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Digital Baby Video Monitor Not Just for Babies #worrylessdomore

July 16, 2015 By Thaleia

I’m excited to introduce you to Levana – a brand of high-tech, stylish and reliable baby video monitors that give parents the freedom to do more knowing their child is safe. I realize that my youngest is about to turn 2 years old BUT he is by far the most active of all my children. He exhibits the most curiosity and at a much earlier age then the other’s. He was able to open the bathroom door at 15 months and now can open the front screen door!

He is my nature loving ornery boy! We are trying to transition him into his own bed which presents some challenges. He will be in big sister’s room that has a loft bed and a hamster cage both of which he likes to utilize. He does enjoy climbing the ladder on the loft bed which is okay as long as someone is with him. I caught him trying to open the hamster cage by himself the other day. This would be a terrible scene if a hamster or 2 got out and we couldn’t find them.

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Free Woodland and Forest Animals Resources

July 15, 2015 By Thaleia

Summer is a great time to learn all about woodland and forest animals. The weather may be hot in the day but cool enough to go for hikes early morning or late evening. Animals have had their babies and you might be able to catch a glimpse of a family if you wait long enough.

I decided to gather up some free woodland animal resources to share with you. These resources are for personal or classroom use and are fun to make and print. Gather up some craft supplies like pipe cleaners, felt, paper, scissors, glue, thread, tissue paper, and glue. Then set off for a fun unit study for ages toddler to school age while exploring woodland and forest animals!
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Homemade Clay Animal Tracks

July 14, 2015 By Thaleia

We are gearing up for a fun unit about Woodland animals and I wanted to create a hands-on way for my tot and kindergartner to learn about animal tracks. I decided to use a white clay recipe from The Imagination Tree to create homemade clay animal tracks.

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Free Printable Geoboard Activities

July 11, 2015 By Thaleia

Yesterday I shared how we made a homemade geoboard and ways we have played with it. Today I am sharing a ton of free printable geoboard activities. You can learn all sorts of things not just math concepts. I hope you enjoy some of these free resources as much as we do.

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Homemade Geoboard Fun

July 9, 2015 By Thaleia

A couple of years ago I decided to make a Geoboard when I saw the price of them in the educational catalogs. We just so happened to have a wooden cutting board from a local discount store. This wooden board had already been an artist canvas at one point and now would be turned into a homemade Geoboard!

How to Make Your Own Homemade Geoboard:

Get a thick piece of wood that is square and well sanded.

Gather some small finishing nails, ruler, pencil, and hammer. (I tried to use thumb tacks like I saw on Mama Jenna but they just broke to pieces so I switched to nails.)

Mark your grid on the piece of wood. You can measure out your marks or print a Geoboard Pattern.

We used fabric hairbands but you could easily use loom bands or small rubber bands depending on what you have on hand or can buy cheap locally.

How to Play with your Homemade Geoboard:

The first time I showed my kids our homemade geoboard they made a lot of free form designs which I would consider ART more then MATH but I am totally fine with this idea as well.

You can show your child a shape and see if they can recreate it or a letter or a number. You could ask them to make a design with only orange bands. You could ask your child to make a pattern with two colors for a different game.