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The Lego bricks your kids are playing with are pretty much the same as the ones you had as a kid — but the Lego sets you can build from them these days are way different, reflecting a world that’s changed a lot but still snaps together one brick at a time. The best Lego sets hit the sweet spot of being both challenging and engaging. There are tons of new options, from Avengers and Star Wars sets to fan-submitted “Ideas” models that the company wisely decided to put into production. Sponsored by Pandora Gifts to Say Thanks for Always...

Grab your cape and get ready to have FUN learning with these free printable Superhero Worksheets for preschool pre k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd grade students. These themed worksheets teach a HUGE variety of math and literacy skills! Superhero Worksheets My goal is to make learning fun for my kids! To do so I often […] The post Superhero Worksheets appeared first on 123 Homeschool 4 Me.

When Courtney Welch Larson gave birth to quadruplets at 25 weeks, doctors were unsure if her babies would survive. In addition, she was told that her children wouldn’t become “track stars” because their lungs were so damaged and they spend month(s) on a ventilator. However, now eight years later, the quadruplets are actively thriving in life. Courtney and her husband, Cameron, of Lima, New York, had been trying to conceive for years before Courtney fell pregnant with four babies through intrauterine insemination. In 2012, the Larsons welcomed their quadruplets—two boys, Cooper and Brody, and two girls, Ashlyn and Kylie. The...

Thursday, Self-Isolation Day #41 We request continued prayers for my husband's mother D. She has been sick with COVID-19 for a month (now negative, but still sick), alone in the hospital for nearly that long, and is now on her second stretch of being on a ventilator in order to give her lungs support for longer while they heal. When David got his hard cast on Tuesday morning, I asked the nurse what to expect about his mobility, as I'd been carrying him in my arms nonstop for a day and a half at that point. She said, "Within two days,...

When we first began homeschooling last fall, I started with a preschool homeschool curriculum I purchased online. It was basic, but it introduced me to a simple structure and way of organizing lessons. Because I had never taught anyone formally before, I felt more confident having some direction to start with—and I honestly wasn't sure what kinds of activities I should be using to fill my preschool-age daughter's day. We used our curriculum diligently for the first six months of the school year, but in that time I realized that the formula was pretty simple. Now I've taken what I...