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Learn all about Australia with this great booklist

March 12, 2021 Ticia 6 Comments

Australia booklist geography Oceania

Growing up in the 80s Australia was the land down under and we knew about Crocodile Dundee and the Crocodile Hunter. And maybe they were walking on their heads because they were in the Southern hemisphere. It didn't take too long for me to figure out that idea was wrong, but it's … [Read more...]

geography, reading and writing australia, book list, kindergarten

Here’s to accidental discoveries, and the discovery of Australia

October 31, 2016 Ticia 6 Comments

Have you ever thought about the number of things we take for granted that are discovered by accident?  Christopher Columbus discovered an entire continent by accident.  Penicillin was discovered by accident.  Much like these other incidents, Australia was discovered by accident … [Read more...]

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Around the World in 12 Dishes: Australia

August 6, 2012 Ticia 5 Comments

barbecue chicken and smashed potatoes from Australia

I have a friend from church who moved to Australia and she writes about their life there.  One of the things I noticed is a lot of cook outs and barbecues.  This works well with my cooking and eating style, so barbecue it was for this trip in our cooking around the world.  I did … [Read more...]

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Cleaning Olympics Inspired by Koala Lou!

March 3, 2010 Ticia 12 Comments

Cleaning Olympics Koala Lou book and activity kinder Australia preschool

I’d seen Koala Lou a couple of places in the blog world recently, and since we’re studying Australia I thought it’d be fun to read.  As I was reading it I started thinking about how fun it would be to make a watercolor picture based on the artwork.  Of course, as I was … [Read more...]

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How far does a kangaroo jump

February 21, 2010 Ticia 8 Comments

Can you jump as far as a kangaroo preschool science land animals biology

Hi, this is future Ticia 2020, and I'm about to tell you one of my biggest parenting failures when my kids were little. But first, this little kangaroo unit all started because my kids were enthralled by the kangaroo and have been jumping around pretending they were … [Read more...]

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Ticia Adventures in Mommydom Hi, I'm Ticia! This is the adventures of my family in life and learning. Follow along with us as we share our adventures. We're having a lot of fun and learning as we go.

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