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Count the days to Christmas as you place an ornament on the tree, a decoration in the home, or a present under the tree. When the picture is fully decorated it will be Christmas Day! Set includes Velcro on a 11" x 14" background, 25 figures, and literature explaining each symbol of Christmas.









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September Specials

September Specials

Email me to take advantage of these prices* I will send you a paypal invoice

*prices do not include shipping or tax if you live in utah

Dolls Are on Sale!
This is the month to order your Christmas Just Like Me Dolls! All our doll and clothes sets are on sale in September! THESE DOLLS AND CLOTHES ARE WASHABLE! Also made of high quality felt that lasts for years.

SAVE $5 On all Just Like Me Dolls
Imagine the joy and delight your child will experience when they have a doll that looks just like them! All we need is a photo of your child (school photo preferred) and we’ll do the rest.
80411 Just Like Me Girl $19.99
80402 Just Like Me Boy $19.99
80422 Just like Me Twin Boy $19.99
80421 Just Like Me Twin Boy $19.99

Purchase two Dolls and pay less!












All of our dolls (girl, boy and twins) can be purchased for $5.99 or purchase any two for only $9.99!

SAVE $3 on these Doll Clothes Sets
Color My Own Clothes
Your child can create beautiful designs and patterns on these Color My Own Clothes Sets. When their masterpiece is finished, sent to us and we’ll print them on felt for a lasting treasure. Set includes duffle bag too!
80091 Color My Own Girl Clothes, uncut $9.99, pre-cut $12.99
80095 Color My Own Fashion Clothes, uncut $9.99, pre-cut $12.99
80094 Color My Own Twins Clothes, uncut $9.99, pre-cut $12.99
80092 Color My Own Boy Clothes, uncut $9.99, pre-cut $12.99


Example of Color My Own Girl Clothes


8008 International Costumes
Uncut $12.99, Pre-cut $16.99
Fifteen international costumes that will fit the girl doll are included in this set. It also includes a duffle bag for storage and extensive paperwork with games, recipes, and information about each country.


80029 Girl Clothes
Uncut $13.99, Pre-cut $19.99
All kinds of fun will be had with all of these clothes to pla y with. Set also includes a duffle bag for storage.

80039 Boy Clothes
Uncut $13.99, Pre-cut $19.99
This set has everyday clothes as well as clothes for play and dress-up, nineteen figures in all. Set also includes a duffle bag for storage.

SAVE $2 on these clothes sets for the girl doll!
8011 Vintage Clothes
Uncut $9.99, Pre-cut $12.99
Twelve outfits plus accessories is ideal for playing dress-ups. There is literature explaining the time period of each outfit. Set includes a duffle bag for storage.









8012 Career Clothes
Uncut $7.99, Pre-cut $9.99
This set has eight different outfits that are worn on the job. Your little one may choose to be a doctor or a chocolatier! Set includes a duffle bag for storage.

Also on sale is our Fashion Dolls!
8007 Fashion Dolls
Uncut $14.99, Pre-cut $19.99 a $3 savings!
This set is a bit different in that the dolls are not on the ¼” felt and there are 4 dolls and the clothes in the set. They are like paper dolls of old. Set includes a duffle bag for storage.

Facebook & Pneumonia

Well I got sick in June the doctor thinks it was swine flu but I did not take care of myself and got Pneumonia. I did not go see my doctor till the middle of July due to a stubborn streak. Unfortunately instead of updating my blog I discovered Facebook and their numerous games. I guess I needed something mindless to occupy my waking hours when all I could do was push some buttons. Therefore this site was sadly lacking in posts and updates I am currently updating it now thank you for your patience :) On the bright side my son has learned to walk some he however is going to need tubes for his ears as he as had none stop ear infections since January. Hopefully this will improve his disposition some and help him to talk.

Teaching Styles and Special Needs

Student with special needs require a more specialized teaching style then other students. These students will not thrive in a classroom where they are expected to sit quiet as mice and never speak out of turn. These students thrive better in classrooms that are more upbeat and allow some spontaneous discussion or input. The more senses you can use in your lessons the more your students will learn. You also have more students who understand the material being taught which leads to better test scores.
For example when teaching about chemical reactions make ice cream in a bag or goo students really love this stuff and will have a great time making it. While they are making ice cream or goo help them see what the different components do to react to each other. Then follow up with a worksheet with questions they need to answer about what they think happened. Another really great lesson I like to use for matter or compounds is to give a cooking lesson. I make cookies or a stir fry something that mixes ingredients to make something else. Before making the items I go over the measuring tools and how to convert different amounts if I am missing the specific size measuring tool this brings in a math lesson. I also have the students write or tell what they think the different ingredients do when combined. The students really get into this as they help put in or mix the ingredients, the smells and interactions really help them remember things you say to them or explain while doing the lesson.
Small focused group work is a great tool with students with special needs as long as the teacher spends time with each group or the most focused need group. Centers are a great way to implement this or you could do whole group instruction and get the main set of students going. Then bring a small group of students who need more individualized instruction back to a table to work with the teacher or aide.

april products

April products
Table top town $46.99 for uncut and 57.99 for cut and assembled plus shipping and tax.

cut or not cut Uncut, unassembled $46.99Precut & assembled $57.99

Finger Play with CD $33.99 Uncut, 39.99 Precut

Choices

Uncut $33.99Precut $39.99

Welcome to Farm Field! Uncut $ 23.99, Pre-cut $28.99

Choices

Uncut $23.99Precut $28.99

Little League Line Up 9.99 Uncut & 11.99 Precut

Choices

Uncut $9.99Precut $11.99

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ADHD

ADHD can be very trying to parents and children. A lot of children with ADHD can be helped by use of caffeine, I know this sounds crazy but I am here to tell you it can make a huge difference. Of course it does not work the same for all children as everyone is different. However it has improved my daughter tremendously and I do not have to deal with all the nasty side affects of most ADHD medicines. I started doing this right before Christmas break as my daughter was driving her teacher crazy. She just takes 2 oz of mountain dew in the morning right before she goes to school this helps her not get so hyper later in the day. From what I have observed it tends to even her out for most of the day. However some days at around 3pm she gets a little cranky so we give her just a bit more so her mood stays even all day. The time might vary for each child so just be aware of how they are doing.
I like the caffeine because I can control how much she gets and when as she does not need the caffeine when she is home as it does not bother me that she is hyper. I do not want her drinking mountain dew all the time and could choose another drink with caffeine but I like to also use vojo mints. She only has to take 2-3 of these and they act just like the mountain dew they come in citrus, berry sour, and peppermint. She likes citrus the best but some other kids might like the others you get them at 7-elevens and other stores you can look them up online under vojo extreme.
I am not completely sure of why the caffeine works but from my research it changes the way the blood flows to the brain or something to that effect so when in most people it makes them hyper it makes most children with ADHD mellow.

Gifted Students

For this post I wanted to discuss various ways to help students who are gifted but may also have a learning disability. My oldest is gifted mostly in math however she does ok in the other areas except comprehension she does not seem to understand what she is reading. This can cause some problems since she can read on a 9th grade level when she is only a 6th grader. I finally got her to tell me that when she reads she does not picture what the story is about in her mind. They finally tested her and discovered that she does not sequence very well when you give her a list of directions out of order. I found this very frustrating as I have tried to get the schools to test her since she was in 2nd grade. Well at least she is not a high school student so we hopefully can help her with this problem.

When looking for any signs I may have missed that would have told me this was a problem. The only thing I could come up with was she had a severe lack of imagination from a young age. She never liked to play dolls or dress up. She only liked books with pictures and when she got to old for picture books she did not like to read anymore. I think if I had tried to get her to play house more or discussed what was happening during reading time, she might have been better at sequencing. I did discover something a few months ago that might have helped her and kicked myself for not thinking of it sooner. It seems so simple and that is felt stories they use pictures but you have to act out what you are hearing with movable figures so they are really hands on. I thought gosh I could have used paper figures for that matter but they are not as durable. I started using them with my other children and the kids loved them. I also discovered from a teacher at my daughters school that I could have done and am now doing this picture with a sentence game. You have a short phrase that is very descriptive and have the student draw what they think it should look like. This has helped some as now she has to think about what the sentence is saying and we can see what she is really getting out of her reading.
Her math is a different problem all of its own. She can do math like a twenty year old so most math for her age bores her senseless. I have struggled to get the schools to challenge her on a higher level but not had much success.