Last year I had the joy of teaching a Harry Potter class at our homeschool co-op. It was so much fun to delve into the world of Harry Potter every week and share it with some young Potterheads. One of the favorite activities was the Harry Potter style Wizard’s Dueling Game that we invented. How […]
Magical Unicorn Shape Set
Unicorns are magical and the best way to learn about shapes! Rainbow unicorns are even better. And hands-on shape practice cannot be beat. Unicorn Shape Practice for Preschool and Kindergarten Shapes are one of the earliest topics we introduce to kids and for good reason! They’re not only a precursor to math skills but […]
Flower Mini Eraser Math Pages
Spring is here!! I have never quite been so excited for spring. The winter wasn’t characteristically long but I am very ready for the lovely outside weather and the new beginnings that come with spring. Of course, Target had to put out new mini eraser sets which means I had to make some math pages […]
Arctic Animals Unit Study for Kids
My kids, like many kids, love learning new facts about animals. And they love learning about all types of animals! I like learning about animals in different habitats or biomes. It’s always interesting to see how different animals adjust for challenges like cold weather, lack of food, etc. And it’s much easier to look at […]
7 Tips for a Better Homeschool Morning Routine
I’ve never been much of a morning person. I’m the ‘lounge in bed for 30 minutes before getting up’ kind of person. I despise alarms. And I feel like many of you agree with me. The irony that my kids are all super early morning people is not lost on me. For years we were […]
5 Santa Shape Activities for Preschoolers
What shape theme is more fun than Santa? He’s a big jolly fellow, even when his face is shaped like a trapezoid. My kids have always welcomed any activity that involves playdough. And generally, any hands-on activity. I’m all about bringing fun into learning. I know when I saw these shape Santa’s that they needed […]
Zoey and Sassafras – Kid Made Ornament
Two of my boys, Royal and Logi-Bear, are huge fans of Zoey and Sassafras. They eat up every new book and love anything to do with either Zoey or Sassafras (but particularly Sassafras, because cats). We’ve been trying to transform our tree into a memorial of all the books we’ve read. This was the […]
8 Ways to Make History Exciting Again
I don’t think teaching history to young kids is necessary nor do I think it should take precedence over other subjects. In fact, I did an entire post on why history isn’t important. But I do think we should take time where we can to get kids interested in history. Interest in history is […]
5 Reasons That History Doesn’t Really Matter
I was the kid in history class saying ‘why do we need to know this stuff anyway?’. And I was that kid throughout high school. Even in college, I remember thinking ‘This is sort of interesting but it’s not useful’. No one had ever told me that history was interesting. Or that history was […]
Early Humans Unit Study for Secular History
When you hear ‘early humans’ what do you picture? Cavemen? Uncivilized people? Or do you picture our ancestors who figured out how to tame fire, traveled across the world, made stone tools, created art, and so much more? The goal of this unit study is to help our kids see the latter. Early humans weren’t […]