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Host a Teddy Bear Picnic with Your Preschooler

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Today is Teddy Bear Picnic Day! It is celebrated each year on July 10th, and it’s the perfect excuse to head outside and create a little magic with your preschooler and their favorite stuffed friend. Whether it’s a full outdoor adventure or a simple backyard snack break, a teddy bear picnic is an easy way to spark our kids’ imaginations and enjoy some special time together. So why not take a few minutes today to host a teddy bear picnic with your preschooler? While this is such a simple activity, it will be such a big deal for your little …

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Learn Some Picnic Signs This Month

Learn Some Picnic Signs This Month

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July is National Picnic Month, and the timing couldn’t be better. The middle of summer is the perfect time to get together with friends or to spend time in nature. It’s also a great time to escape to the mountains, the lake, or the beach. And of course, food is always a fun part of time with friends or a fun getaway. So while we enjoy picnicking this July, let’s learn some signs to use with our kids along the way. Here are some picnic signs to learn this month. Picnic Signs It makes sense for us to begin with …

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National Bad Poetry Day Is For All of Us

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Poetry is held up as a special literary style, a skill that doesn’t come easily to many of us. We admire the brilliance of those who can not only rhyme the ends of their lines, but also keep a consistent rhythm throughout the entire piece. At the same time, poetry can be a little beyond our interests too. But on National Bad Poetry Day (August 18), we are all invited to create our own rhymes, or not, as we make up all the bad poetry that we can come up with. Our kids will have a blast with this one. …

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Splendid Spring Activities Your Kids Will Love To Do At Home

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Spring activities are joyful seasonal traditions. Springtime is often associated with bright and beautiful colors. We love to see the plain, empty trees start sprouting their buds. It’s exciting to see the early flowers bloom and add their color to the world. We even add colors to our springtime holidays, like when we dye Easter eggs. Kids love dipping the eggs into the dye and lifting the colored eggs out of the cups. We can take this enthusiasm for color, and find some new springtime color projects. If you are looking for ways to celebrate the turning of the season …

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10 Easy Ways to Practice Place Value at Home

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Learning place value is a foundational skill children need to be successful in math. Teachers often note that refreshing students’ place value skills is important. This is because understanding place value helps children to build more complex skills as they grow. Practicing place value at home can help to keep your child ready to tackle whatever new math awaits them in the classroom. Practicing math at home with movement and song can be rewarding. Our My Signing Time subscribers love Practice Time 1, 2, 3. It is a fun series available on our My Signing Time App that practices ASL …

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