LEGO, learning, and an adorable reindeer. What’s not to love? Add some LEGO fun into your reindeer or Christmas unit this year! The LEGO Reindeer This LEGO Reindeer is absolutely adorable and I am so excited to share him with you. I named ours Dizzy because he’s silly and spins a lot. That’s what you…
Learning about culture is important. For one, understanding other cultures helps people develop empathy and I think the ability to have empathy is one of humanity’s strongest assets. So we need to nurture that ability as much as possible. The winter holidays are a perfect time to work on learning about other cultures and religions. For…
I didn’t grow up knowing how to play chess. I knew the general idea and had some of the basic moves down but I didn’t really know the rules of gameplay. And I certainly didn’t know anything about strategy. But for some reason, it was important to me that my kids learned how to play…
If you’re doing a U.S. State Study or just want to create your own map – this is the perfect project. Get your kids more excited to learn about the states with their own hands-on project. How to Create a Large Map to Paint at Home When we started our U.S. State Study this year…
Turkeys are pretty much the most ignored bird until November of each year But as it turns out, they’re rather interesting birds. This unit study covers some of the basic info about turkeys as well as some more in depth info. The Turkey Unit Study I love using unit studies to dive deep into topics…
I love adding games into our holiday celebrations – and games with a bit of an educational slant a great bonus. This simple Christmas game works on grids and coordinates in such a fun way. And even better – this is a printable Christmas game! A Cookie for Santa – a Printable Christmas Game It’s…
There’s nothing that says Thanksgiving more than a turkey teaching fractions (just kidding). Come meet this Tom Turkey that accidentally baked too much pie and doesn’t quite know how to get rid of it all. Turkey Fraction Set Fractions are one topic I love to approach from multiple angles. They can be very confusing. Especially…
I’ve always loved word problems. I think they can be an excellent way for kids to demonstrate that they actually understand the math. It’s one thing to be able to solve an equation like 4+9=13. It’s a completely different thing to understand that those numbers represent real life objects. The Thanksgiving Addition Word Problem Worksheets…
I love LEGO. And I especially love including LEGO into our regular homeschool lessons. I think there’s nothing quite like including a creative building toy to any other subject. This LEGO Turkey isn’t just fun. It’s also leading to even more educational activities! For more turkey fun, check out this How to Catch a Turkey…
As a kid, I really loved drawing books that went step by step. I loved learning how other people drew things and always picked up a few new techniques. I also loved writing. And while I don’t remember ever struggling to know what to write about, I do know that some how to draw books…
Word problems can be a great way to help kids understand the context in which we use math. So often we teach math in an abstract way that it can be hard for kids (and adults) to understand how to use the concepts. Word problems aren’t the only way to illustrate the usefulness of math…
Reading fluency. Anyone else just cringe? Getting my kids to work on their reading fluency has always been a task. Especially when it came to kid#3 (Logi Bear). Most reading fluency activities or reading fluency pages are just not fun. They’re bland and boring. And I’m not all about bland and boring. I know reading…