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Landscape Photo Scenes

{Originally posted October 2008} Last weekend, while out on a nature walk, the girls helped me find interesting landscape “scenes” to photograph.  At home, we printed our favorites out, full-page size.  Then, the girls chose some clip art and stickers to decorate their scenes with.  They also dictated some fantastic stories about their scenes.  You [...]

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Taking Dictation

There is really nothing like the imagination of a preschool-age child!  Long before they can write their own stories, children are ready and eager to tell their own stories.  It is wonderfully empowering for a child to see her words written down as a “real” story.  So, what are you waiting for?  Grab some paper [...]

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Sticker Crazy!

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My five-year-old has a long-standing obsession with stickers – she cannot ever have enough stickers!  If we are going to be taking a long drive or waiting somewhere, I can throw some stickers, paper, and crayons into my purse and we are good to go!  Peeling and placing stickers is a great activity for fine [...]

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