Christmas Around the World - Cross-Curricular Unit

Creative Christmas Traditions

As a homeschooling family of four kids, our holiday traditions have focused on family, spirituality and education! Home-schoolers can't resist making everything a lesson! Here's a complete holiday guide based on Christmas and Advent; includes math, science, social studies, language arts, literature, music, art, games and more!

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Free Printable Crafts for Older Kids

Free Printable Projects for Older Kids: From Holiday Stuff to Room Decor

Cutting, pasting and coloring is great for younger kids, but sometimes, older kids want a little more of a challenge. Do you need some challenging cut, paste and fold projects for kids eight and older?

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Free Printable Disney Bolt Coloring Pages

Free Printable Disney Bolt Coloring Pages

Disney's Bolt is a funky new full-length cartoon. Bolt is a cute little dog who plays a superhero on TV and thinks that he's a superhero in real life. Here are 20+ coloring pages featuring Bolt and his pals Penny, Mittens and Rhino.

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Free American Girls Game Site and Free Printables- Safe internet fun

Kit Kittredge, an American Girl Free Printables and Online Fun

Kit Kittredge, An American Girl (2008) is a heart-warming historical fiction movie for girls from the wonderful American Girl Company. You can print free activities, games and coloring pages and also play and learn online. Come visit Kit's World!

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How to Start a Parent Support or Homeschool Group

How to Start a Homeschool Group

Homeschooling parents need interaction with adults. Homeschool children need interaction with other children. Are you looking for a homeschooling community? Follow this guide to join or begin your own home school group.

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Healthy Snacks for Children

Fun, Fast. Fresh, Frugal Foods for Kids

Feed your kids great foods that will give them all they need for busy days!Easy, nutritious, inexpensive, lunchbox friendly kid-pleasers!

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How to Organize a Childrens' Party

How to Organize a Holiday Party for Kids of Any Age!

Need ideas for holiday activities for children? Here is the definitive guide! Games, crafts, activities, food, clean-up and more! Compiled by a 22 year veteran teacher,and loaded with time, money and energy saving ideas, you can host a party that every one will enjoy (even you!)

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Testing and Fair Assessment

25 Test Writing Strategies to Assess Fairly and Authentically

25 tips to prepare tests that will build student success, confidence and assess authentic learning and grasp of material. Great for special needs learners and those with various learning and response styles.

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Children and Sexuality

Sexuality and Children: Psychology, Development, Behavior and Healthy Attitudes

Child sexuality is an edgy issue. Religious dogmas can complicate the issue. Child sexuality can only be understood within a developmental framework. What is age-appropriate behavior? How can we help children develop healthy sexuality?

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Working with Toddlers

How to Occupy a Toddler and Still Get Work Done

Ideas for ways to occupy a toddler for awhile you get some work done.

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Preventative Home Maintenance=Safety and Savings

Quick Tips for Home Maintenance that Will Save You Money and Make You Safer

Preventative home maintenance tips. Improve performance of appliances and save money. Best of all, create a safe healthy home environment.

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10+ Safe Websites for Toddlers and Preschoolers

How to Occupy a Child with Safe Internet Fun

10 Websites for safe, educational online. Activities specifically for younger children. Occupy and entertain children with healthy fun.

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Gardening Indoors with Children- Home or Classroom

Gardening Indoors with Children: Classroom or Home

Gardening is a healthy, green activity for children. Gardening can only be done outside though, right? Good news! Here is a great gardening project that you can organize right in your own home or classroom!

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Day Care Alternatives for Older Kids

Don't Send Your Older Kids to Daycare; Try These Resources

If you are forced to place your older children in day care, be prepared for some pretty unhappy kids. Typically by 10, although children are not 'old enough' to be out of day care, they typically are very dissatisfied. Here are some 'thinking outside the bun' ideas that may be the ideal solution to your day care dilemma for older kids!

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Free Printable Barbie, Bratz, My Scene Coloring and Paper Dolls- Safe, Internet Fun!

Free Printable Barbie, Bratz and My Scene Paper Dolls and Outfits

Let your children enjoy the fun of paper dolls with these free printable Barbie, Bratz and My Scene paper dolls. Cut and paste fun, crafty, interactive and best of all safe internet fun!

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100+ Free Community Resources for Fun Activities!

100 FREE (or Cheap) Community Resources

Here is a plethora of free community resources! Activities for families from A (Airport) to Z (zoological gardens)! With my frugal Dutch Grannie as my muse we will give you the deluxe tour for the economy price! Great field trip resources! Links provided too!

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Free Safe Internet Games

Safe Online Game Sites for Older Kids, Tweens and Teens Just in Time for Summer

Review of 5 sites which offer a huge variety of free, safe, fun online game play for kids of all ages.

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Special Needs Students - Autism, Tourette's and Asperger Syndrome

Support for Special Needs Children: Autism, Aspergers, Tourette's Syndrome and Other Emotional Impairments

Do you have a child diagnosed with Autism, Asberger Syndrome, Tourette's Syndrome or other emotional impairment? Then you need resources and support. Read on for information about help for your child and yourself.

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How to Set up Learning Centers

Preschool Classroom: How to Set Up Learning Centers

No matter what the focus of the preschool, all classrooms have some basic elements. Montessori, High Scope, Reggio Emilio, Voyager, Head Start all these programs employ learning centers. Using centers in the classroom or home school is the ideal method for early childhood education Here's a complete guide for setting up learning centers in your classroom or homeschool. Utilize this guide for special needs, general early childhood education and day care environments. 

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Bullying: Emotional Health Help

Bullying: 10 Books for Home and School

Bullying is as much emotional as physical; bullying is an insidious cancer that eats away at a person. Bullying is sneaky. Bullying is under-handed. Bullying wears many masks. Bullies come in many sizes and shapes. Girls bully just as boys do.

Let's teach our children to recognize bullying. Let's empower them to call out the bully. Don't ignore bullying. Bullying doesn't just dry up and blow away. Sharing literature is a non-threatening way to address and heal bullying issues.

Here's a list of books that deal with bullying in an avant-garde, clever way. Great for home and school use. Read as bullied underdogs take on their persecutors in proactive, bully-busting ways!

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Breast Feeding: Safest and Best Food for Children

Breast-Feeding Infants: 100-Plus Reasons and Benefits to Nursing Babies

Nursing babies is the primary way to sustain life and give joy. Child health and safety begins with nature's first food. Here are more than 100 reasons to nurse a baby.

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Discipline: Spanking Children, Yes or No

Is Spanking Bad for Children?

Spanking children may be the most controversial parenting issue. Is spanking an efficient form of discipline? Here's a lighter look at some practical considerations surrounding the concept of spanking.

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Free Printable Wall-E Coloring Pages - Safe Internet Fun

Free Printable Disney Pixar Wall-E Coloring Pages

Disney Pixar has a new craze: it's Wall-E. Here are some free printable Wall-E coloring pages to print, color and enjoy. Guaranteed safe sites.

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Free Safe Game Site~Bella Sara

Free Printables and Online Pet Gaming at Bella Sara

Bella Sara is an online, virtual world with pet care and gaming. Bella Sara requires no purchase; you can choose from different horses to care for, interact and play games in a fairytale world. Bella Sara requires only a simply user ID and password. No downloads.

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