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Fine Motor Development: Threading

Adam is a busy little boy and jumps from one activity to the next in a matter of minutes! I am constantly needing to find new activities for him to play with and keep him occupied.  He loves fine motor activities but prefers for them to be varied as he

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The Importance of Visual Discrimination

So, last week I jotted down some of my tips for developing Visual Foreground and Background Perception.  Today, I will be talking about Visual Discrimination. Visual Discrimination is the ability to notice visual similarities and differences between objects, pictures and symbols.  Mastering this skill forms the foundation to sorting, matching

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A FREE Week of wordy Wisdom – Week 8

Last week I bundled the seven first weeks of A Week of Wordy wisdom together to offer to you at a reduced price.  I thought it only fitting to create the next week and offer it as a FREEBIE.  You can download it at the end of this post.  Be

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Importance of Visual Foreground/Background Development

I often use my Remedial Therapy training at home with my children, to help ensure that they get the stimulation to develop the skills needed for school and learning.  Today I thought to jot down the importance of Visual Foreground/Background development and a few easy ways to practice and encourage

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So Easy, No Cook Play Dough

I make a lot of play dough for my children.  I prefer the home made version because you can make it in your choice of color and a lot of it.  The little store bought tubs just don’t give me the quantity that I want (unless I buy a basket

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A Week of Wordy Wisdom – Week 7

Week 7 is a bit late due to the party preparations that have been going on in my household,  It was my son’s second birthday and I became totally wrapped up in it.  That was on Saturday, so I am back to my normal routine and am able to blog

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Adam’s Worm Party

I have been absent from blogging for the past week so so because it was Adam’s birthday party and despite the many half started posts along the way to fill you in on what I was doing, I was not able to actually finish and post them.  So this is

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Chocolate Cheesecake Yumminess

So it is just over a week before Adam’s birthday party and I decided to get myself organized and start baking. This morning, while Adam was sleeping and Megan at school, I decided to bake a cheesecake that would form part of the eats for the adults – although, I

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Summer Link Up – My Guilty Pleasure

Oh no!  Miss Monica from I Heart Grade 3 got us all involved in this Summer link Up and once she has our trust, she lays this topic on us: My Guilty Pleasure 😉 Lol, I was hoping it would stay a secret, just between me and my four walls

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Building Back to School: Language Tools

Are you looking for some language tools for Back to School?  I have linked up with Denise from #Teachermom.  She is running a Back to School Tools linkup for the next few weeks. This week focuses on Language tools and I am all for playing game to reinforce language concepts.

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Hi! I'm Margaux

I am an online teacher, passionate about creating fun and engaging activities for ESL students.  I live in South Africa with my husband, two children and a handful of pets.  

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