In preparation for D week, Royal and I picked out some related books about dragons, dinosaurs, ducks, etc. One book we found was Not Your Typical Dragon. This book is adorable!! It’s about a poor little dragon who cannot breath fire. Instead out comes whipped cream, band-aids, marshmallows, teddy bears, and more. Once I heard…
Yay, we are nearly to the last piece of my calendar puzzle! (Just the animal notebook is left – and it’s almost done!!) Calendar Notebooks! Have I convinced you yet that I love calendar time? Seriously, at least an hour every day we sit down together for calendar time. It’s not necessarily stress-free, so don’t…
Royal and Logi-Bear are working on 1:1 correspondence, counting, numbers, etc. I wanted to create and fun and coloring way for them to practice all of those! I collected a few toilet paper rolls and pom poms. I only did 1-5 so far, mostly because the toilet paper rolls were getting too short. I cut…
This is the 2nd part of my Calendar Cards that go with my Calendar board I was greatly inspired by the Calendar Connections cards from Carisa at 1+1+1=1. However, her cards are on a higher level than my kids are at. I’m sure Baloo could get some of it, but it was would way over…
Last week I posted about our new Calendar Board with Free Printables to go along with it. Today, I have the August calendar cards that go with the calendar board all set and ready to go! A few quick notes about them. I’ve made them in 2 sizes – a small version to fit the…
When I was a young kid my Dad would travel to Paris, Taiwan, and I’m sure other places, relatively often. I was always fascinated with the other languages, but most especially French. I picked up little bits here and there, and then once 7th grade hit, I started taking French in school. I took French…
It’s been a long time since we’ve done calendar time and I miss it. Our last calendar was ruined in a move and we just haven’t put the time into remaking it. I knew when we started this school year that I wanted to make sure we had our calendar ready. I have spent about…
It’s summer. It’s hot. And we have some math facts to practice. So why not combine ice cream and math, right? Today is day 2 of my Ice Cream Printable Bonanza. I have a first/second grade math ice cream activity – adding with 3 digits! I made 2 levels of this, with level 1 being…
The first set of Toddler Time Printables that I put out last week (Things That Fly theme) went over really well! I’m really excited to have some holiday themed ones this week. I love the Fourth of July! Next week I have some summery pages planned, but after that it’s up in the air! I…
Last year Cassie and I were just getting to know each other and decided to work on a summer project together. Our kids are all close in age and we wanted a summer program to keep them learning. Last year we put our Reading Fun in the Sun together and it worked out wonderfully. This…
This post was written as a contribution to the Perfectly Imperfect: Parenting with Mental Illness Blog Carnival. The participating bloggers are sharing their experiences, thoughts, and opinions on how living with mental illness affects their daily lives and parenting practices. I have a bit of a confession to make, as this is something I…
It’s no secret by now that my boys love trucks, trains, planes, etc. Basically, anything that “goes” is entertaining to them. These Truck Heads and Tails puzzle cards were the perfect activity. Great for visual skills, great for fine motor skills, and great for entertaining the truck loving kids! Truck Puzzles – Heads and Tails…