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Printable D’Nealian Manuscript Handwriting Practice Sheets

The Letter F is a generally reliable letter.  It usually makes the “fuh” sound as in fall.   F sometimes makes the /v/ sound (as in of) The “gh” diagraph represents the /f/ sound when it follows a vowel  (as in tough)   1. Present a capitol and lower case F to your child.  Ask if […]

  We chose a book by Lisa Shulman, The Moon Might Be Milk.  The story is about a little girl who wants to know what the moon is made of. Awakening before dawn, Rosie looks past the cat on her windowsill to the moon and says, “I wonder what it’s made of.” Cat replies that […]

Make a bird feeder, reusing the can and the lid (scroll down on link for instructions).   Reuse a can and lid to make a bank. Both sizes of cans would work for this craft.   Reuse a 200g size Pringles can to make yourself a pinhole camera.  This is a great science project.   […]

It seemed simple enough in the beginning. Why not make the party favors for my daughter’s birthday, rather than buy something? So I started with some colorful felt and decided to make crowns. The party was fairy-themed, as it seems every little girl’s party is these days. We had boys and girls come celebrate with […]

MONEY ROLL – Use duct tape to create a tape belt around your child’s waist, but make sure the duct tape is sticky side out. Lay down a tarp on the ground and spread coins all over it. Let your child roll around on the tarp and try to pick up coins on her tape […]

Clean Mud 2 rolls toilet tissue, torn into pieces; 1 1/2 bars Ivory soap, shaved; 2 qt. warm water   Let children help combine all ingredients in a big plastic dishpan or large bucket. Knead by hand until soft and gooey, adding more water as necessary.   Clean Mud 2 Unroll 6 rolls of white […]

Have you ever looked at rock candy and wondered how it’s made? Rock candy is actually a collection of large sugar crystals that are “grown” from a sugar-water solution. Sugar, like many other materials, can come in many different physical states. As a solid it can either be amorphous, without shape, like when it forms […]