My son and I enjoy playing Scrabble and other word-building games. But while we are playing, I needed to find a way to keep my 2-year-old happy, without her
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Conserving Trees and Recycling Paper: A Picture Book Lesson
To prepare for Earth Day and Arbor Day, we learned about conserving trees by recycling paper in our kitchen. Reading The Great Paper Caper, a silly mystery story,
Amazing Snowflake Videos
I mentioned previously that one of my favorite books about snow is about Snowflake Bentley, the first person to photograph the intricate designs of snowflakes. Here are some videos
Best Books About Snow Days
In my next writing class, we are going to read a few of these snow day books and then create a chronological story about a snow day of
Learn Phonics with an Educational App
When I get started with my homeschool day for my third grader, it’s inevitable that my preschooler begs for a chance to do school too! Sometimes we have
An Entertaining Spanish Language App for Kids
My daughter used to sometimes whine when I insist that she work on Spanish everyday, but the FabuLingua app, a Spanish language app, is some Spanish practice that
The Best Poetry Anthologies for Children
It’s poetry month! I love poetry, and I’ve found some wonderful resources for children that my son also loves. Here are a few of the best poetry anthologies
Vehicle Town Busy Bag
Making our own little town to drive around, something compact to easily fold away, is a perfect companion for one of our favorite books, Cars and Trucks and
Woodland Animals and Temperate Forests Habitats Unit Study
After our participation in the Chicago Wildlife Watch project, I decided to use woodland animals as our nonfiction topic for my story times at our homeschool co-op this
Dogs in Space Mini-Rockets: Picture Book Space STEM
What could be better than learning about space and sending off our own rockets? Learning about DOGS going in to space and helping send THEM up in to
Wildlife Watching: Book-Inspired Citizen Science Project
The other evening, as we were eating our dinner, I looked up and saw an opossum sauntering through our backyard. To say I was surprised would be an
Favorite Christmas Picture Books
I simply love reading Christmas picture books with my kids. Sometimes huge, long lists are overwhelming, so here are some of my absolute favorite picture books of the