Ll is for Limo–Zoomin Moving ABCs
I apologize for the long delay in getting this out. I had intended on continuing through the summer – but multiple unexpected events led to the delay. A few people have asked if I will be finishing the alphabet, and the answer is YES! I’m halfway through now and not planning on stopping anytime soon…
Read MoreNot Your Typical Dragon Sensory Play
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…
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Calendar Notebooks
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…
Read MoreCounting Tubes
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…
Read MoreDid You Notice…? Cards
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…
Read MoreCalendar Number Cards
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…
Read MoreGames for Language Review
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…
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Our New Calendar Board with Free Printables
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…
Read MoreIce Cream 3 Digit Addition Printable
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…
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Toddler Time Printables – 4th of July
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…
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Jump In! To Summer Learning: Pioneer Theme
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…
Read MoreI’m Ready to Share: Mental Illness and Parenting
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…
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