Do you know about the wonderful free font that helps you create writing papers for your kids? It is called Penmanship Print font. Use this to create blank lines for your early writers that need primary-grade lines for writing! If you don’t have time to make your own, consider buying my already prepared sets.How Do You
Read MoreIt’s never too early to nurture a toddler. Shapes is the perfect toddler learning subject. When I’m busy teaching, I set up a “busy box” that I can take with me when I teach as well as great picture books and other activities. A Shapes Busy Box ExampleWhen we are going out and about, I try
Read MoreThere is stage each of my kids has enjoyed, between two and three, when they truly loved Pete the Cat’s I Love My White Shoes! Since it is so fun to sing the song and toddlers are just starting to recognize colors, it’s a perfect stage for beginning color recognition and color matching. Toddler Color
Read MoreOn September 11, 2001, I got up early because that was the only time my apartment of six was quiet. I read the entire New York Times and headed up to my early Economics class. When I got there, I learned of the attacks in New York. It’s hard to consider how to teach of
Read MoreAs we do personal family history research, we find fascinating stories of pioneering. I don’t mean covered wagon pioneers today. Merriam-Webster defines pioneer as follows:: a person who helps create or develop new ideas, methods, etc. : someone who is one of the first people to move to and live in a new areaI love how the
Read MoreWhen we go on a road trip, I try to add in mini-lessons as we go. One thing I love to revisit is clouds. A cloudy sky with a peek of blue is such a gorgeous site as we drive on the highway! Learning about the water cycle is a perfect compliment to such a
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