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Every year, parents throughout the country find themselves stressed with the preparation before a school Picture Day. Along with the normal morning routine comes picking out the perfect outfit, extra time spent on a child’s hairstyle, and filling out any last-minute forms. But we know there’s no need for added stress on school Picture days. In fact, we think they should be enjoyed. After all, at the end of the day, you’ll have a beautifully captured moment of your child to frame as they’re growing up. The new addition to the Shutterfly family, Lifetouch (the photography company behind millions of...

These alphabet letter puzzles make for a super fun learning center activity that is engaging, fun and skill focused! Just print and laminate the base boards and puzzle pieces for endless fun for your kindergarten or preschool students.Your little learners will find the matching position for each section on their letter shaped puzzle mat! We've included: puzzle mats with keywords to assist piece placement optional blank puzzle mats (no keywords to assist) blackline puzzle-piece option for printing on colored paper A puzzle is included for all lower case letters a-z. Each puzzle piece has a picture and word beginning with...

This month I wanted to dive a little deeper into some of the aspects of not only my Charlotte Mason-Inspired Kindergarten, but also the idea of the kindergarten year as a whole. What is the purpose of a kindergarten year, especially if you’re coming from a Charlotte Mason background? I won’t be discussing arguments that Charlotte Mason did not approve of any kind of kindergarten (which is not true) as I think Leah Martin has already done a wonderful job covering that. Today I’ll mainly be talking about why we decided to start our kindergarten year later than when my...

This week a slew of Bible bloggers got together and are offering a Midsummer Bible Bundle, and there are some amazing things in here. To go with that, I’ve put together a giveaway that goes perfectly with my Bible lessons. So keep reading and see all the awesome goodies. (there are possibly affiliate links in here) What’s in the Midsummer Bible Bundle? There are two aspects for this. First, every contributor included a free or greatly reduced cost item. You can find it all by heading over to the Midsummer Bible Bundle. Fruit of the Spirit lesson (always a great...

We are living through an unprecedented time right now as we all scramble to figure out our new normal (at least the new normal for now). Distance Learning or Learn at home initiatives are popping up all over the place. I’m compiling a list here of various options that teachers or parents can use while we muddle our way through distance learning and homeschooling during this period of self-isolation. Many of the resources are ones that I use even when not living through a pandemic so you might find some things that you will continue to utilize when life and...