I’ve spent way way way too much time trying to decide on curriculum for next year. Part of me just wants to get a box set and be done with it, but we really like All About Reading/All About Spelling. So I decided to do everything separate which meant like 80 different choices had to…
What’s in the Pack? Do A Dot Letter Pages (Upper and Lowercase) Letter Mazes Letter Hunt Letter Patterns Count the Letters Dot the Beginning Sound Upper and Lowercase Do a Dot Letter Pages with Clipart Do A Dot Pages with Clipart Dot the Letter to Make the Letter (Upper and Lower) Graph and Dot Prewriting…
Frog Emergent Reader: All About Frogs. Royal loves non-fiction writing, especially when it comes to animals. I knew he’d love a little book with a few facts about frogs. Even better, I knew I could throw in a bit of vocabulary. So I put this together with him in mind. Its got a lot…
What’s in the Pack? Do A Dot Letter Pages (Upper and Lowercase) Letter Mazes Letter Hunt Letter Patterns Count the Letters Dot the Beginning Sound Upper and Lowercase Do a Dot Letter Pages with Clipart Do A Dot Pages with Clipart Dot the Letter to Make the Letter (Upper and Lower) Graph and Dot Prewriting…
For Earth Day I had this wonderful idea to show the boys how pollution effects plants and their growth. I thought we’d simulate a little experiment. The idea was simple – we would use 3 old milk cartons, put a bit of soil and some seeds in them. 1 would be a control. 1 would…
One day, shortly before Christmas, the hubs, Logi-Bear and I were shopping at Target. I don’t know know what happened, but when we got home Logi-Bear had a hexbug. We weren’t into Hexbugs before that. I kind of knew what they were but we just didn’t have them. Let’s just say, the boys LOVE the…
Learn to Read for free or nearly free! Resources for learning how to read. I really enjoyed putting together the free and nearly free math resources and wanted to continue with other subjects. Learning to Read is not an easy task and many kids want to learn before they are ready to sit down with…
My kids have always loved community helpers of all kinds (especially garbage men). It only makes sense that we incorporate some community helper themes into our school days. And if you’re looking here are even more great community helper activities! I love the community helper theme. There are so many people in our lives that…
What’s in the Pack? Do A Dot Letter Pages (Upper and Lowercase) Letter Mazes Letter Hunt Letter Patterns Count the Letters Dot the Beginning Sound Upper and Lowercase Do a Dot Letter Pages with Clipart Do A Dot Pages with Clipart Dot the Letter to Make the Letter (Upper and Lower) Graph and Dot…
Hiking with Kids This post is part of an A-Z series of Spring Outdoor Activities! Make sure to check out the other great ideas for getting outdoors with your kids! About a year ago I found an amazing hiking group where we live. It was especially for moms (and dads) of young kids and…
We love Star Wars and it is good for motivating a lot of learning around here. And since they are very active, activities that involve moving around are typically best. We love incorporating fun themes, like Star Wars, into our school day. Adding in Star Wars science is a great way to expand upon themes…
My favorite part of the Do a Dot letters is that they appeal to kids who don’t really like worksheets…like my kids. Some kids are naturally drawn to worksheets, but many are not. These dot marker pages are great for practicing letters without the regular worksheet feel! What’s in the Pack? Do A Dot…