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One of the first skills a Grade 1 student learns in a French school is the French alphabet. Below you’ll find a no prep lesson plan to help your child learn the alphabet in French. This will be especially helpful for the English speaking or FSL (French Second Language) homeschooling parent who would like their child …

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If you’re looking for educational toys for 6 year olds, I’ve got you covered.  Whether your kids love science, building things, arts & crafts, robots, coding, math or puzzles, here are some great toys for kids to learn while they play. Science Toys For Kids… Beginner Electronic Discovery Kit Kids will get to create working electronic circuits, learning …

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The theme of this months Poppins Book Nook is “Countries Around The World”.  The children’s book I choose is one of my favourites: “The Day The Crayons Came Home”. In the story, a little boy named Duncan get’s a strange stack of postcards in the mail from some of his crayons that he forgot about …

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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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Let’s be honest, homechooling can be challenging for us parents of younger children.  The younger a child is, the more time consuming it is for us and the more involved we have to be. So wouldn’t you agree that having independent learning activities in our bag of tricks is incredibly valuable for those times we …

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