Practicing multiplication facts is boring. I don’t remember it being an issue as a kid, but I was really into school. My kids aren’t like that. They don’t learn for no reason. Learning is a natural response to an interest, and they’re not interested in math facts. I wouldn’t push, but I think memorizing facts…
Kids don’t typically like doing the same thing over and over, right? That’s one problem I ran into with Logi-Bear (and the others, to be honest) with a lot of techniques I tried. He liked activities the first time, maybe even the second time. After that he was done. But we cannot just quit. That’s…
Pool noodles are cheap and kids need something fun, right? We did all of this with just 3 pool noodles (and we didn’t even use all of them…). Pool noodle sculptures saved the day! Now, I’m not a mom that feels I need to entertain my kids all the time. Boredom is incredibly helpful to…
I feel like a broken record telling you how hot it is…but it is so hot! Cooling off this summer is becoming something we must do constantly. I can barely walk to the car. As such, we are not in the kitchen cooking. We make snacks and salads, but cooking it limited. So I wanted…
Kids make mistakes and mistakes are a big part of learning. But the key to using mistakes in learning is to respond the right way. And not to be vague, but the right way will vary by kid. But I’d like to share the right way for us in case it might inspire. I think…
I kind of have a love/hate relationship with holidays but I really enjoy getting in a holiday mood. And the Fourth of July is a pretty tame holiday. There just aren’t as many expectations as other holidays. Have a BBQ, see the fireworks, curse at your neighbors still celebrating at 11 p.m. (even though it’s…
Science is the ultimate tool to get kids interested in learning (in my opinion). Science can cover so many subjects and it can be so much fun. When we get into a rut, it’s time to pull out some science. But I’ve noticed a trend (and I am totally guilty of this too) where we…
We have just started really using week 1 and I have to say, it’s going better than I thought. None of them like to write and there is a good amount of writing in the program. But they don’t mind this writing!! Baloo, the one most adverse to writing, actually asked me to print out…
Kids naturally love learning but I’ve found, at least with the younger ages, nonfiction books can be a bit overwhelming. The information often doesn’t read like a normal book and kind of just has little blurbs randomly spread over the page. My kids don’t often pick up nonfiction books, and I think that has something…
Kids make the best observations. And the most embarrassing. When doing laundry the other day, Logi-Bear found a bra of mine. He didn’t have the right word so he called it my “boob holder”. Just glad it didn’t come up in public! When we first started learning about Q he called it the “O with…
Road trips sound like a lot of fun until you are facing one with a toddler. Even a young child. But I promise you, road trips with kids can be fun. Even with toddlers. I come to this topic with a good bit of experience. We made the drive from Alabama to Arizona (27 hours…)…
The first thing I heard when I woke up Friday was “Finding Dory comes out today!!”. I honestly don’t know how they knew. We don’t really watch TV. Or YouTube. Or anything with commercials. I suspect it was my mother (who is way more excited for Finding Dory than anyone else in existence). Still, surprised…