Show and Tell #44

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Tons of Fun linked up last week with a couple different Valentine themed math activities. This simple heart game would be enjoyable for any young child.

Little Piles Everywhere has offered a printable Broken Heart Puzzle for counting practice 0-10.

In My Spare Time used her sillhouette to create a great shape sorting Valentine activity.

Bonus note: If you are looking for a Valentine themed sensory tub there were a couple cute suggestions in last weeks' links.

Now, it's your turn!

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Please remember these rules:

~Post an "Ah Ha Moment," favorite lesson, experiment, learning game, field trip, whatever you're currently working on, or your child's fridge worthy artwork, handmade gifts or anything holiday related.

~Direct link to your post, not your home page.

~Include a link back to us or our link button in your post.

~If you come back and your link is missing, double check to make sure you've followed the directions!

~Lastly, please try to visit and comment on, at least three links. Spread the comment love and make someone's day!

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Show and Tell #40

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We are excited to kick of a fantastic new year of Show and Tell! Thank you all for making it the success that it is. We look forward to seeing what you are up to. As before, we will randomly select three links to feature at the beginning of next week's edition.

Ready? Set. Share!


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Please remember these rules:

~Post an "Ah Ha Moment," favorite lesson, experiment, learning game, field trip, whatever you're currently working on, or your child's fridge worthy artwork, handmade gifts or anything holiday related.

~Direct link to your post, not your home page.

~Include a link back to us or our link button in your post.

~If you come back and your link is missing, double check to make sure you've followed the directions!

~Lastly, please try to visit and comment on, at least three links. Spread the comment love and make someone's day!

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Back to School Party

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It's time to PAR-TAY!!! This time instead of starting off with some features we decided to do something a little different. You link up and we'll do a post next week featuring some of our participants! We can't wait!

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Show and Tell #11

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I (Katie the List Maker) have really been enjoying these weekly Show and Tell Blog Hops! I've bookmarked many great ideas, and I'm really looking forward to having Gavin out of school for the summer so we have more time to give some of your suggestions a try. I hope you are also finding fun inspiration!

At A Crafty Escape they made lovely embroidered cards as end of they year thank you gifts for teachers.



Fowl Single File put together some great felt bean bags, perfect for practicing computation or just having fun!


How cute would it be to kick off the summer camping season with this clever cake idea from The Amazing Mess? Our family is the camping type, so I just love this idea!



Now it's your turn, please hop on and link up below!

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Please remember these rules:

• Post an "Ah Ha Moment," favorite lesson, experiment, learning game, field trip, whatever you're currently working on, or your child's fridge worthy artwork, handmade gifts or anything holiday related.


• Direct link to your post, not your home page.


• Include a link back to us or our link button in your post.


• If you come back and your link is missing, double check to make sure you've followed the directions!


• Lastly, please try to visit and comment at least three links. Spread the comment love and make some one's day☺

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Show and Tell

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Welcome to Show and Tell Tuesday. Thank you all for your wonderful response to our first week and for your participation. What fun to see all that you are busy doing, learning, and teaching! As previously mentioned, we've chosen three of your links to highlight today.

At Monkeyin' Around, they had some Sunday Science fun with an experiment. Using a few ingredients they made an "elephant toothpaste" reaction.

Mama Smiles shared a felt fashion bear activity as well as educational extension ideas. By following the link in the post you will also find the pattern downloads for these fashion bears.

Along the Way added a fun suggestion for creating your own marble run using toliet paper tubes and chocolate eggs. Looks like a lot of artistic & engineering fun!

We also have a fun show and tell of our own. ABC & 123 was recently included in an article listing 50 Best Blogs for Early Childhood Educators. We are honored to be included and think you will find the list to be a helpful resource.

Now, it's your turn again. Before participating in this week's show and tell please take a minute to review a few instructions:

~Post an "Ah Ha Moment," favorite lesson, experiment, learning game, field trip, whatever you're currently working on, and of course your child's fridge worthy artwork, handmade gifts and cards for all the holidays!

~Please add a link back to this blog hop and/or the Show and Tell button to your post.

~Link up to the current week's MckLinky with your direct blog post link.

~Enjoy visiting each other's blogs, getting to know each other, and being inspired.

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Show and Tell

Welcome to the first of many weekly Show and Tell blog hops!
We know that you, our amazing readers, are always doing great lessons and we don't always find them or feature them fast enough. Now you won't have to wait for us to get to a content area that fits you latest and greatest. You can link it up each week!

This is the place for you to share your teaching "Ah Ha Moments," favorite lessons, experiments, learning games, field trips, whatever you're currently working on, and of course your child's fridge worthy artwork, handmade gifts and cards for all the holidays!

It is our hope that you have all kinds of fun visiting each other's blogs, getting to know each other, and being inspired. Each week we'll randomly pick three people linked up to feature at the beginning of the following Tuesday's post.

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Groundhog Day Activities

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Happy Groundhog Day!

Accoding to the office site for Punxsutawney Groundhog Club:
~Punxsutawney Phil is the only true weather forecasting groundhog.
~His prediction is correct 100% of the time, of course!
~On February 2, Phil comes out of his burrow on Gobbler's Knob to predict the weather for the rest of winter.
~According to legend, if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather. If he does not see his shadow, there will be an early spring.
~Punxsutawney held its first Groundhog Day in the 1800s.
~Punxsutawney Phil was named after King Phillip.

It's likely you have all kinds of fun learning activities planned for today. 

For a start, you might like to put together a Groundhog's Day eCard with your learners and send it off to a friend.

 

We'd love to see what you've been up to.  As you finish your plans and have a chance to post them, please link up!

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Kid Made Holiday Decorations

Monky See, Monkey Do submitted some neat ideas posted as part of her Have a Recycled Christmas theme. Use boxes and milk cartons to decorate a Christmas scene and put together a nativity.

Mama Jenn and her kids put together these sweet little clothespin reindeer decorations.

These pinecone trees from, Way More Homemade, are adorable and fun for the kids to do!


Raising Memories has shared with us a recipe for making homemade salt dough ornaments.

Teaching Tiny Tots submitted a fun variation on the handprint Christmas wreath.

Make an angel decoration using hand & foot prints, such as this one shared by Our Cozy Little Book Corner.

They also have a fun idea for putting together a textured Santa Claus.

Don't forget about the great fine motor practice opportunity while making the traditional favorite paper chains - also good for counting, estimating, and measuring practice.

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Seasonal Suggestions

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Saturday Show and Tell

We'd love to see all the seasonal activities you're doing!
Please plan to join us this Saturday by linking up fall inspired:

~language activities
~math lessons
~crafts
~cooking
~all fall outing that you've gone on

If you've have a center or work box activity, we're especially interested in seeing those! We can't wait to see what you've been up to! As always, feel free to link up any post on any topic you'd like to share with our community!

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In the Kitchen: Apple Recipes

Welcome to Saturday Show and Tell!

This week's edition will feature all the fun ways you have used apples with your "Kids in the Kitchen." We've already shared several ideas and recipes in the last few days, but we are looking forward to hearing more from you! Please link to a new or archived post that shares a recipe including apples!

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Picnic Table Talk: Summer Highlights

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We've had a great Summer Prize Picnic with all of you! Thank you to everyone who has participated in our weekly Picnic Table Talks. We've enjoyed getting to know the members of our community better and it's been fun visiting new blogs too. We hope you've all enjoyed our weekly giveaways too, we'd like to thank all of the fabulous companies who sponsored this season long event.

This week for our final Picnic Table Talk we'd like to do a time honored beginning of the school year writing exercise with you. Namely, the "What I did on my summer vacation..." assignment. Only we hope you'll all be excited to share some of the fun things you've done with your families. You can choose to do a new post, using one of the ideas we've given below:

Summer Wrap Up
~Give us a wrap up of your summer highlights
~What was your favorite trip?
~What did you learn this summer?
~What do you do to document your summer vacations/memories?

Or you can link up to a post you've already done about on a special family outing, vacation, or activity. Just make sure you add to that post, that it's been added to ABC & 123's Picnic Table Talk and link back to this post. That way readers can find their way back to the Mck Linky.

We can't wait for you to share your summer memories with us!

Just because this is our last Thursday featured Picnic Table Talk, it doesn't mean we won't be sharing and visiting anymore! We're going to add a new feature on alternating Saturdays called Show & Tell Saturday. We'll provide the Mck Linky and you can hop on and link to any post on your blog that you want to share with the community. Now you can share your favorite activities right away and not have to wait until your submission fits in with our posting schedule.

Now that our the summer is wrapping up, we'll be returning to our normal posting schedule. It'll be more activity and lesson driven but we'll continue to host giveaways with companies we think our readers would be especially interested in or benefit from knowing about. We hope you're ready for a get back into the school routine with us! A new session begins September 14th!

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Picnic Table Talk: Healthy Snacks

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Quick, Easy, No-Fuss Snacks for Moms & Kids:

Animal Crackers
Apple sauce & cottage cheese
Apple wedges with peanut butter,
yogurt, or fruit dip
Carrot sticks with peanut butter
Celery with peanut butter & raisins
Cereal
Cheese cubes
Cheese quesadillas
Chips & salsa
Cinnamon toast
Cottage cheese with canned fruit
(pineapple, apricots, peaches, etc.)
Crackers with cheese or peanut butter
Fresh Fruit
Goldfish Crackers
Graham Crackers
Granola
Grapes
Grilled cheese sandwiches
Homemade popsicles
Mixed fruit snack cups
Muffins
Oatmeal with toppings (raisins, berries,
milk & honey, granola)
Peanut butter & jelly
Peanut butter on banana bread
Pear slices dipped in yogurt
Popcorn
Pretzels
Raisins/ other Dried fruit
Snack Mix
Sandwiches
String Cheese
Sunflower seeds
Veggies with veggie dip
Yogurt & granola
100% Juice Boxes

For this week's Picnic Table Talk we'll be talking snacks.
~What easy snacks do you pack for your family?
~What nutritious snacks do your children most enjoy?
~Do you have any creative tricks for encouraging healthy snacking in your home?
~What do you use to pack your snacks in?
~Does your child's school have specific requirements for healthy snacks?

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Picnic Table Talk: Jump, Skip, Hop

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This week's Picnic Table Talk is devoted to keeping our bodies active and healthy!

~What physical activities do your children enjoy?
~What type of outdoor games does your family play together?
~How do you schedule physical activity into your daily routines?

Feel free to link up to a new or archived post on your own blog. We are looking forward to hearing and sharing many great suggestions for Jumping, Skipping, Hopping and more!

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Picnic Table Talk: Organizing Your Space

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This week's Picnic Table Talk is about Organizing Your Space and Materials!

Who would have thought there were so many ways to use Baby Wipe Boxes to organize classroom materials. Check out the lengthy list of suggestions at Monkey See Monkey Do.

What do you do to keep order in your home? classroom? art cabinent? etc?
Post your tips for organizing all the materials that come along with learning, teaching, and entertaining your kiddos. Then, link up and share your stuff!

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Picnic Table Talk: Vacations

Note: Sorry for the trouble this AM with the linky. I tried MckLinky for the first time and for some reason it's having trouble right now. Here is the old Mister Linky instead. Thanks for your patience.

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