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St. Patrick’s Day Bible Lesson Verse

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We’ve had such a great response to our Bible Verse Printable Theme Packs, that I decided we should add a set for St. Patrick’s Day!

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We currently have a ton of Trinity resources for St. Patrick’s Day, so I thought I’d switch things up a bit and make this set with the Beatitudes.

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So there are eight different bible verses, each from Matthew 5, and each representing a character trait that God holds valuable and blessed.   I printed them on shamrock coins, representing a focus on treasure in heaven and not earthly treasures.

There is a printable pocket with a verse checklist on the back, these would be great to learn during the month of March!

You can print these resources free at Bible Story Printables

More St. Patrick’s Day Printables Here

 

Siggy

 

Free Bible Timeline Printables

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It is Finished!

We just released an amazing set of Bible Timeline Printables that will take you from Creation to the Resurrection, visiting quite a few historical events in between.

This set has over 200 timeline events, over half of them focused on the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.

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There is a beautiful Cover Page

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Instructions for Binding your timeline

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Detailed descriptions of how to date your pages

(even a video if you learn better that way)

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And easy print options when you subscribe to our newsletter!

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(Also Note: This file is almost 500MB!!)

Individual File Download from Here

(Option for non-members or those needing smaller file sizes)

We would love if you would share this link with your homeschool friends and family!

 

Please also be aware then when we release a new resource we experience heavy traffic and download times are longer and sometimes the connection is lost midway through download resulting in a “corrupt file” when you try to access it.  If you’re experiencing this issue I recommend trying the individual download files or waiting until the traffic dies down a bit and trying again.

Siggy

 

Bible Verse Printables

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We have a great selection of Bible Verse Printables

on Christian Preschool Printables!

In fact, I recently revamped that area of our website, making it easier for you to find just the right verse for your children.

All of our verses are chronologically ordered and presented so you can see the exact scripture card.

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We have over 20 sets of printables for these verses.  Each set includes:

Bible Verse Visuals (Large verse for classroom)
Bible Verse Cards (Small verse for children)
Bible Verse Copywork/Tracing Pages (We recommend using these sleeves)
Bible Verse Games (Usually a file folder game)
Bible Verse Vocabulary (A word from the verse defined)
Bible Craft or Coloring Page (Something simple for Preschoolers)
Character of God in Focus (A specific attribute of God that corresponds with the verse)

These sets are perfect for homeschool or children’s ministry.

They make a fantastic add on to your current curriculum, and it’s never to early to start memorizing God’s word.

TIP:  Build on the Verses by presenting them during circle time.  Encourage children to say them with you as you point to the words!  My two and threes picked up the verses very quickly, and soon they would only need to see the image to recite the verse.  I mounted the large visual verses to construction paper and laminated for durability.  You might even hang them in your classroom when not in use, just having them up will remind the children.

Click Here for our full list of Bible Verse Printables

Siggy

Bible Coloring Pages

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We’ve completely redone our

Bible Coloring Pages on Bible Story Printables.

They are all organized by chronological theme, hoping to make it easier for you to search and find just the right coloring page.

You’ll find collections of Bible coloringpages for themes like

Creation, Adam & Eve, Ten Commandments, Fruits of the Spirit, Easter, Christmas and more!

We hope to add more theme to this collection, if there is a particular theme you’d like to see leave us a comment below!

 

Siggy

Christmas Preschool Printables

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We’ve just released a new set of Nativity printables you can use with your children or students this Christmas season.

 

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 If you have slower internet speeds you can also download as individual components here:

 

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More Christmas Printables and Resources:
Bible Lesson Plan Links:
Scripture Memorization:
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Crafts & Activities:

Christmas Card Crafts for Kids

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This is a simple and easy Chrsitmas Card project for kids.

In fact, this come from my own childhood.

My best friends Grandmother would save her Christmas Cards from the previous year,

and we’d decorate them with glitter and repourpose them as ornaments and gift tags.

I thought that would be the perfect project to do with my own kiddos this year.

But, of course that all takes planning, and saving the cards from last year.

I didn’t do that.

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Instead, I decided to print up a set of pictures that would be perfect for adding glitter to.

Then we can make our own cards and ornaments together.

And I just know that you’re going to love this project with your own kiddos,

so we’re offering our Subscribers these free Christmas Card download.

Join Free or Login then Download Here

How To:

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Materials: 

Printed Card on Cardstock Paper

Fine Glitter (Here is inexpensive kind)

Glue

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Step 1: Cut the ends off your Q-Tip at a slant.  

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Step :2  Use the Q-Tip to apply glue to highlight areas on the card.

You don’t want to cover the entire picture, we’re just highlighting areas that we want to sparkle.

Less is more :)

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TIP:

Look for places where snow might accumulate.

Use the tip of your Q-tip to make icicles coming off the roof

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All Done:

It’s hard to capture the glitter in a photo, but these are just stunning when they are done!

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Find more Christmas Printables and Crafts  Here.

Be sure you are subscribed for more exclusive downloads and resources.

Siggy

Fall Printables & Resources

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Here is a quick list of our NEWEST and most popular Fall Printables:

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Fall File Folder Games:
Apple Games
Leaf Games
Pumpkin Games
Thanksgiving Games

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Pumpkin Printables on Preschool Mom

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Fall Leaf Printables on Preschool Mom

1 Thessalonians 5:18 Printables

All Preschool Thanksgiving Bible Printables

Thankful Pumpkin Bible Verse Cards

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Be sure you’re subscribed for updates!

Siggy

60% Off Online Math Program!

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Huge Subscriber Offer: 60% OFF + BOGO at CTC Math
You must use that link for the discount. Homeschool Family Pricing Available.

Math is one of those subjects that your child either LOVES or HATES.

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My daughter HATES math.
VERY MUCH SO.

She does her math homework first thing in the morning.
Which if you know her, really means she dislikes it.

Some days Most days she bombards me with questions like,
WHY?
WHY?
WHY?
It’s TOO HARD!
(which isn’t a question)
And WHY?

She is not behind in math,
She might even be a tad ahead, but she really EARNS that position,
it most definitely doesn’t come naturally to her.

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My son, on the other hand, enjoys math.
He is a thinker.
a problem solver.
a riddler.

If you happen to be new,
and anywhere within 100 or so feet of him,
he might surprise you by pulling a brain teaser out of his pocket
and demand that you match wits to see who can solve it first.

Math is his favorite subject,
something he looks forward to,
and if it were up to him,
math would be the only subject of the day.

He says things to me like:

“Math is my favorite subject”

and

“If it were up to me, math would be the only subject of the day.”

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But, even though they are both so very different in their enthusiasm towards math,
they both really like CTC Math.

Which is good because CTC Math sent us a free subscription to try out their program and let our readers know what we thought.

So, are you interested in an online math program? Here’s the deal:

CTC Math


CTC Math is a supplemental online math program for K-12.

A Subscription to CTC Math Includes:
1,367 animated and narrated math lessons (VIDEOS!!!)
A bank of over 57,000 interactive questions
Diagnostic tests
Instant feedback to students and regular reporting to parents
Algebra, statistics, geometry, trigonometry, probability plus more


Here’s how all that looks:

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Getting Started:


Essentially, you can start your child at any grade level and any topic that you want. Just choose your grade, choose your stream, and then choose a specific topic.

If you don’t know where to start, each topic includes an optional comprehensive test, and an instant report you can view to diagnose problem areas.

I actually already know that Bubba needs to work on Statistics and Probability so I put him in 3rd grade; Statistics; Graphs and Charts.

Clicking on the topic takes me directly to the video lesson.

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The Lessons:

Each video lesson is under 10 minutes long. (Can I get an Amen?) They are simple, easy to understand, and usually include interactions within the lesson.
Children can pause, stop, rewind any of the videos on their own. Big buttons. Real simple like.

Not to mention the teacher is Australian.
(Seriously, what kid can ignore a math teacher that sounds like The Crocidile Hunter?)

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Follow Up Questions:
Direcly after the video lesson, children complete the follow up questions. This is all done online and often involves click and drag positioning to answer some questions. I want to point this out because the response of the actual graphics is fantastic.

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I’m very impressed with how easy the tools and objects on the screen move around and respond to user interaction. They also make sense. (Which, if you’ve ever sent your children to a state required math assessment, you know how frustrating bad computer graphics and response can be.) CTC Math is crisp and easy to work with, there are no technical frustrations and children are free to focus on learning.

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Reports:

After taking the required questions, children are given an immediate report and it’s easy to visually see where the child missed the mark. For example, in Bubba’s report above I can easily determine that my child understands the concept of picture graphs, but mixed up the numbers. I can see that I don’t need to keep teaching pictographs, but I need to give him tools to SLOW down and carefully approach math problems so we don’t make simple mistakes. Additional reports are saved in the parent login area so you can always access and pull up you’re children’s work.

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Pros:

Family Pricing, CTC Math has competetive homeschool pricing. Even Better: CTCMath is offering our readers 60% off + BOGO, which means when you purchase a year subscription, you’ll actually get two years!!

Optional Testing. I can’t tell you how many online programs MAKE you test, or email the administrator to change the grade level of your children. With CTCMath comprehensive tests are offered for each subcategory, but they are NOT required to begin working at a particular grade level…..which leads me to my next pro:

Ability to bounce from grade level to grade level. CTC Math covers Kindergarten through Trigonometry. This is a helpful feature if you have a child who struggles with fractions but is amazing with division. You as the parent can assign them to different grade levels to continually build on their knowledge without any lapses.

Reports are Easy to understand. You can easily see what areas your children are proficient in, or what areas they need more instruction with.

No Visual Distractions. It’s not gimmicky. There are no flashing ads, no “design your own” avatars, and all that jazz. It’s simple. With a highly distractable child, this is something I can really appreciate.

NO CD’s!! Video lessons are streaming online, which keeps things simple. No disks to loose, scratch, or turn into flying saucers in the middle of a lesson.

Cons:

I actually don’t have any cons for CTCMath. (is that possible?) I WAS planning on complaining that the lessons weren’t available on our mobile devices, but I just pulled out my Kindle Fire to find that CTCMath is compatible with iPad and Android devices. I didn’t even have to download anything, it just pulled right up using HTML5 instead of Flash.

That was pretty impressive.

And if you still have any doubt, you can try CTCMath for free.
None of that credit card baloney either, just enter your email and you’ll immediately be able to take quite a few lessons…..see for yourself why over 200,000 students use this program.

If you do, let me know what you think below!

Siggy

Character Printables: Obedience

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We’ve just added a great set of character printables on Christian Preschool Printables.

Children learn the Bible Verse from Ephesians 6:1,

“Children, obey your parents in the LORD, for this is right.”

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Additionally, I’ve added in printables that you can use as follow up resources:

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As for me and my House Craft

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Obedience Coloring Page

Vocab

Obedience Bible Vocabulary

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Putting Toys Away Worksheet

And we even have a fun file folder game on our sister site Preschool Mom that would go perfectly with this theme:

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Toyland File Folder Game

These printables would be perfect for a Christian Character lesson on Obedience.
You can print this set (and more) free from our main website here.

We have a TON of different Bible Verse Sets, be sure you check them all out!

Stay tuned or Subscribe for more teaching resources!

Siggy

Fall Leaf Art Printables

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I just added a set of printable art cards to our member’s only area!

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This set includes five different leaves
each with different shapes, colors and textures for your little artists to explore.
These are super simple to print out and lay on the table for some quick art projects this Fall!

They would make quick Co-op projects if you have those coming up soon too!

Lots more freebies coming out this year,
be sure you’re subscribed for updates!

Siggy

Homeschool Giveaway! Essential Skills Advantage

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It’s time for an AWESOME giveaway from our sponsors at Essential Skills Advantage!

If you haven’t ever heard of this company, now is a great time to learn more.
With the school year coming up you might be undecided about a few of your curriculum choices,
or you might wonder how to sneak in a little extra practice in a certain area.

Essential Skills is an online educational program used with over 300,000 students and growing.

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For over a decade, Essential Skills has been providing schools in the USA and Canada with high-quality educational software for grades K-6. Our programs are designed to motivate students and improve their grades. Now, for the first time, we’re introducing these tools at home.

The Essential Skills Advantage is an affordable and convenient alternative to tutorial service providers. Our programs are based on leading educational research and best practices. Course offerings include: Math, Reading & Language, Science, Geography, and English Language Learning.

The Essential Skills programs are currently being used in over 20,000 schools throughout North America and continue to gain popularity with educators and kids alike. With our skills assessments we can individualize instruction for every student, regardless of learning style or skill level. No other program in the market combines this vast student experience with the stringent requirements and results demanded by professional educators. Over 300,000 students have benefited from Essential Skills.

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Essential Skills Advantage set us up with an All Access Student Plan so we could try out their program!

I took plenty of screen shots so you can get an idea of how it works:

Getting Started:
When you first join Essential Skills Advantage your children will see all of their courses. Since we have the All Access Plan, we have a complete grade level of courses. If you sign your child up for an individual course you’d only see that one listed.

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Taking the Pretest:
For each of your courses, children will need to take a pretest so that the program will assign them to the correct level of assignments.These pretests are pretty extensive, they take a while to go through and I would definitely recommend doing only one a day.My son could only get through about 20% of the test before he was loosing interest and spending less time answering correctly.
Thankfully, you can Save your progress and return at a later time.

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Taking Lessons:
After you complete your pretest the computer automatically configures your lessons to best suit the areas your children need to work on. Children can choose which subject they want to learn. Each subject includes an overview so you can easily see what’s covered.

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Here are some screenshots of a grammar lesson:

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(clicking “rule” will take you to an explanation)

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With each lesson your child takes, they will earn a star on the their chart.

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Tracking your Children:
This is one aspect of the program that I’m really excited about. It awesome to be able to check in on a particular subject and see how well your child is doing in that area. I can really appreciate that these reports include the number of attempts and the amount of time spent on the problem. The reports provide you with very specific data on what subjects you might want to review with your child.

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PROS:
While the pretests are long, I appreciate that they are individualized by subject. One of the reasons we homeschool is because my children are advanced in one area and struggling in another. This system makes sure they are at the level they should be in each subject.

I appreciate the way the program is offered to homeschooling families. You can choose individual courses or all access. You can even choose the All Access Family Plan for up to 3 children. Just having the choice is nice, because we homeschoolers love to customize our children’s learning experience.

I’m also excited that so many different subjects are covered. I can definitely see putting this program to the test on those Mommy’s sick days….you know, those days when the kids spend the day Homeschooling on Netflix? Well, now they can at least cover the core subjects without any excuse!

CONS:
Slower loading time. It might be my connection, I live on the outskirts of town, and my internet speed is only so-so. It’s not painstakingly slow, but when you have a child (with ADHD) every single second seems like eternity to them. Then again that’s free life skills training right? He hasn’t complained, he’s happy to have computer time, I only bring it up for transparencies sake.

Price The price of the All Access Plan would definitely be a prayerful purchase for our family. However, Essential Skills Advantage is offering you a special coupon code that will take 75% off the price of the course of your choice. You can even use that on the All Access Plan or even the All Access Family Plan. Which means you could get this core program for three children for less then $75. That’s an amazing deal, and if you only have one kiddo, the All Access Plan is still just $33. An Individual Course (like Math, or Science) would only be about $13 for the entire year. But you will need to use this exclusive coupon code: TCC75

Ready to Win? Use the entry form below:

$50 Curriculum Giveaway!

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We had so much fun (and such an amazing response) from our Fill Your Cart Curriculum giveaway last month, that Hearts at Home decided to offer another chance to win!

This time they are offering one lucky winner a $50 gift card to their homeschool curriculum store!

And $50 goes a long way with their discount prices.

Obviously, I’m not eligible to enter, but here are things that are on my personal wish list right now:

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What about you, do you still have some Curriculum shopping to do this year?
What do you have left to get?

Enter to win here:

Father’s Day Poetry Page

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Just a quick little printable for you today!

I’ve just made two different Father’s Day Concrete Poetry Printables.

These make wonderful custom gifts from older children.
Have kiddos write different words to describe their Dad,
using the grey lines as a guide.

(Tip: UPPERCASE LETTERS FILL THE LINES OUT BETTER)
Use pencil first, then use a fine tip marker as the final draft.

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Father’s Day Poetry Page 1

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Father’s Day Poetry Page 2

If you find your kiddos enjoy these pages,
be sure you check out our Poetry Notebooking Pack!

It’s free for subscribers, and includes more Concrete Poetry templates!

Siggy

Summer Fun School

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We no longer technically homeschool over the Summer.
Ever since joining a local charter school we’ve decided to try and stick to the Monday-Friday, September through June schedule, but that doesn’t mean we don’t learn over the Summer.

If you’re looking for some simple ways to encourage learning over the Summer break here is a list of some Summer Fun School activities:

Lately I’ve noticed that my children have been enjoying skits and plays. Sometimes in their Language Arts curriculum or with certain books they are encouraged to act out a story and they are so very happy to do so. I recently looked up some fun 2-3 person skits on Puppet Resources and thought I might keep a few on hand for those “boring” Summer days.


Summer of Photography!
Why not take your kids and your camera out on a daily hike with a goal. ABC’s in photos. Only pink things. Or have children arrange vacation photos with their own captions. There are some great ideas at Montessori-Now for using photography over the Summer.

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Want to keep kids writing over the Summer?
Enlist a willing friend or family member to become Silly Story Penpals!
Initiate the conversation with your children writing a silly story then asking the penpal to return the
favor. This is a great way to sneak in some creative writing, penmanship, and basic language arts skills, all while having fun.

Space Crafts and Activities
Summer is a great time to learn astronomy! From Summer nights spent looking at the stars, to the Persides meteror showers in August, you’ll find some great Summer opportunities to learn all about our universe. We actually use this Meteror Shower Ap to keep track and be reminded of them.
If you really want to get into Space over the Summer, consider investing in a telescope, or participating in a local stargazer event.

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Don’t forget about your local and semi-local museums!
Here is a list of US Museums by State.
There are so many wonderful exhibits to see, and it’s a great way for children to get excited about learning.

Chalk Pastels
This Summer we’ve ordered A Simple Start in Chalk Pastels, which includes 45 step by step tutorials. I plan on pulling it out whenever we hear “I’m bored,” or “It’s too hot,” ect…
Maybe by the end of Summer we’ll have a nice collection of artwork to start the year off.

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If you’re not looking for a full on set of art lessons,
why not print out a few of these adorable Color-in-Quotes!
A set of pretty markers and a stack of these will go a long way on a HOT Summer afternoon!

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Summer Reading!
Here is a handy printable your children can use to keep track of their Summer Reading. We laminated ours and used a dry erase marker. A special follow up worksheet is included as well. At the start of Summer make a goal, and when it is reached have an ice cream night with the family!

Summer Science Activities
Our ES brought some fun Soda bottle science activities last week, and the kids were loving every minute. They made tornados, dancing raisins, and even a shooting rocket bottle.

These science books include so many different science experiments you can do with your kiddos over the Summer, and they won’t even realize they are learning!

I’m sure there are TONS of other ideas out there,
I love how relaxed learning can be during the Summer!

Siggy

Poetry Notebooking Printables

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Happy Monday!
We’ve got another awesome freebie for our Subscribers!

Our Poetry Notebooking pack is just what you need to guide your children in the process of starting a poetry journal! We cover nine different forms of poetry:

Couplet
Triplet
Quatrain
Acrostic
Concrete
Haiku
Limerick
Cinquain
Diamante

For each type of poetry we’ve made these handy guides that provide children with the specific rules of form, an example, and a brainstorming exercise.

There are “Final Draft” notebooking pages as well so children can display all their creativity in a fun and colorful way.

If you’re looking for a fun unit to finish up your homeschool year, this may be just the thing!

 

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It’s free to join and you’ll received updates and exclusive offers.

You can purchase our Writing Poetry Pack from our eStore.

Stay tuned for more helpful resources,
Come visit me on Pinterest for more poetry inspiration!

 

 

Making a Classroom Quilt: Printables!

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Yup, just for you!

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We’ve got ABC’s, 123’s, and everything in between!

You can print it all FREE!

Wondering how to use the printables?

It couldn’t be eaiser!

 


Print up a set of Classroom Quilt Printables. You can use regular paper, if children are coloring with markers or watercoloring you might use cardstock instead.


Print up a set of Classroom Quilt Printables. You can use regular paper, if children are coloring with markers or watercoloring you might use cardstock instead.

NOTE: Some of our Classroom Quilt printables even come with optional handwriting practice on the side. You can instruct children to cut this part off first, write their name on it and turn it in.


NOTE: Some of our Classroom Quilt printables even come with optional handwriting practice on the side. You can instruct children to cut this part off first, write their name on it and turn it in.

Have each child color in their own quilt square. Have them write their names on the back.


Have each child color in their own quilt square. Have them write their names on the back.

Have each child cut out their own quilt square. There are easy cut dotted lines around the square.


Have each child cut out their own quilt square. There are easy cut dotted lines around the square.

Show children how to slide their square into the correct pocket.


Show children how to slide their square into the correct pocket.


This is the Quilt Pocket Chart we use, however any bulletin board or blank wall space works too!

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Stand back and enjoy your classroom quilt! These look amazing when they are filled up with children's artwork!


Stand back and enjoy your classroom quilt!
These look amazing when they are filled up with children’s artwork!

 

Like our Classroom Quilt Pocket Chart?
Here’s where we got it!

Ready to make your own?

Click Here for ALL of our Classroom Quilt Printables

ABC Quilt

123 Quilt

Alphabet Animals Quilt

Butterfly Quilt

Christmas Quilt

Community Helpers Quilt

Earth Day

Easter Quilt

Farm Animal Quilt

Seasons Quilt

 

Want to suggest a theme?

Have an idea for using these in the classroom?

Leave us a comment below!


Butterfly Lapbook & Notebooking Pages

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It’s Spring!!

Around here that means butterflies!
I’ve just compiled an easy “pinable” list of our most popular butterfly printables.
We’ve also added some NEW butterfly notebooking pages so be sure to check those out too.

Preschool Butterfly Printables on Preschool Mom
Lifecycle Sequencing Cards
Lifecycle Classroom Charts
Butterfly Wordwall Cards
Butterfly Matching Game
Butterfly Counting Game
Butterfly Coloring Pages/Handwriting Worksheets
2 Butterfly File Folder Games

Butterfly Notebooking Pages on The Crafty Classroom
8 Notebooking pages featuring stunning full color photographs of different butterflies.

Butterfly Lifecycle Craft on The Crafty Classroom
This easy DIY craft will become your favorite go-to project for all your buggy themes this year!

Butterfly Lapbook on Lapbook Lessons
Printable Life Cycle Wheel
Label the Parts Worksheet
Butterfly Coloring Page
Butterfly Bible Verse
Bug Counters
and more!

Butterfly Bible Lesson on Preschool Post
-Morning Circle Time
-Preschool Theme
-Letter of the Week
-Music & Movement
-Center Time Activities
-Snack Suggestion
-Thematic Craft
-Bible Theme
-Bible Verse
-Bible Song
-Optional Resources

Hope that helps you get started on those Spring Lapbooks!

Blessings,

Valerie

Printable Character Chart

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Character.
It is sooooooo hard to teach.

Harder then math. Harder then science.
Definitely harder then P.E.

Character is on my TOP list of reasons why I homeschool.
Character is a teach by example sort of subject.

(ouch)

Can I just say without any reserve that the Character has been lacking around here lately.

(yes….I do realize what I’m admitting to here.)

And more honestly,
our house has turned upside down with more Negative then Positive reinforcement lately.

Obviously, that is not going to work for very long.

So in an effort to turn things on the positive,
I made these little Character Charts:

I put the children’s names on them, and then surrounded them with positive behaviors
and virtues that (I’m hoping) we will see through out the week.

HOW IT WORKS:
The charts will hang up in the classroom where everyone has access to them.
They are meant to be colored in, one letter at a time,
when the child displays that positive character trait.

So anytime anyone sees Charlie being peaceful they would color
in one letter of the word peaceful.
Make sense?

RULES:
You can’t fill in your own letters
You can’t persuade anyone to fill in a letter for you.
Try your best to SECRETLY fill in a letter for others, don’t let them see you!

Younger Siblings Rule:
When you catch the babies/tot doing good, PRAISE, PRAISE, PRAISE them by naming the character trait and walking them over to fill in the letter.

I’m hoping my children will get excited to see the new colored in letters each day.
Maybe discussions of, “Hmmm, I wonder what I got that being peaceful letter for?”
or “Boy, I don’t have any helpful letters….”

I’m sure by the end of the month we will all know what character traits we are struggling with.

Even Mommy.

Yup. Giving myself the letter “b” for that move.

Wish me luck!

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The font I used is called Flick Bold Hollow

 

DIY Stained Glass Coloring Pages

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So last week, while browsing around Pinterest,
I found this cheepo way to make DIY stained glass coloring pages.

And the timing couldn’t have been better.
(As my children had just tore out the very last page in their stained glass coloring book)

So I thought I’d give it a try to see if we got a comparable result:

Not bad right?

The sun kept popping in and out from behind the clouds, so this shot is a tad more “cloudy”
but you can see the DIY on the left and the purchased on the right.
So the DIV version is not EXACTLY the same as a prepaid sheet,
but it is way cheaper then buying a set of pages or even a stack of vellum to print on.

Plus you can really turn ANY coloring page into a stained glass project.
And what kiddo does’t love to see their own creations on display?

Just in case you wanted to try out this method for yourself,
I whipped up some beautiful Easter pages that would look great as stained glass.

Head on over to our main site for the printable pages and the full tutorial!

Blessings,

Valerie