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Hello Everyone! It is the season of giving!! One of my very favorite things to do, especially this time of year, is for the kids to create something to give to someone else.  In this day and time, we sometimes battle the "gimme's," or the "I wants." This year when the Spangler Candy company contacted me about their Holiday Craft Promotion, I knew I wanted the kids to create something including Dum Dums with a different purpose.   Many of you know that JOY is not just word that I "collect," I try to share my joy with as many people as I can reach.  It is a perfect sentiment for kids to share as well. So,combining Dum Dum lollipops, the spirit of giving, and the feeling of  JOY into a holiday card was easy!!  This holiday craft will work for any time of the year, any holiday, any special occasion! Simply print, color, cut, glue, insert Dum Dum, write a personal note, and give!! Here are some quick pics! The kids were so excited about making these.  They ...

Hello Everyone! Today was the day I look forward to every year!  And...Oh! The kids do too!!! :)  It was our 11th annual Grinch Day!  We love celebrating this character---some of us see a bit of ourselves in that grinchy guy! But we mostly love celebrating the author's message.  Dr. Seuss' books are genius! Here are a few pics of our day!! Welcome to Grinch Day 2015! We loved knowing that the Grinch shared his heart!  The Author's message!! Kids loved doing their work with green colored pencils and green sparkly pencils! Cindy Lou Who!!! Grinchy Mystery Picture!!! Math Strategy Games!  Max and Grinch love watching! Visiting with this awesome green guy!! Grinch Kabobs!!! A "Make and Eat" Yummy snack! Grinch Grime!!  A little bit of green science! Adjective Alert! The Grinch left us some candy canes!  Hey! Aren't they supposed to be red??? The Grinch was mad that we had been talking about how mean he was.  He really is trying to be nice!! He le...

Hello Everyone!! We have been so busy learning about what good authors do to make writing interesting and visual. This past week we focused on "If You Take a Mouse to the Movies" and used the whole idea of the popcorn to practice using our senses.  Of course we had to pop some popcorn.  What a great motivator for gaining an understanding of sensory techniques.  Sorry I didn't get pics of the actual popping, but I did get some of what we did next!  I cut some simple popcorn shapes.  The kids wrote sentences about what they experienced. We also worked on some ornaments like the mouse in the story.  That mouse sure was demanding!! He wanted so many things!  We focused on things we need, things we want and things we can give.  Click HERE for the PDF if you want it! Last week we also were working on heat energy.  We got together with our book buddies and worked on some Candy Cane science.  The mouse would have loved this, but it also went so ...