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A heartwarming gift book for children, grandchildren, mothers, and grandmothers. It’s a story about love and legacies across generations and follows the relationship between a grandmother and granddaughter through the years, and the keepsakes that fill a special cedar chest with memories and love.

MathStart book for ages 7 & up.

The Ocean City sharks have to swim 75 laps by the end of the week, and every day they figure out how many laps are left to go. Swimming and subraction are all part of the fun. Included in the book are several activities to sharpen subtraction skills.

Ages 6 & up

Mrs. Comfort has planned a banquet for her relatives and friends. Everything goes smoothly until the day of the event. People begin arriving and that’s when problems arise. A delightful mathematical story that introduces children to geometry. Extension activities for adutls and kids included.

As November begins it always marks, for me, the beginning of the holiday season. I look with anticipation to all the activities that bring my family together. Often my time gets taken up with planning and preparing these special events. When things become overwhelming, I have to remind myself to stop and think about what this month represents- giving thanks, showing gratitude and service to others. In this months newsletter I have included ideas to share as you gather with your children, grandchildren and other family and friends. Also, a new product is available, a December Activity Kit. Check the Products page for information. I would love to hear from you with any great ideas you would like to share. Go to my Blog and leave your comments.

Download the Turkey Category Game
Number of Players: 2 or more
Each player needs a Turkey Category Sheet and a pencil.
The object of the game is to get the most words in each column that begin with the letter.
Playing the Game:
1. Decide on one category (fruits, vegetables, names, colors, states, cities, countries, holiday things).
Choose categories that are appropriate to the ages of the players.
2. Set a time period for each column (1-3 minutes depending on the ages of those playing).
3. Each player writes as many words as they can think of that begin with the letter in the column.
4. When time is up, taking turns, each player reads their list. If any other player has the same word all players that have that word cross it off their list.
5. The player with the most words left in their columns is the winner.
6. You can do all the columns at the same time or separate depending on the ages of those playing.

Example: Category - Countries
T - Turkey, U - United States, R - Russia, K - Korea, E - Ethiopia, Y - Yemen