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Social media can be quite the booger, can’t it? I’ve been part of the Teacher Instagram community for over 2 years now and I’ve definitely had a love-hate relationship with the platform in that time. But one comment from one of my favorite business ladies changed the way that I now I see my account.…
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Happy March, y’all! I’ve been prepping a month of sensory bins all at once for a little while now, and it has been such a game changer for our sensory play! It’s so much fun to spend a day getting everything put together and gives us so many play options to choose from! So today…
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How often to do you find yourself at a restaurant with a fussy toddler who can’t get their mind off of the food they’re anxiously waiting for? Every time you go out to eat? Us, too! But ever since we loaded up LG’s backpack with goodies to keep her quietly entertained, we’ve been able to…
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As with anything else in parenthood (or let’s be real, life in general) there are plenty of opinions about the right time to start school. An age considered “too early” to start by some parents and educators is also considered “too late” by others. My intent for this post is not to share my opinion…
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It’s time!! I love getting to switch out our sensory bins with new goodies for a new month or holiday! Valentine’s Day just might bring my favorite bins, and I’m super excited to share some of them with y’all today! For this month I’m using 2 larger bins (6qt and 12.7qt containers) and 3 pencils…
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Oh man, y’all. Do you ever see something in the store and immediately get a million ideas of how you’re going to use it?! That’s exactly what happened when I spotted these dry erase dice in the Target “Dollar” Spot! If you haven’t already grabbed some, RUN! The package includes 8 dice with a dry…
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How It All Started Once upon a time, Matt and I were both elementary teachers. We lived comfortably in our beautiful 1,800 square foot home in a town we absolutely adored. Then we had a beautiful little baby girl and our lives changed. And not just in the normal no sleep, all the snuggles, bursting…
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Every January when I was in the classroom, I took some time to reflect on how our routines went during the first semester. I made changes according to my kiddos’ behavior or academic levels, and came up with a new game plan for the Spring semester. Well, surprise! I’ve done the same thing with LG’s…
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It’s here! We are BIG fans of Christmas around here, and I can’t wait to get busy with all of the fun activities we have planned for this month! We will be doing “school” for the first 3 weeks of December, and then we’ll take several weeks off for family fun! To see our plans…
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Our Fall sensory bins have been some of our VERY favorites this year! They have been SO easy to put together, and have given us fun from September to now, almost Thanksgiving! Today I’ve put together some of our most-used bins with where I got the materials and how we use them! Y’all have fun!…
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