Homeschooling and lifelong education . . . one day at a time
Our family has a fun Christmas tradition: giving 12 Days of Christmas gifts to a family we know and love! We become Christmas elves, secretly delivering a small gift or treat each day to spread a little Christmas cheer. This is a wonderful Christmas service project for kids because it encourages children to think creatively about
When my children were young, I decided we needed to learn about his grandparents and great-grandparents who served in the armed forces today. Understanding the service given by veterans helps us understand the freedom we truly enjoy came at a cost. Learning about Veterans DayBrainPop has a movie about the armed forces so we started
Fall is a wonderful time for hands-on learning with young children! As the leaves change color and fall from the trees, you have plenty of opportunities to explore nature, create simple crafts, and enjoy autumn together. If you’re looking for fall activities for your preschoolers or young homeschoolers, here are three ideas to try: DIY leaf
I love finding ways to turn items destined for the trash into learning tools and games in our homeschool. One day, we rescued an empty tissue box and turned it into a silly ABC monster! This easy tissue box monster craft became one of our favorite alphabet recognition activities. Our monster loves eating letters, and
We created our own mail center in our schoolroom and play room because my kids love getting the mail. They love to send letters to friends, teachers, and grandparents. I also created monster postcard templates to help them practice everything from early writing skills to addressing postcards and learning the parts of a letter. Of
My little preschooler loves hands-on activities, and it if includes glue, it is even better. After reading the very silly Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler, we learned a little about the skeletal system and then did a q-tip swab skeleton craft. What a perfect learning activity for the Halloween season! About the Book Skeleton HiccupsSkeleton
Ah! Fall! The weather is not scheduled up in the 80s and 90s, and we can anticipate the crunch of falling leaves. Fall always reminds me of apple picking. I’m not sure we’re going this year, but it has been a frequent tradition for our family. To keep my little kids busy when I’m busy with
Part of learning to construct sentences is recognizing the parts of speech. When students have an understanding of the parts of speech and grammar, they can better express themselves in both writing and speech. Students can understand how sentences are composed and why they are as they are. Students can recognize mistakes, especially as they
I’ve always had a special space in my heart for Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg because of the memories associated with it. Somehow, my teacher knew how to reach me on my first truly horrible big kid bad day. She helped me calm down with a picture book, a new book that had just
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