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Learning Candy: Get Kids Excited About Learning

Learning Candy: Get Kids Excited About Learning

Learning Candy: Get Kids Excited About Learning Like many of you who read this blog, Grandmother Diaries receives our share of solicitations. The vast majority of them are simply not appropriate. When Lana approached us about collaborating with Learning Candy and supporting her cause, we met this with much skepticism. But as we took a […]

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What Can You Do with Sidewalk Chalk and Dice?

What Can You Do with Sidewalk Chalk and Dice?

What Can You Do with Sidewalk Chalk and Dice? Addition A collection of dice (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Supplies A pair of dice Chalk Driveway, sidewalk, or other clear spot Instructions Draw 12 circles on driveway, numbering them from 1 to 12. They can be the same size or different sizes, the same shape or different […]

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How Much Is One Million in Sugar?

How Much Is One Million in Sugar?

How Much Is One Million in Sugar? Big numbers A bowl of white granulated sugar. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) How long would it take you to count to one million? Eleven and-a-half days, if you counted at the rate of one number a second. This activity helps you see how much one million of something is. […]

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How Tall Are You in Pennies?

How Tall Are You in Pennies?

Conversion Sixteen pennies, stacked, is one inch. Large number of pennies (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Supplies As many pennies as you can find A one-foot ruler A three-foot yardstick Pencil Doorjamb Paper Instructions Count out 16 pennies Stack the pennies Measure the stack. It should be one inch tall. Measure how tall each grandchild is, first […]

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