in our curriculum.  So I came up with this idea while the kids were playing play dough one day.  We have used play … Continue reading →

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Nest / Animal Homes Unit: MFW week 5

Posted on September 23, 2012 by admin
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This week we studied nests and animal homes.  Caleb is our local animal expert and knows the names of animals that I did not know even existed- so he was excited about this one.  I was for sure he was … Continue reading →

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Apple Unit: MFW week 4

Posted on September 12, 2012 by admin
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Apple sensory bin.  This one was so fun to make: green split peas, plastic apples from Joannes, red and green pom poms, red glass stones, red and green beads, and some pipe cleaners

This week as we studied the letter “A” and everything apple.  It made me wish that fall was already here. Oh my goodness, I love FALL!  It is my most favorite time of the year.  The cooler weather, the wonderful … Continue reading →

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Moon and Leaf Units: MFW week 2 and 3

Posted on August 29, 2012 by admin
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I am catching up on school posts.  The past few weeks we did the moon and leaf units in our “My Father’s World” curriculum.  I learned a lot about the moon and leaves as I taught the kids.  Both units … Continue reading →

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