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Me on the Map #SmartSummer

July 5, 2011July 6, 2011 Candace

Although we finished up the Me on the Map theme last week, we had one more activity we wanted to do. This is a nice

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Mapping a Nature Hike #SmartSummer

July 1, 2011July 1, 2011 Candace

Knowledge is supposed to enrich our lives, not just reside in dusty books (or hypnotic bits and bytes). So, we took our map skills on

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Mapping Your Neighborhood for #SmartSummer

June 29, 2011June 28, 2011 Candace

Now that we’ve learned a little bit about maps, we are using maps to find our favorite places in our neighborhood. In advance, I printed

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Picture Books About Maps

June 28, 2011June 30, 2011 Candace

We usually turn to books for research and to reinforce themes. Since the children are already familiar with maps from our travels and nature hikes,

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Life-Sized Self Portrait

June 27, 2011June 28, 2011 Candace

As we begin the Smart Summer Challenge, or any learning adventure, it is important to start with your child “where she is at”. Learning sticks

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Weaving the Sun

June 21, 2011 Candace

Today is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. We have the most hours of sunlight and the fewest

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Rain Stick

April 26, 2011May 23, 2011 Candace

Not that we need more rain… Since we are studying rain and the water cycle in April, we made rain sticks. This is a nice

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March Weather Bar Graph

April 5, 2011April 10, 2011 Candace

Just like we gradually introduce our children to the signs and sounds of language, mathematics pre-literacy is an important first step towards understanding operations and

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Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

March 2, 2011February 24, 2012 Candace

Dr. Seuss is a favorite at our house (and probably yours, too) for his fun language play and timeless messages. We put together a quick

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Cascading Leaf Spiral

November 9, 2010 Candace

For those of you who live further north, your leaves have probably already fallen. On Long Island, ours didn’t really hit their peak until the

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