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Melanie Thomas

I love making hand made cards for people.  They’re a great opportunity to try out various art techniques, and they are a wonderful way to give joy to others, which in turn gives me joy. ow that I’m a parent, I try to share that love with my daughter.   Besides being an art activity and a …

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Bullying is a hot topic in schools and has become an important subject even in our home school. Since I’ve become a parent, I have come to realize just how young bullying starts. Bullying is not just reserved for older school aged children.  Kids can form clicks, exclude and be mean to other children at quite …

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Here are over 20 books kids that love “Frozen” are sure to enjoy. Starting with the book that started it all. The story that the movie “Frozen” was inspired by, the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen:  #1 – The Snow Queen Frozen Books for Toddlers #2 – Anna Loves Elsa #3 – Olaf Welcomes …

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Last year my preschool aged daughter completed her Grade 1 homeschooling year.  Our chosen curriculum for math was Math Mammoth and IXL.  Now that she’s moving on to the 2nd grade, I can look back at the previous year and analyze what worked and didn’t work.  Here’s my IXL and grade 1 Math Mammoth review. IXL IXL was great. …

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