For the longest time, 10 Apples Up On Top has been one of Logi-Bear’s favorite books. I have it memorized (and then some. I could have memorized it in another language at this point). All in all, it’s not a bad story. Just very repetitive. I do believe in the importance of repetition in books…
I am a big fan of anything that makes learning to read a bit more fun and engaging. Reading is so challenging but so totally worth that, and many kids can see that from the beginning. Logi-Bear wants to read so so badly and he tries so so hard, but I still want him to…
Kids are naturally drawn to puzzles. Not all kids, of course, but there is something about puzzles that naturally draws in a lot of kids. And adults. Yes, I admit to putting together all of the puzzles when we’re cleaning. (I absolutely have to make sure all the pieces are there…). Puzzles are naturally great…
My kids wiggle. They’re just wiggly. Even at nearly 10, Baloo wiggles. They just want to be moving! So I figure I can fight it and somehow force them to be still (which would be impossible) or I can work with it. Certain subjects get more wiggles than others and math tends to be a…
I love playing board games with the boys and I hate it at the same time. On the one hand, it’s great for learning how to take turns, losing to lose, learning to win, and it’s great family time. On the other hand, it’s heartbreaking to watch your kid getting more and more frustrated by…
Kids naturally love learning but I’ve found, at least with the younger ages, nonfiction books can be a bit overwhelming. The information often doesn’t read like a normal book and kind of just has little blurbs randomly spread over the page. My kids don’t often pick up nonfiction books, and I think that has something…
The first thing I heard when I woke up Friday was “Finding Dory comes out today!!”. I honestly don’t know how they knew. We don’t really watch TV. Or YouTube. Or anything with commercials. I suspect it was my mother (who is way more excited for Finding Dory than anyone else in existence). Still, surprised…
Teaching math can be one of the most fun and most frustrating experiences. I love math. As Lindsay Lohan said in Mean Girls, it’s the same in every country. Math is a constant. But teaching math can be it’s own beast. Especially at the beginning, which is where we are with Logi-Bear. The funny thing…
Learning to read can be a really difficult task. But by making it fun, it’ll seem a lot easier. Each of the boys has presented a unique way of learning to read. So far they’ve all approached it differently. Baloo went with the method where he wouldn’t do anything and then one day he could…
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…
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…
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…