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I create fun worksheets that encourage learning with a fun activity. I especially like working with cuisenaire rods.

I create fun worksheets that encourage learning with a fun activity. I especially like working with cuisenaire rods.
Garden Fairies Coloring Book
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Garden Fairies Coloring Book

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This coloring book features 29 Art Nouveau garden fairies that are ready to color using your favorite medium.  The fairies are a delightful mix of flower garden favorites and herbs in poses that range from regal to playful to pensive.  The pictured scenes evoke the imagination and are a good starting point for storytelling.  Enjoy these coloring pages as part of an art curriculum or a quiet activity at home. A mix of flowers and herbs found in the garden: Blackberry, Bluebell, Carnation, Columbine, Corncockle, Crown Imperial, Daffodil, Daisy, Fennel, Holly, Iris, Larksheels, Laurel, Lavender, Lily, Marigold, Marjoram, Mint, Pansy, Parsley, Primrose, Rose, Rosemary, Rue, Strawberry, Thistle, Thyme, Violet, Woodbine.
Free Samples from Garden Fairies Coloring Book
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Free Samples from Garden Fairies Coloring Book

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Free samples from the Garden Fairies Coloring Book derived from the art of Walter Crane. Included are 4 of the illustrations out of the 29 that are featured in the full coloring book. The pictured scenes evoke the imagination and are a good starting point for storytelling. Enjoy these coloring pages as part of an art curriculum or a quiet activity at home.
Placemat Table Setting Cooking Camp Homeschool Prints On Letter Paper
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Placemat Table Setting Cooking Camp Homeschool Prints On Letter Paper

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Printer-friendly printable file for teaching life skills like how to set the table. Perfect for Preschool, Montessori, Waldorf, home school and cooking camps. The place setting prints on two 8.5" x 11" sheets of paper which will need to be taped together. The plate is approximately 8" across or roughly the size of a salad plate.
Nature Walk Scavenger Hunt Field Trip Hiking Game
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Nature Walk Scavenger Hunt Field Trip Hiking Game

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A walk through the woods can be so much more fun with a scavenger hunt! On a field trip or a hike with the family keep kids motivated and occupied with a hunt for sixteen items found in the natural world. This printable worksheet leaves room for coloring in the pictures with color pencils or markers. This is a great introduction to foraging and learning about the natural world around us.
Southern Appalachian Wildlfowers Scavenger Hunt 2 Pages 18 Wildflowers
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Southern Appalachian Wildlfowers Scavenger Hunt 2 Pages 18 Wildflowers

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This is a great scavenger hunt for a field trip hike through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park or any national parks or forests in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Purchase includes two activity pages each with nine different wildflowers commonly found in the Spring in the mountains of Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia. Flowers can be colored in like a coloring page when identified. Flowers: Bellwort, Bloodroot, Bluebells, Columbine, Dwarf Crested Iris, Fire Pink, Hepatica, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Mayapple, Phacelia, Pink Lady’s Slipper, Showy Orchid, Spring Beauty, Trillium, Trout Lily, Violet, Wild Geranium, Wild Ginger. Flowers native to the southeastern United States.
Being a Food Scientist / Explorer
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Being a Food Scientist / Explorer

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Use this worksheet to improve food acceptance by exploring the unique properties of food. This exercise is beneficial for feeding therapy, sensory processing disorders, and “picky eaters”.
Bilingual Set of 12 Spanish + English Placemats Table Setting Montessori Waldorf
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Bilingual Set of 12 Spanish + English Placemats Table Setting Montessori Waldorf

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Printable file for teaching children how to set the table. Includes a zip file with 12 files: Red flower pattern - English and Spanish Orange flower pattern - English and Spanish Yellow flower pattern - English and Spanish Green flower pattern - English and Spanish Blue flower pattern - English and Spanish Purple flower pattern - English and Spanish Great for bilingual learning and Spanish immersion. Perfect for Montessori, Waldorf, home school and preschool learning. Placemat is 11" x 17". The plate is 7.5" across or roughly the size of a salad plate. PDFs files can be printed using the poster option (which will produce the image spread across four sheets that must then be taped together) or you can use the file at Staples to get a laminated copy printed on heavy stock for around $14. Instructions for printing at Staples.com: Shop services -> Signs, banners, posters -> Posters -> Design Now -> Upload Now -> Poster size select 12" x 18" -> Get Started -> Upload pdf file and check orientation (should be landscape) -> Continue -> Select material options (heavyweight recommended) -> Select Finishing (laminated recommended) -> finish and checkout.
Cuisenaire Rods ABCD
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Cuisenaire Rods ABCD

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Use Cuisenaire Rods to fill in the letters of the alphabet. Worksheet includes the letters A, B, C, and D.
Font for Cuisenaire Rods
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Font for Cuisenaire Rods

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Use this font to type words, letters, names, etc and fill in the letters with Cuisenaire Rods. Print the same letter multiple times and use different Cuisenaire Rod combinations to fill it in. Personalize your lessons using this font for your Cuisenaire Rod activities.