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THE Best Way to Handle Kindergarten and Preschool Homework

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Learn how to create a meaningful preschool homework plan for your students using a homework calendar. Be sure to check out the rest of my free preschool printables next!

Below I’ll share how to incorporate a preschool homework calendar into your plans. These homework activities are perfect for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Be sure to note that this isn’t a “traditional” homework plan. Not by a longshot! Instead, it’s focused on hands-on, age-appropriate activities (rather than inappropriate worksheets and such).

“Miss Mary Catherine, what about homework? Her brothers have homework most nights, and I could really use some help in that department.”

Questions like this one aren’t unusual at preschool and kindergarten Back-to-School Nights or Meet the Teacher gatherings. At least not for me.

Parents want the best when it comes to their children’s education, and it’s often assumed homework is an integral part of that.

But early childhood educators want to do what’s developmentally appropriate and best for their students – and research has shown that traditional homework doesn’t fit into that. So how to do we merge each of these viewpoints?

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Do We Really Need Preschool Homework?

As I mentioned above, I’ve noticed that many parents ask about homework. I think some people assume school and homework go hand-in-hand. I’m referring here to the traditional view of homework, with kids sitting down at the kitchen table to fill out pages and pages of worksheets.

I’m inclined to disagree with that, especially when it comes to early childhood students. Young kids need hands-on learning experiences , both at home and at school, to grasp important early learning concepts. I most definitely don’t think the traditional worksheet homework is appropriate for young kids.

Listening to books read by their parents, free play time at home, and maybe some additional hands-on learning activities are more along the lines of the kind of homework I recommend.

The BEST Way to Handle Kindergarten and Preschool Homework

So we’ve established that sit down, pencil to paper homework isn’t that great for preschool and kindergarten. How, then, should homework be handled?

My suggestion: create a preschool homework plan centered around monthly activity calendars.

Explain the research to the parents, and have a quick chat about developmentally appropriate practice . Stress the importance of down time after school, and encourage daily reading snuggled up with the kids.

At this point, parents might still want something more. That’s where the homework calendars come in.

Kindergarten and Preschool Homework Calendars

The printable homework calendars I’ve sent home are definitely not preschool worksheets . They include a variety of tasks that kids can do – sometimes with their families, and sometimes on their own. My goal is for my students, and their parents, to see how learning can take place in a wide variety of ways. Additionally, kiddos with older siblings love having their own “homework” to complete like their big brother or sister.

To put together homework calendars for your students, brainstorm ideas that cover topics such as:

• Fine motor skills
• Gross motor skills
• Helping others
• Self-help skills

Try to keep the daily activities simple, with some ideas the kids can do on their own and some they can try with their parents or siblings. Some of the calendar ideas can relate to your preschool themes , seasons or holidays, or everyday helping tasks.

These homework calendars can go home in their personalized folders at the beginning of the month, with the kids returning them at the end of the month. They can also just be used as suggestions when parents ask about homework for preschool kiddos.

Preschool Homework Ideas

As I mentioned earlier, using monthly calendars for preschool homework is NOT like traditional paper-and-pencil homework. The calendars are meant to be filled with developmentally-appropriate activities kids can do at home.

If you need some ideas to add to the calendars, here you go:

• Go for a walk outside and count the trees.
• Tell your family about what you did on the playground today.
• Listen to a family member read a book.
• Try to do 5 jumping jacks.
• Draw a picture of your favorite animal.
• Sing a song to your family.

As you can see, these are simple and very appropriate activities for young children. And none of them are focused on tracing the number 1 twenty times.

I’d love to hear your thoughts now! How do you handle preschool homework (or kindergarten homework)?

A Year’s Worth of Preschool Homework Calendars

I’m so excited to share with you how you can get a hold of the rest of the calendars now! I’ve received a lot of wonderful emails asking for an entire year’s worth of calendars. Thanks so much for reaching out – I love hearing from you!

So here it is – a full year’s worth of editable homework calendars. It’s a set that includes homework calendars for every month of the year. Each calendar is an editable printable, and there are three versions:

• One has seasonal clip art,
• One has non-seasonal clip art, and
• One doesn’t have any clip art. Each month has a version that’s already full of activity ideas, along with a blank version (but you’re able to edit every single version).

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I’m happy to share one of my homework calendars with you. It’s even editable! That way, teachers (and parents!) can put their own spin on the homework.

How to Use the Activity Calendar

Grab the September homework calendar PDF and open it up. Click on any of the editable areas and make your own changes. You can change:

• The directions at the top of the calendar
• The date (just the number)
• Each of the homework tasks within the squares

Then print out the calendar and share with your students’ parents. You’re welcome to leave everything the way I’ve written it too. That’s what I am loving about editable PDFs – the flexibility of customizing documents.

Take a look at the homework calendars in action in the video below:

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This free printable preschool homework calendar is available to members of Fun-A-Day’s free email community . If you’re a member, fill out the form below and the download links will be sent to your inbox. If you’re not a member, you can join us by entering your information in the form. Then you’ll receive the printable as a welcome gift!

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Our homework calendars have some great examples of short learning prompts to give to challenge your children with. On top of those prompts, I think it’s really important to spend quality time playing with your children each day as well.

But it can be difficult to bring out our-inner child to play with our actual child. That’s why I’ve created this list of some things to play with your kids. Check it out below!

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• Build with blocks
• Play with toy vehicles
• Pretend play with various play sets
• Play dress up with costumes and masks
• Work a puzzle
• Play age-appropriate games with the whole family
• Bounce, throw, and kick playground balls back and forth
• Color in coloring books or draw pictures
• Read stories
• Draw with sidewalk chalk
• Create crafts
• Let your child decide!

Just follow your child’s lead and the two of you are sure to have a blast! Remember – your child will cherish any time you spend with them. They’ll cherish that quality time even more when you’re investing in them and doing something they love. So don’t worry about embarrassing yourself or looking silly. In my book, the sillier – the better!

Originally published August 8, 2016

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August 8, 2016 at 10:52 pm

What a great idea and the clip art- so cute! I could definitely use this with my little ones!

August 9, 2016 at 12:39 am

Thanks so much, Dana!

August 9, 2016 at 9:27 am

will you have the rest of the months available? this is good!

August 9, 2016 at 10:46 am

Thanks so much, Mary! I’ll be working on the rest of the months soon, yes. Glad you like it. 🙂

August 9, 2016 at 5:21 pm

I would love to win this CD! I am a preschool teacher and would use it for my class. 🙂

August 9, 2016 at 6:39 pm

Wonderful, Stephanie! It’s pretty awesome. 🙂

August 9, 2016 at 7:01 pm

Thank you so much. This calendar is perfect for “homework.” I’d love to buy the rest of your calendars, if you chose to create them!

August 9, 2016 at 9:19 pm

You’re so sweet, thanks Christina! I’ll be working on the rest of the calendars soon! 🙂

August 11, 2016 at 8:48 am

What an awesome calendar and a fun way for “homework” I would use the CD for my preschool room!

August 11, 2016 at 5:00 pm

Thanks, Olivia. 🙂

August 11, 2016 at 2:08 pm

As a kindergarten teacher that is reticent to give “homework,” this calendar is perfect! I can’t wait to utilize it and to see the future months.

I love making different signs and worksheets for my classroom to make things cute and bright and the Kiddlywinks CD would be perfect! No more searching! Thanks so much!

August 11, 2016 at 5:01 pm

Thanks, Maegan! It is a pretty versatile clip art collection! 🙂

August 11, 2016 at 11:33 pm

What a great idea. This is my kind of homework!

August 12, 2016 at 10:02 am

Thanks so much, Danielle!! 🙂

August 12, 2016 at 1:24 pm

Great giveaway! I would love to win and use for these for creating printable for my Homeschooling students.

August 13, 2016 at 9:51 am

Thanks, Jenny! 🙂

August 25, 2016 at 8:21 am

I would love to have the kidillywinks CD for newsletters and preschool activities. I love all of DJ Inkers ciparts and fonts! This CD has some really cute things! Thank you for the homework calendar!

August 26, 2016 at 10:36 pm

Glad you liked it! 🙂

September 19, 2016 at 2:30 pm

Hi!! I really like this calendar! Do you have the rest of the months? I have parent’s who WANT their children to have homework. So I have been looking for easy things to “assign” my 3s. Your calendar is PERFECT!!

September 22, 2016 at 12:11 pm

Thanks, Mary! 🙂 Yes, that’s part of why I started setting up homework too – parents and kiddos who want it coming home. I just updated this post so it has links to where to find the year’s worth of homework calendars , along with where to check out the Preschool Teacher 101 community .

September 19, 2016 at 3:19 pm

I absolutely love this Calendar and want to start using it with my preschool class. I look forward to seeing the other month Calendars that you create! Thank you so much for this!!! It’s such a great way to get the parents more involved.

September 22, 2016 at 12:09 pm

I’m so glad that you like the calendar, Sarah! I just updated this post with the information about where to grab the year’s worth of calendars –> Here at Preschool Teacher 101’s shop . I’d also love for you to check out the resource of Preschool Teacher 101 here .

September 24, 2016 at 9:51 am

Hi Mary Catherine! Love your blog! What a lovely job you’ve done. Was hoping to print out the calendar for use at home, but when I click the link it’s a blank template. Is there another link for the filled out version? Thanks so much and looking forward to following you! 🙂

September 24, 2016 at 8:35 pm

So glad you stopped by Fun-A-Day! 🙂 Here’s the direct link to the printable – https://fun-a-day.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Sept-Cal.pdf . It should pop up as a PDF with the ideas already in there (although you’d be able to edit it). Click in a box to change up the text if you’d like to. 🙂

September 27, 2016 at 1:51 pm

I want to buy your homework calendars but can’t figure out out to purchase them. I am able to put them in a cart but that is all. Do I have to purchase a membership in order to buy them?

September 28, 2016 at 10:41 pm

No, you don’t have to become a member to get the calendars. Once you’ve clicked “Add to Cart”, select “View Cart”. Then click on “proceed to checkout” and enter all the details regarding billing. If you are doing those steps and it is still not working please let me know specifically where you are having trouble, so I can help. Can’t wait to hear what you think of the calendars! 🙂

July 31, 2017 at 5:06 am

Any early childhood teacher that has had child development knows that that kind of pressure on young children is not age appropriate. I would not put recommend a preschool or kindergarten that required their students to do real homework.

I have sent home games that children really like and want to share with parents. I have also suggested games and activities that parents can do with their child to help develop a skill but I always emphasized the need to be careful not to force a child to do an activity.

July 31, 2017 at 11:21 am

Love your ideas! That’s why I like the activity calendars – suggestions for families but no stress if it gets done or not. Definitely no traditional homework (I honestly don’t like it for elementary school either).

September 29, 2022 at 11:12 am

How can I get October- May homework calendars? I will pay for them if you have them for sale on your site. I love your philosophy about hands-on age appropriate activities to foster the love of learning.

October 4, 2022 at 9:49 am

Hi Kristen! You can get an entire year’s worth in our Preschool Teacher 101 shop here . They’re all editable and come with variations for you to choose from. Thanks so much for the kind words! That’s exactly what these are meant to be – hands-on activities that encourage kids and families.

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This set includes an entire year’s worth of editable, printable homework calendars. And they’re pre-filled with engaging ideas that are just right for preschool and per-kindergarten.

These aren’t anything like traditional homework, don’t worry.

Each weekday has a simple activity for the children to do (like “draw a picture of the friends in your class”, “help with the dishes”, “find 5 things that are red”, etc.).

This 150+ page homework calendar pack contains the following:

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Each of the included calendars (76 in total) is considered an editable printable . That means each of the calendar versions can be customized to include the homework options you’d prefer.

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Half of the calendars are already filled in with possible homework activities for your students. Each week includes a math activity, a literacy/language activity, a movement activity, a “helpful” activity, and a drawing activity.

Please note that the ideas are the same for each month, no matter what the version is. So each of the January calendars have the same activities listed.

Even though ideas are already included in the filled-in calendars, you can edit them depending on your needs. That could mean using some of the suggestions and adding some of your own. That could also mean leaving everything the way it is and using all of the suggested activities provided.

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Providing opportunities for our students to continue their learning outside of school is important. But it doesn’t have to be hard! Fast and easy activities for kids to do at home can still be fun and effective. While they may not be “traditional” homework, these  EDITABLE Play and Learn Kindergarten Homework Calendars  are a great family connection tool and a simple way to encourage playful learning at home!

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These monthly editable Kindergarten homework calendars come pre-filled with engaging activities that are simple and FUN for students to complete at home. The activities do not require a lot of time and materials but they are still great for reinforcing lessons and skills we work on in the classroom!

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The activities are short but powerful for helping kids in their school journey! They may at times seem random, but it is important to note that each activity has a purpose and intention.

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Add even more playful options like stringing beads for fine motor practice or hands-on sorting activities with snacks. However, you will want to be mindful of the materials needed.

These calendars were designed for encouraging playful learning at home while requiring minimal supplies.

You can also choose how many days a week you want your students to have homework . As it is, the calendars include activities for 3 days a week. I find this gives families flexibility and breaks in case they miss a day!

These homework calendars are sure to have your students excited to show off their growing skills at home with their families!

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Teaching Calendar Skills to Preschoolers: 7 Fun Projects

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Young children are starting to develop a sense of time and sequence, learning the days of the week, and practicing the order of numbers during the preschool years. Looking at the calendar each day is an activity that promotes this learning but it can become tedious week after week. Creating fun calendars can be educational and exciting. Think about your calendar as not only a way to mark time, but to collectively record daily events, experiences, and observations. Here are a few ideas for teaching preschoolers all about the calendar.

Fun Calendars to Make in the Classroom

Loop Chain Calendar

Create an advent-type calendar by making circular loops, one for each day of the month (28, 30, or 31). Number these and link them together. Each morning, pick one child to remove a loop. As the chain gets smaller, you’ re getting closer to the end of the month. By using a different color for each day of the week, the children will have the opportunity to learn the days of the week and sequencing in a pattern. You can also print the numbers of each loop on it for counting practice.

Calendar Stories

Start off with a large grid calendar on chart paper. Number the days in the upper corner. Each day, pick one child to fill in a square on the calendar. Ask the child what is important about today or what she would like to do. With crayons, invite the child to draw a special picture in the block. The child can then interact with the class telling a story about her picture.

Musical Calendar

Fill in each day’s section with a traditional classroom song. Each morning, reveal the day’s song and start the morning off with music.

Feelings Calendar

Pick a month for discussing feelings as a theme and how it is normal to have good days and bad ones. Select a child each day to fill in the grid with a happy, sad, or angry face. Talk about what makes the child feel the way he does.

Weather Calendar

Tracking the weather can help children become more aware of their immediate surroundings. Using the observation approach, check outdoors for the weather conditions and record these on your calendar. Draw pictures of the sun, clouds, rain, snow, lightening, and so on. For older children keep a thermometer handy to record and compare temperatures.

Treat Calendar

Make and number a traditional calendar on a poster board. You will need clear plastic sandwich bags, one for each day. Fill the bag with small treats, one for each child in your class. Think about small treats such as animal crackers, popcorn, raisins, etc. Each day after discussing calendar facts, pull off the bag and nibble a small treat together.

Calendar Call Game

Tape a calendar page with large sections to the floor. Using a bean bag, invite one child to toss it across to the calendar. The player then recites the month, the day on which the bag lands, and the year. Give each child a turn at this game that is repetitive and reinforces skills.

Teaching your students calendar skills can support their self-expression as well as enhance their self-esteem and problem solving skills.

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Feb 4, 2019 Free Printable Monthly Calendars for Learning and Play · PreK · Preschool and Kindergarten Skills · Valentine's Day Theme Activities · Winter Theme Activities

Ways to Play Every Day: February Activity Calendar for Preschoolers!

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February is a fun month filled with several great holidays that lend themselves to exploration and learning in the classroom or at home. There is a long list of themes that can be used to spark creativity and learning every single day. This month’s Ways to Play Every Day Calendar explores Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day, Library Appreciation Month, and Dental Hygiene Month.

The preschool February calendar activities are prompts for daily learning, creativity, play, and exploration. This free February printable activity calendar can be used by parents in their home or by preschool teachers in the classroom in various ways.  Follow the calendar daily for pre-planned activities based on the book list, choose activities to complete at random, or use as a source of inspiration for February playful learning activities.

Below you’ll find descriptions of ways preschoolers can play every day in February, as well as links to corresponding activities, printables, and book lists you can use to supplement each week.

Week One- Winter Animals

• Go on a five senses winter walk and talk about what children experience.
• Explore light and shadows with flashlights.
• Practice matching by mixing up several pairs of mittens and sorting to find the match. Your preschoolers might also try a mitten sensory sorting activit y.
• Add animals and white felt snowflakes to the train table.
• Practice directional words “over/under” by playing with animals in a sensory bin filled with homemade snow .
• Build a bear cave using blankets, chairs, a table, etc.
• Using plastic animals and paint, make animal track art.

Books about winter animals for this week’s activities:

Time to Sleep

Groundhog Day!

Hibernation Station

Over and Under the Snow

Bear Snores On

Tracks in the Snow

Week Two- Hearts and Love

• Make a falling hearts sensory bottle .
• Create love monsters out of playdough and art supplies as seen here .
• Sort paper hearts or heart manipulatives by color or size.
• Practice counting and one-to-one correspondence with this counting hearts printable .
• Draw a picture of a loved one.
• Write a book about love using this printable .
• Have some sensory fun with a Valentine’s Day sensory bin .

Books about love for this week’s activities:

The Day it Rained Hearts

Love Monster

In My Heart

Ten Things I Love About You

The I LOVE YOU Book

Love (Matt de la Pena)

Love from The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Week Three- Library Appreciation

• Create a dramatic play library complete with library cards, books, and checkout station.
• Go on a picture book scavenger hunt using this printable .
• Put together a shelf display using favorite books and related items.
• Make a card thanking your librarian for all they do.
• Draw a picture that tells about a favorite book.
• Dress up like your favorite character from a book.
• Have an indoor picnic with snacks and read to stuffed dinosaurs.

Books about the library for this week’s activities:

Lola at the Library

But Excuse Me That is My Book

The Library Book

Our Library

The Best Book to Read

Miss Brooks Loves Books! (and I don’t)

Dinosaur vs the Library

Week 4- Dental Hygiene

• Visit with a dentist and learn about good oral hygiene.
• Practice using a toothbrush with water and toys .
• Sort out food items based on whether they are good or bad for teeth. (printable here)
• Arrange dental hygiene items by size using this printable game .
• Have some messy fun with toothpaste slime .
• Play the Race to Lose a Tooth game .
• Mix up some dinosaur toothpaste .

Books about dental health and teeth for this week’s activities:

Going to The Dentist

Brush Your Teeth Please

Happy Tooth & Sad Tooth

The Tooth Book

Bear’s Loose Tooth

Did Dinosaurs Have Dentists

Print your calendar HERE ——–>  Free Printable Ways to Play Every Day February Activity Calendar for Preschoolers !

Your preschoolers might also enjoy:.

PEEPS Playdough STEAM Building Challenge for Valentine’s Day

Also see our Valentine’s Love and Friendship Thematic Unit right here on the blog. The theme is filled with playful learning suggestions for a month of FUN!

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Monthly Activity Calendar for Preschool

Each month, you can download a monthly activity calendar for preschool that will help you celebrate holidays all year long.

Every month has a wide range of holidays and special days. From national holidays to observance days, these printable calendars will help you and your preschoolers celebrate many of them.

On the calendars, you’ll find a list of holidays. In the posts, you’ll find printables, recipes, craft ideas and more. Everything you need to celebrate all year long!

January Activity Calendar

Download and print the January preschool activity calendar , and you and your preschoolers can celebrate National Hat Day, Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday, Penguin Awareness Day, and more!

February Activity Calendar

When you download the February activity calendar , you can celebrate Valentine’s Day, Groundhog Day, Random Acts of Kindness Day, Feed the Birds Day, and more!

March Activity Calendar

Next, the March activity calendar will help you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, National Pig Day, Plant a Flower Day, Weed Appreciation Day, and more.

April Preschool Activity Calendar

In April, the activities on the April preschool activity calendar will help you celebrate Children’s Book Day, National Siblings Day, Bat Appreciation Day, and more.

May Preschool Activity Calendar

This May, print out the activity calendar and celebrate Mother Goose Day, Star Wars Day, No Socks Day, Lucky Penny Day, and more!

June Preschool Activity Calendar

June is full of fun holidays such as National Doughnut Day, Best Friends Day, Father’s Day, and more. Download and print the June preschool activity calendar for more ideas.

July Preschool Activity Calendar

In July, the activity calendar gives ideas that will help you celebrate Independence Day, National French Fries Day, National Ice Cream Day, World Emoji Day, and more!

Preschool Activity Calendar for August

Celebrate National Watermelon Day, Relaxation Day, World Mosquito Day, and more with the ideas shared on the August activity calendar .

September Preschool Activity Calendar

Celebrate Labor Day, International Bacon Day, Grandparents Day, Make a Hat Day and more with this fun September activity calendar .

October Activity Calendar

Don’t miss the October preschool activity calendar ! Celebrate all of this month’s special days with books, printables, and hands-on activities for National Golf Day, Halloween, Count Your Buttons Day, and more!

November Activity Calendar

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December Activity Calendar

That’s it for now! Be sure to check back regularly as this post will be updated often to reflect my newest printable activity calendars.

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UPDATED for 2023-24: Have your homework ready for the entire year with these fully editable homework calendars in both English and Spanish! There are 11 complete months with over 180 activities in math, phonics, and writing. These activities are simple, meaningful, and actually FUN for kids!

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These homework calendars are tailored to focus on three main content areas: math, phonics, and writing. They are formatted so that the days of the week focus on the same topic each month, so students and their parents come to know what to expect every night. There are over 180 activities that you can edit and change to fit your school's calendar with holidays and breaks.

Also included is a fully editable parent letter that goes into detail about the calendars and how parents can use them.

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• How to write a complete sentence
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• Making sure illustrations match writing
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- Operations

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Reading is encouraged on Wednesday nights when identifying sight (high frequency) words in context. If you want to assign additional nightly reading, add that to your parent letter.

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