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Each week explores a new weekly focus on letters, numbers, shapes, colors, and a theme. Now, we’re exploring C is for Construction!

Next up in our letter of the week preschool plan: B is for Beach. Exposure to a variety of words, concepts, and information is our goal, not insistence on your child doing it “right.”

We’re diving in to our letter of the week preschool learning plan at the obvious starting point: A is for Animals! Each week follows a preschool plan with a weekly focus on letters, numbers, shapes, colors, and a theme.

I am a creature of habit and routine. Last month, my habits and routines got dumped in a Vitamix and some unseen force is randomly hitting the on button every few days. I spaced on two Zoom meetings last week…TWO…and I’m a pretty organized person. So…I made myself a little online meeting & activity tracker …

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Last week I posted the general outline that I used as a preschool letter of the week learning plan for my three daughters. Today, I’m sharing some general ideas, along with lots of free printables! Each child learns differently and enjoys different modes of play, so try a variety of activities and see which ones …

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This preschool letter-of-the week plan was created to provide my kids, and myself, with some direction and structure for learning during the preschool years. First, let me say that I was not attempting to make sure my children learned this material in any given period of time. The intent was to expose them to a …

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My kids have started online learning in place of heading to school each day, and it definitely felt like having mom “boss them around all day” was causing a teensy-tiny bit of irritation. (In my defense, all I did was give them a list of work they had to complete, on their own time frame, …

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I love to encourage my kids to dig deep into something that interests them. Taking on a research project, building something, or learning a new skill can be a large or longer-term project. This simple project planning template helps kids brainstorm ideas, choose one, and make a plan to complete it.

Did you know that you can create your own desktop background? And that it is really easy? Up until now, I’ve only been doing this for my own computer, but now that my kids are going to be home doing online learning, I decided to create a desktop background to facilitate their computer usage. My …

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If you’re homeschooling, distance learning, or looking to keep your kids occupied over a long summer break, you need a list of fun learning resources for kids. My 2nd, 4th, and 6th graders helped me brainstorm some activity ideas, and I added lots of online learning websites to share a list of resources you can …

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