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Canadian Provinces and Territories Worksheet

Paula — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 08:43:57 +0000

Today I thought it would be useful to share my Label the Canadian provinces worksheet because it’s educational and helpful for kids learning about Canada. I confess that one of my daughters struggles with geography and visual spatial perception. What does that mean? Well, it means that she needs extra help figuring out things sometimes. For instance if I asked her to draw a map of Canada she would genuinely struggle. If I asked her to put all the names of the provinces on this map she would need support with that. Sometimes seeing her struggle with geography It is a little bit sad for me to witness as her Mom, partly because we travel a lot as a family. Travel makes geography real for me. It has not had the same effect on her quite yet. Canadian Provinces and Territories I am ever hopeful that with enough repetition and practice some things will become engrained in her memory. So, tools that help her to practice and build her memory are valuable to me. That’s why one of my helpers here created a Canadian provinces worksheet printable. I know very well that my child is not the only one who struggles with ideas like this. In fact, many of my readers homeschool and several also have children with unique needs like mine. Others simply like being able to use these free printables and worksheets to supplement education or to challenge kids in their spare time. So, here is a printable worksheet that will help them learn. More Resources Just right click the above and save it and print it out. Then help your kids or your students to label the Canadian provinces. If you need any other easy worksheets you can visit my Pinterest Free Printables board. Other Printable Worksheets This one was an Easter printable. My Pinterest board is always hopping with information and more free printables like this free spring printables word search. You might also Love this Solar System Unit. Quick Update – June 2019 – a reader has rightly pointed out that Newfoundland and Labrador are the same province now and have been since 2011. So kindly make note of that. At some point I will fully update this map of Canada for you. Happy Teaching!

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Children’s Christmas Letter Printable

Paula — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 13:20:42 +0000

Happy December everyone!! This is one of my favourite months, but also one of my busiest months. Around here business is crazy during the month of December. I am wrapping up several year end accounts and posts and I am swimming in content. I usually have a gift guide happening too. Let’s face it December is a social media marketing dream. I enjoy that but, there’s also all the other regular Christmas details. Like shopping for Christmas presents, plotting a family gathering and a meal or two, as well as planning some ski trips. Here’s one small freebie Christmas letter printable that your kids can enjoy during this busy season. I know life is busy in December for everyone, especially for all my readers who are parents! So, that’s why I love to toss in a few free Christmas printables and goodies that will help you out each year. Last year I published these adorable printable gift tags that went over well. The year before that I had a whole array of printables for kids and vintage gift tags that were old fashioned and super cute. You can easily print out any of these if you wish! Hopefully these will help your budget and also keep your kids from climbing the walls. It’s a fine line between helping them anticipate a fun season and winding them up into overstimulation hyperactive territory. Trust me, I know. [tweetthis]Enjoy this free Christmas letter printable for kids. [/tweetthis] There are always tonnes of free Christmas printables here on my Pinterest printables board. Check out the cute Kid’s Christmas jokes I published yesterday. Happy Holidays and I hope you have a lovely Christmas season! Here is a Christmas Letter Printable for you. Click on the link below and save it and print it out for your son or daughter. I figured this could be either a Santa Letter or simply a Christmas letter printable letter to someone special. santa_2016

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Chrono Bomb Game is the Perfect Present for Your Spy In Training #TMMGG2015

Paula — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 07:56:54 +0000

I spied the Chrono Bomb game this past summer at a toy show in New York City and it screamed Ainsley’s name to me as I walked by, so I struck up a conversation with the person representing Patch Products and told her all about this girl of mine. Back when Ainsley was about 8 and we were living in our old house, she would grab string, or yarn from the closet and string it all over her room creating an elaborate web of lasers so that she had to limbo and contort her body just to get into the room. She has always been that kind of girl. Massive imagination and a mess of creative thinking. She loved pretend from the start and has been building elaborate stories with superheroes and spies for many years now. So clearly, because I know my daughter, and her love of creative role playing games, I knew Chrono Bomb would be a huge hit. Chrono Bomb arrived here awhile ago and we’ve been waiting for our schedule to slow down, so that we had a moment to test it out properly. This week we finally had that chance. We set the Chrono Bomb game up together. Basically it’s pretty simple. Follow the instructions which are clear and well laid out in the package with the pieces. There are about eight separate pieces to the game and then there are also ten cards ( 8 gear cards and 2 mission cards). There are four standard clamps, a reel clamp, a sensor clamp and the bomb itself. Attach the clamps to solid surfaces like tables, legs of chairs and book cases and then use the laser string clamp to run the laser between the clamps to create a laser force field. Use this game in a well lit area and be careful what you clamp the laser string to. You don’t want the clip to come off and you really don’t want the furniture to tumble, if the laser is hit. We didn’t have any problems at all with that happening. [tweetthis]Chrono Bomb is the perfect present for any child 7 + with a strong imagination #TMMGG2015[/tweetthis] Chrono Bomb is recommended for seven and over. I can see the entire family having fun with this game. I would even try it. I can also see my daughter enjoying this with her cousins and her friends. A couple of those little people are six and seven now. I know my one nephew Taiga would LOVE playing this with Ainsley. Chrono Bomb Game retails for about $29.99 US. It is a massive hit in France apparently. It comes with ample string 27.5 M inside the reel clamp. That is already inside the clamp and there’s no tedious winding or threading to do. That is a bonus in a gift game such as this one. No big issues unboxing it or setting up. Chrono Bomb combines a lot of fun all in one clever and awesome package. My daughter is able to be creative and enjoy role playing while actively being physical too. That’s the best kind of activity for her. She has always been the kid playing superheroes outside with the neighbours. There are cards that come with the game and there is a BOMB that requires three AAA batteries (not included.) Activate the bomb timer and watch your child have fun contorting their bodies over, under, around and through the lasers. Don’t touch the laser though, because each time you hit the strong laser field, it subtracts time from the bomb. When you make it through the course to the end with time left on the bomb you hit the button to defuse the bomb. Spies are competitive of course so you can challenge friends or siblings to go faster through the same course. There is also an interactive element here which I love. Taking a game and extending it, giving it new life and some new applications through an application (here Google Play or the Apple App store.) makes it more challenging and extends the life of a game. Download the free Chrono Bomb Game APP and keep playing. That makes me happy. You don’t have to use the extra app features, but you can if you want to. Smart Idea Patch Products and Chrono Bomb! This game makes my Thrifty Momma’s Tips gift guide for ages seven and up. Chrono Bomb is a fabulous fun gift for any creative little spy on your list. I was given product for consideration here. My opinion is all my own.

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