Build-a-Bear for Learning Colors
I love chubby, toddler hands. Just looking at that feature image (eek! So cute!) Here is a build-a-bear for learning colors activity.
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Books | Homeschool | Kindergarten | Preschool
Picture Books about Snow
Today I’m sharing some picture books about snow. Snow is a real treat where we live. It usually only snows a couple times a year and doesn’t stick around for very long. So, when it does snow, the plans for the day are off and we declare a snow day. Snowmen, snow-angels, snowball fights, and homemade…
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Books | Homeschool | Kindergarten | Preschool | Seasonal
Picture Books About Winter
Whether you are doing a unit about seasons or are simply wanting to read some short stories about winter, today I’m going to share some of our favorite picture books about winter. From frosty cold temperatures and snow days to winter animals and owling, I’ve got a list of wonderful winter books you can read…
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Books | Homeschool | Preschool
Picture Books about Thanksgiving
November is our month to learn about gratitude, family, fall, and fun. Taking advantage of the teaching opportunities that come along with this month, I wanted to share our favorite picture books about Thanksgiving. Most of these books were library finds for us, because I couldn’t find many among our own collection that were specifically…
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Letter of the Week- Thrifty Resources for Letter Recognition
Adopting a letter for a week is a super easy way to teach the alphabet along with all it’s sounds. Here are a few of our favorite resources to teach these concepts.
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Gentle Phonics- Printable Interactive Literacy Folder
When I taught Jovie to read, we used Alpha Phonics, as well as, the Bob Books. She is a great reader now, and even better than that, she loves it. Here is the gentle phonic-printable interactive folder that we are using.
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Printable Alphabet Cards
This summer is flying by. My intentions to continue even the slightest of organized schooling throughout the summer has gone by the wayside and has been replaced with swim lessons, vacations, day trips, outdoor fun, and extra play with cousins. I don’t feel bad though, because as Charlotte Mason so wisely said, “Why be indoors,…
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Indoor Scavenger Hunts for Kids
We are on our last rainy stretch before our summer sun comes to stay. The kids have been a little restless indoors, so I came up with this set of Indoor Scavenger Hunts. Not just for fun (I hope), but a series of cognitive exercises that will really get them thinking…
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Gardening with Kids
We just finished putting our garden boxes together. I always revert to raised beds because arguably, they are more space efficient, tidy, and have better drainage (but I’m no expert).
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Printable Play Dough Mats
Easter was pretty amazing. It was the first Easter in two years that no one was sick in our family. We spent the morning at church, did an egg hunt with the kids, then feasted around the table while a sweet breeze drifted through the open door.
