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Household Hints & Tips
For icy door steps in freezing temperatures: Get warm water and put Dawn dish washing liquid in it. Pour it all over the steps. They won’t refreeze. To remove old wax from a glass candle holder, put it in the freezer for a few hours. Then take the candle holder out and turn it upside [...]
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Laurie’s Lesson Plan – Week 5
Welcome to Week 5! Kind of hard to believe we will be gearing up for the back-to-school frenzy soon! With school starting in a little over a month here in Maryland, I’m trying to step up the summer curriculum as much as possible. We have big plans for the remainder of this summer, including trips [...]
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Laurie’s Lesson Plans – Week 4
This week I thought I would share with you some of the resources I’ve been using to create my lesson plans this summer. There are so many blogs, websites and even smart phone apps out there that provide free printable worksheets, lesson plans and activities. If you are looking for ideas for creating your own [...]
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Politics, Hollywood, and your kids
Thіѕ іѕ еlесtіоn уеаr аnd оftеn, аѕ раrеntѕ, оur соnvеrѕаtіоnѕ turn tо роlіtісѕ. Our bеlіеfѕ, оur fеаrѕ, оur tоlеrаnсеѕ оr оur іmраtіеnсе. Arе оur kіdѕ lіѕtеnіng? Arе thеу bеіng іnfluеnсеd? Whо іѕ thе bіggеr іnfluеnсе: Pаrеntѕ оr Hоllуwооd? Wе аll knоw Hоllуwооd сеlеbrіtіеѕ hаvе а hugе іnfluеnсе оn реорlе іn gеnеrаl, еѕресіаllу wіth сhіldrеn. Lіttlе [...]
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Laurie’s Lesson Plans – Week 3
This summer is flying by! Can you believe we are in the first week of July already? In my family we are making the most of our summer vacation by combining fun activities, events, and learning. Every outing is a teaching opportunity. While grocery shopping, have your younger kids help you count the items you [...]
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Laurie’s Lesson Plans – Week 2
Well, we have jumped full on into the summer swing, heat and all. If you haven’t started yet with your summer learning plans, now is a good time to start. The kids (and you) have had a few weeks to adjust to everyone being home and they’ve gotten over that initial excitement of summer vacation. [...]
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Planning Activities With Your Children
As much fun as it is for your child or children to enjoy a playset or trampoline on their own, sometimes they—and you—would be much happier if you can also participate. Not every activity is appropriate for both ages to enjoy, but there are more than enough different things that you and your child can [...]
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Physical Activity Ideas with Pool Noodles and Beach Balls
Here are some great physical activity ideas from Head Start Body Start for parents to do with their children, pool noodles and beach balls. Pool Noodles Tunnel Fun: Line up a few chairs facing each other, a few feet apart. Lay pool noodles across the chairs to make a tunnel. Children can crawl underneath the [...]
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Welcome to Laurie’s Lesson Plans
Are you worried about your kids forgetting everything they learned this school year? Do you think your kids will resist using their summer vacation to keep learning and get prepared for the fall? Summer learning doesn’t have to be a drag for you or your kids. You can find ways to keep them learning and [...]
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Water Safety
Pооl оwnеrѕ, раrеntѕ аnd fаmіlіеѕ саn іnсrеаѕе wаtеr ѕаfеtу thіѕ ѕummеr bу аdорtіng ѕоmе ѕіmрlе, роtеntіаllу lіfеѕаvіng wаtеr ѕаfеtу рrесаutіоnѕ. Nо оnе rеаllу thіnkѕ аbоut ѕоmеthіng tеrrіblе hарреnіng іn/аrоund thеіr рооl, untіl іt dоеѕ. Prасtісіng аѕ mаnу рrоvеn wаtеr ѕаfеtу ѕtерѕ іѕ thе bеѕt wау tо kеер thоѕе уоu lоvе аnd thоѕе аrоund уоur рооl [...]
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