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5 Patterning Games for Kids

Tuesday, 15 January 2019 by TOSBlog

Red. Blue. Red. Blue. Big. Big. Small. Big. Big. Small. 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4. Patterns are everywhere! If you’re looking for a fun way to practice patterns with your kids, give one of these games a try. They’re: Easy to set up Fun to play Full of learning Because learning

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Preventing the Winter Blues

Monday, 14 January 2019 by TOSBlog

With the busyness of the holidays behind us, January can be a time of rest or a time of new beginnings with ambitious resolutions. As the month wears on, with gray days and cold temperatures, it can also be a time of dreariness. As the frigid weather in some areas hinders regular outdoor playtime,

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Saying Goodbye to a Great Man

Friday, 11 January 2019 by TOSBlog

I have always found hearing the horn of a train in the distance to be a lonely sound, particularly on a rainy and foggy day. This feeling was the same as I heard Engine 4141 draw ever nearer to the spot my husband and I had staked out across from the tracks on Wellborn

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Two Ways Children Can Help Create Homeschool Lessons

Thursday, 10 January 2019 by TOSBlog

Educating our children at home has given us the ability to have freedom and flexibility in choosing topics throughout the school year. In the beginning of our journey I took it upon myself to choose what we studied but over the past two years I have incorporated the children in those decisions. Though they