Truck Heads and Tails Puzzle Cards

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…

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A post on proper sharing online

I’ve received a lot of questions about proper sharing lately, and since I know this is a confusing topic, I wanted to create a post with some visuals for it.  Proper sharing really isn’t that complicated but it can be hard to describe with just words.  I, personally, love see my work shared and I…

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Jump In To Summer Learning: Dinosaur Round Up and Lesson Plans

When Cassie and I first envisioned our summer program last November, we knew we wanted something well planned out.  We’re both very busy moms and we need “grab and go” type materials.  In my head I was picturing something like a homemade summer camp.  Activities, crafts, books, snacks, and fun!  We also wanted to make…

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Toddler Time Printables: Things That Fly

Lately, Logi-Bear has been very into coloring anything and everything, and he’s really into the ABCs.  He sings the ABC song all the time!  I wanted to create some files that were easily to use for him, and I wanted a big variety.  He’s just 2, so he doesn’t do most of the pages that…

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Free Preschool Letter Curricula

I’ve been spotting so many amazing complete Preschool Letter curriculum that I had to compile a list.  Each of the following sets include all the letters, and much more!  They feature counting, shapes, sight words… I know there are plenty of people who like to prepare for the following year in the summer, so I…

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Jump In To Summer Learning: Week 4–Dinosaurs

I cannot believe we are already halfway through the Jump In To Learning Summer Program that Cassie from 3 Dinosaurs and I have put together!!  Week 4 is a beach theme and really, just a lot of fun. In case you missed it the past 3 weeks, here’s a bit of a recap. This program…

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Ladybug Activities–Virtual Book Club for Kids: Gail Gibbons

I have a quick confession…I have never heard of Gail Gibbons!  I actually couldn’t find any books at the library because I didn’t realize she does non-fiction books. But now I am smitten.  We were able to check out Ladybugs and Dinosaurs and the information she packs into these books is amazing.  But the best…

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Jumpstart Your Beach Unit with Free Lesson Plans

When Cassie and I first envisioned our summer program last November, we knew we wanted something well planned out.  We’re both very busy moms and we need “grab and go” type materials.  In my head I was picturing something like a homemade summer camp.  Activities, crafts, books, snacks, and fun!  We also wanted to make…

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Reading in First from Enchanted Homeschooling Mom

Baloo is just now finishing up first grade, and for the past few months we’ve been using the Reading in First readers from Enchanted Homeschooling Mom.  At first I figured they would be “normal” readers but with a fun theme (like Star Wars!) but I was so wrong!  These readers are so much more than…

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Jump In To Learning: Beach Theme

I cannot believe we are already halfway through the Jump In To Learning Summer Program that Cassie from 3 Dinosaurs and I have put together!!  Week 3 is a beach theme and really, just a lot of fun.  In case you missed it the past 2 weeks, here’s a bit of a recap. This program…

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Ocean Theme Lesson Plans: Jump In To Learning

When Cassie and I first envisioned our summer program last November, we knew we wanted something well planned out.  We’re both very busy moms and we need “grab and go” type materials.  In my head I was picturing something like a homemade summer camp.  Activities, crafts, books, snacks, and fun!  We also wanted to make…

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DIY Montessori Sandpaper Cards for the Alphabet

Royal is not learning his letters with the fun printables and crafts we’ve been doing (he loves the crafts, just isn’t retaining any of the info!).  So I’ve decided to dig a bit deeper into the Montessori world and into Sandpaper Letter Cards.  Montessori Style Sandpaper Alphabet Cards The first thing I wanted to concentrate…

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