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Learning about Emotions: Tot School {24 months}

Let's face it our Toddlers at this stage in life are full of emotions that they just don't quite understand just yet let alone verbalize.  My daughter is 24 months and she just started using the word sad and happy which has helped us quite a bit in communicating her wants and needs. Our focus this week was Emotions for Tot School.    Here are a few books we read during Tot School  Baby Faces, My Many Colored Days, and Today I Feel Silly.     We used a child safe mirror and ... Read more...

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Five Activities for When the Snow Keeps the Kids Home From School

There are bound to be snow days in the months ahead. Though children will be ecstatic about having the day off from school, you may be left scrambling to keep your children entertained. With a little creativity, however, a snow day (or week) can be a great opportunity to spend some quality time together and create fun memories.Here are some ideas for avoiding cabin fever on a snow day:Break Out the Camera – Go outside and take pictures of the snowy landscape. Go on a walk and let the kids ... Read more...

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Using Printables to Enhance Education at Home: Snapshot of Parenting with Purpose

Hi, I'm Cassie from 3 Dinosaurs. I extended the education of my girls at home using printables. It is not hard to add a few printables and activities after school with as little as 30 minutes a day. There are many places on the web that offer free ones, and I have a few on 3 Dinosaurs. I'll be showing some highlights from my various printables that I offer for free on my site. Every pack I make I try to associate with a book. I set up their binders with activities or get a craft ready for ... Read more...

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Announcing the David M. McPhail Virtual Book Club

Virtual Book Club for Kids is a fun way for us to learn about new books and authors each month with our children! Each month we share book-related crafts and activities based on the book we choose to spotlight.   The author we've selected for January is.... David M McPhail   Have you read any books by David McPhail? If so, which one is your favorite? We're took at trip to the library and checked out quite a few plus we had a few at home that are already ... Read more...

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After School Weekly Planner

Great News!  We've come up with an  After School Planner that will help you plan out what you want to do each with with your Child.  We encourage you to get them involved in the planning so that they understand that homework comes first, then Family Responsibilities and  then it's time to add all the enrichment that makes the afternoon full of fun and learning...shhh don't tell them they're still learning. Print your Own After School Weekly Planner HERE for $1.00 Weekly ... Read more...

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Tot School – 38 months

This week was full of music, coloring, science, math, art exploration and more. I am SO excited.  You are looking at the first actual coloring that my son has done in his 3 years of life.  This isn't because we haven't exposed him to or used crayons with him, it is just that he has absolutely no interest in coloring or using any other writing materials. We attended our weekly tot-school where the focus was on the letter K.  He wanted to assemble the kite puzzle and insisted upon cutting it ... Read more...

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Ways to Develop Obedience with Kids: Snapshot of Parenting with Purpose

Many years ago I was introduced to the Family Virtues Guide. Since then I’ve done my best to implement virtues into my daily life and into my work (I’ve been an ESL teacher for over 10 years). It was always interesting to see the change in students as they learned about virtues and slowly transformed and improved.When I had our first daughter and she was growing up, I started feeling at some points that my methods are failing: 2s and 3s arrived and close to 4 and with the birth of a new baby ... Read more...

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The ABC’s of After School Activities

The activities that we include in our children’s daily lives After School are just as important as the things that we ensure are in our children’s education at school. As parents we put much thought and consideration into the decision of the school they will attend and which teacher they will get each year. A Parent is a child's first Teacher Do you put as much effort into your own home and what your child will do each day after school? Year after year it all adds up and you are and will always ... Read more...

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Top 12 of 2012: Our Most Popular Posts

Are you ready to see what was your favorite posts for 2012?  We're sharing the Top 12 Most Popular Posts of 2012 from The Educators' Spin On It . We've had so much fun we sharing ideas in 2012 for your children.  Can you believe that between the two of us we wrote 246 posts in 2012!    The two of us dedicated our time in between raising our 3 kids each to creating and sharing ideas for Baby Time, Tot School, After School Express, Gardening with Kids, Love Books, Bilingual Babies, Little Hands ... Read more...

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New Years Activities & Printables for Kids

Here's a New Years Interview for all our readers of The Educators' Spin On It.We hope that you will join us in the new year as we share more ideas for your child. It's fun to capture your child's memories each year and create a keepsake of their childhood. You might be surprised at some of their answers.  We'd love for you to share a photo of your child's completed New Years Interview with Kids on facebook.What do you think their Goal will be in 2013?  Printable New Year's Interview with ... Read more...

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