Sometimes the activities that our kids do require a little modification or a focus on outcomes. Here are some awesome sensory activities, fine motor, gross motor, and just FUN.
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Physical Activity for Kids Being physically active is important for all ages, kids included. Do you have kids who drag their feet when it comes to being active or simply prefer to play video games all day, but you want them to be more active? Me too! These past 15+ months have been hard on …
Bird Watching Activities for Kids Calling all bird nerds! Here is a huge list of Backyard Bird feeders and bird watching activities for kids. A great way to get your kids to appreciate and conserve nature is to engage them in bird watching, have them build a bird feeder or other fun activities. We have …
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Dolch Sight Words In 1936, Edward William Dolch published his list of what he called “Sight Words.” Dolch, an advocate of the ‘whole word reading’ approach, argued that his list of 220 words were used in up to 75% of all school texts, libraries, newspapers and magazines. This is why I made sure to point …
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FREE Summer Reading Programs Ah summer. I’m already daydreaming about it. But, as any teacher will tell you–students lose traction and knowledge from the time off during the summer. It can take several weeks in the fall to get back into the groove. Every parent should encourage their child to be a reader. Sure, for …
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How to Run a Summer Camp at Home Well, here we are. My son has been out of school for 2 days but still has managed to log 1143 hours of screen time. Normally, I’m the “Let Grow Mom” who follows Lenore Skenazy. However, due to the pandemic, I cannot just tell my kid to …
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Summer Bucket List Ideas for Kids I’m so glad you clicked! I am so tired of seeing summer bucket lists with things like “take the kids to Singapore” or “Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro.” Hey, good for you if that’s your thing. That’s not my thing. When you have a child as medically complex like mine, remote …
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