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Sep 2022
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123 - A Look Back on the First Weeks of ...

AMANDA
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In episode 123 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I look back on the first week of school. What were some of the positives? What did we do? What are we looking forward to? Let me tell you all about it in this week’s episode!

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