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Toddler BFIAR Co-op Class: Yellow Ball

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Kim

        Yellow Ball by Molly Bang Summary: A beach ball drifts out to sea and explores before returning to the boy on the beach Story Treasure: Yellow beach ball purchased from Oriental Trading here Centers: GAME: Follow the … Continue reading →

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Toddler Co-op Class: Before Five in a Row

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Kim

Last fall I taught a 2 & 3 year-old class at our local homeschool co-op.  I used Before Five in a Row as my main curriculum, but added a few of my own ideas.  I purchased or created a “story … Continue reading →

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Ocean Book Review

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Kim

We’ve spent the month of July studying oceans.  I knew I’m the Biggest Thing In the Ocean would be a hit, but we found a few other books, too. I’m The Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry We borrowed … Continue reading →

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Ocean Floor Map

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Kim

Magic School Bus books are fantastic.  I remember doing a book report on a Magic School Bus book in 3rd grade over 20 years ago!  My husband was a big fan of the TV show and we both love that our sons … Continue reading →

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Outer Space Book Review

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Kim

I was a little concerned that we wouldn’t find enough space books with updated Pluto information, but we actually found several.  We rowed Space Boy, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and There’s No Place Like Space. The Planets by Gail Gibbons … Continue reading →

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Caterpillars & Butterflies

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Kim

Our May unit was caterpillars and butterflies.  Here are a few things we did… Butterfly Sensory Bin   Infant Butterfly Sensory Bin   Caterpillar/Butterfly Books We also did a number of butterfly crafts and snacks, more on them later…

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Penguin Book Reviews

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Kim

We spent February learning about penguins and boy were they a hit!  I checked out a number of books, these are our favorites… Antarctic Antics: A Book of Penguin Poems by Judy Sierra This is the first poetry book that … Continue reading →

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