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Study Christmas Carols with SQUILT

November 25, 2017 By Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley Leave a Comment

homeschool, homeschooling, unit study, christmas unit study, music study, music appreciation, home education, Study Christmas Carols with SQUILT | My Little Poppies

Here is a post that I wrote two years ago. Our family enjoyed studying Christmas carols with SQUILT so much that it has become a tradition! Now, SQUILT also offers a SQUILT Live option and guess what? The entire month of December 2017 is dedicated to The Nutcracker. We'll be joining in for sure! If ...

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Coffee and Books: Select Titles from November 2017, Organized by Subject

November 21, 2017 By Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley Leave a Comment

It's time for another Coffee and Books round-up! Also, I will be making this list available in a free download form for subscribers. Click here to learn more about the benefits of the My Little Poppies subscriber community. But first, since the holidays are on the horizon, I wanted to let you ...

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Here are 10 Gift-Worthy Books Your Kids Will Love

November 20, 2017 By Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley Leave a Comment

Let's chat gift-worthy books for a minute. I think that books make the best gifts. Add an inscription and that gift becomes a treasure. I still have the copy of A Light in the Attic that my Uncle John gave to me- inscription and all- on Christmas in 1987. This is why I give gifts to my ...

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Learn to Say “No” This Holiday Season

November 17, 2017 By Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley Leave a Comment

I have a friend who said that, at forty, she stopped feeling bad. It's not that she didn't care. In fact, she's one of the most caring people I know. It's just that she stopped feeling bad about not caring about all those things she didn't really care about. (Have I lost you?) She said ...

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Homeschooling

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Books

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Games

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Gifted/2E

Sensory Processing Disorder Gift Guide: Resources for Families | My Little Poppies
Traveling with Intense Kids | My Little Poppies
Thrice Exceptional: How to Encourage Twice Exceptional Girls {Guest Post from Sophie Miller of ThinkFun} | My Little Poppies
Gifted, the Movie: Bring Tissues | My Little Poppies



poppies Hi, all! I'm Cait. I'm a school psychologist, wife, mom to three amazing children, writer, bookworm, nature lover, coffee drinker, Chesney fan, board game nerd, and now- suddenly-unexpected homeschooler...and podcaster!
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