I can always use more ideas on being a better teacher. I love to teach — not just my own kids (although we have our moments) but also other people’s children in co-op. But I don’t have a teaching degree! I’m always hopeful I’ll find more “teacher development” books or resources to help me better
Read MoreKindergarten math is the most fun. To add (pun intended) to the fun when we learned the basics of adding and subtracting with ten frames, I set up a chocolate-chip cookie game to emphasize the skills she is learning. What could be more fun than collecting chocolate chip cookies! But this game is not just
Read More“Yay!” My daughter literally shouted for joy when she found out we’d be watching the Discover & Do videos with Sonlight’s literature-based science program. She loved the videos from Mr Luke that went along with K science, which we did two years ago. So, we were so grateful to have a chance to return to Sonlight
Read MoreI’m always excited to find picture books that would work well as writing prompts for elementary school kids, so I was extra excited to find Ten-Word Tiny Tales: To Inspire and Unsettle by Joseph Coelho (Candlewick, 2023). This new volume has stories that are each, as the title suggests, just ten-words long. With a variety of illustrators
Read MoreWe needed to review some basic subtraction. I made it even more fun by using fun subtraction activities just perfect for the Valentine’s Day season.About the Valentine’s Day Subtraction ActivitiesSubtraction Hearts is subtraction practice for numbers 25 and less. It includes more than 60 pages of practice including the following games and activities:A number line from
Read MoreLearning about snowflakes is a perfect lesson for learning about symmetry. When we read Zoo Flakes ABC by Will C. Howell, we got a unique alphabet of zoo animals as well as instructions for making our own symmetrical STEAM snowflake craft. About the Picture Book: Zoo Flakes ABCZoo Flakes ABC by Will Howell is a fun
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