FREE Worksheet Wednesday: Pumpkin Number Match 1-20

Free Pumpkin Number Match Game For Preschool and on. A fun way to practice number sense.

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Well, it's finally our first week of school officially this week! I've honestly been preparing all summer for this coming year for many reasons. Mainly it's the first year I'll really be homeschooling 3 kids, and there are so man different levels to think about.

My oldest, MJ, is in high school, while K is in grade 2 (ish) and A is just starting kindergarten. All three of them will be using a certain curriculum that I love called The Good and The Beautiful, but I didn't want to just leap in right away. Especially with the younger ones I wanted to start things out a bit slower and give them some fun learning games and resources to use.

This Pumpkin Match Game 1-20 is one of those things. Made for my youngest, A, it's like playing a fun game, but really gets kids practicing using number sense. That is, matching a number of things to an actual numeral.

And the best part is it doesn't stop at 10 - it goes right up to 20! Plus it has a fun Fall pumpkin theme.

You can choose to print them out and just match them up, or you can cut a slot in them like I did for the pumpkin to go in. It makes it a little extra fun!

You can start by giving your child a wheelbarrow and laying out a few pumpkins - I wouldn't put all 20 out at once since that would be a little overwhelming. I usually put a number out and then put about 5 pumpkins. You can adjust the number of pumpkins to your child's level.

You can go over the number and how to count to it first, or you can just let your child match them all up.

Whatever way you use these pumpkin matching cards, I hope you and yours enjoy them! Download below...

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DOWNLOAD THE FREE PUMPKIN MATCH 1-20 HERE

Motivation For The Week - A Fitness Quote To Keep You Going!

Welcome to my motivation Monday! If you feel like you're lagging behind in your workouts this month then don't sweat it! In the busyness of this month, most of us let our own goals get put on the back burner. But remember to let yourself breathe too - sometimes the best medicine is a little R & R!

"Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live" - Jim Rohn

*Please remember that you are free to share this graphic quote on your blog, social media or print it out to enjoy. Please just leave my watermark (messybeautifulfun.com) in the corner. Thanks!*

Have a wonderfully beautiful week!

NEW Free Printable Wall Art Poster - Where We Love Is Home!

Well, I loved sharing my printable wall art sign last week and just couldn't wait to share this one with you all too! It features a lovely quote about home:

"Where we love is home. Home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts". -O.W. Holmes, Sr.

 Don't you just love that? It makes me think of my own children making their way in the world, making their own homes, but never forgetting this one of their childhood. Their feet may leave but their hearts will not. Love it!

And you can absolutely print it out for free for your own home! It's a lovely, inexpensive way to add a touch of coziness and color to a room or add some light to a corner that needs brightening.

Download this free printable PDF below, and please remember ...
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Free Printable Letter Matching Worksheets At The Apple Orchard

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If there is one thing my kids look forward to every year, it's a trip to the apple orchard we love so much. It's actually a super fun place - there's apple picking obviously, but there's also 3 huge playgrounds, farm animals and a wonderful restaurant (with bar and apple gin included!).

A beautiful day of apple picking @domainelafrance If you're in #Quebec it's a must! Fresh apples, adorable animals and parks for the kids, and some very fun #Gin tasting for us big kids😁 🥃🥃 #applepicking #gintasting #familyfun #familyouting #daytrip #farmersmarket #appleorchard #quebec #clouds

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So when I was trying to think of some fun themes for new worksheets for my youngest, apples were on my mind! She's 4 now and still has a bit of trouble distinguishing between some of the uppercase and lowercase letters, particularly the similar ones like ''b' and 'd' (whyyyyyyy did they make them like that!)

So to help her along I made these Uppercase and Lowercase letter matching sheets with a fun apple orchard theme - and of course, I'm going to share them with you. I'm nice like that.😎

You can print out just the letters your child struggles with a little, or print them all out and go through one per day or week. My daughter loves to color them in first (as you can see, some quite a lot!Also, her arm...) and help to cut them out with her little scissors. After cutting them out, you glue the letters on the appropriate tree - capitals on the capital tree, lowercase on the lowercase tree.

It's simple and requires no prep at all, just print and go! Click on the link below to download.
*And just a note - please feel free to share these free worksheets! But when sharing please link to this page, not the direct download page. Thank You!*

DOWNLOAD THESE WORKSHEETS HERE

Motivation For This Week: A Parenting Quote

Happy Monday! Here's your motivational quote for this week - and it's all about parenting!

"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men" -Frederick Douglass

I sincerely hope this motivates you in your parenting journey this week.

Have a good one!

Free Printable Wall Art Poster: Love Begins At Home

If there's one thing I've fallen in love with decorating our home during the past few years, it's beautiful wall art signs! I love the chalkboards, love the wooden letters and really love the printable signs too!

And while I'm always on the lookout for new ones to hang up, I thought making some of my own would be fun since I can use quotes that I love and beautiful backgrounds that will brighten our home.

And of course, I'm going to share!

I'll be leaving a lovely little home decor poster every now and then, and I sincerely hope you enjoy them as much as I do! All it needs is a pretty little frame from the dollar or craft store. They'll be free to download, and look just lovely hung up in a frame in your home - take a look at this week's sign in our home!

This poster features a lovely quote about home from Mother Teresa. "Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do, but how much love we put in that action." What a lovely reminder to let things go sometimes and just love the ones you're with! 

So please feel free to grab a copy for yourself, and share it with friends too by sharing this blog post! 

Grab your copy below...

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FREE Printable: Alphabet Candyland - Learning Upper and Lowercase Letters Through Play

One of the most difficult obstacles for some kids to overcome before learning to read is recognizing letters. The concept that a capital 'G' and a lowercase 'g' are the same letters can seem confusing to early readers - and that's understandable! Most capital and lowercase letters look nothing alike!

So to help teach that concept to your kiddos (and mine!) while having fun, I made up this Alphabet Candyland Game.

Just like the real Candy Land, it features colored squares with corresponding colored cards that you draw from a pile.

The difference in this version is that each colored tile on the board has a capital letter on it. When a player lands on a letter, they must find the corresponding lowercase letter card to move on!

Without feeling too much like they're 'doing schoolwork', kids can learn to play cooperatively, identify colors, and of course, recognize lowercase and uppercase letters. And it's just so much fun to play!

Download your own free copy below, complete with printable rules, game board, color cards and alphabet cards. If you are going to share this download, please link to THIS page and NOT the download link - Thank you! And let me know how much fun you had below in the comments, or throw me a photo on Instagram @debbiejeanmcmullen.

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